You can't keep an unregistered vehicle on private property? Or do you park it on the street?
Nice little TR skajah. Looks like fun. Shame about the frisbee. Also, I didn't know fire is for gay people.
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You can't keep an unregistered vehicle on private property? Or do you park it on the street?
Nice little TR skajah. Looks like fun. Shame about the frisbee. Also, I didn't know fire is for gay people.
'85 Westy
Wife's parent bought it at the factory so its more than just a RV to her. We had been limping the 1.8l through various engine problems, replacing plastic parts, fixing fridge, and spending too much $. Threw a rod/cracked block a couple months ago and so we put a rebuilt engine into it - $7K
Fun camping in the thing but a money pit for sure.
It's parked in the back yard and yeah no unregistered vehicles allowed unless stored in a garage. No garage out there so figured it's time to sell. It would only cost about $1K to ship it cross country but I don't really have the time to restore it anyway. Already have ten inquires since listing it and two solid people interested so it will probably go quick.Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNj...TdT0M/$_57.JPG
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Volkswagen-B...US_Cars_Trucks
Stumbled upon this today. Its an hour south of Austin TX. Almost pulled the trigger and still thinking about it. $3500 and not a lick of rust. High miles, 143k. 1 owner with all documentation. Says it runs well. Shipping to the mid Atlantic would be what? $1000.00.
Seems like a steal for a cherry body. Limited Edition. Maybe find a local old friend or mag in the area to do some recon.
not that I know much about Westfalia but if a modern retro looking van was available just like what hey did to the VW Beetle I think they would sell like hotcakes !
think of a safe vehicle with AWD and that 60's look with eco-friendly designs and materials. It would appeal to a broad range of buyers or is that the opposite of what Westfalia is all about ?
I know I have showed my buddy Nate's on this forum before.
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He likes his Dubs.
Personally I would LOVE a mid-80's Syncro Westie.
That is a fvckin steal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Labcabin
Buses that run with no rust usually go for $10K to $15K.
The quotes I got from Uship from CO to FL ranged between $900 to $1200, TX might be cheaper.
Bump for a new movie released last week online and dvd. Playing in a few theaters around as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7arMRZm_1iI
http://www.circlethewagen.com/
Hell yeah! Reminds me of the few on Dead tour making their way by fixing other heads Vdubs. Genius.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigAK
Found this picture of me back in the day. Yeah, working on it, 'cause that's how we rolled:
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps81102969.jpg
i have a 73 westy thats rusting out on my parents' property. i loved it more than anything else i've ever had. lived in it for quite some time as well. now that i have a 3 year old, my yearning for another one is starting to rise because i know he'd love it as much as i would.
it took seeing a lot of people get shit ripped off of their vws at dead shows to motivate me to finally put an engine compartment lock on mine.
Nice, 60's splitty. Miss my 67(last yr split window,1st yr 12volt). Coast to coast twice. Put over 100000k's on it(prob pushed 30 of those). With my skate and a custom length stump I could take the engine out and install in an hr and 1/2. Put a 1600 in it and new trani. First go 4gears reverse one forward. Everything out and flip the trani. Good to goQuote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
https://www.tetongravity.com/images/...1_n__forum.jpg good friend of mine owns this syncro
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VoJJbybme50
an old friend wrote this song about "Daisy".
Sorry, Not a SyncroQuote:
good friend of mine owns this syncro
This is a Syncro
http://www.furgovw.org/galeria/fotos...cro_t3_III.jpg
when are the coming back?
Every few yrs we are teased with some awesome prototype.
That's what the one I'm working on in that picture was.Quote:
Originally Posted by grinch
:D Good times.Quote:
... Put over 100000k's on it(prob pushed 30 of those).
I had a '67 Westy and a '65 13 window deluxe. The '65 was converted to 12 volt and I put a 1776 cc from Pozzi's in Sacto in it. I loved that thing, so easy to work on and fairly reliable with proper maintenance. Sadly I totaled the '67 coming home late and somebody decided they'd park diagonally on a residential street right at a corner and I nailed the passenger front end making a sharp left.
And a complete tool set with extra head gaskets.Quote:
Originally Posted by systemoverblow'd
Just drop a Subie engine in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by strawjack
When my next one comes, that is the plan. I was done working on it...constantly...and I had a vw garage to use. I used to help my mechanic friend out and he let me use his tools and shop. Of course that didn't help when I broke down in Nelson BC for 10 days. Granted, good place to break down. :smile:Quote:
Originally Posted by AaronWright
In 1969, when I was 4 years old, my dad pulled up in a brand spanking new tin top, bay window westy. We went all over the US, many trips to Mexico and camped every summer in it. When I was 17, he gave it to me. I drove it as my DD until I was 33.
It broke down 10 years ago and I took it to the VW mechanic who'd worked on it since 1974. He said he'd get to it a week or two. I told him don't worry about it as I had no where to store it anyway and it wasn't my DD (I had just got divorced and moved to a smaller place). It sat at Jim's shop for 10 years.
Couple of months ago I drove by there with my son and the gate was open so we went in to talk to Jim and look at the bus. I told him it was time to sell it. I had accrued a little debt recently and needed the money- and it was just wasting away. He told me it was worth between 5-10k depending on how much I fixed it up. I paid him $1500 to do some repairs and get it running.
Well, you already know what happened next. Picked it up last Saturday. I got it home and stated cleaning it up. Drove it around some. By the end of the day I knew there was no selling it. The debt will go away someday, but this bus is a part of me.
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She's pretty clean. This is the worst of the rust. Looks pretty thin. Going to pop the window out and clean it up this winter. Hopefully get her painted in the spring.
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^that's awesome!
I have a story...that doesn't end well. :frown: My mother bought a '64 convertible bug. It went thru all my siblings and about a month before my 16th my one sister drove it with the oil light on and ceased it. College bills etc made it sit in the garage for years. I obviously had moved on, but later my mom got it going and drove it in her later yrs which was way cool. When she passed it was left to me, the only one who never drove it as the family's third car. The reality was it was a 'family' car with all my siblings. I had just had a kid an nowhere to keep it as it needed serious floor board/unibody work, so one of my older siblings took it to storage for us. Long story short, she sold it out from the rest of us without telling us. :nonono2: I still have never mentioned it to her. Of course, we really don't speak due to a laundry list...that was just the icing on the cake. /blog
My '89 from several years ago, before I sold her. I think skajah nailed it on pg 1.
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Although there aren't too many vehicles that you can do this with.
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That's wrong on many levels!Quote:
Originally Posted by strawjack
/end thread!
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...8&d=1411402925
^^good one . "human qualities, which include failures". there was more on the road and miss the unspoken rule of always wave
good decision , that thing is pretty cherry. ROAD TRIPQuote:
Originally Posted by GiBo
Dude!!!!!! Check this rig out! Syncro Turbo with TV's
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151422507975
That thing is sweet. That motor sounds crazy though….like it would suck to break down in podunk and would be $$$$$$$$$$ to service.
Curious if any of you have ever done the Suby engine conversion on a Vanagon or Type2. How involved was it and how much dough did you have to fork out? Did you have to do any conversion or switch out the trans also?
2.0 or 2.5? 3K to 15K depending on if you're doing it yourself or paying a mechanic. Lotta variables.
Yeah I ended up keeping mine too.Quote:
Originally Posted by GiBo
Hasn't run very well since driving it back to CO from Jackson in '98.
http://i.imgur.com/DXPoP62.jpg
I did go back and clean it out in anticipation of selling it but it was easier just buying an antique plate and letting it sit until I get the chance to fix it up.
HERE WE GO... A VW VAN TALE
I've always posted in ^^^ that thread, but this one seems to be gaining traction...
My son and I have to be in Orlando in the end of October.
Flights from SLC to Orlando = $350 RT x 2
Flights from Jackson to Orlando = $585.00 RT x 2
2300 miles @ 18+ miles per gallon @ let's say 4.00/gal. = $511.00 one way.
There's an active leak- I'm loosing just about a quart of oil per tank. I definitely leave a mark when I park. But my 1984 1.9L Campmobile couldn't be running better. Man, it really goes. The oil leak happened driving home fully loaded from Cape Hatteras a few years ago
I'm contemplating a big road trip despite my oil leak. It would be fun and Blaze and I wouldn't have to pay for lodging if we can poach the parking lot at the hotel.
I have some time available before ski season...
Oil cooler gaskets? I had to deal with those fairly regularly.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiing-in-jackson
Labcabin, peruse this forum. Their search function operates a little better than this one. Tons of info on suby conversions.
Will do. Hurray for better search function!Quote:
Originally Posted by HansJob
Cool idea but probably died a quick death once they hit a slight hill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56XL0TysIn0
edit: not going to load on forums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56XL0TysIn0