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Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:05 pm

I have a couple hat have somewhat the same interior but not with the upper bed. how does it cover the hole? with a wood plate that slide's in place or what? I LOVE the green paint.

Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:19 pm

It bed was always there in place.It had 2 small legs which it rested on the edge of the opening.When the pop top was up the front of the bed could lift with a prop rod. early westys they have a black push handle to raise the pop top which this 1 did not.No holes or anyhting where there was ever 1.I guess it is so it would not be in the way when your up there.

Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:22 pm

Cool!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=275900&highlight=continental

Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:24 pm

What I would give for that bus. Very cool indeed!

Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:32 pm

I sold that bus in 07 for $6000.I know I wish I still had it.I bought is for $1500.All i did to it was tune up,new canvas top,tires,brakes and a good buff job.I was just looking at the link and damn I am a dumb ass.There was a little pole that I had to hold my bed up and I remember the 2 metal catches on the bottom and I always wondered what they were for.Well now I know it was to hold it up in place.

Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:36 pm

calebmelvin wrote: What I would give for that bus. Very cool indeed!

wait i'm lost here so it's a '71 with the stock upper bunk? i thought it was a conversion like busdaddy posted up, like said in teh orginal post i've never seen from the factory "westy factory that is" upper bunks in pre-73's?

Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:40 pm

theizzardking wrote: calebmelvin wrote: What I would give for that bus. Very cool indeed!

wait i'm lost here so it's a '71 with the stock upper bunk? i thought it was a conversion like busdaddy posted up, like said in teh orginal post i've never seen from the factory "westy factory that is" upper bunks in pre-73's?

I think that it was a configuration that was not offered here but was a stock Westy form:

The other post talks about it but is mainly referring to the home made version of the bed.

Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:41 pm

Yes 71 with factory upper bed.I bought it from the second owner and he put me in contact with the original owner who confirmed it was bought new like this

Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:47 pm

why do children always get the upper bunk ? lol

was that rated for an adult as well like the later bays?

for some reason thinking about it i think i have seen this before, it has little tube steel legs with plastic caps that sit on top roof right unlike the rivi beds and the later bays correct?

Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:57 pm

for some reason thinking about it i think i have seen this before, it has little tube steel legs with plastic caps that sit on top roof right unlike the rivi beds and the later bays correct?[/quote]

exactly! I actually just emailed the guy I sold it to to see if he still has it.

Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:16 pm

Tim MacDonald wrote: for some reason thinking about it i think i have seen this before, it has little tube steel legs with plastic caps that sit on top roof right unlike the rivi beds and the later bays correct?

exactly! I actually just emailed the guy I sold it to to see if he still has it.[/quote]

I bet he does and he is willing to sell it back to you for the low price of $20,000! Ha

Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:17 pm

We NEED photos of that setup!!!

Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:42 pm

calebmelvin wrote: Tim MacDonald wrote: for some reason thinking about it i think i have seen this before, it has little tube steel legs with plastic caps that sit on top roof right unlike the rivi beds and the later bays correct?

exactly! I actually just emailed the guy I sold it to to see if he still has it.

I bet he does and he is willing to sell it back to you for the low price of $20,000! Ha[/quote

Just because of this interior it would not be really worth that much more would it?

Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:46 pm

theizzardking wrote: calebmelvin wrote: What I would give for that bus. Very cool indeed!

wait i'm lost here so it's a '71 with the stock upper bunk? i thought it was a conversion like busdaddy posted up, like said in teh orginal post i've never seen from the factory "westy factory that is" upper bunks in pre-73's?

The thread I posted covered conversions and OG beds, the Continental bed was an option from Westfalia in Europe on some pre 74 models.

Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:55 am

Quote: Just how rare are trip speedos and year correct clocks? It seems like they would be easy to find if you just do some junkyard searching...

i have been searching for a speedo with trip in MPH from any year bus
for a few years now & have not found one yet :x

i have seen a few that are in KPH,& 1 or 2 have been listed here
but the one pictured here in MPH is the only one i have ever seen

Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:44 pm

vw76westy wrote: Quote: Just how rare are trip speedos and year correct clocks? It seems like they would be easy to find if you just do some junkyard searching...

i have been searching for a speedo with trip in MPH from any year bus
for a few years now & have not found one yet :x

i have seen a few that are in KPH,& 1 or 2 have been listed here
but the one pictured here in MPH is the only one i have ever seen

I'm getting a kph one and having it re-done to a mph one, along with a vdo tach that will be re-painted to look like what a factory tach might have looked like, should be sweet.

Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:45 pm

I have an NOS MPH trip speedo and a used one in my Bus.

Please post pics of that tach!

rcrjacob wrote: vw76westy wrote: Quote: Just how rare are trip speedos and year correct clocks? It seems like they would be easy to find if you just do some junkyard searching...

i have been searching for a speedo with trip in MPH from any year bus
for a few years now & have not found one yet :x

i have seen a few that are in KPH,& 1 or 2 have been listed here
but the one pictured here in MPH is the only one i have ever seen

I'm getting a kph one and having it re-done to a mph one, along with a vdo tach that will be re-painted to look like what a factory tach might have looked like, should be sweet.

Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:24 am

chabanais wrote: I have an NOS MPH trip speedo and a used one in my Bus.

Please post pics of that tach!

rcrjacob wrote: vw76westy wrote: Quote: Just how rare are trip speedos and year correct clocks? It seems like they would be easy to find if you just do some junkyard searching...

i have been searching for a speedo with trip in MPH from any year bus
for a few years now & have not found one yet :x

i have seen a few that are in KPH,& 1 or 2 have been listed here
but the one pictured here in MPH is the only one i have ever seen

I'm getting a kph one and having it re-done to a mph one, along with a vdo tach that will be re-painted to look like what a factory tach might have looked like, should be sweet.

Where did you get them from??

Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:29 pm

Quote: I have an NOS MPH trip speedo and a used one in my Bus.

Please post pics of that tach!

lets see a pic

Quote: I'm getting a kph one and having it re-done to a mph one
how much is it going to cost you to have redone

Fri Feb 05, 2010 12:40 pm

I got one off these, short bumper guard.
Can anyone tell me more about it, I got it from a guy who told me it was a one year only!

Thanks, John.