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Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:37 am

I finally have a splitty. I bought it for a good deal. The woman I bought it from said it originally came from a guy in Surprise AZ. She bought it in July of 07, did a little bit of work. I am just looking for some past history or info on the bus. Any help would be great. Thanks.

the pics may not be the best, but I can take more if needed. I drove her home.
Thanks

Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:45 am

Nice Panel! I like it.

Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:01 pm

I don't recognize it myself but there is a guy in Surprise (Scott) that has been finding a lot of Buses and selling them so it could have been from him.

Sun Nov 09, 2008 7:17 pm

Congrats Tony!

K

Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:27 pm

Congrats Tony. One of the best deals I have seen in awhile. Just wish I had a little more cheddar in my pocket. I am happy it went to a good home.

Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:20 pm

Were the windows on the passenger side cut in? I have never seen a panel with windows on one side. I am new to the bus world though! Nice bus.... I like the green 8)

Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:36 am

White99z wrote: Were the windows on the passenger side cut in? I have never seen a panel with windows on one side. I am new to the bus world though! Nice bus.... I like the green 8)

prob swapped out the cargo doors and then cut in the one on the side panel. guess they ran out of motivation for the other side.

Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:57 am

sounds about right. I am trying to get info. I spoke to someone who said Vw made it as a panel van and then someone(or a company) made it into a camper interior with the cut out window and the swapped doors. There are a few holes in the roof above the doors, possibly a awning bracket or tent attachment. I will take pics. The green paint is just rolled on. This is going to be my third project. I have the westy that needs some love, the syncro for the winter and the panel after that. Maybe my priorities are screwy, but the syncro will make me have fun in the snow. I can not put the splitty into reverse, so I will start hunting for a good deal on a tranny.
I will keep you all posted. I will also take some pics of the holes above the doors, should be up by the end of the day.

Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:36 am

Nice score Tony! Now you can roll in style and not be laughed at when you roll into camp...

J/K
:twisted:

Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:13 am

the hardest decision is "what do I roll in to vw shows with"
the syncro has heat and awd
the westy has a furnace with a bed and the panel, has safari's and a front seat :)

Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:22 pm

I know that bus! It's in the upper left at your house! :lol: :lol:

Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:38 pm

sweet pic. hangin on the corner.

Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:29 am

stingah2 wrote:
I know that bus! It's in the upper left at your house! :lol: :lol:

Something tells me that this was one of the happiest days of Jen's life!

:lol:

Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:53 pm

Matt you are truly a funny guy, where was Jen?

Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:05 pm

stingah2 wrote: Matt you are truly a funny guy, where was Jen?

Maybe she didn't even know? :lol:

Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:50 pm

I was the first one to pull in...she left shortly after...guess one is more than enough...

Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:14 am

she was making money while we were playing

Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:19 am

the sounds of jay-z popped into my head
"im a hustla baby...i just want you to know..."

good woman.....we need to get her a dub to play with

Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:42 pm

So Tony, I'm thinking you need to roll that panel to the Mount Shasta Snow Adventure with us. Grab a co-pilot (Matt? Justin? You guys awake?) and roll out with us.

Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:01 pm

I cant really get that time off for the Shasta trip, but I am bringing the transmission to havasu for a rebuild for BBB. So the process is beginning. It should be rolling soon. :lol: