Today in Bay Window hunting History

cdennisg · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:17 am Post subject:

looks good from here. Give it a good scrubbing, then post some new pics.

BTW, nice first post.
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Trevor P · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:17 am Post subject:

Nice score. Cool

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53 Canadian standard oval
56 Wolfsburg PG/SG
57 Oval, 2332 & Berg 5
70 911T
91 Westy

romanian1 · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:49 am Post subject:

Hey thanks, ill post some pictures later today, ive washed the majority
Of moss off of it, and did a tune up ane valve adjust tomorrow we will see if she runs, did I mention I got this bus for less than scrap? Very Happy

MaximumFinishes · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 8:40 am Post subject:

notchboy · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:20 am Post subject:

Sweet. I get to see it eventually too Cool

Nice first score.
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wcfvw69 · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:27 am Post subject:

I have to say, Seattle is the Southern California of the north. I was there last July and was really surprised at the air cooled VW's I saw around town. Lots of bus's, Vanagons and bugs. I saw more VW's there than I do driving around Metro Phoenix.
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romanian1 · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 6:52 pm Post subject:

Hey sorry I didnt get around to posting more pictures but good news, after putting the engine in a day ago and finally hooking up the rest of the wiring, vacuum lines and the engine cross member which ive never installed before considering out of my last two aircooleds they were both beetles and didnt have one. (1958 & 1965). went to the Safeway gas station and filled up two gallons of premium gas for $6.10, with the price for premo at $3.05 a gallon how do you say no..back to the house I went put the two gallons in and prime the fuel line, the problem was I couldnt get fuel into the inline filters so without waisting time I ran inside to grab the new pump I bought from octobugfest swap meet, i paid ten for it. After carving a gasket out for it because i.couldnt wait to start it. After plugging in Pertronix and the coil it started up first try, no having to adjust carb or distributor and this bus had not run since 2005. Volkswagen is not just for today, its forever! Thanks for the support guys means alot since im new to the bus game

cdennisg · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 6:55 pm Post subject:

^^^ very nice. If I am recalling correctly, in '05 we still had real gas, the ethanol blend mandate had not struck us yet. If that tank/carb/fuel pump had ethanol in it, I could almost guarantee a different outcome with that sort of down time.

Looking forward to seeing this bus some day. Post up some post-scrubbing-to-remove-the-moss pics.
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JollieOllie · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:27 am Post subject:

cbaucom1 · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:41 pm Post subject:

I just hunted a sick one on ebay! Best part is all the cool parts have been done:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Volkswagen-Bus-Vanagon-Pur...ars_Trucks

notchboy · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:49 pm Post subject:

cbaucom1 · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:57 pm Post subject:

Nah, I don't do the mallet thing either. Nor the Purple Rain, but I did find my way here because I dragged home a 71 Westy last weekend that sat for 25 years and I'm very excited about bringing it back to life and camping in it!

After looking for an early bay Westy for some time, I spotted this one glimmering out in the San Diego mountains. It took a few weeks before I got the green light to pick it up. The owner liked my 66 bug and thought that I should have the bus so he took my offer.

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ratherb-buggin · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 5:15 am Post subject:

Bret2094 · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:17 am Post subject:

Don't have a good Full Body shot , cuz we picked it up close to dark and it wound up in my shop, but here's the 77 camper my brother and i scored for the price of free, yes, FREE...well sorta. It comes with one string attached but still worth it. Gonna start a thread soon

Bret
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1959 baja beetle ragtop( going back to Full body)
1959 beetle
1960 Beetle frame Custom buggy
1962 Karmann Ghia
1967 beetle( august 66, first car)
1967 beetle (parts car)

1977 Westfalia Camper

1972 Plymouth Duster

Just another 22 year old jackass who caught the bug, and lives by the motto " NO fatchicks allowed" , I've got too many cars as is (buses N/A)

Bala · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 8:00 am Post subject:

Free is always nice, and it's a deluxe!
Congrats!
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1976 Westy

1966 Beetle

FlatfourFrenchy · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:25 am Post subject: The Elvis bus

An old Vdub buddy pointed this.71 with deluxe trim out to me.

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1971 Tin Top Westy Campmobile 70

FlatfourFrenchy · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:00 pm Post subject:

The green bus is for sale. Today I stopped by but no answer. I am not really a buy it flip it kinda guy but could easily be if I had the means. Anyway I like to share my finds and I have reaped reward just from paying it forward. I didn't find mine today but today is the day you get to see and hear about it. While riding in my brothers 66 SO42 Westy I got bit once again by the "bug" or should I say BUS. He told me about a Westy out behind some old man's barn. I contacted the oner and he was fine with my interes and this is what I found.

Sat there since last driven somewhere around 1989-90. A tree had managed to grow between the bumpers and body. Somehow they did absolutely no damagefrom growing there. So I drug it home after
he owner and his son decided that my lowball $200 offer was ridiculous and felt that it was at least worth twice that much. So I bit the bullet and paid up. Here it is currently awaiting warmer weather to weld in some metal and finish installing 95 % new brake components.

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1971 Tin Top Westy Campmobile 70

FlatfourFrenchy · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:00 pm Post subject:

The green bus is for sale. Today I stopped by but no answer. I am not really a buy it flip it kinda guy but could easily be if I had the means. Anyway I like to share my finds and I have reaped reward just from paying it forward. I didn't find mine today but today is the day you get to see and hear about it. While riding in my brothers 66 SO42 Westy I got bit once again by the "bug" or should I say BUS. He told me about a Westy out behind some old man's barn. I contacted the oner and he was fine with my interes and this is what I found.

Sat there since last driven somewhere around 1989-90. A tree had managed to grow between the bumpers and body. Somehow they did absolutely no damagefrom growing there. So I drug it home after
he owner and his son decided that my lowball $200 offer was ridiculous and felt that it was at least worth twice that much. So I bit the bullet and paid up. Here it is currently awaiting warmer weather to weld in some metal and finish installing 95 % new brake components.

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1971 Tin Top Westy Campmobile 70

Alan Brase · Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:03 pm Post subject:

craigslist, Wausau , Wisconsin:
late bay on a Snowmobuggy chassis:
http://wausau.craigslist.org/cto/4826634607.html
No idea how much money. He said 71 bus, but later than that, I say 78-79 cause of the slider windows.
Probably a pretty nice thing where you have lots of feet of snow and need to move people around in it.
Al
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Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
Vanagons:
80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home

richparker · Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 2:18 pm Post subject:


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