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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:21 pm    Post subject: Westy Interior from a '70 into my Split Bus Reply with quote

I have a buddy selling his bay window westy interior. It's a walkthrough with z bed and cabinets. I believe its a 70 year. How hard would it be to adapt that interior to my bus? I am trying to get pics.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Everything oretty much futs except the long closet. That will need to be shortened a bit
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its a pretty common thing. Search around. Like said above the long cabinet will need to be shortened but im not sure how much.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have done a couple of threads on this: For my 1957 and 1963 buses, I shortened each closet/cabinet at the rear (for the 1963 bus; I used the jigsaw to cut it to conform to the curvuture of the body), cut a double notch at the top left of the closet, trimmed the bottom of the closet where it fits over the wheel well and a little of the board inside the rear of the closet; the z-bed and the seat in front of the z-bed fit in, and, for the 1963 bus, which is a walk-thru bus, the ice box fit in after I drilled two holes in the bulkhead for its two front mounting eye bolts (inside the ice box, I put some washers between each eye bolt where they attach to the inside to move them in, more).
I like the thicker wood used on the later model Westys and the prices were right: about $40 for the one that I put in my 1957 bus, and $15 (out of a 1978 Westy) that I put in the 1963 walk-thru camper.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

candyman wrote:
Everything oretty much futs except the long closet. That will need to be shortened a bit


Typing in the dark, Candyman?
Calling Bill May to post in this thread....
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

suebug wrote:
candyman wrote:
Everything oretty much futs except the long closet. That will need to be shortened a bit


Typing in the dark, Candyman?
Calling Bill May to post in this thread....



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think I shortened my 70 closet 4inches to fit my 67 kombi
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