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Sat Jul 25, 2015 5:34 pm

Have a Westphalia electrical hook-up that I want to put in the Tacky Tiki Bus, but need to know how to orient it....how high off of the floor, really. If anybody has a picture of yours with the side panel on, off, whatever will help me figure out where to put the hole....bus already has enough holes in it, would like to only add one more....I have the '73 and earlier type, looks like this

any help appreciated.

Thanks,

Rod

Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:01 pm

This help?

Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:08 pm

Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:12 pm

Thanks! it helps! Can tell you're in California....there are actually window sills on the bus!

Rod

Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:17 pm

That is mine from the inside.
Sean

Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:19 pm

Yeah it's real solid. I grew up in Jersey....Scotch Plains.

Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:20 pm

Puts it right in front of the seat, if you have a seat there still.
Sean

Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:26 pm

The pictures posted look correct for the later early bays that I've seen. It's worth noting that many things like this changed through the years. My mid-69 has the inlet situated higher. Even the 1970 Westy manual shows two different configurations. These are from the same book!

Older style:

Newer style:

Full text:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/manuals70westy.php

Here's the hole on my '69 pre-everything:

Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:47 pm

Thanks everybody. Needed to know how high up it mounts....not going in a "stock" location....going in between the table and rear seat....

Thanks again....

Sean....I am about four miles from Barnegat Bay, a bit more from the ocean, 1000 ft. from a river, and a mile or so from another body of water.....so the bus rusts as I watch.....

Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:58 pm

Rodmullet wrote: Thanks everybody. Needed to know how high up it mounts....not going in a "stock" location....going in between the table and rear seat....

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Ah, I see you have a station wagon bus from the factory that has been converted to the Westy setup. You have the advantage of being able to choose where the lines run now. sean14538's picture pretty much confirms that if you cut from the inside you can't miss. If you're going for a concours restoration, then I'm sure someone can measure for you. Do you need the size of the hole measured? Or can you determine that from the part you have?

Sat Jul 25, 2015 7:02 pm

I would hardly call what I am doing a "restoration".....but if someone has the hole size handy, it couldn't hurt.....

Rod