1968 UVC "unidentified volkswagen camper"

[Anchovy]

Hanging out with the crew and international rock star Niels of Airmighty.com He took these photos.

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[Anchovy]

Lots of cool VW's and even cooler folks at Chip Star IV last weekend. Weather was perfect but I did run my diesel heater a little bit at night. Nearly 10,000 trouble-free miles so far on my Chico motor. Glad I had the 1905cc's on the grade up to Pinon Hills.

Check out these cool drone videos of the camp out and the Dustin Ballard Memorial Lantern walk:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DBX2RVQRMfV/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBaPqjZRIu9/

[Anchovy]

Doug Would Go Invitational at South Carlsbad State Beach. Perfect weather and lots of cool folks, barndoor buses and great food.

[sportin-wood]

Very cool! Can I ask, why the yellow ramps?
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"Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman. He's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it." --- Jeff Spicoli

[Anchovy]

Cheap leveling ramps from Harbor Freight. This way you don't wake up with a headache. Although the beers may be the real problem.

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New shoes.

Powder coated the wheels and mounted General Grabbers. The first shop that mounted and balanced the wheels used the stick on weights on the inside of rims. The weights hit in the rear on the backing plates. I took it the wheels to an old school shop and they removed the first weights and used clip on weights on the inside lip. All set.

I like the ride quality. I sit about an inch taller now as compared to the Hankook 185 r14's. No rubbing.

[dumptuck]

Love your bus. I have those same tires on my truck, but maybe an older version. They've been great - both on and offroad. You'll be happy with them. Happy travels
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Erik

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It finally came time to change out the original seat stand mats. They were so crunchy that they were chipping apart. On the passenger side I found the original key fob VIN tag. It was under the original stand mat so probably in there from Germany.

[soissisc]

Looks good and great find! Where did you source replacements? I am in the same boat with my 68, the covers have fallen apart.
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Mark

68 Westy
92 Jetta (oh it is retired)
99 Eurovan
05 NBC
06 Audi A3
72 Westy (I am going to fix it up)

[Anchovy]

Wolfsburg West for the seat stand mats. They are a decent fit but the cut lines for the seat rails and seat belt hardware are not in the exact right place. Overall I give them a 7/10 but I don't know of any other options.

[Anchovy]

Had a roof rack made for the trailer. See it at OCTO this weekend.

[orwell84]

That’s a fantastic bus. Really like the vintage camping gear. I have similar stuff. Always preferred low tech camping. Simple and lasts for ages.

I bought the same motorcycle carrier from HF to carry a vintage Vespa. I will probably have to modify it like you did.

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[von_hansel]

Your bus makes me Bay Curious…

Looking great with the trailer and those General Grabbers
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