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gfmccann
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Location: Vancouver BC, Canada
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 Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 9:29 am Post subject: Anyone recognize this one? |
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Recently purchased a second Westy. 1989 with an AHU turbo-diesel conversion. It was mostly built a couple of owners back. The fella I bought it from thought the original builder (and van) had been quite active in this forum. I'm hoping there may be some history of the build preserved here.
Thanks
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danfromsyr
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Location: Syracuse, NY
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone recognize this one? |
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nope, but man that's alot on the nose..
I mighta tried to put the spare behind the bullbar...
though it's entirely unnecessary to hang that out there on a 2wd... just use a suitable spare in the clamshell. (to the 'builder' not the OP here).
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Chootrain470
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Location: Simi Valley, CA
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone recognize this one? |
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| I'd imagine the spare tire may interfere with the radiator cooling. |
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gfmccann
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Location: Vancouver BC, Canada
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone recognize this one? |
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| danfromsyr wrote: |
I mighta tried to put the spare behind the bullbar...
though it's entirely unnecessary to hang that out there on a 2wd... just use a suitable spare in the clamshell. (to the 'builder' not the OP here). |
That nose IS seriously homely, to be sure, and it won't be staying that way. I am, however, taking a long trip through moose/caribou/elk country this summer, so I'll leave it in place until after I'm home. |
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syncrodoka
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Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone recognize this one? |
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The demise of photobucket really stripped a lot of older threads of any images that would help ID it.
The bumper looks familiar but the tubular part with the spare tire, not so much. |
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Wellington
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Joined: September 21, 2004
Posts: 1988
Location: Montreal
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 4:58 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone recognize this one? |
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| 110 hook up deleted? |
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Red Ryder
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Location: PNW — Washington
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 5:16 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone recognize this one? |
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| Chootrain470 wrote: |
| I'd imagine the spare tire may interfere with the radiator cooling. |
^^^^
This.
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Xevin 
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2025 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone recognize this one? |
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The nose end of that Van means business!!! Nobody is “Brake checking” you 
I dig it. Enjoy the new adventures.
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