Dormobile project! pics!!

Bub · Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject: Dormobile project! pics!!

Well, just thought I'd get the camera out and post some current pics of thr Dorm, all road worthy and bolted together. Some new upholstery and ready to camp.
So far:
removed interior, cleaned, por-15'd rusty stuff (hardly any).
Dynamat on the thin panels.
New front interior stuff.
New brakes all around (need booster)
2.0L engine installed and rockin solid.
BN4 Gas heater burning hot
16" Audi Wheels
Drop spindles
New Door seals all around
Shortened westy rack and mudflaps
Rebuilt the pull out bed to the more friendly westy hinges- NOT easy.
New Curtains and skylight seals
To come: FULL POLISH, powdercoated bumpers with euro overridders, vintage K-mart foglights.
More more more...
Of course its a work in progress and still kind of rough around the edges, but it's coming along.

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poptop tom · Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject:

Very, very nice! Very Happy

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will-g · Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject:

Nice bus man! now spend 40 hourse buffing out that paint!
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[email protected] · Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject:

Wow --- gotta love that doormobile interior!
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pyrOman · Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject:

chris331 · Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:20 am Post subject:

Classy... All you need is a mint on the pillow... haha... that looks really nice...
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[email protected] · Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:42 am Post subject:

er ah - yah - dorry bout that - it was late at night
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pyrOman · Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:23 am Post subject:

steponmebbbboom · Samba Member Joined: May 01, 2004 Posts: 6390

that is one clean type IV install.

dirtty dogg · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:05 pm Post subject:

im looking a perchasing a dormobile (71) rhd, the thing is the bottom 6.........ish inches has been eaten by tin worm as they do in the part of the world. above that is kinda ok with only a few surface rust spots(some tennis ball size) og engine and interior all lights are intact and and so is the glass. well i will get to the point, how much do you guys and girls think its worth(i know thers no pics, just need a roughy).

Sawsalesman · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject:

That's a type IV?

Coal64 · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:27 pm Post subject:

uiterwyk · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:28 pm Post subject:

"The bottom 6" has been eaten by the tin worm"

LOL

Unfortunately, while that looks like less trouble than some other items, that is a MAJOR challenge.

Even worse in England where your not-so-friendly MOT inspector is not going to let it get anywhere near the road until fixed.

It is not impossible,(others have done it) but frankly I would go for one that needs a new engine/interior before I tackled a rust bucket. Easier to fix and much cheaper.

Just my 2P
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Bub · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject:

WOW. That takes me back a little bit.
Yeah, (914) 2.0L Type4 with a Raby DTM kit. Lots of fun, the gearing is HORRIBLE when left stock on a bus with that setup.
That engine eventually ended up in my 68' 912.
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dirtty dogg · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:00 pm Post subject:

I have a split (66) which was totaly revers of the 71 bay, it was as dry a a dry thing!! well it did come from sunny cathedral city. thanks guys... that has been put back to OG apart from the irs.

its a shame about the dormobile, the guy wanted £500. for it

zuggbug · Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:22 pm Post subject:

Bud,
very nice dormobile - I just purchased one - I love the room - I am hoping that one day mine will be as nice as yours.

check out my forum

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=422079
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Mr.Mexi · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:56 pm Post subject:

I notice you have the original Dormobile spice rack above the sink unit - quite rare!
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Bub · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:55 pm Post subject:

I see this is back from the dead..that REALLY was a cool bus to find, especially way out in the middle of north central washington- literally in the weeds. I enjoyed it alot, but had to sell it as I was commuting a few hundred miles a week to school through the desert and the trans just wasn't geared right with that T4 engine.
In retrospect I could have put a later trans in it..oh well.
I'm somewhat ashamed that I 'tweeked' the MW interior to be more friendly. It was an honest pain in the ASS to do ANYTHING in that bus. The damn interior was so just...odd. *maybe* it would have been better for extended traveling, but as it was it had very little useful storage- can I get a damned closet?- NONE of the camping features were usable when the bed was folded out- the table and all storage was blocked.
But you could sleep in the cots above?
It was awesomely complete too, right down to the stove. I think it's on the east coast somewhere now. ... .
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