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barefootwestie
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KentABQ 
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A 350 hp type I motor. 
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/cto/d/1973-type-2-bay-window-turbo/6340941385.html
It must be one helluva turbo! 
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:00 pm Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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Nope, it's the coil that is so powerful that it arcs directly to the plugs.
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Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
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djporsche
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notchboy
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| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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Personally I like the preservation approach. But this was not preserved, just made to go. If it had all new mechanicals, detailed undercarriage, new rubber and correct front vinyl seat and door covers - then yeah, maybe. Plus a sweet side tent. Not a wishy washy "oh there's some mice holes" explanation of god knows what holly horror awaits. 
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Malokin Martin
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| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:52 pm Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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| Honest question: how does one bend every single westy tent pole? |
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:00 am Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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| Honest question: how does one bend every single westy tent pole? |
Leave it up during a snowstorm?
Use the full tent bag as traction to extract the vehicle from mud? Or just forget that the kit was laying on the soft dirt behind the van when you back up.
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GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:45 am Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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Ahh, remember the good old days when a bay in good condition wasn't worth $5,000? Here's a good laugh.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=109980&highlight=
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:18 am Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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and 12 years later 2/3 of those in that thread are no longer active here...
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| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
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| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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SamboSamba22
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
and 12 years later 2/3 of those in that thread are no longer active here... |
Hey guys! Some of us were only 15, playing ball and chasing girls!
Funny to see the decade’s influence to bus prices. Though if you truly want a good laugh, check out some of the prices folks ask for 70’s beetles...
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wcfvw69
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The bays are only continue to rise in value IMOP. I remember the split window bus pricing back in 2005. NO ONE saw that appreciation in pricing coming.
Bays offer more than splits, not to mention they are much more roomier and allow taller people to drive them. I'm 6'4" and can't really fit in a split bus drivers seat.
I say this alot. I'm continued to be stunned at all the attention my average looking bay bus gets from teenagers and 20 somethings. "Love your bus"! "I want one of those so bad".. blah, blah, blah..
Maybe more of these younger folks watch those van life series on youtube than we think.
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SamboSamba22
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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| wcfvw69 wrote: |
Maybe more of these younger folks watch those van life series on youtube than we think. |
Nah, if that were the case, they'd ask you to give the bus to them.
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GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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skills@eurocarsplus
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The bays are only continue to rise in value IMOP. I remember the split window bus pricing back in 2005. NO ONE saw that appreciation in pricing coming.
Bays offer more than splits, not to mention they are much more roomier and allow taller people to drive them. I'm 6'4" and can't really fit in a split bus drivers seat.
I say this alot. I'm continued to be stunned at all the attention my average looking bay bus gets from teenagers and 20 somethings. "Love your bus"! "I want one of those so bad".. blah, blah, blah..
Maybe more of these younger folks watch those van life series on youtube than we think. |
I agree, to a point. bay's have been in this "black hole" between splits and vanagons in terms of pricing. I honestly don't know *when* they will be worth gobs of loot, but it seems to me the money is in late (77,8 and 9) campers as they seem to offer the best layout for sleeping.
early bay campers...meh, deluxe, s/c d/c not worth nearly as much. seems folks with means want 1) a bus and 2) a camper....not just a deluxe. and honestly it seems that you can't give a panel van away. the late campers offer the most bang for the bux if you have a family
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
| Jake Raby wrote: |
| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
| Brian wrote: |
| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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wcfvw69
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
I agree, to a point. bay's have been in this "black hole" between splits and vanagons in terms of pricing. I honestly don't know *when* they will be worth gobs of loot, but it seems to me the money is in late (77,8 and 9) campers as they seem to offer the best layout for sleeping. |
I agree with the late bays popularity due to the camper layout. But, what's interesting to me is some are scared away from late bays due to the getting OLD fuel injection systems, so many parts being NLA and the dreaded type 4 engine that's so expensive to have rebuilt to a high level.
I think you're going to continue to be busier with the engine swaps as the costs continue to escalate to rebuild the type 4 engines.
| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
early bay campers...meh, deluxe, s/c d/c not worth nearly as much. seems folks with means want 1) a bus and 2) a camper....not just a deluxe. and honestly it seems that you can't give a panel van away. the late campers offer the most bang for the bux if you have a family |
I do think many people like the early bay Westphalia's due to their type 1 engines, less complexity in working on them, etc.. Lord knows you won't get any where quickly but most know that before buying one. 
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notchboy
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 6:50 pm Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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| wcfvw69 wrote: |
The bays are only continue to rise in value IMOP. I remember the split window bus pricing back in 2005. NO ONE saw that appreciation in pricing coming.
Bays offer more than splits, not to mention they are much more roomier and allow taller people to drive them. I'm 6'4" and can't really fit in a split bus drivers seat.
I say this alot. I'm continued to be stunned at all the attention my average looking bay bus gets from teenagers and 20 somethings. "Love your bus"! "I want one of those so bad".. blah, blah, blah..
Maybe more of these younger folks watch those van life series on youtube than we think. |
I agree, to a point. bay's have been in this "black hole" between splits and vanagons in terms of pricing. I honestly don't know *when* they will be worth gobs of loot, but it seems to me the money is in late (77,8 and 9) campers as they seem to offer the best layout for sleeping.
early bay campers...meh, deluxe, s/c d/c not worth nearly as much. seems folks with means want 1) a bus and 2) a camper....not just a deluxe. and honestly it seems that you can't give a panel van away. the late campers offer the most bang for the bux if you have a family |
They will be worth the most right before major metropolitan cities mandate all cars in their space go green. The day after this starts - gas using cars will drop in value. 15-20 years?
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Jason "notchboy" Weigel
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wcfvw69
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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| notchboy wrote: |
| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
| wcfvw69 wrote: |
The bays are only continue to rise in value IMOP. I remember the split window bus pricing back in 2005. NO ONE saw that appreciation in pricing coming.
Bays offer more than splits, not to mention they are much more roomier and allow taller people to drive them. I'm 6'4" and can't really fit in a split bus drivers seat.
I say this alot. I'm continued to be stunned at all the attention my average looking bay bus gets from teenagers and 20 somethings. "Love your bus"! "I want one of those so bad".. blah, blah, blah..
Maybe more of these younger folks watch those van life series on youtube than we think. |
I agree, to a point. bay's have been in this "black hole" between splits and vanagons in terms of pricing. I honestly don't know *when* they will be worth gobs of loot, but it seems to me the money is in late (77,8 and 9) campers as they seem to offer the best layout for sleeping.
early bay campers...meh, deluxe, s/c d/c not worth nearly as much. seems folks with means want 1) a bus and 2) a camper....not just a deluxe. and honestly it seems that you can't give a panel van away. the late campers offer the most bang for the bux if you have a family |
They will be worth the most right before major metropolitan cities mandate all cars in their space go green. The day after this starts - gas using cars will drop in value. 15-20 years? |
Good point Jason but.. I think there will be a gazzilion conversion kits to electric on the market by then.
These beloved buses will be on the road 50 years from now.
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**Restored German Bosch distributors for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored German Pierburg fuel pumps for sale or I can restore yours**
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notchboy
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:28 pm Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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| wcfvw69 wrote: |
| notchboy wrote: |
| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
| wcfvw69 wrote: |
The bays are only continue to rise in value IMOP. I remember the split window bus pricing back in 2005. NO ONE saw that appreciation in pricing coming.
Bays offer more than splits, not to mention they are much more roomier and allow taller people to drive them. I'm 6'4" and can't really fit in a split bus drivers seat.
I say this alot. I'm continued to be stunned at all the attention my average looking bay bus gets from teenagers and 20 somethings. "Love your bus"! "I want one of those so bad".. blah, blah, blah..
Maybe more of these younger folks watch those van life series on youtube than we think. |
I agree, to a point. bay's have been in this "black hole" between splits and vanagons in terms of pricing. I honestly don't know *when* they will be worth gobs of loot, but it seems to me the money is in late (77,8 and 9) campers as they seem to offer the best layout for sleeping.
early bay campers...meh, deluxe, s/c d/c not worth nearly as much. seems folks with means want 1) a bus and 2) a camper....not just a deluxe. and honestly it seems that you can't give a panel van away. the late campers offer the most bang for the bux if you have a family |
They will be worth the most right before major metropolitan cities mandate all cars in their space go green. The day after this starts - gas using cars will drop in value. 15-20 years? |
Good point Jason but.. I think there will be a gazzilion conversion kits to electric on the market by then.
These beloved buses will be on the road 50 years from now. |
Lets hope so. Ill still sell my ACVW stuff before then. Im not one to hump a rubber doll. I like the feel of the real thing
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SamboSamba22
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notchboy
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: Official Bay whine about parts and vehicles for sale |
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| SamboSamba22 wrote: |
| Let’s not forget the 74/75 full bed layouts, that way you can have all kinds of room for futuristic rubber doll humping. |
Im thinking y'all are going to have more of a virtual headset and a fleshlight.
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