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Longboardluv Samba Member
Joined: September 23, 2014 Posts: 934 Location: Austin TX
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 7:41 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22568 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:18 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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The rare sought after low windage oil pan, I see _________________ .ssS! |
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16CVs Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2004 Posts: 4020 Location: Redwood City, California
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:36 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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I guess his "Expert" friend is not the expert he thought he was.
Stacy _________________ 1987 Syncro Westfalia Triple knob (bastard)
1989 Syncro Tristar Triple knob "Swedish"
2013 Jetta Hybrid a true "Zwitter"
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Call anytime number 650 722 4914 .
Keep Your van running and upkept tastefully for the love of the hobby.
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valvecovergasket Samba Member
Joined: October 10, 2018 Posts: 1491 Location: pnw
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:54 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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16CVs wrote: |
I guess his "Expert" friend is not the expert he thought he was.
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what kind of vw expert doesnt know mk4 8vs arent the same thing as the mk3 2.slo
Abscate wrote: |
The rare sought after low windage oil pan, I see |
did i miss the sarcasm? looks like a plain jane diesel pan (which you can still buy new) _________________ MegaSquirt resource - SpitfireEFI.com
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Longboardluv Samba Member
Joined: September 23, 2014 Posts: 934 Location: Austin TX
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:00 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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16CVs wrote: |
I guess his "Expert" friend is not the expert he thought he was.
Stacy |
he could have done the work but his life events have changed causing him to have to make life choices. |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16473 Location: Brookeville, MD
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:51 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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valvecovergasket wrote: |
Abscate wrote: |
The rare sought after low windage oil pan, I see |
did i miss the sarcasm? looks like a plain jane diesel pan (which you can still buy new) |
Abs is always sarcasm, well almost always... ... I believe he was referring to this shot here.
Do not take any comments too much to heart. _________________ Dave O
'87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25 and Peloquin TBD
"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson
MD>Canada>AK>WA>OR>CA>AZ>UT>WY>SD
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646
Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371
The Western Syncro build
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=746794 |
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dabaron Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2018 Posts: 2558 Location: Philly, mang
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 10:51 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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$6500 for a non-running tin top Vanagon. good luck with that. _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL Camper
i had no idea i wanted to be a mechanic
"burnin oil and cookin coils" -- Destructo
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Longboardluv Samba Member
Joined: September 23, 2014 Posts: 934 Location: Austin TX
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 10:53 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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dabaron wrote: |
$6500 for a non-running tin top Vanagon. good luck with that. |
what would you value it at? |
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dabaron Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2018 Posts: 2558 Location: Philly, mang
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:02 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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Longboardluv wrote: |
dabaron wrote: |
$6500 for a non-running tin top Vanagon. good luck with that. |
what would you value it at? |
you don't want my answer. _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL Camper
i had no idea i wanted to be a mechanic
"burnin oil and cookin coils" -- Destructo
BiWerks Design, LLC |
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Longboardluv Samba Member
Joined: September 23, 2014 Posts: 934 Location: Austin TX
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:03 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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dabaron wrote: |
Longboardluv wrote: |
dabaron wrote: |
$6500 for a non-running tin top Vanagon. good luck with that. |
what would you value it at? |
you don't want my answer. |
not going to hurt my feelings |
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dabaron Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2018 Posts: 2558 Location: Philly, mang
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:05 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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Longboardluv wrote: |
dabaron wrote: |
Longboardluv wrote: |
dabaron wrote: |
$6500 for a non-running tin top Vanagon. good luck with that. |
what would you value it at? |
you don't want my answer. |
not going to hurt my feelings |
remove a zero and you still will have trouble selling it. _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL Camper
i had no idea i wanted to be a mechanic
"burnin oil and cookin coils" -- Destructo
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valvecovergasket Samba Member
Joined: October 10, 2018 Posts: 1491 Location: pnw
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:08 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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dabaron wrote: |
remove a zero and you still will have trouble selling it. |
i bet itd sell quickly here (pnw) for ~$1000
dobryan wrote: |
I believe he was referring to this shot here.
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scrolled too quickly and missed that one _________________ MegaSquirt resource - SpitfireEFI.com
gone, but not forgotten: '83 tdi westy - swap thread |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16473 Location: Brookeville, MD
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:15 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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valvecovergasket wrote: |
dabaron wrote: |
remove a zero and you still will have trouble selling it. |
i bet itd sell quickly here (pnw) for ~$1000
dobryan wrote: |
I believe he was referring to this shot here.
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scrolled too quickly and missed that one |
Here on the East coast a rust free tin top goes for $2000+ (non-running even). _________________ Dave O
'87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25 and Peloquin TBD
"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson
MD>Canada>AK>WA>OR>CA>AZ>UT>WY>SD
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646
Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371
The Western Syncro build
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=746794 |
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dabaron Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2018 Posts: 2558 Location: Philly, mang
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:18 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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dobryan wrote: |
Here on the East coast a rust free tin top goes for $2000+ (non-running even). |
not according to Dave
and where are these rust free east coast tin tops? _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL Camper
i had no idea i wanted to be a mechanic
"burnin oil and cookin coils" -- Destructo
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5066 Location: denver
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:21 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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Sorry to hear you're selling. The world needs more Tornado Red Carats rolling around. If the timing was better, I'd be buying. _________________ Joe T.
'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
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4Gears4Tires Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2018 Posts: 2982 Location: MD
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:30 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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dobryan wrote: |
valvecovergasket wrote: |
dabaron wrote: |
remove a zero and you still will have trouble selling it. |
i bet itd sell quickly here (pnw) for ~$1000 |
Here on the East coast a rust free tin top goes for $2000+ (non-running even). |
I'd pay $2000 even if it was rusty just to get that interior. $6500 is certainly ambitious. _________________ '87 Syncro
Ferric Oxyhydroxide Superleggera Edition |
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dabaron Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2018 Posts: 2558 Location: Philly, mang
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:32 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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4Gears4Tires wrote: |
I'd pay $2000 even if it was rusty just to get that interior. $6500 is certainly ambitious. |
saying you would and forking over the cash are two very different things _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL Camper
i had no idea i wanted to be a mechanic
"burnin oil and cookin coils" -- Destructo
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4Gears4Tires Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2018 Posts: 2982 Location: MD
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:41 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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Get me JUST that interior and I'll pay you $2k. Do you want references? _________________ '87 Syncro
Ferric Oxyhydroxide Superleggera Edition |
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dabaron Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2018 Posts: 2558 Location: Philly, mang
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:49 am Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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4Gears4Tires wrote: |
Get me JUST that interior and I'll pay you $2k. Do you want references? |
you give me 2k, i'll give the OP 650, sounds good for me hahaha _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL Camper
i had no idea i wanted to be a mechanic
"burnin oil and cookin coils" -- Destructo
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4Gears4Tires Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2018 Posts: 2982 Location: MD
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: OMG I bought a Vanagon what have I done? Build thread - Matt |
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If you can make it happen, it sounds good to me too! _________________ '87 Syncro
Ferric Oxyhydroxide Superleggera Edition |
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