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nij_tp
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 Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of my Westralia |
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| RoryGirl wrote: |
| Badass...a Worthersee-mobile! Front lights work? |
Thats actually one of the things that it was at Valley Westies / C.A.R.S (Complete Auto 8 Silver Creek Drive Staunton VA) I found some MGB or classic Mini 7" headight buckets. These are fully sealed with the wires coming out of a small hole in the top. The Vanagon when the front was cut there ended up a hole that rain water easily navigated through. So we were solving that problem also re wiring it so that we had some LED lights up front.
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1985 Vanagon GL - Josepha 140,000, Has a 2006 Forester 2.5 VVT custom exhaust
1989 Wolfsburg (Bluestar) - Walpurga
1989 Vanagon GL a parts bus
1984 Westralia
2006 Audi A4 2.0T with a unitronic tune
2007 Toyota Sequoia
1976 Mercury Capri 2.3l
1986 Honda Shadow VT700
2000 Suzuki Intruder VS800
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nij_tp
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| Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of my Westralia |
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Thank you all for the kind words. The westrailia is currently in VA being painted the same blue as the 85. The 85 ended up with a 2006 2.5l Subaru VVT engine, which pulls quite nicely. Yes the guys at Valley Westies are good friends, Keith and his wife Tracey were actually in our wedding and Paul & Daria and Bob all drove up in convoy from VA to MA for the wedding. It was repair, we were making the front stronger as there were no cross tie-ins in the first pass and the join for the grill and windscreen had a little flex and cracked slightly allowing rust to form.
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1990 Vanagon GL _ Brunhilda (marked up as a Caravelle from new!) Just over 1/4 million miles, custom exhaust
1985 Vanagon GL - Josepha 140,000, Has a 2006 Forester 2.5 VVT custom exhaust
1989 Wolfsburg (Bluestar) - Walpurga
1989 Vanagon GL a parts bus
1984 Westralia
2006 Audi A4 2.0T with a unitronic tune
2007 Toyota Sequoia
1976 Mercury Capri 2.3l
1986 Honda Shadow VT700
2000 Suzuki Intruder VS800
1988 Kawasaki Voyager XII
2018 Chonda Hawk 250cc
1995 Subaru SVX (possible 3.3. swap) |
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campism
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| Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 3:19 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of my Westralia |
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I saw that trailer under construction (or repair) at Valley Westys in Staunton a few years ago.
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RoryGirl
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| Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:45 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of my Westralia |
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Badass...a Worthersee-mobile! Front lights work?
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4Gears4Tires
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| Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of my Westralia |
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| vanlife88 wrote: |
you removed transmission ?
how did you do axle? |
If you disassemble the cv shaft, you only need the last part, the stub axle. Just assemble the stub axle in the control arm like normal and torque it to spec.
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Atadloco
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| Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of my Westralia |
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| Very cool Nigel.... |
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vanlife88
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| Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: Pictures of my Westralia |
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you removed transmission ?
how did you do axle? |
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joetiger 
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That is very cool. Throw a grill in the engine bay a la the LSU Pacer:
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| Engine bay would be awesome for a custom cooler for food while camping and storage for all cooking utensils slightly expensive to build perhaps but cool none the less |
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insyncro
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| I know exactly what I am doing with the next front damaged van I come across. |
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nij_tp
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| Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Sir Sam wrote: |
| Any idea what the tongue weight is? |
Havent had a chance to weigh it but I will.
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Nice. Seems you could have kept the engine in there, then it would be easier to pull 
A few years ago a Toyota or Lexus SUV passed me on the Bay Bridge, towing a trailer similar to this. The sticker in the back of the pop top read "Westfail". |
Only took the engine out a couple of weeks ago. So now it weighs less but the balance point has moved as the engine meant there was weight behind the wheel. The idea is to put a genny in the hole where the engine was and run it off propane. But time and money first. Oh yeah and a bigger engine in the pull bus not sure if I am going TDi or 2.5 Subaru. I know that is like 2 opposing religions but hey what the heck might as well kick the hornets nest 
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1990 Vanagon GL _ Brunhilda (marked up as a Caravelle from new!) Just over 1/4 million miles, custom exhaust
1985 Vanagon GL - Josepha 140,000, Has a 2006 Forester 2.5 VVT custom exhaust
1989 Wolfsburg (Bluestar) - Walpurga
1989 Vanagon GL a parts bus
1984 Westralia
2006 Audi A4 2.0T with a unitronic tune
2007 Toyota Sequoia
1976 Mercury Capri 2.3l
1986 Honda Shadow VT700
2000 Suzuki Intruder VS800
1988 Kawasaki Voyager XII
2018 Chonda Hawk 250cc
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insyncro
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Awesome  |
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juanb
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Nice. Seems you could have kept the engine in there, then it would be easier to pull
A few years ago a Toyota or Lexus SUV passed me on the Bay Bridge, towing a trailer similar to this. The sticker in the back of the pop top read "Westfail".
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Sir Sam
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Any idea what the tongue weight is?
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nij_tp
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| zippyslug31 wrote: |
That's pretty awesome, right there.
Gotta get me a "V-A-narchy" sticker! |
Got me some spares will check on $
| desertrefugee wrote: |
Guess you can change your signature line now!
Nice job. Family of six? No problem.
(Looks kinda heavy, though. What's your drivetrain in the tow van?) |
Actually you can see in some of the pictures the bus didnt mind it at all (nowhere near as much as my 4runner which was dragged down!) Just for running around town to the shop and this show the van only has a balanced blueprinted 1.9 but more power is in the future.
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1990 Vanagon GL _ Brunhilda (marked up as a Caravelle from new!) Just over 1/4 million miles, custom exhaust
1985 Vanagon GL - Josepha 140,000, Has a 2006 Forester 2.5 VVT custom exhaust
1989 Wolfsburg (Bluestar) - Walpurga
1989 Vanagon GL a parts bus
1984 Westralia
2006 Audi A4 2.0T with a unitronic tune
2007 Toyota Sequoia
1976 Mercury Capri 2.3l
1986 Honda Shadow VT700
2000 Suzuki Intruder VS800
1988 Kawasaki Voyager XII
2018 Chonda Hawk 250cc
1995 Subaru SVX (possible 3.3. swap) |
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nij_tp
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and a couple more
Enjoy (I certainly do), definitately had Mica Strong "Vanagon" playing a lot!!!!! If you dont know go buy it!
http://micastrong.bandcamp.com/album/the-2000s
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1990 Vanagon GL _ Brunhilda (marked up as a Caravelle from new!) Just over 1/4 million miles, custom exhaust
1985 Vanagon GL - Josepha 140,000, Has a 2006 Forester 2.5 VVT custom exhaust
1989 Wolfsburg (Bluestar) - Walpurga
1989 Vanagon GL a parts bus
1984 Westralia
2006 Audi A4 2.0T with a unitronic tune
2007 Toyota Sequoia
1976 Mercury Capri 2.3l
1986 Honda Shadow VT700
2000 Suzuki Intruder VS800
1988 Kawasaki Voyager XII
2018 Chonda Hawk 250cc
1995 Subaru SVX (possible 3.3. swap) |
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desertrefugee
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Guess you can change your signature line now!
Nice job. Family of six? No problem.
(Looks kinda heavy, though. What's your drivetrain in the tow van?)
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zippyslug31
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That's pretty awesome, right there.
Gotta get me a "V-A-narchy" sticker!
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kamzcab86
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At first I thought you made a typo  ... then I continued reading. Slick idea. 
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