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davebuckholts
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If I weren't all the way down in So Cal....
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..............and if I weren't in South Georgia, we wouldn't be talking about the reasons why no one has bought it. I already would have it in my shop. 
I love the look of the old Westfalia stuff. Minimalistic functionality.
Are you guys gonna refinish the wood or just give it a good scrubbing?
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Clara 
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| Braukuche wrote: |
If I weren't all the way down in So Cal....
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..............and if I weren't in South Georgia, we wouldn't be talking about the reasons why no one has bought it. I already would have it in my shop. ? |
AFAICT it's
1) The panel is in Boise, Idaho
2) It does not come with a tranny (it's sitting on one that's original to one of Lind's buses) I just got some spare good trannies, though, so if you swing by Oly on the way to Boise you could pop one into it.
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I love the look of the old Westfalia stuff. Minimalistic functionality.
Are you guys gonna refinish the wood or just give it a good scrubbing? |
We'll see how it cleans up. At this point I'd like to keep it all og, even though it's a bit tatty.
Bus is now washed on the outside. Twice. Lots of dirt came out of the wheel wells. Some of the metallic blue came off on the roof, which is over 50% dove blue. I think the respray helped preserve the original paint. Tried bon ami on the rear of the bus, but that just made the metallic blue shinier. 
Now to clean the inside. Ick. I hope to get this sorted out and under cover by the end of the day.
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[email protected]
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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I want to see the nose!
When I found my spring frame it had mustang front seats, bulk head was cut to make it a walk through .
But it did have the spring frame which at the time I thought was added when they did the mustang update. So I chucked the spring frame which btw had much lager springs more like a diamond pattern. I wonder if that was a later or early change?
I hope to one day find a correct spring frame kit and dump the 58 interior thats in it now.
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campingbox
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Location: Petaluma, CA
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I want to see the nose!
When I found my spring frame it had mustang front seats, bulk head was cut to make it a walk through .
But it did have the spring frame which at the time Ie though was added when the did the mustang update. so I chucked the spring frame which btw had much lager springs mor like a diamond pattern. I wonder if that was a later or early change?
I hope to one day find a correct spring frame kit and dump the 58 interior that in it now. |
Hey Jim-
I saw a '57 springframe which had a different spring material and was original to that bus.
My 10-55 bus (few hundred VIN #'s earlier than yours) had the exact same springs as this 1-56 bus does.
Both interiors are/were original to the respective busses.
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campingbox
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Here's some more photos of the '56 subhatch we pulled out of Montana in September;
It still needs quite a bit more work but we're having fun with it. Feel free to chime in with questions/comments. |
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crofty
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Here's some more photos of the '56 subhatch we pulled out of Montana in September;
It still needs quite a bit more work but we're having fun with it. Feel free to chime in with questions/comments. |
Awesome, I'll take it!
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campingbox
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| The fabric scraps pictured are not original pieces, they are curtain/bed material we bought. |
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arthurnugen
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Location: The PNW, where "going green" means rolling with moss.
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I really like it. Lots of potential. Now you need to get YOM plates for it. The newer ones look out of place on something that old, IMO. Keep having fun with it.
Arthur
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campingbox
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I really like it. Lots of potential. Now you need to get YOM plates for it. The newer ones look out of place on something that old, IMO. Keep having fun with it.
Arthur |
YOM plates would be cool.....but we need to find some, after the year registration is up I'll switch it to YOM's and get the lifetime registration. |
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j.pickens
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That is one helluva tenacious leather strap, still holding up the jumpseat!
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will-g
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| Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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That bus is sweet, i would definately strip it down to the dove blue
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NorCalWeekender
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Here's hoping that engine got a heck of a washdown! 
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Scotty
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Awesome bus, but then all ribbed bumper westys rock. I'm suprised it still has all that metallic blue paint on it after all this time, but then I guess you guys have so many other buses to play with.
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Kelly
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You guys rock! Seriously, how do you decide what to drive on a day to day basis? A fish bowl of keys and whatever you draw you drive? You guys need a pic of your bus line up, people would flip when they see it!
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roberto
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| Hey awesome westy! Instead of scrubbing it yourself, I would look into having it mold treated. construction companies that do alot of insurance work for fire and flood damage have specific equipment to treat mold. I would call and get some quotes, it save time and further soaking and staining the wood. a couple of brand names are Microban, and Ozone. from what I hear this stuff just kills the shit right now. It could cost a to much probably 10-20 mins worth of work. also greg I hate yellows, but I love the other westy. what is the color scheme? stock westy or ? |
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pyrOman
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That is one helluva tenacious leather strap, still holding up the jumpseat!
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Attention to detail? 
But true! 
My vote is also for the Jackman wheels with huge meats out back! 
That thing will camp ANYWHERE!!! 
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davebuckholts
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Long-roofs
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Greg, nice early Westy. Is this the hatchtop off hwy 200 towards Great Falls?
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campingbox
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| Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| Greg, nice early Westy. Is this the hatchtop off hwy 200 towards Great Falls? |
Thanks Erik....it should make a good bus to camp in, this one was found in Kalispell, Mt. near Glacier. |
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lorse
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What an ass!!
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I'd Hit it!
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