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Sir Sam Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2009 Posts: 1688 Location: Fort Collins Colorado!
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 4:32 pm Post subject: Denver people: Vanagons at junkyards: |
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IIRC it was an 84. Located at the Aurora u pull and pay off of east colfax(dont get any ideas when your in the area). _________________ '91 Carat Westy
87' Syncro + '87 Westy conversion coming soon
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5078 Location: denver
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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I think this should be an ongoing thread for Front Range folks who hit the U-pull-it yards...
I went to check out the '87 "Wolfsburg Edition GL Vanagon" (as stated on U pull and pay's website) this morning. I was excited to see what was there; possibly a rear bed to replace mine just because I like the newer style and it's the same slightly narrower seat.
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It's NOT a Wolfsburg. It's a straight-up '87 GL.
Having said that, as of 9 AM today, the thing was virtually untouched.
Body straight, awful gigantic tube rear bumper, very good front bumper with one end cap and one bumper strip. Both grills uncracked; the upper grill had the very large VW emblem.
The engine and transmission were complete, but a guy was going after some FI parts while I was there. Front and rear suspension complete.
The dash is black with no cracks anywhere. Good glove box. OEM Heidleberg radio. Overhead A/C system all there.
Instrument cluster gone.
The front seats are grey velour with adjustable armrests and are flawless. Same with the middle and rear seats. The rear seat is a GL seat so it only folds forward. Door cards intact; I didn't check to see if the slider card was there.
One floppy side mirror.
Engine cover mat was there and intact but dirty.
So basically, there's an entire '87 GL out there. I was pissed that it wasn't a Wolfsburg, but there are a LOT of good parts on it.
(I apologize for forgetting to take pictures!)
Happy Hunting! _________________ 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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240Gordy Samba Member
Joined: May 15, 2008 Posts: 2354 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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hey it has its motor in the back! just in case you couldn't find it! _________________ Tencentlife said,
"So, now that you know what you're doing, go to town."
2010 GOLF TRENDLINE 2.5
1985 GL now with more! a 2.1L
H&R SPORT(RED) Springs FRONT , SLAM SPECIALTIES RE6 AIRBAGS REAR |
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syncrodoka Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2005 Posts: 12006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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I finally know where the motor is!
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Sir Sam Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2009 Posts: 1688 Location: Fort Collins Colorado!
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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joetiger wrote: |
I think this should be an ongoing thread for Front Range folks who hit the U-pull-it yards...
I went to check out the '87 "Wolfsburg Edition GL Vanagon" (as stated on U pull and pay's website) this morning. I was excited to see what was there; possibly a rear bed to replace mine just because I like the newer style and it's the same slightly narrower seat.
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I guess I need to check my own threads (that or I checked this one when intoxicated and forgot you mentioned that 87).
So I to saw they had it listed as a wolfsburg, so I got pretty excited. It's not, but heres some pics. I got the door panel, the seats were gone(front). A little more picked over now. This is the same upullandpay that I got my westy interior from, was kinda hoping for a repeat.
Also there is a baywindow westy at western on federal:
(gonna pop over to the baywindow forum and let them know) _________________ '91 Carat Westy
87' Syncro + '87 Westy conversion coming soon |
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Sir Sam Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2009 Posts: 1688 Location: Fort Collins Colorado!
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Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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FYI 91 carat at andersons upullandpay in greely CO.
Got the front bumper for $26.
Rear bumper was trashed, rest of the body cladding was still there.
Front seats seemed pretty nice minus one small cig spot. had rear and middle seat still. _________________ '91 Carat Westy
87' Syncro + '87 Westy conversion coming soon |
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5078 Location: denver
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:44 am Post subject: |
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There's a '93 Eurovan CL out at U-pull-it in Aurora at Colfax and Zeno.
It's blue with dark blue interior. I went out there hoping to get the front seats, but they were a bit ratty (big hole in driver's side bottom cushion, a few cigarette burns) and the armrests were screwed up, so I left them.
They just got this one so it's pretty much intact, except for the steering wheel--I took it for $10 bucks.
Happy Hunting.
I wish I could find a F*&%ing Vanagon in a U-pull-it yard around here!!!!!!! _________________ 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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Sir Sam Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2009 Posts: 1688 Location: Fort Collins Colorado!
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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joetiger wrote: |
There's a '93 Eurovan CL out at U-pull-it in Aurora at Colfax and Zeno.
It's blue with dark blue interior. I went out there hoping to get the front seats, but they were a bit ratty (big hole in driver's side bottom cushion, a few cigarette burns) and the armrests were screwed up, so I left them.
They just got this one so it's pretty much intact, except for the steering wheel--I took it for $10 bucks.
Happy Hunting.
I wish I could find a F*&%ing Vanagon in a U-pull-it yard around here!!!!!!! |
Ya I saw that EV too, I was thinking about the seats but they were rough, so I passed, the steering wheel was also pretty rough looking to me, so I passed as well.
I'll update in this thread as I find more vans. I forgot to post a couple and I wish I had now. _________________ '91 Carat Westy
87' Syncro + '87 Westy conversion coming soon |
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Sir Sam Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2009 Posts: 1688 Location: Fort Collins Colorado!
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 1:15 am Post subject: |
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FYI, 85 vanagon at the denver upullandpay.
Will try to get by there asap and take some pics and see what I can get off of it. _________________ '91 Carat Westy
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ianstone Samba Member
Joined: September 14, 2005 Posts: 195 Location: San Francisco, CA
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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i need to find one of these places in CA>
had my van broken into a couple times and the passenger side door could probably use replacing.... |
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scott eickstaedt Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2010 Posts: 58 Location: Denver Colorado
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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There is a 1981 campmobile the Aurora pull n pay.If someone has the time it has a fairly nice three window pop top tent on it .Also some good tail lights.Curtain rails ..pretty good glass etc. |
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Sir Sam Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2009 Posts: 1688 Location: Fort Collins Colorado!
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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scott eickstaedt wrote: |
There is a 1981 campmobile the Aurora pull n pay.If someone has the time it has a fairly nice three window pop top tent on it .Also some good tail lights.Curtain rails ..pretty good glass etc. |
Yup, saw that, interior kinda trashed, I might grab some latches out of the cabinets.
There is also an 83 at the pullnsave in aurora down by the jail.
I got pics of all of em I ought to get online here pretty quick. _________________ '91 Carat Westy
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5078 Location: denver
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:05 am Post subject: |
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With LSU having a bye last weekend, I was finally able to forget about college football for a few days and spend some much-needed Vanagon time.
There are two (as of Saturday) out at the u-pull-it yard on 66th and Broadway.
--1981 Westfalia. Poptop was intact and restorable. A couple of Wolfsburg chrome hubcaps, drivetrain intact. Sombody had gotten most of the interior, but the rear cabinet and overhead cabinet were still there. I got the shifter base radio box and the dash . This one looked to have had a full and fun life based on the fabrics that had been added to the interior.
--1987 Syncro hardtop. The drivetrain was gone, but a lot of the suspension and undercarriage bits were still intact. The interior was in really good shape, i.e. rear seats (brown) and door cards. The body is just about flawless. Sad that this one wasn't saved.
Again this is all as-of Saturday morning. I was there early; I'm sure that many others have visited since then! _________________ 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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Rocky Mountain Westy Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2008 Posts: 1031 Location: Fort Collins Colorado
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Well.
I killed it yesterday at Pull n Save on Peoria. I scouted Saturday and found a 2004 Legacy and a 98 TDI Jetta.
The Jetta was pretty much untouched. Starter was missing. I got the engine complete, tranny, ecu and harness. Unknown mileage but I did get the cluster too. Drum roll.........$375 for the whole thing.
2004 Legacy, the motor minus timing belt and covers and pulleys, mileage unknown. I also got complete harness and ecu. $225.
It was 28 degrees with minimal sunshine.
I love junkyarding. I wish I could hit them more often. _________________ Rocky Mountain Westy Inc.
www.rockymountainwesty.com
970-310-3441
[email protected]
The Splitzgauer build (when I have time to work on it and update the thread)
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=497133 |
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shizzon Samba Member
Joined: July 25, 2006 Posts: 596 Location: Boulder, CO
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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so are you saying that blue one is no longer there? _________________ 1989 Bostig Syncro Westy |
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Sir Sam Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2009 Posts: 1688 Location: Fort Collins Colorado!
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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FYI there is a stripped 90 syncro at the colorado springs upullandpay.
Drove down today hoping there was still something left of the syncro bits, of course they were gone. There a week ago, gone now, someone got the deal of a lifetime.
The gas tank and filler were still in the vehicle, but the rear windows(that I also wanted) were gone, along with the dash and passenger side door.
really there is not much left on it. _________________ '91 Carat Westy
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Sir Sam Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2009 Posts: 1688 Location: Fort Collins Colorado!
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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Sir Sam wrote: |
FYI there is a stripped 90 syncro at the colorado springs upullandpay.
Drove down today hoping there was still something left of the syncro bits, of course they were gone. There a week ago, gone now, someone got the deal of a lifetime.
The gas tank and filler were still in the vehicle, but the rear windows(that I also wanted) were gone, along with the dash and passenger side door.
really there is not much left on it. |
Well look what popped up on craigslist, someones lucky payday:
http://cosprings.craigslist.org/pts/4448359005.html _________________ '91 Carat Westy
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johnnygreenham Samba Member
Joined: January 17, 2013 Posts: 456 Location: Upper Jay NY
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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So thats where it all went to. If I didn't live in a tiny apartment, I would have thought harder about what to take. _________________ 1982 Diesel 1.9TD AAZ |
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coclimber Samba Member
Joined: July 18, 2013 Posts: 245 Location: Morrison, Colorado
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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I'm glad it will go somewhere better than the "crusher"... Keep those vans a-go'n!! _________________ '83.5 Westfalia Camper - SOLD
'86 Westfalia Weekender
2001 Subaru Legacy 2.5L donor
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Escorial Syncro Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2004 Posts: 437 Location: Manitou Springs, CO
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 6:05 am Post subject: |
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That's my posting on craigslist and also the samba. Such a shame, that 1990 syncro was almost nicer than the one I drive everyday. I pleaded with upullandpay management to sell me the whole thing but no go. Thanks to local samba dude Chad for tipping me off the day that thing arrived. More parts will be posted soon... _________________ Joel Lane
1985 Vanagon converted to syncro, ALH TDI, Reimo Primus top with Westy interior
2002 Toyota Tundra 4x4
1974 Honda CL360 Scrambler (for sale!) |
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