1977 Westfalia Camper-The story of how we met

[notchboy]

This is how we do here.


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[notchboy]

Had to put the splash pan back in the front, but not after a quick clean, rattle can, redneck, shade tree mechanic redoo.

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[white74westy]

Looks great!

[notchboy]

Hope your COVID intermission to life is going well. To brighter days.

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[notchboy]

I was able to finish the actual box. No stereo internals yet. But I wanted to see how it fit & looked? Kinda big, but the only dimensions I embellished were making it square as opposed to the original rectangle. I tried to make it looks like it belongs. As it sits, it could pass for OG, no?

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[Xevin]

Looks fantastic Yo! Looks like you could fit 3 Bass Speakers in there.




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Keep on Busin'

[Jetfxr69]

yeah thats a nice piece of work.

But, cmon. We get it. Your the poo-pail king. Im sure you get great joy in flaunting them there thingys about now dont ya? You betch-a!
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You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. Zappa

‘77 westy Seamus
‘76 tintop Crusher
‘77 westy The Judge
‘72 tintop bastard westy Hudson

[notchboy]

[panel]

I like the edges....the 'T'. Is that factory?

[notchboy]

[Abscate]

I see the poo pails in the box!

Do I win a prize?

Labeled 1 and 2, Shirley.
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.ssS!

[Jetfxr69]

[orwell84]

Yer a poo pail hoarder whore...

[Jetfxr69]

^^
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You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. Zappa

‘77 westy Seamus
‘76 tintop Crusher
‘77 westy The Judge
‘72 tintop bastard westy Hudson

[Abscate]

[RalphWiggam]

[notchboy]

[notchboy]

Here is some real data on aftermarket parts.

The first pic is from when I bought new seat covers for the bus - aftermarket late yellow plaid, not OG Westfalia stuff. I covered the center buddy bucket box with OG westy stuff.

In this pic below is one year later - in Seattle "Sun" Fading already.

Now in these series of pics below you can see a stark difference today. The Front seats are very washed out, Im sure due in part to genuine San Diego Sun. The big-box I just made is OG top bunk - never seen the Sun Westfalia material and the little buddy box with OG material from April 2012.

I have aftermarket green vinyl and enough OG Westfalia material to do the front seats, someday.

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[notchboy]

Latest goings on with the Westfalia Box - Speaker Booming thingy Im building.

All holes for the speakers and ports are cut, the R&L side separated, the lid for the top to close in the speakers is done. All that's left is to get some sore of external plug quick release for the +&- and a male fitting for the blue tooth gig thingy.

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[jlrftype7]

My sympathy and condolences on the Fading......
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'68 Westy- my first VW and vehicle/Bus- long gone.- sold it to a traveling Swiss couple....
'67 Type 3 Fastback, my 2nd car- gone
'69 Semi-Auto Stick Shift Beetle-gone
2017 MINI Coopers, our current DDs
‘84 Tin Top - Hilga....Auto