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Italjohn
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 Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 1:29 pm Post subject: T3 hightop from Norway |
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Hi guys and girls.
I just bougth this Westfalia mosaik T3 hightop 1,6TD with no rust.
I want to upgrade it with an alarm with central locking and aftermarked power windows. The engine will have to be upgradet to an 1,9 TDK.
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: New on the forum, T3 hightop from Norway |
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Welcome! Looks like a fun van...I love hightops!
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Gnarlodious
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: New on the forum, T3 hightop from Norway |
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But can you unbuckle that boat and use it for fishing? I notice it has a nicely placed window on the bottom for fishy spotting.
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jimf909
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: New on the forum, T3 hightop from Norway |
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Nice rig. The bike rack is interesting. It mostly looks like a Fiamma but the bike tray is different and the rack that drops down is also different than what I'm familiar with.
My '90 gets its high-top in November!
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jberger
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 10:33 pm Post subject: Re: New on the forum, T3 hightop from Norway |
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| What info do you have on that grill and headlight setup? Looks like a projected rim. |
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RainierSyncro
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 12:21 am Post subject: Re: New on the forum, T3 hightop from Norway |
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| Looks like a Taifun headlight grill. |
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IdahoDoug
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 12:23 am Post subject: Re: New on the forum, T3 hightop from Norway |
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Lights look like Hella driving lamps in the high beam buckets, and ordinary low beams for Norway. Are you seeing the ends of the grill slats as an optical effect maybe?
I'd love to see an interior shot or 3!
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ZsZ
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Alaskaberrys 
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 9:02 am Post subject: Re: New on the forum, T3 hightop from Norway |
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Welcome and Ditto that last! ^^^
Love to see more pictures 
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levi
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: New on the forum, T3 hightop from Norway |
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OK, I've seen that front grill before on a few European vans, looks good.
Never have seen the rear hub cap before, with the middle jutting out like that. Was that a common hubcap on the European vans?
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Italjohn
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:47 am Post subject: Re: New on the forum, T3 hightop from Norway |
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Thanks for all the nice feedbacks.
I will try to answer the questions later.
And yes, it's a Taifun grill.
The owner had all the paperwork as well, and there I found the Taifun "manual". I got two big ringbinders with all original service manuals as well. |
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Italjohn
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:33 am Post subject: Re: T3 hightop from Norway |
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The donor Golf engine is out
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Gnarlodious
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: T3 hightop from Norway |
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AAZ, good choice!
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Buss Marius
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 2:42 pm Post subject: Re: New on the forum, T3 hightop from Norway |
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| levi wrote: |
OK, I've seen that front grill before on a few European vans, looks good.
Never have seen the rear hub cap before, with the middle jutting out like that. Was that a common hubcap on the European vans? |
It was a common hubcap on Diesel powered cars in Norway up to 31.12.93. It is a Kilometer counter inside, as Norway had europes lowest price on Diesel, and then we payed km tax in addition. When we went abroad, we filed up as close to the border as possible, drove to the customs office and red the km counter, and when re entering Norway, we red the counter and registered it at the customs office. and then hopefully it was enough diesel to get to the nearest petrol station.
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levi
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: T3 hightop from Norway |
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Very interesting, thanks !
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Italjohn
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2016 4:31 am Post subject: Re: New on the forum, T3 hightop from Norway |
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| levi wrote: |
OK, I've seen that front grill before on a few European vans, looks good.
Never have seen the rear hub cap before, with the middle jutting out like that. Was that a common hubcap on the European vans? |
It was a common hubcap on Diesel powered cars in Norway up to 31.12.93. It is a Kilometer counter inside, as Norway had europes lowest price on Diesel, and then we payed km tax in addition. When we went abroad, we filed up as close to the border as possible, drove to the customs office and red the km counter, and when re entering Norway, we red the counter and registered it at the customs office. and then hopefully it was enough diesel to get to the nearest petrol station. |
Thanks for the hub cap info. I did also wonder what that could be
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pedrokrusher
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Italjohn
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:13 am Post subject: Re: T3 hightop from Norway |
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Yes thats the one, exept from the heater
The previous owner has installed a gas bottle where the 5 th. seat is supposed to be.
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Italjohn
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 7:50 am Post subject: Re: T3 hightop from Norway |
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Got my alarm with central locking.
Here is the new folding keys
The quality is excellent
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