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BC Westie
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Location: British Columbia
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Anyone else in the Northern parts staying indoors and working on van related items that are not your van? Maybe I need another real van project while my van sleeps for the winter.
I started with the lego when it was released in the fall and then bought an Air Cooled Revell off eBay and painted it to match my van with touch up paint. Any other vans to build? And yes I replaced the fuel lines on my new models 
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1980 Vanagon Cali Import 86,000Miles
1981 Vanagon (Auto) 219,000kms
1981 Westfalia (Auto) Cali Import 169,000Miles
1981 Westfalia 300,000kms
1982 Westfalia Cali Import 193,000Miles
1982 Westfalia (Auto) 205,000Kms
1984 Vanagon 306,000kms
1987 Vanagon GL 300,000Kms |
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carterzest
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Joined: January 22, 2008
Posts: 3841
Location: Star, ID
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:17 am Post subject: |
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This is all I got. Ain't got no time for no legos 
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Syncroincity
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Joined: April 15, 2007
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Location: New York City
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Got another AAZ head to play with, rebuild, PnP port match etc. performance cam.
On the scale front, I'm working on a Karmann Gipsy reproduction, using that Revell Vanagon kit, and the re-issued Open Road Camper shell.
It's not a great match, the shell is much larger than the real Gipsy, but I suck at scratch-building... I'll see as it progresses.
I'm also planning a Syncro Westy approximating my own van, also with the Revell kit, and utilizing a Subaru kit drivetrain for the AWD, along the lines of this amazing build;
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'86 Syncro CHC Top AAZ Turbodiesel
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BC Westie
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Joined: September 05, 2007
Posts: 331
Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:59 am Post subject: |
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That is assume. Cutomization is cool and tricky with these models. Alot cheaper then the real thing.
I did my biege one exactly like my van right down to the spark plug wires, painted shocks etc... but I have a 5 star pair of Ferrari Mags off of a Ferrari 355 Spyder I built when I was a kid that I am trying to mod into Carat Alloys to finish it off. The funny thing is they are super wide probably 18 275's so they don't want to stay on my Revell
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1980 Vanagon Cali Import 86,000Miles
1981 Vanagon (Auto) 219,000kms
1981 Westfalia (Auto) Cali Import 169,000Miles
1981 Westfalia 300,000kms
1982 Westfalia Cali Import 193,000Miles
1982 Westfalia (Auto) 205,000Kms
1984 Vanagon 306,000kms
1987 Vanagon GL 300,000Kms |
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vanagonjr
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Location: Dartmouth, Mass.
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Tristar Eric
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Location: Portland, Or
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, put those tires on already, stop teasing us. |
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carterzest
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Joined: January 22, 2008
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Location: Star, ID
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| Yeah, put those tires on already, stop teasing us. |
They are mounted, but, Syncro Solstice is right in the middle of my sh!t work May 10-13  I work that week Wed-Friday 12 hour days and Saturday-Monday 12 hour nights! |
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Phishman068
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Joined: February 19, 2007
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Location: Pittsburgh PA (ish)
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Where did you get that syncro model? I've never seen one like that! (And NEED one!!!!!) |
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wbrown45
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Location: ada, ok
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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They scratch built it using a Vanagon kit, and a Subaru kit. It used to be called kit-bashing, back in the day (of the dinosaurs!).
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Phishman068
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Where can I even get a vanagon one? I have been looking for a while. |
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Rocky Mountain Westy
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BC Westie
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Location: British Columbia
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Sweet Tires
To do a Subaru kit on the stock Vanagon Revell model would you only need to add the nuts? The Subaru oil Pan 
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1980 Vanagon Cali Import 86,000Miles
1981 Vanagon (Auto) 219,000kms
1981 Westfalia (Auto) Cali Import 169,000Miles
1981 Westfalia 300,000kms
1982 Westfalia Cali Import 193,000Miles
1982 Westfalia (Auto) 205,000Kms
1984 Vanagon 306,000kms
1987 Vanagon GL 300,000Kms |
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Syncroincity
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Location: New York City
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| Phishman068 wrote: |
| Where can I even get a vanagon one? I have been looking for a while. |
EBay, or a hobby shop... they have re-released it, and it's available brand-new. I got two older ones that were partial builds cheap.
Go to Toys & Hobbies / model kits section first to cut search time.
Keep an eye out for the tintop versions, too, there's a UN van, ambulance, fire chief van, and don't forget TC's Island Hopper Vanagon from Magnum P.I.
That green Syncro's hi-top was scratch-built... pretty awesome detailing. Notice the fender flares?
Found that in Google Images.
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'04 Passat Variant 4Mo 5MT
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