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PostPosted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 4:44 pm    Post subject: My 72 Riviera Small Pop Top Camper Reply with quote

My 72 Riviera small pop top camper will be here tomorrow via Oregon. I will be the second owner and I am pretty pumped about that. The bus will arrive with new fuel lines, a new fuel pump, brakes checked and working. The valves have been adjusted, new air filters and the bus runs. The motor was replaced in the 80's and is correct for the year. The bus is really solid and dry which is awesome. There is some damage to the nose near the bumper area which is nothing major but will need to be addressed down the road. New tires will be needed soon and then well we'll just see how it goes. I will keep this short and post some more pictures tomorrow when it gets here. Since I bought this online and only through pictures I am anxious to see it in person. Hopefully it all checks out as advertised. I look forward to the help and advice from everyone.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is going to look amazing buffed out. Nice score.

Who else had that same color and buffed it all out making it look nice???
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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That is going to look amazing buffed out. Nice score.

Who else had that same color and buffed it all out making it look nice???


I think VDubTech had one very similar that he buffed out that came out nicely.

Nice bus, congratulations!
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I spent yesterday going through the bus and assessing what I have to work with. It is a solid bus but there will be a lot of work to be done going forward. It's mostly cosmetic and that is good however I do need to address the carbs and get the choke adjusted it seems. I am a newbie mechanically so this part will be challenging. I will spend the weekend cleaning things up and get a better idea of where to start. The ice box / faucet was in the bus but I took it out when doing some cleanup but everything appears to be there so again it's a great bus to work with.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks pretty clean!

Just an informational thing for you 19BUG70 if you didnt know. Your bus started out as a standard. Ever wonder why the insides were painted that tan/grey flat color? All except the cab? Thats how VW prepped the work vehicles. That trim level of vehicle was cheaper for Riviera to make a camper out of. Very typical of Rivis seen and one of the consistencies seen from a company that would convert anything it got its hands on. Very cool to see that nice flat og paint inside there Cool
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Looks pretty clean!

Just an informational thing for you 19BUG70 if you didnt know. Your bus started out as a standard. Ever wonder why the insides were painted that tan/grey flat color? All except the cab? Thats how VW prepped the work vehicles. That trim level of vehicle was cheaper for Riviera to make a camper out of. Very typical of Rivis seen and one of the consistencies seen from a company that would convert anything it got its hands on. Very cool to see that nice flat og paint inside there Cool


Thank you - I was wondering about that Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Example.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The dash and area underneath are cleaning up really well. It's a good thing I have a source for Armoral and simple green cleaner!

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The last couple of days I was able to get everything out of the bus, except the plywood on the floor which has some stripped screws holding into place. I want to keep the plywood in tack so I can use it as a template for the new piece if at all possible. Of course I am curious to see what it looks like underneath, so far everything else looks really good just some surface dust.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is the shot of the floor, pretty darn nice! I will clean it up tomorrow and take another picture.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am very fortunate to not have much rust to deal with in the floor area. Here are the worst spots which are where the ice box was. There are a few similar spots where the rear seat was (behind drivers seat) - the next step will be to treat these areas.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I took the side panels off. I am getting close to having everything out of the bus. The bus sat for 18 years so it was apparent I needed to get everything out to get it cleaned up and smelling a bit better.......I am sure it will take me another week to really get her cleaned up inside and then I have to figure out the steps to get things back together. I received some air filters for the carbs today and the engine will run/idle but stalls out when putting in gear. But overall in a weeks time things are moving forward.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am making some progress. Adjusted valves, cleaned the carbs and ordered some new spark plugs, wires and misc. stuff to put on to get the engine going. It idles ok but it's pretty rough driving. I can get around the block but it's not pretty. Very Happy

I started to buff out a few panels today and it's making a big difference. Here is a pic, too bad the lighting wasn't great. But you can tell how nice it looks compared to the front and back which has not been touched yet.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can tell by the before chalky pics that it would buff out nice Wink Now all you need is a rivi side tent!
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 4:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks good! Reminds me of the '68 I had back in '72. Loved that Bus, but the bank loved their money more and me being a poor student, I had to give it back and since I had used my '66 panel as a trade in to get it, it was like loosing two buses in one! I wish I could get the dead paint on the '72 I'm trying to revive look that good!
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

72RivieraReviver thats the beginnings of a great thread. Start one on your Rivi Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow! also love this colour, buffing difference is incredible.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 1:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I spent several hours over three days but it was well worth it! The next step is to get it running and to get the brakes checked out and working properly. I almost forgot to mention it fits in my garage with a few inches to spare! Hopefully next week my friend is going to stop by and give me some recommendations on fixing the front nose. That might be a while to get fixed due to funds but at least I will know the cost.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 2:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beautiful color, love it!
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 3:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I found a local VW guy to come over and give me a basic overview of things. He adjusted the valves (showed me how to do it as well) and we got the bus running and idling pretty good. However driving it around the block was a challenge. It is very jerky to say the least. The next steps are to change the oil, plugs, wires and he recommended getting a new distributor. I currently have a 009 on there. I am thinking electronic ignition sounds good. I need to figure out which distributor to get. Any feedback is appreciated. Here are a few pictures of the engine. I have just begun cleaning it........more to do for sure.

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