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VWDreamer
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Joined: May 04, 2003
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Location: Portland Oregon
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 Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 11:03 am Post subject: My sweet Westy - Betty Blue |
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Hi everyone!
I just wanted to show everyone my first and so far only bus. She is a '73 westy I bought her for $100 with the 1.7 sitting on the inside floor. I bought an '78 2.0 and smacked a single progressive on to get her home, but thats a whole 'nother story. Last january I installed an '83 2.0 with L-jet with the EGR stuff not installed, i bought the COMPLETE engine for $125 from a junk yard because I said I could use it for a "core"  thats a girl mentality for you!
Anyways right now I am making a denim quilted interior for her (door panels, seat covers curtains etc. ) and installing a BN4 this coming weekend (s) and when it gets a little drier and warmer here in portland I will be repainting the top and installing my new canvas. but all that is still to come.
I am having a bit of trouble uploading my pictures so for now
You can see pictures here:
http://public.fotki.com/vwdreamer/
or at the website below...
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Heather Winfrey (Woltz)
'71 Adventurewagen: Rosie
'67 Bug - the daily
BusZilla II - articulated vw bus (yes she has 6 wheels) http://mutantbus.com
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6d7vdub
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Interesting motor setup you have there. I dont know if I want to shake your hand on it or laugh, since it is no longer a real ac vw....j/k.
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1973 1303S
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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nice bus! good luck with your plans! i like the sounds of the interior! i've seen a bus done out in white fur & it looked well cool!
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my65vert
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Nice pics. (Nice butt too) 
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OGJHC
Kombisutra;
I'm starting to get little wafts of bus stink coming from the north. Something about the unique scent of drivers seat padding when it's glued together with mouse piss and shit that really gets me going... and I'm smelling it! Oh yeah! Time to start loading up the equipment. |
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6d7vdub
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| my65vert wrote: |
| Nice pics. (Nice butt too) |
Have you been looking at too many pics on the Samba Gallery??...lol
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my65vert
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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No, those were inappropriate pics and i'm glad they were deleted. I was refering to her butt pic.
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OGJHC
Kombisutra;
I'm starting to get little wafts of bus stink coming from the north. Something about the unique scent of drivers seat padding when it's glued together with mouse piss and shit that really gets me going... and I'm smelling it! Oh yeah! Time to start loading up the equipment. |
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6d7vdub
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my65vert
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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Heather, you are a little cutie and your bus isnt bad either.
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OGJHC
Kombisutra;
I'm starting to get little wafts of bus stink coming from the north. Something about the unique scent of drivers seat padding when it's glued together with mouse piss and shit that really gets me going... and I'm smelling it! Oh yeah! Time to start loading up the equipment. |
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VWDreamer
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Location: Portland Oregon
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Thanks I know Im a cutie and I match my bus!
BTW I do have an Aircooled engine, '83 was the last year they offered the Aircooled engine and half way through the year they changed to H20 and I have all the 1.7 shroud and tin on it becasue the stupid alt. braket was waay to huge to fit in the bay, there is a picture of the 2 fanshrouds on both sites.
Considering I got the engine for $125 with 150PSI on EVERY cylinder! who can complain?
I also used the 228 flywheel and clutch assembly AND bellhousing (IIRC the SR87 starter?) I am still running the '83 heater boxes (stainless steel) the only disadvantage is they are like 1/2 inch longer so I cant fit my rear bumper on, so I cant tow but eventually I think I will weld the heater ends from a spare round port heater boxes so I can keep the square port heads and nice stainless steel boxes
But my plans for this upcoming weekend are to install a BN4 as I dont have heat right now, and to insulate the front end as its natural air condiotioning.
Wow, That was a mouthful =D> But I know I could go on forever!!!
Whenever I get the time I will do an entire step to step procedure and all the parts I used to convert my bus, first the engine then the FI.
Which I can say Ill never go back to carbs!
Well maybe if they were like 48 Dellortos, but even then..whos got the $ to do that!
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Heather Winfrey (Woltz)
'71 Adventurewagen: Rosie
'67 Bug - the daily
BusZilla II - articulated vw bus (yes she has 6 wheels) http://mutantbus.com
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6d7vdub
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Heather, got any pics of your fastback? I am only messin with ya bout your motor setup...sounds like it was a real intensive job. 
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VWDreamer
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| Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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Ive got a whole album of pictures on the "fotki" link below...
Its ok I figured it would be a good time "give some more info" 
It really wasnt to intensive since I had already done it with a '78 engine (leaked like a sive) I just had to do a lot of research for the FI. I also had alot of shops here in Portland answering all my questions too 
Anyways, I will be selling the '68 soon as soon as I finish the top end rebuild, I also have a '71 fastback that I used 2 cars to make one good one, but the only thing is I really cant find soeone who really wants my '71 because its just a project, even though I have more than all the parts for it. If you know anyone whos interested (its listed in the classifieds - type 3) So i guess they are both for sale I want to get a really sweet (running) perfereably baby blue '69 fasty, but Im dreaming right now as I cant buy one until I sell these!!!! The horrible drawbacks of living in apts. 
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Heather Winfrey (Woltz)
'71 Adventurewagen: Rosie
'67 Bug - the daily
BusZilla II - articulated vw bus (yes she has 6 wheels) http://mutantbus.com
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RobzKombi
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Cool bus you got there. take good care of her or him.
But there's nothing like a splitty IMO |
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VWDreamer
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I am only 19 and this is only my 3rd vw and I know that sooner or later I will have a split window. I had the chance to drive a friend of mines ('65)and I was immeadiately in love, but considering Betty is my first Bus I love her lots and all the fun Ive had! Also As of now shes the only one of the 3 vws that runs
I call her a driving project
BTW I just uploaded some more pictures of her here:
http://public.fotki.com/vwdreamer
And lots of pictures where I bleached her top, and I just installed a CD player... now the front end stuff, heat and insulation!
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Heather Winfrey (Woltz)
'71 Adventurewagen: Rosie
'67 Bug - the daily
BusZilla II - articulated vw bus (yes she has 6 wheels) http://mutantbus.com
http://vwdreamer.com |
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UncleBob
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| VWDreamer wrote: |
| Thanks I know Im a cutie and I match my bus! |
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VWDreamer
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Ok ok that wasnt meant to sound egotistic or anything, but thats what Ive been told
but all that really matters is that she is a volkswagen and Ive got to start somewhere right?!  Yes even though she is a bay window with lots of work (mostly cosmetic) to be done Ive been driving her for almost 3 years now and Ive learned alot.
But she still is cute!!!
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'71 Adventurewagen: Rosie
'67 Bug - the daily
BusZilla II - articulated vw bus (yes she has 6 wheels) http://mutantbus.com
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