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vw7266
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 Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:55 am Post subject: 79 Mexico Beige Westy Refresh |
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I picked this van up a few weeks ago, it had been sitting for a few years neglected and unused. It was amazing intact but didn't run so we put it on a trailer and drug home.
After some investigating I discovered the fuel pump wasn't working and after fixing that and adding a new battery it was up and running.
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It had the bucket!
Original accessory Westy awning
Paint clean up begins...I compounded it first to remove the heavy oxidation.
you can see a difference between the rear quarter and the slider which hasn't been done
The original paint came out looking great, but the bumpers looked awful so I removed them this weekend finished buffing and waxing behind them then sanded and repainted the bumpers
front
rear
I also repainted the exhaust with high temp paint.
I got it legal last Friday and we took it on a 60 mile shake down drive yesterday and it runs great!
More updates to come! |
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Red Fau Veh
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That looks yummy! In one pic there are so many ugly wires! They look weird, wait I didn't say weird I said.....not weird. 
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Bala
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Great looking bus! So you decided to keep it? 
Could you post more pictures of the awning? How does it attach to the drip rail?
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vw7266
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:01 am Post subject: |
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| Bala wrote: |
Great looking bus! So you decided to keep it?
Could you post more pictures of the awning? How does it attach to the drip rail? |
Im keeping it for now...prolly not forever...
I will post more when its set up again. it has clips that fit over the rain gutter that hold it in place |
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Randy in Maine
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The 1979 P-27 DeLuxe Westy, probably the finest buses ever made..... 
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vw7266
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Cool ad! Thanks for posting that |
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vw7266
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Some interior pics
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mattcuddy
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, even the seat belt hooks are as-of-yet unbroken. |
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vw7266
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, even the seat belt hooks are as-of-yet unbroken. |
funny you should point that out it came with a bunch of NOS stuff from vw in one of the cabinets and there are extra seat belt hooks in the mix! |
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notchboy
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eche_bus
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Very nice Westy! Sure has cleaned up well! |
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vw7266
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| thanks there's still plenty more clean up to do! |
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westyman71
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 7:34 am Post subject: |
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| Nice bus Brad!! |
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Bala
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:12 am Post subject: |
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Do you know the original mileage? I'd imagine pretty low.
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vw7266
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:30 am Post subject: |
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| Do you know the original mileage? I'd imagine pretty low. |
believe it or not this van has 120k miles on it. It must have been loved by the previous owner as its very clean and the carpet isn't hardly worn at all! |
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vw7266
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:30 am Post subject: |
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| westyman71 wrote: |
| Nice bus Brad!! |
thanks chuck! |
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nodrenim
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Only one major problem with this bus; IT'S NOT IN MY DRIVEWAY! Verrrrry nice. You done good. |
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mattcuddy
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| vw7266 wrote: |
| mattcuddy wrote: |
| Wow, even the seat belt hooks are as-of-yet unbroken. |
funny you should point that out it came with a bunch of NOS stuff from vw in one of the cabinets and there are extra seat belt hooks in the mix! |
I know a guy who would probably buy them if they were for sale and got hand delivered to the taco stand after CTS. You may also have to drive that guy to the taco stand as well.
Post up a pic of the rest of the goodies that came in the cabinet.
Sweet bus by the way. Need to find it a Super 6 and bracket.
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chabanais
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Looks brand new. Awesome!
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VWsArent4Hippies
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| What a nice van! |
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