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ggolds5
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 Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2023 9:29 pm Post subject: Sink/Stove/Fridge unit from a Vanagon into a Bay Window. |
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| I'm sure this has been covered in here somewhere. Can anyone tell me if there is any reason a Vanagon kitchen unit cannot go into a Bay window Bus, specially a 76. I've given up on finding a kitchen unit from a Bay. They are never in good shape. I have found a few good Vanagon units. SO, will it fit without issue?. Thanks. |
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danfromsyr
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: Sink/Stove/Fridge unit from a Vanagon into a Bay Window. |
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with a little bit of work
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I did this with my 78 passenger van. I found a 76 Westfalia at the wrecker with no sink/stove cabinet and bought an early vanagon sink/stove cabinet from another wrecker. I removed the icebox from the icebox cabinet in the 70s stuff then had to shorten that whole cabinet 1 1/4" I re-laminated the vanagon unit and here's the (sort of) end result:
It was a lot of work and there's still a lot to do but I'm in love with my van now, I guess if you put that much time and energy into something it's bound to happen. |
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ggolds5
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: Sink/Stove/Fridge unit from a Vanagon into a Bay Window. |
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| danfromsyr wrote: |
with a little bit of work
from this member's post
| Andre4 wrote: |
I did this with my 78 passenger van. I found a 76 Westfalia at the wrecker with no sink/stove cabinet and bought an early vanagon sink/stove cabinet from another wrecker. I removed the icebox from the icebox cabinet in the 70s stuff then had to shorten that whole cabinet 1 1/4" I re-laminated the vanagon unit and here's the (sort of) end result:
It was a lot of work and there's still a lot to do but I'm in love with my van now, I guess if you put that much time and energy into something it's bound to happen. |
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This is exactly what I need to do , just the sink stove unit , so I guess it works. Was the sink stove unit easy to put in, or were there modifications you had to make. I just want to put the 2 bottles underneath. One for sink drain and the other for fresh water. Then attach a small propane bottle to the stove , not attach it to the underneath since there isn't a propane system installed in the Bus. |
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SGKent 
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: Sink/Stove/Fridge unit from a Vanagon into a Bay Window. |
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It says in the text there were modifications needed, and he had to re-laminate it when done.
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ggolds5
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: Sink/Stove/Fridge unit from a Vanagon into a Bay Window. |
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| It says in the text there were modifications needed, and he had to re-laminate it when done. |
I just wasn't sure if he had to shorten the lower icebox unit, I think that is what he meant. I'm assuming the Sink stove unit for the Vanagon unit is 1.5 inches wider from what he's saying. I wonder what the dimensions are on the Bay Window unit as far as width. |
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busdaddy
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my59
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: Sink/Stove/Fridge unit from a Vanagon into a Bay Window. |
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Propane is heavier than air, which is why you keep it outside.
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mikedjames
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2023 2:02 pm Post subject: Re: Sink/Stove/Fridge unit from a Vanagon into a Bay Window. |
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| my59 wrote: |
| Propane is heavier than air, which is why you keep it outside. |
But unless your sliding door is amazingly well sealed, the propane runs across the floor and then outside.. As implemented by Devon Conversions over here in the UK, my gas bottles are fairly well ventilated in the hinged, demountable cooker unit beside the sliding door. Its not something that has worried me over the last 13 years.
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The Volkswagen Ranch
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2023 8:05 pm Post subject: Re: Sink/Stove/Fridge unit from a Vanagon into a Bay Window. |
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It takes a long time to find Westfalia cabinets, and most likely you will have to build from many sources. It took me two years, and by using the “ alert” ad function in the Samba I finally found ALL of what I needed to rebuild a nice stock kitchen for my 76. In almost all cases, you will need to remove cracked and chipped laminate and replace. The nice kitchen cabinet in this thread required a LOT of work to carefully measure and replace the Vanagon laminate with period correct laminate to go with his ‘78. Either way, you are looking at becoming at least a journeyman carpenter to do either! Unless…. You have a buddy that is a cabinet maker. Not trying to discourage you, but I wish somebody had cautioned me on how much work it is. In my case, glad I took the time… and thanks to Eche bus for his fantastic restoration threads here! Bob
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ggolds5
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2023 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: Sink/Stove/Fridge unit from a Vanagon into a Bay Window. |
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| It takes a long time to find Westfalia cabinets, and most likely you will have to build from many sources. It took me two years, and by using the “ alert” ad function in the Samba I finally found ALL of what I needed to rebuild a nice stock kitchen for my 76. In almost all cases, you will need to remove cracked and chipped laminate and replace. The nice kitchen cabinet in this thread required a LOT of work to carefully measure and replace the Vanagon laminate with period correct laminate to go with his ‘78. Either way, you are looking at becoming at least a journeyman carpenter to do either! Unless…. You have a buddy that is a cabinet maker. Not trying to discourage you, but I wish somebody had cautioned me on how much work it is. In my case, glad I took the time… and thanks to Eche bus for his fantastic restoration threads here! Bob |
Well: I found a rear closet with mirror in upstate NY. Drove from CT. about 5 hours during sleet and fog to pick it up from a guy on here at a Walmart. Spent this past week restoring it. Now looks great. Found a headbanger at Way-out Salvage in Arkansas. He shipped it. Cost almost as much to ship as to buy it. Derrick and Barb were great!!. Just restored that and now both cabinets are ready to install. I just need a kitchen unit now. Like I said, a Vanagon unit would be fine. Found a NEW old stock unit on here but very expensive and shipping, probably will make that unit a no go. $1100 for the unit and likely 3-400 for shipping. The 2 cabinets I just purchased ran about 900 to get them. So that kitchen unit just is more then I can afford, but perhaps might be my best option. Id rather find a Bus unit, but those are in awful shape always, and I did find a Vanagon unit from a guy in Rhode Island on here but he isn't getting back to me no matter how much I've attempted to reach him. (Slow Rhode). I hope he's just away on vacation or something and not sick or something. I always think of that. Anyway, hoping to get a kitchen unit SOON. Thanks for writing. |
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