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oakman
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 Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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| Very nice job on the wheel wells |
| low54 wrote: |
| Looks great so much better now 😎 |
Thanks guys! The cut wells have been bugging me since day one.
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crofty
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 2:41 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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Silver beige is my guess as all the other stuff is that color.
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oakman
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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| crofty wrote: |
Silver beige is my guess as all the other stuff is that color. |
| Fred Udog wrote: |
need your opinion ...
is the color of the chair is the same as the arms of flipseat ??
mine needs to be restored 
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Is the color of the flipseat arms Silver Beige? I have some WW Silver Beige but it looks different to me, although I am aware that their Silver White is off from original too.
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oakman
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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I had ordered a birth certificate for the Westy earlier this year, it took about 5 months to get here which was what I was expecting.
Comes in this folder:
There are some mistakes here such as the engine size, (1.2 litre?) color not listed, and the m-codes show safari windshields instead of gas heater. Also, its weird that they don't have the info for m-367. Jeez.. I will have to e-mail them and see if I can get this corrected.
It's cool to know that it was delivered to Stuttgart, Germany.
I also gave them the engine number in the bus which they confirmed as being the original:
I also picked up these postcards on e-bay from a seller in Germany. I'm not sure how old they are but for three bucks each shipped I thought they were cool. The red and white bus is an so-35.
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oakman
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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After a few e-mails with the vw museum I was able to get a corrected certificate. I sent them the info from here on TheSamba.com including the breakdown for m-367 and the westfalia color chart info. After doing a second data search they confirmed that the info I sent them was correct. It now shows the correct engine size and the paint info is now shown as well.
New Zertifikat:
I thought M-199 should be the Swivel Seat code but I'm not really sure. Maybe M-192 negates M-199 as Swivel Seat (also used on Wesfalia flipseat campers)?
Whatever, good enough.
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wcfvw69 
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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Wow, nice persistence in getting VW to correct that certificate. Also, Kudos to them for accepting that you in fact had the correct information and correcting their documentation. 
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oakman
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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| Wow, nice persistence in getting VW to correct that certificate. Also, Kudos to them for accepting that you in fact had the correct information and correcting their documentation. |
They asked for a photo of the m-code plate which I provided along with all of the other m-code info. I was glad they did a second search and found the mistakes. It arrived within a couple of weeks after they confirmed what I sent them.
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BusJunky
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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Good job getting that certificate turned around. Ive never ordered a birth certificate before. I'd like to someday when I get a really nice original example. Your bus was built on my birthday 8/26. Pretty cool! Decoding the mplate is the first thing I do when I get a new project. Its part of the bonding process LOL.
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oakman
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| Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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| BusJunky wrote: |
| Good job getting that certificate turned around. Ive never ordered a birth certificate before. I'd like to someday when I get a really nice original example. Your bus was built on my birthday 8/26. Pretty cool! Decoding the mplate is the first thing I do when I get a new project. Its part of the bonding process LOL. |
I was happy they got everything corrected and it didn't take 5 more months to arrive. Thanks to the info here in the Technical section.
It's cool to look up all the codes etc when you bring home a new bus. I was pretty sure I wouldn't order another B/C but I just brought home a pre m-plate bus so maybe I will order one for it. We'll see.
Love your typewriter bus thread, I'm blown away with what you've (both) done so far. I look forward to watching your progress. Keep it up!
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BusJunky
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:45 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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What pre m-plate bus did you pick up? Thanks for following the typewriter bus thread. We just got back from vacation and now im back on customer buses. Hoping to be wedling on it again soon.
Cheers!
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oakman
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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What pre m-plate bus did you pick up? Thanks for following the typewriter bus thread. We just got back from vacation and now im back on customer buses. Hoping to be wedling on it again soon.
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I picked up an August 58' Mango:
Unfortunately missing all the interior panels so I'm on the hunt for some:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2103451
I have a bad habit of starting on the next project before finishing the current one..
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wcfvw69
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 8:14 am Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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| BusJunky wrote: |
What pre m-plate bus did you pick up? Thanks for following the typewriter bus thread. We just got back from vacation and now im back on customer buses. Hoping to be wedling on it again soon.
Cheers! |
I picked up an August 58' Mango:
Unfortunately missing all the interior panels so I'm on the hunt for some:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2103451
I have a bad habit of starting on the next project before finishing the current one.. |
Wow.. your addiction is strong! 
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OgCalLook
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 8:45 am Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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| oakman wrote: |
| BusJunky wrote: |
What pre m-plate bus did you pick up? Thanks for following the typewriter bus thread. We just got back from vacation and now im back on customer buses. Hoping to be wedling on it again soon.
Cheers! |
I picked up an August 58' Mango:
Unfortunately missing all the interior panels so I'm on the hunt for some:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2103451
I have a bad habit of starting on the next project before finishing the current one.. |
Wow.. your addiction is strong! |
Nice score Brandon!, last month of the press bumpers.
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oakman
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:55 am Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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Another dream bus. Congrats!  |
| wcfvw69 wrote: |
Wow.. your addiction is strong! |
| OgCalLook wrote: |
Nice score Brandon!, last month of the press bumpers. |
Another way to keep the bank account drained! I will probably need to get rid of something now, Single Cab or panel (or both) may need to leave soon.
I'm just collecting parts for it for now, probably be awhile before it's back on the road. I will start a thread on it when I get going with it.
Tom, I finally got out on the bike yesterday for the first time in over 6 months, hoping for a good wet winter this year. Ride on!
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BusJunky
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OgCalLook
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:56 am Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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| oakman wrote: |
| jjjjack wrote: |
| Another dream bus. Congrats! |
| wcfvw69 wrote: |
Wow.. your addiction is strong! |
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Nice score Brandon!, last month of the press bumpers. |
Another way to keep the bank account drained! I will probably need to get rid of something now, Single Cab or panel (or both) may need to leave soon.
I'm just collecting parts for it for now, probably be awhile before it's back on the road. I will start a thread on it when I get going with it.
Tom, I finally got out on the bike yesterday for the first time in over 6 months, hoping for a good wet winter this year. Ride on! |
Man, I miss riding Desert. Ride smart Brother!
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low54
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:10 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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Cool bus looks really solid  |
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RHD Notch
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:00 pm Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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That's a great looking line-up Brandon...Congrats on the mango! What's the story on it? Did your dad hunt this one too? 
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| I have some other projects I'd like to finish first and I want to drive this bus while I'm working on those to help stay motivated. |
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oakman
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 7:27 am Post subject: Re: 1965 westfalia so-35 flipseat |
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| low54 wrote: |
| Cool bus looks really solid |
Thanks Ben, it's a little rough around the edges but I'm happy to have it. Should clean up nice.
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| That's a great looking line-up Brandon...Congrats on the mango! What's the story on it? Did your dad hunt this one too? |
Thanks Gary, the Mango was listed here in the classifieds for a long time (since early Spring I think). IIRC it was listed really high and lingered there for a long time. Price dropped a few times and I called and went to see it a few weeks ago. Ended up making a deal. I really wasn't planning on any more buses!
Across the desert to it's new home:
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