The Good Karma bus.....1965 Velvet Green Westy

[AS350driver]

""I could lift the hatch up and down an inch at the hinges. Does your hatch seem firmly connected to the roof? If so, it is excellent. ""

To Clara, I spent a good while last night just around the sub hatch. It opens and closes smooth, and has zero vertical or lateral movement in the hinges. I also found a little prop rod laying in one of the cabinets that holds it slightly open.

[64 ragtop volks]

does your bus have a heater log under the rear seat area? i have a 64 velvet fathatch so33 and mine does not have one, i have the 4 tent mounts wile youes has the rail for awning. cool to see another velvet subhatch

[AS350driver]

No heater log on this one, either. There are some screw holes in the areas the tent pole brackets would have been, though.

[Bendango]

My floor looks about the same as yours (so satisfying aint it?) - I put down a layer of spray waxoli ove the cab floor. It cleared a little matt after drying. seemed really good but honestly held a kind of milky texture if rain got between the cab matt and the wax.

Maybe some one more experienced could chime in here on their thoughts on that?

Feels good to me though. To me once you have primed and replained you might have well as replaced the floor. Protect and enjoy the the OG as long as it can possibly last.
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[johny__utah]

You can clearly see the holes for the westy tent.. up from at the end of the awning rail. Also it has the front inside roof channel system for non headliner buses. Panel, Westy, Kombi used it for the grey commercial panels.
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[AS350driver]

Yes, for those asking about tent mounts, if you zoom in on the front of the awning rail in this pic the holes are still there.

[Lind]

[srfndoc]

Is this inside rear wall painted white or just a color issue with the flash?

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[AS350driver]

Just the flash. It's a actually a gray color.

[Longboardluv]

you're a lucky man! Great bus! I wouldn't worry about your front floor rusting any more. Subscribed

[bubba]

Velvet green is one of my Favorite colors!! Cant what to see it finished!
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[langsmer]

Am I correct in thinking that Riviera was the only one who used the long rail tent mounting method? I believe their tents were made (and designed?) here in Portland by Beckel Canvas. It also has the singe pane Hehr windows used on 1965 Rivieras. I wonder if this bus made a visit to Portland at some point in its early life?

[67_SO42]

This bus is getting some mechanicals here at the shop.
engine out... had the old 4th bolt installed and was frozen from corrosion (yay rats)... the good old starter bolt had a almost missing head and was near impossible to get out hahaha
Everything else is going smooooth.
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[oakman]

Killer Westy! Congratulations! I have a 65' Subhatch I've been slowly working on.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=642362&highlight=so-35

I agree with what Lind and Clara posted.

[AS350driver]

Got new tires and painted the black wheels back white today before work. My friend that has a split bus repair shop pulled the engine and pressure washed everything. Looks like the tank and sending unit can be reused.

[AS350driver]

Spent the day working on the bus. The battle against rat droppings/nests continues but I think I'm gaining the upper hand lol. The bus is back on its own wheels now.

First, the bad. The pedal pan had around 40-50 lbs of rat poop in it. After dropping it I had to lay on my back with the longest screwdriver I had, gloves welding shield and face mask on, and try to scrape more rat poop out that was still jammed up under the floorboard. Nasty!

Now the good, while under the bus I was just blown away how rust free it is. Here's some token dry undercarriage porn....admit it, you know you like it!! Lol

And some post washing/polishing pics

[npbusguy]

Damn that under carriage looks fantastic.
I think I would leave the pedal pan off for a while and drive the bus down some bumpy roads to knock/blow the rest of the rat poop out of the front.

[BarryL]

Bee ute a full! That pan picture looks kinda like an ad for granola.

[AS350driver]

^^^^. I won't be able to eat granola for a few months now. ^^^^

I got some work done today tidying up the engine bay and installing new firewall and apron seals. And more polishing.

[crofty]

Cleaning up nice!
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