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kevinj73us
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I have fresh blades for my sawzall. Let me know when you are ready to do the roof. 
kj
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dobryan
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dobryan
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shagginwagon83
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:42 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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You got all that for 200$? I think just the fuel line kit from GoWesty is $200.
No metal fuel rails?
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All4You
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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Dave,
Not sure about the fit but I have a brand new set of metal fuel rails for a syncro that I am willing to part with at a cut-rate. I can bring them with me when I see you next week. Let me know.
All4Him
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dobryan
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All4You
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blackglasspirate
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 8:28 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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Looking forward to seeing more on this build and the process. What a great idea to have a van in Europe to travel around in when you want. Lucky you!
Where do I start the petition for a time/van-share?
Just kidding...
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dobryan
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:42 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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On the run down to Key West we stayed at Steve VanB's place in Daytona and picked up these Jalousie windows for me to convert for the bus. Steve bought them at a local VW meet the week before. $200 for both including screen frames.
I also got a rear table mount off of ebay. $30.
Total
$3495 + 200 + 30
$3725
I leave next week Saturday to fly to Denver and drive the bus home to MD.
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'87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25 and Peloquin TBD
"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson
MD>Canada>AK>WA>OR>CA>AZ>UT>WY>SD
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646
Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371
The Western Syncro build
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dobryan
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djkeev
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dobryan
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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I am home. 
1650 miles (9am Sunday leave Denver, 2pm Tuesday arrive home near Baltimore)
19.8 mpg
1/2 quart of oil burned
Only the tail pipe and muffler broke down. The rest of the bus made it just fine.
We cruised at 65-70 mph the whole way but it was very windy and in Western PA we ran into snow.
The bus is as advertised. No rust (other than surface rust where the passenger side was scraped), tired paint, interior needs a good cleaning, but it has the good rust free bones I was looking for.
I replaced out the fuel lines (still original from the 'T' to the injectors and fuel distributor, oil looked new and clean so I left it alone. The engine has good pep and did not have any issue with any of the hills on Route 70 thru PA.
Cost to 'ship' the bus from Denver.
Airfare one way on Southwest BWI to DIA - $135
Gas home - $220
Lodging - $37 (spent one night with a driveway host and another at a private campground. I needed electric for my small room heater since temps were around 28-32 at night.)
Tolls - $14
Total shipping cost - $410
Total to date: $3725 + $410 =
$4135
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"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson
MD>Canada>AK>WA>OR>CA>AZ>UT>WY>SD
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646
Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371
The Western Syncro build
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dobryan
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iliketowalk
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 8:08 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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This may be a stupid question ... but why not just buy a Westfalia hightop vanagon in europe and then sell it (or import it back to the states) when you're finished?
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dobryan
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iliketowalk
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 9:13 am Post subject: Re: Building a bus for travel in Europe |
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Bummer... Hard to believe that it can't be done for less than the cost of round trip shipping? ($4-6k?) Any chance of private rental? (I.e. Find one for sale, offer them XYZ to rent it, pay for insurance, etc)
Did you talk to CampervanCulture? Someone must have a workaround for this.
Anyhow, GLW/Resto! Guessing you have to ship RORO because of the hightop? What are those quotes looking like?
Cheers!
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