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dstimm
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Location: Encinitas, CA
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 Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:00 pm Post subject: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club!
She is a 1979 California Westfalia. The original FI is intact! Original paint, interior and engine. The engine has 58k miles on it, and was rebuilt 5k miles ago. There is only surface rust on the bus, and a dent where the spare tire was on the front (which I really would like to fix). This bus passes smog and the engine other than a few drops of oil seems to be running great. I am missing a fan shroud, the back reflector lens is broken, it needs a foam engine seal (it is missing), and it needs some interior cleaning and some elbow grease, but overall the bus seems to be in great shape. I am probably going to take it in for a tune up and have the fuel lines replaced and do some overall maintenance before I drive anywhere with her. It will take me a while to figure out her name, but I am excited to get to know her character. If you can recommend anything else I should do, that would be wonderful!
Brand new Poptop waiting to be installed!
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aeromech
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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That looks like a nice bus. Bring it over tomorrow and I’ll help you figure everything out. I live near Sea World
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aeromech
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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Double post
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dstimm
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Joined: June 29, 2018
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Location: Encinitas, CA
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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| aeromech wrote: |
| That looks like a nice bus. Bring it over tomorrow and I’ll help you figure everything out. I live near Sea World |
Wow that would be great, sadly tomorrow I am pretty booked up with my sister being in town, but could I bring it to you next weekend?
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babysnakes
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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| Welcome to the asylum. |
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Tram
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Location: Still Feelin' the Bern- Once you've felt it you can't un- feel it.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:45 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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I'll buy the incorrect Type 3 shift knob. 
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wcfvw69 
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Location: Arizona
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:13 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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| aeromech wrote: |
| That looks like a nice bus. Bring it over tomorrow and I’ll help you figure everything out. I live near Sea World |
Welcome to the club-
I saw you were in Encinitas and that you mentioned you wanted someone to tune it up and change the fuel lines. Gary's your guy to do any work you need done.
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aeromech
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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| dstimm wrote: |
| aeromech wrote: |
| That looks like a nice bus. Bring it over tomorrow and I’ll help you figure everything out. I live near Sea World |
Wow that would be great, sadly tomorrow I am pretty booked up with my sister being in town, but could I bring it to you next weekend?
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Sure, But im only signing up to look right now.
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xyzzy
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Location: Encinitas, CA
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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| dstimm wrote: |
After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club!
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Sweet bus. I live in Encinitas as well let me know if you want to get together.
+1 on meeting Gary also.
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WildIdea
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:52 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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| Sweet bus! Congrats. Looks like it’s in great shape from here and that biding your time paid off. Keep us updated as you go through it. |
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Tram
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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Congrats on finally taking the plunge from dream to nightmare, you poor bastard. 
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aeromech
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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He’s only kidding, I think
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Wasted youth
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Location: California's Hot and Smoggy Central Valley
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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Nice looking ride, bonus points for originality!
Engine porn, please. I’m curious about your comment that you’re missing a fan shroud. |
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SGKent
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Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:23 pm Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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| aeromech wrote: |
| He’s only kidding, I think |
I don't think so - Tram meant every word - Let's wait until Gary looks over the smog gear to be sure it is all there.
Welcome to the new guy - who wants to work him over first? (Just kidding - he'll get plenty as he tries to absorb 40 years of learning into a few months.)
I guess someone should warn him to stay away from the oil strainer nut unless he has a torque wrench that goes as low as 9 ft lbs so the engine doesn't get trashed.
I'm just jealous y'all are in San Diego and I am stuck in smoky Sacramento.
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dstimm
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 6:12 am Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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| aeromech wrote: |
| He’s only kidding, I think |
I don't think so - Tram meant every word - Let's wait until Gary looks over the smog gear to be sure it is all there.
Welcome to the new guy - who wants to work him over first? (Just kidding - he'll get plenty as he tries to absorb 40 years of learning into a few months.)
I guess someone should warn him to stay away from the oil strainer nut unless he has a torque wrench that goes as low as 9 ft lbs so the engine doesn't get trashed.
I'm just jealous y'all are in San Diego and I am stuck in smoky Sacramento. |
I guess I will post it since I see it everywhere!
More pictures (engine) coming soon! We should do a San Diego meet up! It seems like we have enough people in Encinitas alone to make a decent size one. Maybe we should all go to the next Encinitas Vintage cars on the 101.
SGKent you should come down and get out of the smoke for a bit, the ocean is 75F right now! |
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OB Bus
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dstimm
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 10:49 am Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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Gregg in the 603
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 11:13 am Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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Nice pictures and nice bus. I love it. Mine is also a Cali-model, but I swapped the components to '77 Federal since I'm not subject to smog.
That's not a fan shroud you are missing, that's just the cover for the fan. The shroud is the large grey piece that surrounds the fan and takes up the largest portion of the motor that is visible at the rear. It is the weathered, grey and white piece showing.
How much was the bus?
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aerosurfer
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 11:16 am Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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| OB Bus wrote: |
| And more than a few of us further down the coast! |
I’m just a little bit inland, myself. Happy to help with any work as well. 
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dstimm
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 11:20 am Post subject: Re: After years of dreaming & research, I finally joined the club! |
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| aerosurfer wrote: |
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| And more than a few of us further down the coast! |
I’m just a little bit inland, myself. Happy to help with any work as well. |
Little bit inland! haha |
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