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Team WorldTour Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2010 Posts: 2426 Location: Der Vaterland
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 3:55 am Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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(I think your gf wants kids...) _________________ 1990 Feldjäger Syncro AAZ
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H6 Subaru Engine Swap Thread
WV2ZZZ25ZFH094138(x)/ WV2YB0257LH057308(x)/ WV2ZZZ25ZLG113270/
"Where am I going? And what am I doing in this handbasket?" -Nicodemus Jordan
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Another weekend, another trip out enjoying the sun. Thinking we want to get an awning cuz we got roasted this weekend and some people needed an escape from the heat. No coyotes keeping us awake this trip!
Antlers:
Turtle:
Living our best lives
_________________ 1967 Bug:
Olga: the Cal look car lost in the PNW SOLD
1984 Vanagon:
Berty the Vanagon
1973 Bus
Amber the Bus Sold
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 12:29 am Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Ouch
Ordered some stove conversion part and an ARB awning. I stopped working on this thing cuz I’ve been having too much fun taking it on trips!
_________________ 1967 Bug:
Olga: the Cal look car lost in the PNW SOLD
1984 Vanagon:
Berty the Vanagon
1973 Bus
Amber the Bus Sold
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:10 pm Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Got this trailer hitch for my birthday. Already a classic:
Heading to work I blew two gallons of coolant into the interior of the van because the bleed valve for the rear heater cracked. That was a fun mess.
Got an aluminum ARB awning, this thing rocks:
Fields of gold
Jamming
_________________ 1967 Bug:
Olga: the Cal look car lost in the PNW SOLD
1984 Vanagon:
Berty the Vanagon
1973 Bus
Amber the Bus Sold
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jlrftype7 Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2018 Posts: 3582 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 4:53 am Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Looks like all of you are enjoying the Summet.
Love the Toilet Seat too.
Sorry to hear about that bleeder fitting going on you.
Coolant leaks on the interior of a vehicle are no fun due to the cleanup ... _________________ '68 Westy- my first VW and vehicle/Bus- long gone.- sold it to a traveling Swiss couple....
'67 Type 3 Fastback, my 2nd car- gone
'69 Semi-Auto Stick Shift Beetle-gone
2017 MINI Coopers, our current DDs
‘84 Tin Top - Hilga....Auto |
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Resealed the injectors this week, general engine cleanup, I work with wires all day and have become OCD with wire routing, what was VW thinking when they ran wires for these things.
Got a big trip planned this weekend. 800 miles so say a VW prayer for me. _________________ 1967 Bug:
Olga: the Cal look car lost in the PNW SOLD
1984 Vanagon:
Berty the Vanagon
1973 Bus
Amber the Bus Sold
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Van stuff was on the back burner through August and September, we got a house, so we have been preoccupied. However, while at goodwill yesterday, I found a box of click flooring for 7$!!! Score, this was in my long term plans to do but since it was so cheap and I have my garage and tools out I knocked it out quick
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Olga: the Cal look car lost in the PNW SOLD
1984 Vanagon:
Berty the Vanagon
1973 Bus
Amber the Bus Sold
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:15 am Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Put a wooden steering wheel on Betty, from the guys at Slaughter House Customs in the UK. Snow is upon us, and after a summer season “enjoying” the van in her purity. Spent more time working on it than enjoying it. I think it’s time I went the Subaru swap route. Will source an engine locally and go with the RMW conversion kit. Figures to keep me busy for the winter _________________ 1967 Bug:
Olga: the Cal look car lost in the PNW SOLD
1984 Vanagon:
Berty the Vanagon
1973 Bus
Amber the Bus Sold
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2020 12:51 am Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Getting some interior LED’s set up off he six battery.
Going RMW conversion, with an EJ25 motor. Should be the next update as I rip the 1.9 engine out and work on the Subaru swap! Godspeed! _________________ 1967 Bug:
Olga: the Cal look car lost in the PNW SOLD
1984 Vanagon:
Berty the Vanagon
1973 Bus
Amber the Bus Sold
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4Gears4Tires Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2018 Posts: 3054 Location: MD
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 7:08 am Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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The lighting upgrade really transform the interior feel! Good luck on the ej swap! _________________ '87 Syncro
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Got into it today. Tore out the 1.9. It will be for sale, fun to learn how they fit these things in there. Gonna be nice to have more room and tidy bay with a 2.5 inside.
Mandatory pic:
Now the real work begins _________________ 1967 Bug:
Olga: the Cal look car lost in the PNW SOLD
1984 Vanagon:
Berty the Vanagon
1973 Bus
Amber the Bus Sold
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Been working on the engine bay a bit to prepare for the Subaru engine swap. Only a couple weeks away from tearing into the Subaru end of things. Already have the donor car.
Plenty of time in the bay:
Redid all the looks for taillights/side markers/lic plate.
Tore out all the factory insulation above the trans tunnel and sprayed undercoating in place of that stuff.
Soon Subaru stuff will be happening. It’s coming out of a 2000 Legacy Outback _________________ 1967 Bug:
Olga: the Cal look car lost in the PNW SOLD
1984 Vanagon:
Berty the Vanagon
1973 Bus
Amber the Bus Sold
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erste Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2013 Posts: 1110 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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nice progress and good luck with the swap! |
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:25 pm Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Pulled the EJ out and got some work done on it
Extracted
Got the RMW coolant crossover installed. As well as some new gaskets on the Subaru motor. Waiting on some motor mount brackets to install into the van and ordered in a 28” belt. Was able to get the adapter plate, new flywheel, clutch and pressure plate installed.
Waiting on some parts but getting closer. Need to find some time to pull the harness out of the Subaru.
_________________ 1967 Bug:
Olga: the Cal look car lost in the PNW SOLD
1984 Vanagon:
Berty the Vanagon
1973 Bus
Amber the Bus Sold
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Got the engine mounted a couple weeks ago and just pulled the harness and boxed it up today so I figured I would post an update:
Need to plumb up coolant lines, fuel lines, attach speed sensor to axle, got the exhaust on. Quite nice!
Harness pulled and boxed up ready to send to Colorado:
Also got a decal for my steering wheel. Will want to do an electric power steering conversion in the future, but let’s not get ahead of myself haha.
_________________ 1967 Bug:
Olga: the Cal look car lost in the PNW SOLD
1984 Vanagon:
Berty the Vanagon
1973 Bus
Amber the Bus Sold
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webberjames95 Snorkelstang Finder
Joined: January 18, 2011 Posts: 1091 Location: Pullman, Washington
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Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 8:16 pm Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Still waiting on my harness from RMW. They said about 5 weeks about 8 weeks ago, but good thing because I still am tinkering away on this thing between all of life’s things.
Got the fuel lines ran with the OEM Subaru filter and firewall mount. I still need to get some grommets so I can use the holes in the firewall to run the lines through.
All the heater coolant lines have been run, just waiting on a bit of coolant pipe to come in and the coolant system will be complete. I deleted the “t’s” that ran the heater lines to the rear seat heater. I will go with a diesel heater some day and utilize that vent with the diesel heater. That is a cool project I have planned going forward which I haven’t seen anyone do.
Been extra hard the last couple days to work on this thing as a big heat wave has taken over the PNW.
At this point it’s very close to just waiting on the harness. Should be filling it up with coolant and oil any day now.
This has been a fun project and taught me a lot. Lots of little things is what slows you down. I bet I could do a second conversion in a couple of full days if I had all the proper parts on hand when I began. Most of my delays have been taking it one step at a time and only ordering the next part I need instead of ordering a lot of it at once. I’m enjoying it though! _________________ 1967 Bug:
Olga: the Cal look car lost in the PNW SOLD
1984 Vanagon:
Berty the Vanagon
1973 Bus
Amber the Bus Sold
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Schnippzle Samba Member
Joined: February 04, 2021 Posts: 288 Location: Swede in London, UK
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Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:18 am Post subject: Re: Berty- a 1984 Westfalia |
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Great progress. |
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