77 Westy purchased, towed home and status updates.

[cmonSTART]

Very cool!
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'78 Bus 2.0FI
de K1IGS

[Abscate]

That’s a great camper colour , love it

GLW ....SOLD!
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.ssS!

[OldBusGuy]

I bought this 71 Westy from the original owner's widow for $800 in 1991. Found a $50 bill and Gulf credit card from the 70s hidden in a small tupperware container behind the ice box, so technically I only paid $750.

[tweeter77]

Note to self. Always point the exhaust towards the garage door.

New
Fuel pump
Filter
Battery

Cleaned injectors and wire connections
Aired up tires
Topped of fluids



Link


Needs list unknown.

[ToolBox]

[tweeter77]

Inspecting the brakes today. Who ever designed those rear drum brakes ! Getting those star adjuster nuts free was a pain. The first one took a few minutes of flame and a hammer but that 2nd one was impossible.

Question: While looking for rear brake hardware they all seem to come with the compressed spring/round clips but my backer plate doesn't have any slots for them. Is that common?


Link

[danfromsyr]

iirc the kits are fairly 'generic' and the vanagon uses the same rear shoes but since is self adjusting uses a more floating mounting system..
so iirc the springs/pins are for vanagons.

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[BUSBOSS]

BTW: Your passenger sidemarker light is out. Hope you are having fun and staying well!
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All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
1976 Westfalia
1970 Karmann Ghia Convertible (sold - but not forgotten)

[WildIdea]

Your bus has a lot going for it! Oozing with originality. Congratulations on the purchase. Your gonna have a blast going through and learning all the systems. I enjoy the updates, thanks for posting.
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1977 Sage Green Westy
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=691987
1965 SWR Walk-Through Standard
1960 211 Panel American Camper Conversion

[tweeter77]

The list is long...but I'll add the side marker to it.

Wiper Motor or switch - Fixed
Turn signal switch - Fixed
Horn
Flasher Switch (hold to the right and they work) - Fixed also fixed the turn signals
All window seals
Pop Top fabric - Removed
All Brakes and hoses
CV Boots
Low charge voltage
Rust
Rim for Spare Tire
Five-Tires
RR Marker light - Bulbs ordered

Rear Table (missing)
Pealing veneer
Carpet
Wash fabric - 2 down 3 to go.
Lube Passenger Seat - Done
Are the headrest Removable? Because they don't move
House Battery
12v converter

[tweeter77]

Nothing major today. The wife used some wax on the zipper after washing the rear engine bay cover. The zipper works now. We also popped the top just to see how bad it was.

[tweeter77]

Some progress...chasing exhaust leaks.

I gave up trying to weld it on the bus, so 3 broken bolts later and the F-Pipe was free.

its sure is ugly but it passed the light test.

Example of light shining through.

Ugly but solid.

Getting late here. Maybe i'll grind it down some more tomorrow and reinstall.

[ivwshane]

It is my understanding that the F pipes are stainless steel and it takes special care to weld to it. I’m not sure how long that weld will hold. Personally I’d buy some used f-pipes. There are a couple in the classified’s right now, just be sure your replacement has a flange clocked in the same direction as your bad one.
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77 westy 2.0 FI
69 ghia coup 1600dp
70 single cab

[Slip356]

When replacing F pipes it’s wise to anneal the copper doughnuts. I just did mine. Heat the copper red hot & quench in cold water. It softens the copper enough to be flexible to fill in any imperfections in the seat surfaces. Also wise to use correct ‘jam nuts’ one use only fasteners.