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[Tom Booth]

Thought I'd start a page for the new aquizition of my dads, as the tittle, its a 1970 day window Westfalia pop top, straight from california!









Its all mostly there! just in however many pieces...
Main priority is to strip it out, see what wildlife needs vanquishing and see whats under all this filler.

Its so solid its unreal thou!

Tara for now!

[Bungle]

yeah more tmf camper vans

whats dads plans ?

[Tom Booth]

We've been talking about it, and he's thining of doing a Restoration job, back to the true westfalia spec, but a little lower, the engines inside in pieces, and hes thinking about a 1641 twin webber motor in the back. He just wants something thats goign to go nicely at 60 an be reliable. Still not sure thou, it might just become a totall different camper, with units and a cooker down the long side an a rock an roll bed in the back.

No updates until the weekend thou, it's to dark to do any work at night

Should be mainly seeing what we have and what we dont have for it. Can't wait to get me mits on it!!!

What engines in your Bungle? Any advice on a deecent engine too that I can pass on?Like i say, he wants deecent cruising speed and reliablity!

[mini_lover]

Hello!

My boyfriend has a 1973 bay called Monty! Gun metal and silver with alloys, love it! Went round France in the summer in it, 3,500 miles, with not a single problem, well apart from the hand brake throwing an occasional spark! haha was happily cruising at 80 on the moterways, it has a 1.6 Vege engine (?!?!) or something? And we went around the Nurburgring as well so he now is the proud owner of a sticker!!

Your dads will look ace when its done!! And then will be able to go Vanfest and G.O.T.H in it, camping in VW's rules!!

[Bungle]

What engines in your Bungle? Any advice on a deecent engine too that I can pass on?Like i say, he wants deecent cruising speed and reliablity!

stick with the westy interior as they are a good lay out we are basing ours on this style

full rock and roll bed for the 3 of us

i have a new (recon) 1600cc with single webber progressive carb 4 into 1 headder and single quiet pack exhaust

we can do 60-65 mph on motorways but loose some speed on cornish hills

i have Dolly my bus in the projects section and i find justkampers a good source of parts and forum

[heartagram]

NICE!

Everyone loves a bit of camper action.

[Tom Booth]

Cheers lads, Me and dad where having a look round last night, chipped some sound proofing off the floor and then some wax off the bottom of the shell, its as red as the day it left the factory. Awsome.

I'm itching to get working on it!!!

You got a cover for yours Geoff? My dads looking for one, he's looking at the ons with unzipping door sections I think.

[Bungle]

a big brick cover

[Tom Booth]

Ahh, I think ours is goign in the garage soon (thats infront of it atm). Sister wont be happy thou, her type R left on the drive, haha, she'll go mad.

[Bungle]

mrs bungle renault megane has to live out side now as well

[jack_marshall]

Niiiice.

Looks awesome!

My dad actually said how solid it was, reckoned that model has a double floor skin or something? And theyre both still there which is a rarity?

On the motor side. Im sure Ive seen brand spankers in the magazines for very little money? Like £400-500?

Wouldnt bother rebuilding one for that money!

He going back to original colours then?

[Bungle]

is it time for a new bigger project jack?

[Tom Booth]

is it time for a new bigger project jack?

I'm with Bungle. VW splitty single cab ftw!!! I'd love one

[Pie]

we can do 60-65 mph on motorways but loose some speed on cornish hills

And the square wheels dont help do they bumgle?

[Dog]

Phooor nice Van!

Keep it like that just make sure its solid for MOT...
What engine has that got? 1.6 or 2.0?

Getting a 'van is still a pipe dream for me