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Wow, I could write almost the same article about my '85 Westfalia Vanagon.
by bbarn 5y ago
Wow, I could write almost the same article about my '85 Westfalia Vanagon.
- kragen 5y agoI was thinking exactly the same thing, except ① it was '83, not '85 (and thus air-cooled); ② it was an aftermarket camper van conversion with some slight design issues in the pop top, not a Westfalia; ③ after I rebuilt the engine a second time we sold it, so, blessedly, it's not mine anymore. My engine rebuild survived for a couple of years until the new owner drove it in second gear for an hour at highway speeds, overheating the engine to the point where it punched a pushrod through the crankcase.
- dilap 5y agore ③, on...purpose?
- kragen 5y agoI don't think he destroyed the engine on purpose, if that's what you meant. I did sell it on purpose though. I rebuilt the engine on purpose too, because without a working engine the market value of the van was scrap metal.
- bombcar 5y agoⓇ②⑤ |–|–| ①③④ Huh HN lets me approximate the shift pattern of a deuce.5
- bbarn 5y agoMine's an aftermarket high top, with what I believe were salvaged Westfalia interiror components, because nothing really fits right :)
- kragen 4y agoHa!
- scarecrowbob 5y agoCame to write the same comment, except mine was a '68.
- ehnto 5y agoThere's a sweet spot, around the 90s, where the cars are still running fine, and are not yet too complex to steal with a pocket knife.