We're not strangers to the world of VW campers and the quirks they hold and the curve balls they like to throw at you!
Our first camper was a 1973 Kombi which was full of rot when we bought it back in September 2009 but years of chopping rotten panels and sections out, replacing with fresh steel and he came to look like this:
the motor was a 1915cc type 4, weight matched con rods with the "v" notch cooling mod, piston and con rods measured so that the ones with corresponding lengths oppose one another, 228mm flywheel and twin Weber 34 ICT's which was rolling road tuned to 96 bhp at the flywheel.
In the meantime we bought a 1977 Westfalia from Santa Cruz which had original interior furniture, little welding and comprehensive history and used him for a while before taking him off the road in 2016. He has a Subaru conversion, restored furniture, fresh upholstery, 180W solar system and Koni Classic Adjustable dampers & a heavy duty front ARB.
Our first camper was a 1973 Kombi which was full of rot when we bought it back in September 2009 but years of chopping rotten panels and sections out, replacing with fresh steel and he came to look like this:
the motor was a 1915cc type 4, weight matched con rods with the "v" notch cooling mod, piston and con rods measured so that the ones with corresponding lengths oppose one another, 228mm flywheel and twin Weber 34 ICT's which was rolling road tuned to 96 bhp at the flywheel.
In the meantime we bought a 1977 Westfalia from Santa Cruz which had original interior furniture, little welding and comprehensive history and used him for a while before taking him off the road in 2016. He has a Subaru conversion, restored furniture, fresh upholstery, 180W solar system and Koni Classic Adjustable dampers & a heavy duty front ARB.
the drive over was very comfortable, the Fiamma wind out awning was a game changer as we are used to a Vango Faro awning.
