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ChazSXi
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29th Jul 06 at 12:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

have been offered this camper for FREE.

right so could it be sorted out for a reasonable amount of effort and money or is it a scrapper? doesnt have that much rust and insdie we would just kit it out with seating etc...not kitchen! would be year project i woulda thought!

anyone got a clue on the engines? i know its a 1.6 is this a beetle engine?

also any camper forums any1 know of?






[Edited on 29-07-2006 by ChazSXi]
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29th Jul 06 at 12:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

damn
Marc
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How crap is Image Shack!!!

If you have the time/patience/skill then go for it!!! Always fancied a VW Camper!
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Hmmm, to be it looks pretty rusty and if it's bee sat in that field for a while then I dread to think what the underside will be like.
Best bet would be to take it, get it up on ramps and have a look, the main worry are the heater channels that run down the sills as these rot from the inside out.
If it runs it might be worth spending £35 and putting it through a MoT to see what needs doing.

But on the positive side, looks like the engine has had a new carb put on recently, the interiort doesn't look too bad and can easily be sorted and the bodywork panels look pretty straight.

Like I said the main worry is gonne be the underneath, things like ball joints and steering componants are actually pretty cheap (as are engine dress up kits), goto a good newsagents and pick up the latest VolksWorld magazine for ideas and shops that sell all sorts of bits n pieces.
ChazSXi
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29th Jul 06 at 12:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

nice one...well we want it as along term project so in no rush to get it all sorted...my mate looked enderneath and everything seems ok...no major rust holes or anything missing...

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YOU GOTTA SAVE IT CHAZ!

those are old skool cool
Corsalad87
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I agree its needs saving!
Rich H
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Save it Dude! I was offered one of these last year, but it was too far gone and we had nowhere to store it!

Still really want to own one of these one day though. Whack a Porsche lump in it one day too!!
ChazSXi
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one day as in...in 10 years time! lol

we r investigating how to get it moved now my mate has stables where we can store and work on it!
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brilliant things...

Drove from Aberdeen to Newquey in a 2.0 1971 Camper... managed to hit 90

The 1.6 one wasnt so quick

I'm going to buy one at some point
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http://www.vagweb.co.uk
Jules
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Put a small gas burner hob in there, mate has his kitted out in his splitty, he takes it to weekend shows, sleeps in it then cooks himself a nice fry up and with a kettle he has everything he needs for a full english
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quote:
Originally posted by Jules
Put a small gas burner hob in there, mate has his kitted out in his splitty, he takes it to weekend shows, sleeps in it then cooks himself a nice fry up and with a kettle he has everything he needs for a full english


sounds perfect
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i want one, but with a Scooby flat 4 in it
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You're a sick man James.
jr
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you dont even know some of the ideas ive got for project that ive come up with sitting at work for the last 3 years
Jules
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
i want one, but with a Scooby flat 4 in it


There is a split in the latest VolksWorld magazine with one in....
And a Bug with full Porsche running gear.....
ChazSXi
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think this project is goin ahead...gonna make sure we can def have it tday and it should be in its place of work by the end of the week!
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- look forward to seeing some progress on this one
Adam-D
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do it up

or save it and sell it to someone who will do it up
mwg
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eBay it and buy a split screen one
ChazSXi
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we r gonna give it a go at renovation first...will be our 1st project like this....1st things 1st we r gonna totally strip it all and clean it up...

will keep a foto update of it all!
Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
i want one, but with a Scooby flat 4 in it


Guy on Scoobynets doing one
ste_nova
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Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
Model DELIVERY VAN
Body type MOTOR HOME/CARAVAN
Fuel type PETROL
Number of previous owners 5
Last owner change 28 February 1993
Date of First Registration 21 03 1973
Year of Manufacture 1972
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1584CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour RED
SXi_Tim
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31st Jul 06 at 12:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Get ready to be paying out for one of the highly reliable 1.6 aircooled engines

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