Meet Morrison...1985 Westfalia

Ryno · Post by **Ryno** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:11 pm

Hey guys...Sold my 72 Rivi/Westy a couple months ago and got a call last week about this 76 bus that I had inquired on 8 years ago. It's rough, but everything is there and fairly original. Gonna try to get it going on the cheap, so I guess I'm gonna be learning FI systems now. Glad to be back in a bus!

Ryno · Post by **Ryno** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:01 pm

Got it running today. Exhaust and oil leaks galore. Here is a short video taken from my phone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GmaTlM0f0E&feature=plcp

sped372 · Post by **sped372** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:29 pm

I think I'd get twichy being bus-less. Glad to see you're into another one; good luck with it.

Hippie · Post by **Hippie** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 2:08 pm

Cool beans, Ryno. A project is good for the soul.

satchmo · Post by **satchmo** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:14 pm

My condolences...er....congratulations to you. That looks like real work. I look forward to seeing what you make of it.

Tim

Ryno · Post by **Ryno** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:50 am

The plan is to get it mechanically in order and just have a regional beater camper. This bus has been abused, but wants to survive a little while.

The guy I got it from bought it over 10 years ago and could never get it running well enough to drive(there's been 3 miles put on it since the PPO signed the title to the PO).

Once the systems are sorted and the leaks addressed, this thing will live again. I got it with the intention of parting to make some quick cash, but I think it wants to live on awhile.

Sylvester · Post by **Sylvester** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:13 am

Just when you think you are out, you get pulled in again!

It is funny how these things find you!

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:51 pm

Why'd you sell the Rivi? Did your wife who painted it kick your butt for doing so?

Ryno · Post by **Ryno** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:47 pm

chitwnvw wrote:Why'd you sell the Rivi? Did your wife who painted it kick your butt for doing so?

No, it was a mutual decision. We sold it to pay some bills and take the baby for a trip out west. I really planned on being through with them for awhile, then the phone rang on this one.

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:18 am

You two did good work, I could see you guys rehabilitating buses as a sideline. Were you able to turn a profit? That seems to be the problem with resto work, you don't seem to get out what you put in...not to mention the time.

Ryno · Post by **Ryno** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:08 am

chitwnvw wrote:You two did good work, I could see you guys rehabilitating buses as a sideline. Were you able to turn a profit? That seems to be the problem with resto work, you don't seem to get out what you put in...not to mention the time.

Thanks man, that was a nice bus and an exception to the rule of rusty buses here. Finding something worth putting effort into is getting to be a real challenge. This 76 is roachy, but it was dirt cheap. If things go bad, the sum of the parts will keep me above water.

Profit?...not so much. If your time and sweat count for zero, maybe. The new owner was thrilled to find a non-rusty bus for a square deal with a ton of spares.

Post by **Amskeptic** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:40 am

Ryno wrote:This bus has been abused, but wants to survive a little while.
I think it wants to live on awhile.

Ahem . . . forever. Do your part for history.
Colin

locoqueso · Post by **locoqueso** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:23 pm

Good deal Ryan. Any photos of the inside?

That was a nice bus...

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:28 pm

Welcome back! That wasn't very long.

BellePlaine · Post by **BellePlaine** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:04 pm

The 1976 Westy is my favorite year. Welcome back to the soup.

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