I am looking for feedback on the notion of putting a westy interior in a 82 Vanagon L. I used the late Energyturtle to go on overnight excursions often. I love the way the chassis of an early Vanagon, paired with its original Aircooled 2Lt feels and drives. Custom, semi-original hardtop westy? Feedback is appreciated in advance.
Scottie
Hardtop Vanagon Westy
- airkooledchris
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Re: Hardtop Vanagon Westy
If you can find a real Westy interior to use, sure, why not. Otherwise just build something to fit your needs. Stock Westy interiors waste a lot of space and weigh a lot. An aircooled Vanagon doesn't want much in the way of additional load to haul around.
1979 California Transporter
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Re: Hardtop Vanagon Westy
1979 7p Transporter . . . 3042 lbsairkooledchris wrote:If you can find a real Westy interior to use, sure, why not. Otherwise just build something to fit your needs. Stock Westy interiors waste a lot of space and weigh a lot. An aircooled Vanagon doesn't want much in the way of additional load to haul around.
1979 Campmobile . . . . . 3,296 lbs
GVWR .............................. 4,961 lbs
Westfalia equipment is 250 lbs.
1982 7p Vanagon . . . . . . 3,087 lbs
1982 Westfalia . . . . . . . . 3,387 lbs
GVWR ............................... 5,072 lbs
(you have 300 lbs of lumber and fabrics to play with to stay within factory weights)
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Re: Hardtop Vanagon Westy
what is your weight when fully loaded with the Itinerant tools and supplies?
1979 California Transporter
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Re: Hardtop Vanagon Westy
Unladen, Chloe weighs 3,022 lbs. Fully Itinerated, we tipped the scales at 3,800 lbs, chubby 160 lb Itinerator included:airkooledchris wrote:what is your weight when fully loaded with the Itinerant tools and supplies?
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This year's NaranjaWesty has 600 lbs of tools and crap and an even fatter still 163 lb Itinerator, for a gross gross of 4,000-4,100 lbs.
That means I can only throw in an additional 862 lbs, damn, what to leave behind?
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles