Fun stuff I come across
It’s one of those horror story situations… In corner A we have Mike, who has two 79 Westy buses, one with a good 2.0 liter engine, but a so so body, the other; a mint condition Champagne edition, with a crappy 1.8 liter engine with no tin or compression. The task seems straight forward: Swap …
This winter has been a tough one. The snow flew early and that curtails the time I can spend working on VW’s. We had more snow in December than ever before. January hasn’t been any better. My kids are enjoying the snow days. The picture here show only what hit by mid December, double the …
It was a few weeks after Polar passed that I got an email from Bruce Whiteside. Bruce runs the rescue where we adopted Oscar. I know this is most likely very poor timing with Polar’s passing, But that is why I am writing this. Some people need to wait for the pain to heal and …
On December 8th I had to make the decision to have Polar put to sleep. He was our family’s six year old Bernese Mountain Dog, and my traveling companion. I don’t normally talk about non VW stuff here, but he was a part of this world of mine. I don’t get sad very often but …
The clouds above the barn, and the brisk wind coming off the lake are telling us that winter is fiercely coming toward home. In the last few weeks, I have been moving things around. One day I had the a Ghia, and 4 of the split windows out in front of the barn as I …
I am getting a little frustrated, or depressed, or just plain hazy lately… It’s fall in my pinky of the world. October has been an amazing month. The weather has been quite cooperative for those of us who don’t want to see the summer be chased by the pending snows of winter. The temperatures have …
The Barn became a solution to a problem that was created in the fall of 2006. I have 23 POS cars parked in a back 40 of my buddy Tommy’s property. Then one day I get the call; “You need to get the shit out of here” I wasn’t surprised about the call, but it …
January hasn’t been extraordinary this year, but it has really placed a crimp on my project. The barn was constructed in such a way that the snow slides off the roof and right into the path of the slider door. This requires much shoveling before I can get the door open, so I don’t open …
This is the second bus I even owned…This is what happens when you’re bored on a December afternoon when it’s too cold to go outside. I was surfing E-bay when I spoted this little gem…$832 later, it was mine. Next step: Getting it home…I don’t own a trailer, or at least not yet…Friends with trailers …
Here are the Air Cooled VW’s I have owned or own. 1977 VW Campmobile Westfaila – Aquired June 1993, Grand Rapids, MI. Traveled through 21 states, 2 countries. Repainted, Rebuilt engine 2007. This has been restored completely. Rebuilt top end on the engine, paint completed, new coat on the roof, interior panels restored, and all …