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Post by fluxcap Sun Nov 06, 2011 3:02 pm

Just got this yesterday and we are super excited. It's a 66 walk-through, and I believe it's a Caravelle or Sundial camper conversion, similar to a westy conversion but different windows (still new to me, but that's what I've picked up from the samba).

It's in pretty good shape overall. Already had a funky green front floor welded in and new funky green rockers on both sides. Cargo floor and floor above the engine are super solid. Frame is in good shape too. A few dings/dents in a couple of frame pieces, but no rot (well not much rot). Drivers side dogleg, passenger door, and the lower outer drivers side of the nose all have small patches of rot, but other than that it's mostly just surface rust.

All the small bits (lights, door mechs, gauges, etc...) are all in boxes. Also came with a few boxes of new seals and misc. parts.
Old crumbling interior was included in the sale, but it's only good for patterns. Also came with the original bed, and a 68 westy bed. Going to go through and install all new brake components (when I get more money in the play fund), put the 1600 sp in it and get it on the road, then work on the rusty spots.

66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" 100_1297.
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66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" 100_1303.
Here's how it looked before the previous owner tore it down.
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Post by Attorney Isaiah Loophole Sun Nov 06, 2011 3:22 pm

I am excited for you guys! Looks like an awesome base!
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Post by DOODLE BUGG Sun Nov 06, 2011 3:26 pm

time to sit it down a few an put it on some 17s what color you thinking or are you going to leave it
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Post by fluxcap Sun Nov 06, 2011 3:35 pm

It will get a mild drop. Paint is a long way away, but it will probably one day be some hue of blue (maybe dove) or one of the old greens.
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Post by DiggerD Sun Nov 06, 2011 3:52 pm

Nice bus!!

Looks like a good solid start, and its a 66 walkthru!! (Those are the best...... Wink )
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Post by callahan Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:16 pm

woo 66's up in here!
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Post by hly3rd Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:22 pm

Looks like a few of us need to get busy on our type 2" to make Bulli Next year! Great start for a project!
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Post by earlyvwfanatic Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:51 pm

Congrats...nice find! One thing I've noticed about type 2's is that the parts cost a lot more ( and are harder to find) than type 1's!!
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Post by bakertim2 Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:56 pm

Dang, nice find. Lucky...
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Post by peregrine67 Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:22 pm

looks like a great project.
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Post by vwkultur Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:04 pm

Sweet ...Looks like a great find!!!!
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Post by Grifspop Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:19 pm

Looks real solid- nice starting point
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Post by fluxcap Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:21 pm

Thanks everybody. I'll try and get more pictures once I get everything unloaded out of it. We can't wait to get started on it.
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Post by camch Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:17 pm

looks great,, how did you get the front windows so clean lol
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Post by fluxcap Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:05 pm

camch wrote:looks great,, how did you get the front windows so clean lol
a little spit and some elbow grease!
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Post by CapnLost Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:46 am

Sounds like a lovely project, and not too terribly much metal to replace.
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Post by Knumb Knucks Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:09 pm

Nice Eric,cant wait to find me another one and hang out in yours at The shows in the meantime,LOL....
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Post by panic_fan Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:15 pm

Congrats Eric. Cant wait to see it rollin'.
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Post by fluxcap Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:46 pm

Spent a good bit of time today clearing out some space in my work area and unloading the bus.
This is after I had already unloaded a good bit of stuff out of it.
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1609

Here's the "old" seat/bed that came with the bus. Never seen one like it before so I'm not sure if it's original or just something somebody made.
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1611.
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1612

Jump seat
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1614

Bumpers, two rear aprons, parcel shelf
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1636

Started laying out all the old wood to see what I had. Definitely only good for templates, but looks like I have everything. Here's a few pieces.
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1622.
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1621.
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1616

Finally made it to the boxes of parts.
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1634

Guy I bought it from said he had bagged and tagged everything he removed, and he wasn't kidding.
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1637a

Funky green metal and random other pieces. We forgot a box when loading everything up, but the seller is shipping it to me. It'll have the left and right battery tray pieces and some other metal pieces.
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1648a

Front of this door is great, just the rear bottom got a little rusty, but I got the fix for it!
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1649

All new window cranks and seals
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1644

Green floor
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1642

Z-bed and jumpseat
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1657

Couldn't get it to lay all the way flat, but I only fiddled with it for a minute or two. Probably just needs a little "persuasion".
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1650

Naptime
66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1651

66 Camper Bus "Bocephus" CIMG1655.
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Post by bakertim2 Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:43 pm

Dang, I am so freakin jealous.
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Post by Attorney Isaiah Loophole Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:50 pm

You should have brought me those spindles over so I could of had them done by the time you got back from vacation....Might as well go ahead and flip them when you go to do the brakes. If you are keeping the reduction boxes you could always drop it a click until later plans....
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Post by fluxcap Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:18 pm

yeah, it'll be a little bit before I order all the brake stuff. We got plenty of time. I need to give the transmission a good cleaning and lookover. Noticed it had dripped a good bit on the basement floor, so I need to see where it's coming from. I'm keeping the RGBs for now, so that is the route I'll go. Eventually I'll try to track down a 68 transmission for it, but that will be a ways off.
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Post by fluxcap Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:20 pm

bakertim2 wrote:Dang, I am so freakin jealous.

Just keep on looking and you'll find one too. We've been looking for a while now and passed on quite a few, finally found what we believe is the one.
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Post by LB Bedwell Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:36 am

congrats.....one day....one day
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Post by bakertim2 Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:28 pm

LB Bedwell wrote:congrats.....one day....one day
Yeah, me too!
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