Buying an UNBELIEVABLY RARE 1986 4X4 VW bus to live out of!!!
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- This was a crazy video for me, I'm so excited for the future of this channel and this build! Thank you all for watching as always.
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This thing is sweet! As a CRV owner I’m sad to see you move on. It would be absolutely INSANE if you had Doug Demero review this car!
Thank you! Yeah I’m sad to see the CR-V go but super excited for this. I thought about that! But he usually only does stock cars that aren’t modified
I also have a 1986 Vanagon Westfalia non-synchro. But have a Ford bostig engine. Yes, these are fun classic vans to drive and have so much character in them. Something about these rear-engine mounted VW buses.
What a great video! Brings back so many memories of all the times I bought busses. I had four Vanagons...two of which were syncros. All had the original waterboxer. All needed waterboxer rebuilds. I did it once...to my 2nd Syncro. Got rid of it when it needed the 2nd engine rebuild. Vanagon - best ever up right driving position. I cannot tell you how much I loved those busses!!!!!! I hope you love yours and am so glad you got one which has already had so much work done to it. Love that you got a Subie conversion and a triple knob Syncro!!!! Can't wait to see what you do with it. Best Regards from Boston! PEACE And FUN
That’s awesome! Thank you! Yeah I love this thing. The engine swap was a must for me because I know the stories with the waterboxers haha. The seating position is amazing! That’s something a lot of people don’t talk about.
I love it. I love the 4 wheel drive and its height, you can go anywhere. Also very spacious for 1 person. I travelled round Ireland in the 1980s in a VW camper van (Westfalia) with 2 others, it was a tight squeeze but we had fun!
Thank you! Yeah it’s perfect for one person. Tons of room in a small platform. That sounds awesome haha
Congrats! So happy for you! That Subaru 2.2 will give you many many miles of trouble free service! Enjoy! 👍🏼😊
Nice video Riley, an exiting time for a young man in this world today, Kudos to you! Assuming it's a project van for adventure? Good luck with this van I'll be sure to follow you with this journey 💪
Thank you!!
What a feeling that must be!
Can’t wait to see how you do the interior!
Thank you! It should be awesome!
I love her laugh! She knows what fun you’ll have!
😂😂
Awesome and outstanding.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
Loved the smile you had once you said, this is my van. Amazing.
Congratulations on getting the most bad ass van! Looking forward to future build and adventure videos!
Heck yeah thanks man!!!
Congratulations, she is a beauty. Welcome to the life. My 87 Westy Syncro is so much more than a car. Happy adventures, take good care of her.
Thank you! I love it so far. It's already been so fun hauling way too many people around and off roading with it. Many more adventures to come!
Seen that flat 4 in it, sheeesh
Yeeessirrrr
Congrats! Can't wait to see it next week!
Yewwww!!
Congratulations!!! 🎉 Man so happy for you! Hope verything with the new project turns right 🙌🏻
Thank you so much!❤
My dreams in one video. Bless you bro. Nice
Thank you man!
Я очень рад за тебя! Это действительно отличное приобретение! Обожаю VW T3 Syncro 👍
Dope! I have a 2wd 86 with an adventurewagen hightop, rear locker, and a ca legal Subaru swap. Not as capable as a 3 knob syncro but for me it’s more than enough for what I do.
No way! I recently looking at this van on market place. I’m stoked on the hightop I went for instead but this thing looks hella fun!
Haha that's awesome! I've had a couple people say they saw it when it was up.
I spent a lot of time lusting after that Van and daydreaming about driving back up to Alaska to keep my '84 GL company. Looks like it went to a good owner that will really appreciate it, though. If I may offer a tiny bit of advise (which odds are you already know), try not to abuse the transaxle with that extra hp behind it. There are parts in there that are unobtanium and they are mega expensive to rebuild. Anyway, subscribed and look forward to watching your Syncro adventures!
Thank you! You mean you were watching it up for sale? Yeah I've heard that's the weak part of the transmission so I'm being careful with it. Seeing videos of people thrashing these things makes me think it'll hold up to what I put it through haha. Especially because the ej22 is a relatively small powerboost over the stock engine. We'll see though i guess
As an owner of a 91 syncro the transaxel tends to overheat on long distance and high speed travel. Your best to take backroads and stay off the interstate. After all that’s why you buy an old Volkswagen, to enjoy the ride to wherever your going. Enjoy . Reach out if your ever in Wisconsin.
@@ericluebbers4415 interesting. I’ll have to throw a temp sensor on it and see what it gets to because I do hundreds of miles at a time at 70mph. Thanks for the tip!
Where are you in Alaska. I live in Fairbanks and have a ‘91 Syncro Westie named Amelia.
Cool van buddy , congrats
Thanks! Loving it!
Congratulations, have fun and travel well!
Thank you!!
I love it!
Succes with your own Van . Enjoy it , it 's a great spec.
As a crv owner it sucks to see the content stop on it, but happy for you congrats I know a lot took to make that investment.
Yeah I was sad to see the CRV go but am super excited for this thing. Thank you!
Hell yuh, enjoy the build and the green book is your best friend. Hit me up if ya ever got any problems. The van will teach ya more than you thought 😅
Heck yeah thanks man!
Awesome video and amazing van! Cheers man
Thank you!❤️ 🥂
Congratulations 🎉
Thank you!!!
So cool that engine swap!!! So i guess is an Volksbaru 😅
Haha yup!!
Awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
nice Van. I have the same Van same year too.
Thank you! That’s awesome!
Wow, what a gem
Awesome content to see!
I'm also might be making a small trip tomorrow to spend by far the most money I've ever spent and purchase myself a 1990 vw t3 syncro very similar to the one you have right here! Also the triple knob bad boy of a van! Exciting times
Thank you! Wow thats exciting. Was defiantly a scary and fun experience but man is the Syncro awesome
Was the van imported? I didn't realize that the triple lock was available in the states. I have an 87 with a Lockright rear locker.
just an fyi unless your syncro was imported from Europe it did not come with the front diff lock. that was added on by someone.
Yewww it was added by the previous owner
Sick dude!
Thank you!!
My dream ride sweet!
Syncro is spelled $yncro. It’s not cheap to own especially once you start to modify it. The transmission is costly to rebuild. At least it doesn’t have the water leaker 2.1. The only advantage to that engine is it’s lower power doesn’t beat the trans as bad.
Can't get better than a 4WD system designed and built by Steyr Puch.
Yuppp and built with g wagons!
.... and Pinzgauers (my passion 😂)
@@peterfarrer5328 o yeah those things are sick
Solid Van ...Good for Campervan
Thank you! Been awesome so far
congratz bro
Thank you!!
awesome
Thank you!
I'm picking up an 81 aircooled vanagon today for 2,000 from scrapyard
I wonder how many incredibly rare V W are out there ?
How much does one of these go for over there?
congrats dude! are you planning on building it out?
Thank you!! Yes I’ll hopefully be building it out soon!
Tried looking for a video showing how long u kept the VW and summary of what jobs gone completed and why u chose to sell…. Is there anything on UA-cam?
I Just got this thing haha I didn't sell it. Doing a full interior build on it now!
@@RileyMonthule yes haha I realised my mistake after my posting but couldn’t delete it 🙄 looking forward to the updates its looking an interesting project. Drove my first one last week over here in the UK but the sloppy gearbox put me off
@@TheHUNTERTIGER oooo yeah the gear stick linkage is like ten feet long😂. Mines completely rebuilt and still superrr sloppy. I didn’t like it at first but now I don’t even notice it.
Oops! Ignore last it looks like u may still have the VW 🙄 my error. Looking forward to the updates 👍🏻
O yeah I just got it. Thank you!
Looks great - what size tyres are you running?
Thank you! Actually not sure haha
I will buy this car😊🥰
Heck yeah!
And your not getting above 20mpg with the subaru. Yea i have one in my syncro.
You have "guts" to drive this VW home 8hr's they are unfortunely known for Un Reliability Maybe the subaru motor did it
Wooohoooo
YEWWW!
Now I’m already lookin Hahhaa your gonna get me in trouble
@@Grom_DonkeyzTv Hahaha
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🚐🌪Welcome to the club
Thank you!! Happy to be apart of the community!
howd you find it?
Facebook marketplace like everything else nowadays haha
HI Riley Monthule Id rather get a 1986 Toyota Van instead and its better than Volkswagen.
Like an imported one?
Hope you are traveling with tools
Always! Anyone who does what I do in any car should carry a good set of tools!
@@RileyMonthule maybe AAA membership for towing if your insurance doesn't cover it ~ even with the Scooby motor you are in a new realm of reliability in the vdub club ;)
@@GABRIEL_CRAFT always have a towing service covered. I live on the road! Everything mechanical is either brand new or recently rebuilt so fingers crossed we’re good!
Not rare at all especially a tintop
Factually incorrect.
If it wasa 16" syncro you would be correct lol. Not dissing your van as I have 3 . There not rare at all and saying only a couple for sale in the US is not factual. I watch the market constantly and can find 50 at least for sale at any given time. You can spin it anyway to hipe your channel but us lifers no better.
@@christopherlull7949 nah there were literally only 7 good Syncros in the us for sale when I bought mine. Also there were only 44,000 Syncros ever made and that was almost 40 years ago making it an objectively rare vehicle.
Very rare in the UK, especially on the road.
@@princesstrojan740 yeah same in the US. I’ve only seen a handful of other Syncros in the wild.
Pushing mongo
I know im sorry 😂
Congrats Riley! I too have an '86 Syncro tin-top (aka Squatch), so I will definitely be checking out your channel. And what name did you give your new Syncro??🚐😎
That's awesome thank you! Don't have a name yet
A 22 year old having 99995 S to spare for a vanagon ? An achievement ? Unworldly spoiled brat more likely.
Was much cheaper than that. I also grew up bordering homelessness my entire childhood :)
whats rare about it / ive sold over 40 to usa
Out of about 300 million cars on the road I’d say 40 is wildly insignificant and rare.
The ones you’ve imported don’t likely end up in states that require emissions equipment. California has some of the toughest emissions regulations. 3 knob syncros are fairly common in Europe and not that uncommon in the US but this particular one is a 3 knob with a Subaru swap (not sure if it’s a smog legal swap).
Congratulations 🎉