DIY VW Bus Camper Conversion! | VW Bus Restoration Episode: 13

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  • @battyboomfatty
    @battyboomfatty 2 роки тому +4

    I don't want to be too gushing, but this series is legitimately one of the most, if not the most, entertaining and inspirational restoration series I watch on UA-cam, and I watch a good few. Seeing you both just getting stuck in and not being scared to do it, as well as working really well together is 100% giving me a good kick up the backside to get on with my project. Keep up the good work, I appreciate it!

    • @Vangabonders
      @Vangabonders  2 роки тому

      We love to hear that! Hopefully people can learn from the videos as we learn through the process 😁

  • @TheDaf95xf
    @TheDaf95xf Рік тому

    Great team effort everyone 👍🏻 love how Mallory keeps it all cool 😎🥰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @ikaro1120
    @ikaro1120 2 роки тому +3

    I commend you for undertaking such a delicate task. That was a big piece of the puzzle. Keep it up!!

  • @fernandomcc7954
    @fernandomcc7954 2 роки тому +4

    I think that was a great method. You're building what would be my dream car. Down here, many vw buses were made for passengers, including special "deluxe" versions like the Caravelle (water cooled, of course) before the plant ended the VW bus production after a strike in 1997. From that year, until 2001, all buses were imported from Brazil.
    Here, there was another cargo VW bus option called the "Panel". It was so versatile for many businesses that many of those were used by some conversion companies to make camper buses.
    Some of those even came with the top bed with a Westfalia roof replica. But they also made campers with the regular roof and one bed only, the fold-down table, two seats with storage space, spare tire at the front of the bus and so on.
    Cushions were thicker than original Westfalia buses, so they were quite comfortable.
    My dad owned one of those campers since 1983 and I loved it. Still, I could not convince him not to sell it back in 2001.
    Today, many old VW buses have been converted into food trucks, very practical and, again, versatile. I hope one day I can put my hands in one of those to make my own dreamed camper van.
    Greetings from Mexico.

  • @rafaelmachado3682
    @rafaelmachado3682 2 роки тому +4

    Congratulations on the roof transplant! Can't wait to see the finished product.

  • @billyzawacki
    @billyzawacki 2 роки тому +1

    Turning out fantastic!!

  • @ernestomartinez5871
    @ernestomartinez5871 2 роки тому +3

    Dude I’m amazed you pulled this off! Keep pushing through. You got this!

  • @glennbelldc1651
    @glennbelldc1651 2 роки тому +2

    looking good so far.

  • @bassist809
    @bassist809 2 роки тому +1

    The idea to use the bars to hold the entire box is actually pretty cleaver

  • @DemopVWgarage
    @DemopVWgarage 2 роки тому +2

    Good job with the brace work guys :)

  • @vwbus72
    @vwbus72 2 роки тому +1

    Living the dream! Keep going!

  • @ezequielmontanez2214
    @ezequielmontanez2214 2 роки тому +2

    This content is so valuable, enjoying the videos keep them coming! 👍

  • @janwillem313
    @janwillem313 2 роки тому +1

    Good luck and all the best from the Netherlands!

  • @supremebeing7834
    @supremebeing7834 2 роки тому +1

    Best of luck master mechanics!

  • @jwebber1667
    @jwebber1667 2 роки тому +1

    Well done dude!!!!

  • @alfredritcher
    @alfredritcher 2 роки тому +2

    Hey you are doing great and still funny

  • @MtnWanderer-TieDye-
    @MtnWanderer-TieDye- 2 роки тому +1

    Wow! That was super smart using the bars to make sure things fit just right.

    • @DanTheManIOM
      @DanTheManIOM 2 роки тому

      the body goes Sproing if you don't .....just saying

  • @Doubleodude
    @Doubleodude 2 роки тому +1

    Dude I’m so excited for you.

  • @dannyss6679
    @dannyss6679 2 роки тому +1

    Keep up the great work!

  • @vdub6873
    @vdub6873 2 роки тому +1

    awsome job yall

  • @levainqueur9095
    @levainqueur9095 2 роки тому +1

    All in! It's going to be sweet when it's done.

  • @daveglick5152
    @daveglick5152 2 роки тому +1

    good work. I know you can do it. great learning experience. cheers

  • @flossymissiles
    @flossymissiles 2 роки тому +1

    Good job

  • @briandouglasbell
    @briandouglasbell Рік тому +1

    nice work!

    • @Vangabonders
      @Vangabonders  Рік тому

      Thank you! This was definitely a scary step in the restoration process

  • @Op_Sen
    @Op_Sen 2 роки тому +1

    Hell yeah man! love the edits, and seeing your dad involved.
    Must have been an emotional moment cutting it up but I'm sure its gonna come out awesome.

  • @marcondesrodrigues334
    @marcondesrodrigues334 Рік тому

    Olá, aqui no Brasil, esses carros se chamam Kombi, com motor a ar, foram feitas até 2005, sou especialista em funilaria em Kombi, parabéns pelo seu trabalho, já assisti quase todos os seus vídeos. Quando trocamos tetos aqui fazemos um pouco diferente, abrimos janelas para soldar as chapas de reforço que há em cada coluna dessa. Mas ótimo trabalho👏👏👏

  • @claudehutchings2171
    @claudehutchings2171 Рік тому +1

    good luck

  • @djsicizzum
    @djsicizzum 2 роки тому +1

    that cat though

  • @paulgordon3531
    @paulgordon3531 2 роки тому +1

    Keep at it guys your doing an epic job! can you give me a shout out in your next video as I'm starting my own bus very soon
    Lots of luck
    Paul from across the pond xx

  • @johngrant1337
    @johngrant1337 Рік тому

    I wish you good luck

  • @adventurewagen
    @adventurewagen Рік тому +1

    Should have gone with a late model westy, far superior because you can sleep up there.

    • @Vangabonders
      @Vangabonders  Рік тому +1

      I went with what I had available to me. There are modifications that can be done to have a bed up there with an early bay that I might do, but I mostly wanted it to be able to stand up inside when we cook. I cooked many meals sitting down in this thing when I lived in it 😂

  • @chenchovilla1768
    @chenchovilla1768 2 роки тому +1

    So good! Great to see Russ again from Stateline Wagens. Wishing you good luck on the top swap, but you guys got this! Tell me where to be and I'll come help out with the paint and body :) Is Tangie an L21E paint code bus?

    • @Vangabonders
      @Vangabonders  2 роки тому +1

      She’s an L20B! I bought some already to test it out, I’ll always take all the help I can get 😬

    • @chenchovilla1768
      @chenchovilla1768 2 роки тому

      @@Vangabonders Awesome! Single stage Glasurit or PPG?

  • @rickkoshak4919
    @rickkoshak4919 2 роки тому +1

    👍

  • @DanTheManIOM
    @DanTheManIOM 2 роки тому

    what year roof ? 74 and up or earlier ? I was going to do this on a 70 and put a 76 roof on it, never got to it, sold both