Congrats on the new bus! Looking forward to watching all your new adventures with it! BTW, I nearly choked on my sip of coffee at the 4:31 mark when you exclaimed "..can't break down now.", nearly immediately followed by 4:50 "she's dead!" LOL!
I've never been a bus guy, but this is super COOL! Nice addition to the fleet - I can see you and the fam cruising to the beach in this for a day of fun! Plus, if/when you anger the wife with the smokey scent of cam-gear cookie baking, you now have an alternate place to sleep 😄
I never have been either, I still prefer the beetle. However this will be easier for camp and show trips. Plus I can tow the camp trailer behind it and rent the roof top tent out to Levi lol
Wow; with that and the trailer you can take the whole family and some friends camping! Real Westys are valuable. Congratulations on this new adventure!
Beautiful! A Type2 Westie with a genuine Westy interior! What a find! Over here (UK) its now really hard to find an example that isn't rotten almost beyond repair. I was going to say that one of the first things I would do is the gear linkage bushings but you got there. The little bit I could hear of the motor - it sounds sweet. Has it got hydraulic lifters? Once you're happy with correct adjustment they hardly need touching. Or replace with normal ones which a lot do. Enjoy it though - you should get loads of fun. We have an '86 Syncro Westie Vanagon which goes all over UK and Europe. Owned it for 15 years now and had some great times.
Thank you! They’re not too hard to find over here but everyone wants a pretty penny for them, even rust buckets. Luckily the previous owner is a great friend so it worked out for both of us.
Awesome bus, first year of the 2.0, get that beauty back up to stock height and add some General grabbers. We camp in our buses all over the east coast, if you ever plan a camp trip up north would be great to meet up and camp.
Are you sure you fit?. You're looking pretty tall in that seat. Your nose is above the windows line! Looks like you may need to change the shift bushings! Two words: Baja Bus!
"I'm driving my bus for the first time" with a good chuckle. You omly get that feeling once. If you really love your car or bus, you get that feeling every time. "I'm driving my bus for the 1,352 time" with a good chuckle. 14:33
You just had to say "can't break down now" within ear shot of the Westie. That's almost as bad as letting your car know you have some extra money this month.
Should have known something was up when jawbreaker was sold. Vw junkies will always only sell one to replace it with something else NEVER to just get rid of it. It’s a sickness. Hahha.
I remember driving my 72' Bay for the first time several years ago and I was just as exited as you were there. Congrats and I'll can't wait for the updates!
This is awesome man!! Always was hoping you’d get a bus one day! You and Levi are gonna love it😎❤️🤘🏻 This bus looks familiar🤔but i can’t quite remember who owned it…never mind i just saw the sticker on the inside of the cabs roof🤣Rob!
Do yourself a favor. After you replace all your shifter bushings get yourself a Scat or Berg shifter. You will thank yourself. Changed mine in my old bay to a scat and it was a night and day difference.
That is an Awesome buy !!! Can’t wait to see what all you do to her …. Can you imagine your son picking up a gal on their first date in that …her dad would flip out 😂✌️
That’s awesome Gary! I can’t wait to see how it turns out over the months. I wish I could buy one of your “restorations” … You truly do great work! I love the 90-95% technique you use… these things don’t need to be perfect but strong and quality is what I like about your builds!
Congratulations, I’m happy for you! I’m a beetle guy too but these campers are just so practical. These haul a lot of stuff too. Definitely a camping must, I’m happy with mine :)
Yup, it may be an age thing, I always said I wouldn't but turned 55 and it was a good price. Then this last year lying on my back under the thing welding then engine out in the garage in bits waiting a month so far for the main bearings to show for the rebuild. Good luck with yours, you may need it. Cheers C
It must be. I got tired of tent camping so I built the camp trailer. That’s great and all but still a tent but off the ground. This way I can have ac which is a huge bonus down here. Luckily I’ve done a lot of work to this over the years and know the history very well.
Nice addition to the VW family I’ve always wanted to Westfalia. I think they’re cool not a big bus guy, but they kind of grow on ya, huh? Can’t wait to see the upcoming projects on it and other stuff that you got planned long time fan.
Dude good to hear from ya again! Yeah comfort is now a bigger priority. The camp trailer works great but it’s hit or miss with the heat down here and putting ac in a roof top tent isn’t the easiest.
I support this financially irresponsible decision and look forward to seeing more 😂 congratulations and well done!
Haha, thanks dude!!
Congrats on the new bus! Looking forward to watching all your new adventures with it!
BTW, I nearly choked on my sip of coffee at the 4:31 mark when you exclaimed "..can't break down now.", nearly immediately followed by 4:50 "she's dead!" LOL!
Thanks!
Yeah I figured marking it with a sticker might give me some good luck 😂
awesome Gary, can't wait to see how this one unfolds!
Thanks, this is going to be a fun project!
That was a shock !! Looking forward to see what’s next on this westy
Haha, no one expected this, even me lol
Congrats on the new bus. It has lots of cool extras. I wanna do the solar panel thing too!
Appreciate ya! Solar is great, you'll love it.
I've never been a bus guy, but this is super COOL! Nice addition to the fleet - I can see you and the fam cruising to the beach in this for a day of fun! Plus, if/when you anger the wife with the smokey scent of cam-gear cookie baking, you now have an alternate place to sleep 😄
I never have been either, I still prefer the beetle. However this will be easier for camp and show trips. Plus I can tow the camp trailer behind it and rent the roof top tent out to Levi lol
thats awesome
Thanks!
Great project, Gary! Lulu about to be new new!
Thank you! We won’t be going crazy but we’ll make her better than she is.
Wow; with that and the trailer you can take the whole family and some friends camping! Real Westys are valuable. Congratulations on this new adventure!
That’s the plan! If Levi doesn’t want to sleep inside he’ll have his own apartment with the trailer 😂
whoop whoop awesome news😍looks like loads more videos coming soon great work
Thanks, I appreciate ya!
Now I want a bus. Gosh dang it!
Do a tdi swap on a bus and tow the Baja!!
Excellent news Gary, looking forward to the adventure 🤩
Thanks 👍
✌️nothing quite like a camper!
Totally agree! Gotta have that pop top for my height lol
Hey Mr Gary,
WOW, a bus.
This is awesome.
✌️ Peace.
Thanks, man! This is going to be a fun project.
This is exciting and am so looking fwd to your work!!
I appreciate that, I am too!
Gary, I’m so happy for you! Enjoy the VW Life
Appreciate that sir.
Beautiful! A Type2 Westie with a genuine Westy interior! What a find! Over here (UK) its now really hard to find an example that isn't rotten almost beyond repair. I was going to say that one of the first things I would do is the gear linkage bushings but you got there. The little bit I could hear of the motor - it sounds sweet. Has it got hydraulic lifters? Once you're happy with correct adjustment they hardly need touching. Or replace with normal ones which a lot do. Enjoy it though - you should get loads of fun. We have an '86 Syncro Westie Vanagon which goes all over UK and Europe. Owned it for 15 years now and had some great times.
Thank you! They’re not too hard to find over here but everyone wants a pretty penny for them, even rust buckets. Luckily the previous owner is a great friend so it worked out for both of us.
That's sweet ! I'm jealous !! 🥰
Thanks!
Nice bus man! Congrats 🤙
Appreciate you, man!
Green VW’s are good luck.
I like your thinking!
WOW GREAT ACQUISITION! Looking forward to some more great videos.
Thanks, I appreciate you being here! Definitely more to come.
Awesome bus, first year of the 2.0, get that beauty back up to stock height and add some General grabbers. We camp in our buses all over the east coast, if you ever plan a camp trip up north would be great to meet up and camp.
That’s the plan eventually if he can find the stock spindles.
I hope to make it up your way and we’ll definitely do a camp out!
J-Bugs got the lower windshield repair panel 219 $
Good to know! There’s a half a nose waiting for me to pick up that has a good window section also.
Looks like a great project
Yeah, I think so! This is going to be a fun one.
Awesome looking bus congrats on being its new owner
Appreciate the congrats!
Congratulations Gary! So much potential here.👍
I’m pretty excited about this one. Appreciate ya sir.
Never say never
Good point!
O.g omg iam sooo freaking excited....
Hahah, it’s another VW so it’ll probably never be done 😂
Are you sure you fit?. You're looking pretty tall in that seat. Your nose is above the windows line!
Looks like you may need to change the shift bushings!
Two words: Baja Bus!
Well, I fit as well as I can in a bus 😂
Was so happy to see jawbreaker still back there will surely miss that car around
Yeah she’s leaving the week after Christmas. You’ll see her in the background for the next few videos.
Congratulations! Now find me one! I’m hoping to find a reasonably priced bay or Vanagon camper.
Prices are actually coming down a tad, people are realizing they are overpriced and not selling.
@ I’ve been watching. Missed out on a sweet one for less than 10k than needed nothing.
"I'm driving my bus for the first time" with a good chuckle. You omly get that feeling once. If you really love your car or bus, you get that feeling every time. "I'm driving my bus for the 1,352 time" with a good chuckle. 14:33
That’s how I feel with both jawbreaker and the Sickxty. Hopefully I’ll grow to love the bus as well.
O, boy. Another " project". 😆
But it’s a running project 😂
Congrats on Miss Lu Lu. Just watch your head clearance. One good bump and you'll make contact. Happy wrenching!!
Appreciate you, I’ll be careful!
Looks like a great project!
It’ll do what I need and I’ll have fun along the way for sure.
You just had to say "can't break down now" within ear shot of the Westie. That's almost as bad as letting your car know you have some extra money this month.
I hear ya but maybe it’ll make her think before giving me trouble! 😂
Should have known something was up when jawbreaker was sold. Vw junkies will always only sell one to replace it with something else NEVER to just get rid of it. It’s a sickness. Hahha.
Oh I agree! I wish I could keep them all but that’s not how life works all the time.
Dad’s excited for jawbreaker so that makes me so happy.
Welcome to the rabbit hole, inside a rabbit hole. Good luck.
Pretty much! 😂
Hell yeah man! Congrats! Can’t wait to see the progress.
Appreciate it!!
I remember driving my 72' Bay for the first time several years ago and I was just as exited as you were there. Congrats and I'll can't wait for the updates!
It's hard not to get excited when you get behind the wheel of an old VW. Thanks!
congrats on the new addition. Good luck with her
Thank you!
Should be a lot of fun, nice find Gary!
Thank you!
Congrats brother...fun times ahead.
Thanks man, I’m stoked!
Congratulations, that’s a great project.
Thanks, I’m pretty excited about it!
Bus is awesome.
Thank you!
This is awesome man!! Always was hoping you’d get a bus one day! You and Levi are gonna love it😎❤️🤘🏻
This bus looks familiar🤔but i can’t quite remember who owned it…never mind i just saw the sticker on the inside of the cabs roof🤣Rob!
Thanks for watching and yea you are right it’s Rob’s old bus, I hope we do it justice!
@@VWJawbreakerYou’re welcome man😎and I knew it!!
You all will🤘🏻can’t wait to see whatcha do to it!!
Do yourself a favor. After you replace all your shifter bushings get yourself a Scat or Berg shifter. You will thank yourself. Changed mine in my old bay to a scat and it was a night and day difference.
Thanks for the tip, I’ll look into it!
Hey Gary ! now you can tow the overland trailer and rent a room ?
Hey man!
That’s the plan eventually, I can tow the trailer and rent the tent out to Levi to cover gas 😂
That is an Awesome buy !!! Can’t wait to see what all you do to her …. Can you imagine your son picking up a gal on their first date in that …her dad would flip out 😂✌️
Haha, Levi isn’t driving this one…. It’s mine! 😂
Happy for you Gary, welcome to bus ownership!
Thank you sir.
That’s awesome Gary! I can’t wait to see how it turns out over the months. I wish I could buy one of your “restorations” … You truly do great work! I love the 90-95% technique you use… these things don’t need to be perfect but strong and quality is what I like about your builds!
Appreciate you saying that, means a lot!
Congrats brother! 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks dude!
Needs TLC, but now its at the right home.
I hope I can do her some justice.
@@VWJawbreaker You will. Lulu will be happy for years to come.
I had a 79 bay window.. 2 litre.. good running bus..
That's awesome, those 2.0s are pretty sweet.
congrats Gary with the new project. and a few things to tackle? lol it's a VW, it's never stay's with a few thing's.
lol, you got that right buddy!!
This bus looks familiar. Was this next to you at Bug Jam in the past?
Yep it’s been there a few times.
The bus is great! Some interesting content to come soon, so I'll be watching.
Appreciate that! It’s going to be a fun one
Looking forward to watching this projet.
Appreciate it! I hope you enjoy the ride.
That’s an awesome addition. Congrats. I’ve always wanted a bus
Appreciate you! I think you’d really enjoy owning one.
Gary went down the rabbit hole!!!! 😂😂😂 Congrats bud!!
Appreciate ya!
Ill be ordering a shirt and some more stickers after Christmas sometime. Just cant decide on which shirt! LOL!!
WOO HOO !!!!!!
Thanks man!!
Now I see your son looks to love it also
He’s kinda unsure, he definitely loves beetles more.
Thats cool.
Will she fit in the garage?? Pole Barn time??
She barely fits right now.
Cool , can't wait to see the progress ..
Thanks!!
Woohoo, awesome decision !!! Great taste 😊
Yay! Thank you!
Congrats. Definitely a cool bus.
Congratulations, I’m happy for you! I’m a beetle guy too but these campers are just so practical. These haul a lot of stuff too. Definitely a camping must, I’m happy with mine :)
Appreciate it, I’m pretty excited about this one!
Can’t beat a late westy. Most have nose damage. The camping interior is all there and it’s running and driving. Lots of potential.
It's definitely got a lot of potential, that's for sure.
Nice! Make a checklist do the checks and enjoy!! Great fun camping out!🇧🇪
Thanks! Will do!
Yup, it may be an age thing, I always said I wouldn't but turned 55 and it was a good price. Then this last year lying on my back under the thing welding then engine out in the garage in bits waiting a month so far for the main bearings to show for the rebuild. Good luck with yours, you may need it. Cheers C
It must be. I got tired of tent camping so I built the camp trailer. That’s great and all but still a tent but off the ground.
This way I can have ac which is a huge bonus down here.
Luckily I’ve done a lot of work to this over the years and know the history very well.
Ha ha , he said a few little things !
It’s a VW
You can say that again! 😂
We totally expect to see this thing at Bug Jam next year!
It’s been several times but with the previous owner 😂
Nice buss. Looks just like my wife’s. Same color, and everything.
That's awesome. I think these are the best color. 😎
@ my wife calls hers sweet pea, due to the color
@ I like that!
Cool beans. Nice bus. Will admit, I'm a bit jelly.🤙
Nice. Congrats. LuLu is a nice build
Thanks man! Appreciate it!
That’s awesome I would love a bus maybe someday.
Congrats !!!
Thank you sir!
Nice new project Gary. Looking forward to the videos. Fix the rust, leave the patina.
I’ll keep that in mind, thanks for the advice!
Awesome bus Gary enjoy.
Appreciate you!
I like it! Nice project!
Appreciate you!
It’s you man 😊
Appreciate that!
Nice addition to the VW family I’ve always wanted to Westfalia. I think they’re cool not a big bus guy, but they kind of grow on ya, huh? Can’t wait to see the upcoming projects on it and other stuff that you got planned long time fan.
Dude good to hear from ya again!
Yeah comfort is now a bigger priority. The camp trailer works great but it’s hit or miss with the heat down here and putting ac in a roof top tent isn’t the easiest.
I think you have found your next project vehicle. Miss Lulu Combie bus! 😁👍
Haha, you bet!
Hell yeh Garry, welcome to bus life mate :)
Haha, thanks dude!
Awesome ride. Now your really hooked? Camping time!
Oh I’ve been hooked for a long time, just hit on busses. Now camping will be more comfortable!!
I love my kombi and bug too
It’s hard not to love a beetle imo but the bus is starting to grow on me.
I know where some doors are
Me too but we’re thinking of different people probably.
O heck yea !!
Appreciate ya!
Sweet ride ,but you are a brute for punishment lol keep it up brother
Appreciate the support, lol I guess I’ll never learn 😂
Surely you change those rims, imo the stockies look better. And the thing with people walking their dogs in the middle of the road is so true 😂
I’m not sure what I’m going to do just yet…. I have a few options but that’s down the road.
In 1979 I swore Id never own a vw newer than 65' in 2017 I I drove ( owned by me ) a 1970 bay window bus.
That's pretty awesome, I think we all go through that phase!
Yeah! First comment 😊
Thanks for being here!
Pretty rusty van. What year did they start putting type 4 engines in those? Kool!!
Awesome bus Gary enjoy.
Thanks, I will!