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    1969 Early bay camper - French import.

    Sure, any particular areas you want photos of?
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    1969 Early bay camper - French import.

    Early Bay Window camper - 1969. 50 year old classic! - PRICE REDUCED Here for sale is my VW camper which I have owned for over 8 years, but now it is time for her to move on to her next adventure. Having spent her early life in France (Bordeaux area) she has had a relatively easy life...
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    69 French import £12k

    here's a few photos of the interior... as you can see, the big jobs are done but just needs a few finishing touches.
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    69 French import £12k

    thanks for the offer but not looking to swap for another van sorry.
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    69 French import £12k

    Need to get out to garage in daylight slammedresto then I'll get some posted, bear with...
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    69 French import £12k

    Fair point Tricksum, I guess my point was I can see what people are asking for but not sure what people are paying. I'm thinking 11-12k...
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    69 French import £12k

    Will put pictures of interior on when I get home... 3/4 rock n roll bed, seats covered in Orange with white stripe. Needs new headlining and units need finishing but pretty smart looking. 1600 engine, single port I think but can't remember.
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    69 French import £12k

    Hi, Not been on here for ages, but getting ready to sell my 69 french import. i've owned this bus for about 8 years now since bringing it over from Bordeaux where it had spent most of it's life in the sun. The van is is very solid but has only had a little welding over the years on sills and...
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    71 tdi project

    Hi, How is the project going? Just bought a 1z engine and interested that you're going to use a T25 gearbox, I did think about this too but read a few people saying its a lot of hassle to put a T25 gearbox in a bay (side shifter, mountings etc). Any advice on using a T25 box? Cheers Doug
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    tyre size calculater

    according to http://www.kouki.co.uk/utilities/visual-tyre-size-calculator you will be increasing the radius from 195.25cm to 196.98cm
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    Wheels & Tyres x 5 - for sale

    Full set of wheels and tyres off my 69 bay. Four good tyres but think spare needs replacing... May be an issue with valve but haven't had it checked. 5mm+ of tread on four tyres. £100 the lot Can throw in set of hub caps and nuts for another £20
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    69 Bay - Adjustable Beam - AND - Dropped Spindles???????

    What beam are you fitting? I only ask because I fitted a weedeater, and had issues when fitting dropped spindles, even on the highest setting on the beam adjuster, the balljoints were at the limit of their travel so I was advised to remove the spindles :( I ended up flipping the spindles...
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    Tyres - 175 55 15 - where can I get high load rated tyres?

    Thanks for the tips, found a local garage who have some 185/55s in stock that they're going to try on mine and see how they go :D Will feed back and let you know how I got on.
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