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    1972 Resto-mod Westfalia on Bring-a-Trailer

    bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-volkswagen-westfalia-2/ www.mangosmoothie.ca/bus/ i know the seller if you have any questions. 😜
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    mangosmoothie 2 ('oem plus' bespoke crossover bay)

    never mind - found the online PDF http://magazinelib.com/all/ultra-vw-issue-171-november-2017/ article starts on page 31...
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    mangosmoothie 2 ('oem plus' bespoke crossover bay)

    http://shop.kelsey.co.uk/issue/View/issue/UVW171/ultra-vw-171-november-2017 i'll upload some finished pics
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    mangosmoothie 2 ('oem plus' bespoke crossover bay)

    yada yada yada, i finished. show bus done: Ultra VW Nov 2017
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    mangosmoothie 2 ('oem plus' bespoke crossover bay)

    oem metal: moved the drivers seat over 2cms to align with the steering wheel
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    mangosmoothie 2 ('oem plus' bespoke crossover bay)

    fab up swivel seat for passenger seat. i had originally planned to do both drivers and passenger, but i wanted to keep the drivers bulkhead and i couldnt make the seat swivel with the bulkhead and steering wheel go back to the tails: test out some LED uber high watt tails: running mode...
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    mangosmoothie 2 ('oem plus' bespoke crossover bay)

    40mm c notch in the rear with adjust able spring plate and horse shoe plates: start thinking about getitng rid of those huge rear brake lights
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    mangosmoothie 2 ('oem plus' bespoke crossover bay)

    butt-weld everything then used short-strand fiberglass to make sure no moisture is under the paint seam sealed behind this is the crap i was referring to on the first post of this thread:
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    mangosmoothie 2 ('oem plus' bespoke crossover bay)

    fix cargo floor with donor metal: work on swapping to early dog legs: fab up 30mm beam raise for 100mm narrowed ball joint beam fix windshield rust - luckily i was able to do spot repairs before serous rust took hold. strip and cut off nose:
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    mangosmoothie 2 ('oem plus' bespoke crossover bay)

    step 2 disaasmble the whole shebang: cut out the bad parts: evaluate the rest: remove beam:
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    mangosmoothie 2 ('oem plus' bespoke crossover bay)

    step 1 - learn bodywork:
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    mangosmoothie 2 ('oem plus' bespoke crossover bay)

    i've been a lurker for a while. i picked up a 72 westy a while ago and am building it up to match my 356 speedster A replica Here my speedster: here is the bay when i bought it: i know how to weld, but up to this point, i had never done any bodywork before. as it turned out, the bus was...
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    Solidmango westy

    more pictures please! :)
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    Which automatic fire extinguisher??.????

    i built my own for my bathtub: http://www.mangosmoothie.ca/fire-suppression" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I'll probably do the same style for my T2ab
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