'69 camper

[bugdust]

I picked up a 69 camper a couple weeks ago. So far I have:
pressure washed the exterior
half-assed cleaned the interior
removed the rear luggage rack
removed the engine & started tearing it down

As found

When I got it home

more pics soon

 

[uber cool]

Nice project and welcome to the forum. Looks like your a vw fan already with the beetle valance in the photo.

 

[bugdust]

Yes, I have a few projects.

 

[easy]

Nice project and a great addition to the rest! hello and welcome dood 8)

 

[ant]

whs...... nice gaggle of motors there fella

welcome to the forum

 

[gninnam]

A very nice bunch of motors and prupose built home for them too 8)

Welcome and look forward to seeing this being 'done up!'

 

[Cali_bay]

Nice looking project. Always good to see a white westy. 8)

What are you plans for her?

 

[bugdust]

The plan is to get it on the road and mechanically right. Once that is done I'll put a new pop-up canvas on it and fix the roof (it has some metal damage) and then I might pull all the interior out, seal the floors with Masterseries and put it all back with new flooring, curtains, etc. I doubt if it will get "restored". My 16 yr old son wants it so I may sell the tan 67 bug and buy another 68-70 camper. I would like a Riviera...or a Westy with a Riviera top.

pic of it today

The paint is chipped all over and it does have a few rust issues. It needs some metal work above the sliding door, both rear corners, front floor and both rockers have some rust starting. Under the windshield has rust also.

 

[Cali_bay]

Love the sun glare and the blue sky 8) .......Wind and rain here in Blighty

Good luck dude

 

[bugdust]

It was nice here today...61°F and sunny. It was cold and rainy a couple days ago. I think the high was about 56°!

 

[bugdust]

I got the engine on the stand to start tearing down. The main seal has been leaking for a while apparently, as well as the oil cooler. This thing is nasty!! The heat riser on the right side has a hole rusted through it and "patched" with a beer can and hose clamps. I sprayed PB Blaster on everything a few days ago when I got the engine out and again yesterday. I start taking the exhaust off and the #1 comes loose with ease. I go to #3 and start stripping the nut. I grab a 1/2" (12.7 mm vs. 13mm) and still strip it more. I give it a couple small whacks with the ball-peen and another squirt of PB Blaster (I'm out of Kroil) and move to #4. I get the top one of #4 loose but then it stops. I strip the bottom one out. I get the top one on #2 loose but can't get the bottom one to move. I go back to #3 with vise-grips and of course, I snap the stud. I break out the torch and try #4 again to no avail. I decide to let them soak overnight and try the intake. All four nuts come right off at the head and the right side heat-riser comes right out, but I immediately snap both bolts on the left side heat-riser. The pisser is that I don't have any studs. I had them in my hand at BugJam but didn't buy them for some reason. This engine is box-stock with all the exhaust and heater stuff still on it. It's a mess.

 

[bugdust]

I haven't really had a chance to do much to the bus lately. I did manage to snap three of theexhaust studs off in the head...all on one head luckily. I have the engine torn down to the short block and sitting on the stand. I did remove some of the filler from the roof. It is pretty thick in spots and was cracking all over. Water has got in behind it and rusted a number of holes in the roof. There are spots of filler 10mm thick!
More later.

 

[dubscum]

it will all be worth it in the end, really nice camper you got there. Lover the beetles too