Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 17:00:15 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: My First Type 2
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So the sky is the limit on what I can do with the interior.
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Don't mess with the sky ................... any interior from 80-91 will
fit in your Westy.
LS interiors are nicer than the L series interiors, fabric inserts etc.
The exceptions are 85 and up the sliding door is longer so you can't use
the door panel.
Just shop around and but any nice Vanagon / Westy interior parts from
donor vans.
Use *fiberboard wind brace*, to make headliner or other very mutilated
panels. Cover it with fabric wall covering. *fiberboard wind brace*, can
be had from Home D, Lowes and many sources, comes in a 4x8" sheet and is
fairly waterproof and only about 1/8" thick so it won't adversely effect
the operation of doors etc.
Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia
On Tue, 21 May 2002 15:32:47 -0600 James Piotrowski <jmpio@NHBM.COM>
writes:
> Hey folks, new to the list and I wanted to say "Hi." Last night I
> bought an
> '82 Westfalia. Previous VW experience was with a '78 Rabbit I
> bought in '85
> and drove till it kicked in '90 or '91. I always regretted not
> caring
> better for that car, but I was young and stupid. When I got the
> keys to the
> "new" Vanagon I hopped in and took a spin and I experienced a
> unique
> feeling, I can't describe it but it was the same feeling I got when
> I first
> drove the Rabbit, and it most definitely is NOT a feeling I've
> gotten
> driving any other used car I've bought. VW Mystique? Who knows,
> but I'm
> determined to treat this vehicle much better than I have most of
> what I've
> driven. Like all new bus owners (at least I'd guess), I'm pretty
> excited
> about the potential of this thing. Mechanicals seem good (I'll
> check it out
> more thoroughly over the weekend, I bought the thing in a hurry
> because the
> price seemed pretty darn good to me), body is solid, paint a bit
> oxidized,
> bumpers need help, and all the camping gear functions. But the
> interior is
> in pretty sad aesthetic condition. The white vinyl (?) liner that
> covered
> most of the interior panels and inside the cabinets is entirely
> shot,
> peeling, pulled off, probably 85% of it just plain gone. Sliding
> door panel
> has been replaced with a piece of cheap, contact paper covered
> hardboard.
> Upholstery is original, no rips or tears, but a bit faded and
> dirty, and,
> of course, has all the style that 1982 had to offer. Most of the
> carpet is
> pretty good, as it was protected by mats.
>
> So here's the big question of the moment. I do a fair bit of
> woodworking,
> I've entirely renovated one home, and my mechanical skills are
> so-so, but I
> learn fast. So the sky is the limit on what I can do with the
> interior.
> I'm guessing this list has probably discussed before the relative
> merits of
> a "restoration" job, i.e., back to factory original vs. a
> "renovation",
> i.e., doing what you want at the moment to create a beautiful,
> functional
> space. Would some nonetheless be willing to share their thoughts on
> the
> merits of each of these approaches to re-doing the interior?
>
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