Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:01:45 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Subie powered Westy FS
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I can't really agree with that 'you get the same thing in an 84Westy'
that you do in the later ones.
First ..rare is the 84 with power steering ..always a nice thing to have.
This one could have PS, though many 84's do not. ..or it can be
retrofitted .
84's have the funky early sliding door. In 85 that got improved about 90
% interms of easy operation ..and they seldom break their outside
handleslike the early doors do. Any early door needs a good going
through to get the outside handle mechanism working smoothly.
There is a too-huge giant spring in the mechanism ..that when new was
probably not thatbad..
and they never get serviced really. Taking the door panel off,
adjusting slack out of the cable, and lubing the heck out of everything
that moves makes the 84 and earlier sliding door acceptible ..but it
will never be 'click-easy' like an 85 and up slider is.
84's need the later style parking brake handle put on . The stock
short 84 parking brake handle is barely adequate.
the later style is bomber.
84's have metal main coolant pipes ..
I like those just fine ...I don't think the larger OD plastic pipes that
start in mid 85 are really better..
they have a nice failure mode on the ends.
86's and up front brakes might be a little better . These early two
piston calipers are all right . and .eventually they get stuck pistons
...especially the outer caliper pistons.
84s don't have as much sound deadening in them as later vansdo.
it's still a great buy for the price if it's decent overall.
If it's really pretty decent ..
and no one buys it, I'd raise the price.
scott
turbovans
On 2/14/2013 6:01 PM, miguel pacheco wrote:
> I'm pointing some friends who are looking, in the direction of this van. It
> does seem well priced. That's a lot of fun and opportunity for 7500.00.
> Props if no rust. Has this van always been a Western Westy? Of course,
> there is always something about to rear its ugly head, but it is definitely
> worth a look.
> To those who are hailing a decently priced Westy, take note that it is an
> 84 and these do not command the higher price, although you really get the
> same thing.
> I have an 88 Wolfram Gray Westy with 70K miles, with zero rust and very
> reliable that will command three times this asking price. It will soon be
> close to perfection. It makes me sweat to think of it.....
> Miguel
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> "You can merge like a real car!"
>>
>> Use the power for good, not evil.
>>
>> --
>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>> Bend, Ore.
>>
>>
>> On 02/14/2013 03:35 PM, Rob wrote:
>>
>>> I'm selling my '84 Westy powered by a '93 Subaru 2.2. You can merge
>>> like a real car!
>>> A fully Westy is just not fitting in with our current life... The van
>>> is in southern Arizona today.
>>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/**classifieds/detail.php?id=**1432847<http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1432847>if you
>>> are interested
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>>
>>> vwrobb@gmail.com
>>> On the road, somewhere in the USA
>>>
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