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I certainly am Bus brother!

I maybe running a CV 2056cc with twin Dell's but we Air-heads have to stick together

Howdo,

My 1980 Westy has a Black Dashboard. I would much prefer the Brown example but good used ones are rather steep in price.
Has anyone painted their dashboard? Or even laminated perhaps?

TIA

When I got my 15" Wheels and Tyres I purchased one of these from Van Café ..
Oversized Spare Tire Carrier | Van Cafe 

Thanks Lads,

Firstly my 'Tryping error' as indeed the size is 215/65/15 (Thanks cobblers for the heads up!)

Scouting about on that there website across the pond   39psi Front and 48psi in the rears is a popular suggestion.

Back in 2022 when I purchased Bezza I got a set of UNIROYAL 185 80 R14 102/100R RAINMAX 3 | Just Tyres . 
When I got the 15" Alloys I sold them on to a friend for her '73 Bay window Westy. Far better than the Chinese 'Ditch-finders' she had previously. 

My Fellow Vanagonaughts , I have fitted 'Bezza', my Westphalia Joker with a set of 15"  GoWesty OEM Replica Alloy Wheel Bundle [Bus/Vanagon]  along with a set of 315/65/15C Goodyear Cargo-Grip tyres  https://club8090.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/pimp.gif I was fishing for ideas about what fellow ...

Dunno if this will help, When emissions testing first became part of the annual MOT my trusty Amanda , (A 547 LTA where are you now?), also failed on the Hydrocarbons. The MOT tester allowed me to take Amanda along the M62 for a sympathetic 'thrashing'. When retesting the emissions the Hydrocarbons ...

Here's a techy tome from GoWesty about early T25/Vanagon gearbox Shifter Systems: Why the '80-'82 Vanagon System is Terrible! – GoWesty

Food for though   

FWIW I still have Bezza's 1980 box . All new shift bushes and links plus a CSP short shift kit make a BIG difference 

Afternoon Nick,

Jim at  Union Aircooled VW Repair and Restoration, West Yorkshire works on all T3's. Diesel, Wasser-boxer and Air-cooled. He owns a late T3 single cab Pick-up.

Tell 'em Rick sent you 

Fellow Vanagonisti, T25iasts,

Where can I find some sound deadening material for my engine lid as one of the pieces is missing.

TIA.

Bueno Estente, I have seen such as  7 inch LED headlights LAMP fit Land Rover Defender VW T25 T3 Vanagon sealed beam | eBay UK  on Fleabay and wondered if my fellow Vanagonisti have fitted such Headlights to their trusty Brick. I am currently using LED Bulbs in the stock H4 Headlights but proper LED...

Oh b*gger! I mean't to say the drop arm for the anti-roll bar that bolts to the strut bar that bolts to the lower control arm. Early arms are slightly curved whereas later arms are straight. I read somewhere on the Vanagon forum @ samba.com that is possible but not without a struggle. As my Gran use...

How do,
Having got Bezza, my 1980 Westy up on ramps to cure the noisy/sloppy gear change with new bushings a thought crossed my mind while I was on a Bush changing fetish
Can I change the drop arm bushes while my T25 is up on ramps at the front? Can it be done without removing the wheels?

TIA

Fellow Vanagonisti,  One of my winter projects is to make the fuel tank on Bezza, my 1980 Westy, cease leaking whenever I fill her up. :oops: Going by her plastic fuel filler neck and reasonable looking tank I'll hazard an educated guess that they have been replaced in the recent past.  Nevertheless...

Hola Amigo,  I have a set on Bezza, my 1980 LHD Westy and I am very happy with 'em  :D I recently checked the jetting with  Running Weber Ict's on a Vw Aircooled engine - wayoutwestie  for the 2.0 CU Type 4 Engine and apart from the mains being a bit smaller all was well.  FWIW I am a 'Luddite' t'in...