Looks great David!

I hope you and all those kids(!) ahave a great time with it.

Jake

On 9/13/06, David Milo <dellaone@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Volks,
>
> I spent all summer transplanting a Westfalia pop top and interior from a
> 1982 Westy to a 1987 Syncro. We live near Pittsburgh PA.
>
> Reasons: I own a 1987 Syncro and know it's pedigree, new front and rear
> suspension bushings, tie rids, axle bearings, CV joints, drive shaft
> joints,
> rebuilt tranny, Suby engine,  front heater blower, ignition switch, seams
> POR 15'nd and seam sealed etc, OK I'll stop now, there was more. Now has
> 145,000 miles.
>
> I had the opportunity to work on a 1985 Subaru / Westy in early April, and
> fell in love with the design. I'm not a wealthy person, so buying a 20K
> Westy was out of the question, let alone a 12K one.
>
> I found a 1982 air-cooled Westy that was dead from the waist down. Lots of
> rust covered by patches and tape, rusted out clutch hydraulic line, and
> brake lines soon to follow. Engine and tranny unknown. The mileage was
> whatever you wanted it to be, as tapping on the instrument pod cover would
> produce different results, 80,000 here, 636,000 there.
>
> I knew how to weld with an oxygen-acetylene torch, but also knew that
> metal
> distortion would result. I looked into MIG welding with gas back-up, and
> decided I could do it / learn it. Would TIG have been better, a resounding
> yes, but I couldn't afford the time or money to learn.
>
> So with all that said, have a look at these pictures:
> http://photos.yahoo.com/jetstar5224
>
> No matter if you think that this was a travesty involving two Vanagons or
> wondered how to try to go about it, these pictures add to the database of
> possibilities, good or bad.
>
> For us, it has given this old seven passenger Syncro a new purpose, one
> that
> we are getting reacquainted with.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave Milo
>
> P.S. This is not a step by step compendium, but a chronicle of my
> experience. Hopefully it will serve some good purpose.
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com