Fantastic. She lives another few decades. Good restoration.
@thinkjeremiah
5 жыл бұрын
I loved your video. Saved of course. I restored an '81 AdventureWagen several years ago. Today I bought an '83 Westfalia water cooled to restore. This has given me a lot of thought fodder. I also have a 2001 Outback with the H6 that I may be installing into the Van. Thanks again, great vid!
@zh3445
8 жыл бұрын
This is a lovely restoration job. I'm glad to see you painted it the original color. Thanks for sharing your video. Great work!
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Zala I had fun doing it!
@truckertom3323
5 жыл бұрын
Did a good job there Mark, she looks a Beauty.
@HP.Customs
7 жыл бұрын
Great work, love that you use it also for its intended purpose.
@wonkylommiter6364
6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful job! the photos of how you did the rear panel sides replacement were very helpful, many thanks for showing!
@noleftturnunstoned
7 жыл бұрын
Well done. I live in Alberta too.
@Camp_Runamuck
8 жыл бұрын
Well done ,lots of love to the dub . 🚎
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks, it was fun.
@Camp_Runamuck
6 жыл бұрын
Mark Griffiths I’ve been restoring mine for the past two years just got it back on the road and it feels good to be driving her again after not having her for two years but she shouldn’t need much for the next 10 or 15 years other than upkeep and general stuff . Good to see them end up in hands that treats them the way they should be treated .i’m lucky mine had zero rust
@Tyler-Kort
7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! I want to do a similar conversion but with a TDI. Great work. I'm from BC
@basiloneroad6713
5 жыл бұрын
Sweet Job Mate! I love seeing crazy people, like me bringing these back to life, and filming it Wow!
@gazza116
5 жыл бұрын
totally amazing i hope you get many years of use from your project.
@norasteel5353
7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful work! Thanks so much for sharing!
@vpgfreelance
6 жыл бұрын
Great Van! Super work mans!
@rogeliomelgar5219
7 жыл бұрын
wow lots of work
@michileber
7 жыл бұрын
so sick!!
@charlesgill1854
8 жыл бұрын
My vanagon's engine just died, so I am looking forward to the whole restoration of my baby.
@Coordinator61
4 жыл бұрын
A van is never a baby come on.
@bobmartinez3038
7 жыл бұрын
absolutely beautiful video,I've already watched it 4 times.one of the best that I have seen....great job mark..
@christophsch5531
6 жыл бұрын
Gute Arbeit!
@conarc-d1037
4 жыл бұрын
Such an awesome job!! Did you change the drums over disc? Thanks for sharing man!
@нинасимоненко-ы1е
5 жыл бұрын
and how the gearbox and the motor were spliced there is a difference in the bell (in its height and diameter), how are things going with the clutch release, how are the discs themselves being bigger than the disc from the Volkswagen?
@yazky69
3 жыл бұрын
So beautiful.. you have done amazing work.. how long it took you to finish this project?
@martinmalloy8119
8 жыл бұрын
fantastic job, in Germany there are only three vanagons in good condition for sale !
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe. Here they come up all the time but often they want too much for stock vans that need all these upgrades.
@StanleyKubick1
6 жыл бұрын
I have an air-cooled T25 with 213000 km's on the clock. It's in iceland, but it just passed a 2 year inspection with new starter, new belt, new brakes in front. Shipping to germany is like €1000 from here. Still want one?
@user-ry1jr4ev1u
4 жыл бұрын
Vanagon with Subie engine is MUST !!
@meduffer
8 жыл бұрын
We're taking a Greyhound bus tomorrow morning to Almonte to pick up our '88 Westie from Frank. He's got the old beast really dialled in mechanically. It's exciting to have it back on the road after many years in storage. Need a shakedown cruise to get reacquainted. Next year - body work! Man, I wish I had your skill set. Great job!
@SinjinCerasani
8 жыл бұрын
Absolute joy to watch! Thank you so much and a superb job my friend!
@kevinhornbuckle
8 жыл бұрын
Congrats on a beautiful build. You worked really hard on this and it looks great.
@Whomadesandwiches
8 жыл бұрын
wow the end result looks unreal!! I've got the same 84 vanagon so i may have to copy cat you hahah
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
Copy away! I copied and was inspired by many builds. You don't get this far without some help.
@Limeylad73
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome job mate!!! Good see that kind of pride in your work!
@AndrewFord
6 жыл бұрын
Damn impressive, You are the auto refurbish VW Van master! Question: why the 84", Is it the most solid or was that simply what you got a good deal on and found as a project?
@mbg5046
6 жыл бұрын
I started out not knowing that much about Vanagons and chose the '84 because one came up not far from me. It was a good bargain because the engine was already blown. I wouldn't have chosen an air-cooled version (earlier than '83) because I always knew I'd upgrade the engine and the air-cooled Vanagons are that much harder to upgrade. The '84 is a fine base to start with but it lacks some of the nice-to-haves like power steering and the better spindles on the '85 and up that you need if you want to install big brakes up front. But these are not huge issues. I have already bought spindles and the full power steering rack from a '91 and will be putting in the big Audi brakes this spring. I also installed power mirrors from the same '91, so really there isn't anything that you can't add as you go.
@nealwalden3543
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I have an '87 Syncro tin top, in admittedly much better shape, but considering an engine swap and color change. Your video was inspiring for sure!!!! Incredible amount of work. Awfully well done.
@gerardmatthews5786
7 жыл бұрын
magnificent i have one the same blue....
@jonathanpluke1380
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful...Still considering doing my Vw 2.1 Caravelle conversion 1988 model due to availability of engine part's...Thanks for sharing...
@robertblake1874
7 жыл бұрын
I am so incredibly impressed that you took this on and saw it through! CONGRATS!
@elvamk2
8 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@boogiedownbronx73
7 жыл бұрын
Amazing can you do my Kombi T1 engine swap hahaha damn...this all looks so technical I have no clue.
@iReturnV1deotapes
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent job on this beauty. It looks perfect! I'm wondering, does replacing the engine and the pipes that way you did prevent the vehicle from breaking down as frequently? I've always wanted one of these but the failure rate has always been a major detractor. If building it out from the ground up the way you have would change that then I would be very interested in taking on a project like this myself.
@mbg5046
6 жыл бұрын
iReturnV1deotapes Yes it definitely improved reliability. The mechanical upgrades make this a very reliable vehicle. I have had 3 great camping seasons, done some light off road travel, mainly forestry mountain roads, and I use it in the winter here in Canada without any problem.
@mbg5046
6 жыл бұрын
I have no regrets about replacing the engine or with my choice of the 2.5L Subaru. It's very reliable. I have been driving the van daily since Spring 2015. It handles cold and snow, long hot highway trips, mountain passes and I have never had a mechanical issue. To be truthful though, I had the transmission rebuilt and it failed in less than a year due to overheating. This is a design issue that I solved by running a separate transmission radiator up in front of the main radiator plus an inline cooler and temp gauge. You won't have this problem if you have a manual transmission.
@rkma
8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job on the restoration and on the photography to document it. Extremely cool!
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@mrflamewars
7 жыл бұрын
I had an 84 with the 1.9 and the Wasserboxer is best described as a boat anchor that is good at turning gasoline into heat, noise, and exhaust, but very bad at making the damn car actually go.
@paulcottam128
Жыл бұрын
Great Video , love the coloured epoxy primer never seen coloured epoxy primer before , you have any details on that please , thanks for sharing
@pustinq2117
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, great job! What make and model is the oil pan donor car?
@mbg5046
3 жыл бұрын
The engine donor is a 2002 Subaru Forrester
@lancewhite3681
8 жыл бұрын
Hello Mark. I just noticed your Alberta Plates. I too have a Vanaru. I am in Edmonton. I did a '85 over with a EJ22 but the same old body remains. I am now having overheating problems. As of today I of the opinion that my rad is a bit blogged up. How is your project?
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
Hey there. I'm in Calgary and I've been driving the van every day since completing it. Your overheating may be the rad or rad fan, or possibly you need to check that the system is completely bled of air. It's tough to do. Your main coolant tank should always be full to the top, and should pull from the overflow.
@daleinarizona1561
8 жыл бұрын
Mark, My name is Dale Griffiths and I had a 1970 VW Bus. Loved it very much. Been thinking about one like you have. I watched you video and that is a very nice camper that will last you a long time. Thank you for taking the time to post this.
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dale for the nice comments.
@VincentDagenais
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! So jalous! I would sell all my guitars for a piece like this one!
@Jenna08848
8 жыл бұрын
Very nice job, I love the engine conversion. I did not know that was possible. I just found a pretty clean Westfalia in a storage yard tucked away. I am going to make an attempt to buy it what was your investment after purchase. I have a 1983 Lotus Esprit I just finished bringing back to life and I am thinking of selling my Coleman popup and switching things around some.
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
The purchase price was $3200 but the final cost was almost 10 x that in repair and upgrades. Yep, it's a lot to spend but it is as reliable as an a new van and way cooler!
@rleducify
7 жыл бұрын
awesome video. Thanks so much for sharing. What a great van.
@dongibson8513
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent restoration and you obviously are very skilled and know exactly what your doing. I enjoy these videos to see a ruff vehicle transformed into virtually a new vehicle, in fact better than when it was new. Thanks for taking the time to make this video, considering all the work you did and allowing others to see the whole process and the finished product.
@mbg5046
6 жыл бұрын
I love this comment: "...you obviously are very skilled and know exactly what your doing." Nope. I started out with no idea how to get a Subaru engine out of a Subaru or into a Vanagon. I knew it could be done and I spent a lot of time researching and planning. The Samba website was an essential resource as well as Rocky Mountain Westy, Small Car, and GoWesty for providing advice and good explanations of their products. I bought my first MiG welder for this project. I had welded before but my welds were never good. Now I can weld anything at this scale. I put hundreds of hours in and loved it! I can say at the end of this odyssey I do have the skills but I didn't when I started. If you want to do this and you are good at research and planning and have enough patience, it can be done and it's worthwhile.
@Kristoagui001
6 жыл бұрын
My brother is 18 just bought a 1985 Vanagon how much would a full restore like this cost roughly?
@peterbrennan2880
8 жыл бұрын
Nice work. Looks great. I have one question. One pic showed a rather small looking drum brake. Have the brakes been upgraded and, if not, how do they cope with the bigger powered Subaru engine?
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
So far the brakes are stock and like everything else on a stock Vanagon, they are undersized. I have a front brake upgrade in progress to Audi 5000 Turbo bigger rotors/calipers. However the Subaru engine doesn't requires bigger brakes because the idea is to have enough power going up hills fully loaded, not for going really fast.
@grnpnzer
8 жыл бұрын
An amazing job Mark. Thank you for putting the whole process up on KZitem for others to enjoy and potentially follow your lead... Any chance you have /kept a list of suppliers you can share?
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
Sure. For starters GoWesty, Van Cafe, Bus Depot, California Import Parts, Concept 1 in Calgary, Subaru Calgary, Rocky Mountain Westy, SmallCar, Summit Racing, Auto Value, Princess Auto, Green Line Hose & Fittings, Country Campers, Hobo Campers, Go West Campers, Calgary Auto Body Supply, National Transmission, Fifth Avenue Volkswagen Calgary, U Wrench, Speedy Glass, Malahat Auto Recyclers, Pick n Pull,
@cihand863
7 жыл бұрын
wow
@Doubleodude
7 жыл бұрын
Great job. Thank you for sharing.
@juliegiles334
6 жыл бұрын
How long did it take you to do this? You did a fabulous job and I enjoyed your video. I'm considering an 84 westfalia/ 2001 subaru forrester conversion.
@mbg5046
6 жыл бұрын
julie giles It took me 7 months, from October to May. I worked weekends and evenings on it. I planned out everything carefully so I had all the parts and tools ready ahead of time. I put together a written work plan for each day and updated it as I progressed. A project like this has so many steps you can’t just go at it without a plan or it would take forever and there would be a lot of rework.
@Fitforacting
7 жыл бұрын
Amazing job what color blue is a call? I want to do the same thing you did with a €2003 Eurovan camper
@mbg5046
7 жыл бұрын
The colour is stock 1984 Vanagon Medium Blue code LH5G
@marcustaintor5177
8 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! Very inspiring. I'm about to do all the same, but so far have gotten lucky and already have a doner subaru that I got for $100. Northern Minnesota is tough on these things so I definitely have my work cut out for me.
@Robert-ij9ih
8 жыл бұрын
I guess this was not for saving money... cost and man hours? Super nice vagon
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
Lots and lots of both, but a great journey
@luisarturoalatriste6412
8 жыл бұрын
Que chida la dejaron
@duncandixon4202
5 жыл бұрын
I have the exact same van/ year /colour just picked it up in Aug. I hope it turns out as well. Thanks for the motivational video
@joehentalack2443
7 жыл бұрын
are these 1992 Merc rims..???Hope you can put proper brakes all around.
@mbg5046
7 жыл бұрын
They are a copy of Mercedes rims produced in Europe and sold by several Vanagon parts places. They are rated for the Vanagon Camper and are bigger so you can put on bigger brakes.
@joewoodchuck3824
5 жыл бұрын
I've only seen this done on vans. Is it not possible to convert Beetles?
@m_a_4413
3 жыл бұрын
I have a 1985 Westfalia. It still has the original engine. Am I missing something? Everyone seems so excited that a Suburu engine was installed. But my 1985 Westfalia runs great. Am I missing something?
@mbg5046
3 жыл бұрын
About 80 HP
@MARKLINMAN1
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome, and greatly documented.
@_sacredseven_
3 жыл бұрын
A reliable camper van🙏🤟 winning comb9
@davidfaulkner7456
4 жыл бұрын
A tdi is a better swap al factory part's mor hp. Better mpg
@darkstar6909
3 жыл бұрын
Good resto! Just curious, but I'm watching this in Jan 2021, do you still have it and how had it held up?
@mbg5046
3 жыл бұрын
I still have it and it still looks and runs as good
@type2523
5 жыл бұрын
The Subaru conversion was a stupid idea to be true
@bartofilms
Жыл бұрын
I like da music. Are there TABs out there?
@michaw73
8 жыл бұрын
Ein tolles Video! Danke. Excellent work!
@phillipdodds7860
8 жыл бұрын
Very cool!!
@Liamautomechanic
8 жыл бұрын
good job.
@Kcar82
8 ай бұрын
Good to see a fellow Alberta keeping these old vans alive! Kudos from Canmore, AB! We love our ‘81 Westy
@janispetersons9668
8 жыл бұрын
Do you have more pictures of how exactly engine is attached to frame? Rocky montain have small pictures.
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
Sure there's a whole thread on the Samba you can check out. If you need more just PM me on that site. www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=610481
@janispetersons9668
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@beduiini
7 жыл бұрын
Hi! Even if it was mostly a slideshow, it was a really beatifull one. Allmost made me cry beatifull. This is as good i'm going to try with my upcoming project. :) Thak you for the videos! :) Greetings from Finland
@lenny02112
4 жыл бұрын
all good but please improve the welding
@Guentherthevwbus
7 жыл бұрын
why to dont kepp it original only a new paitwo
@abegamers7304
5 жыл бұрын
It's so weird seeing it in USA in Balkan they're quite common to find people always use them for work even thought it's sort of a minivan
@GilNgai
6 жыл бұрын
How did I only see this video for the first time after talking Westy with you so many times! You are a true genius. I am just starting my restoration now. Can you recommend your panel welder?
@dylanson
8 жыл бұрын
damm this is a work off art good job
@RobMoses
5 жыл бұрын
I have some similar rust issues on my van and was wondering if I could pay you to take care of them for me?
@craigmonteforte1478
5 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Ive found yours to be one of the better Subie swap. Vehicles Because of camera angles and the overall clean installation i really liked how you prepped and cleaned up the " problem" areas etc. one of the reasons i like this conversion is because of how well the engine fits and looks like it is made for the vehicle or original of course the power increase is important as well
@mnee4922
6 жыл бұрын
All that work and you put the cancer causing insulation back in the bus?
@fredrikforde760
7 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Amazing. How much did all of that cost??
@mbg5046
6 жыл бұрын
A lot. I could be driving a Lexus, but I prefer the Vanagon.
@Wildersport
8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work on that Westy!
@ΣτράτοςΜποφίλιος
4 жыл бұрын
good job master of the hobby !!! but these jobs are not paid today !! from GREECE
@DidierBan
8 жыл бұрын
I got a 90, how much do you spend? I need to prepare my self.
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
A lot. The conversion was over $5000 including the donor Subaru and coolant upgrades. The body wasn't too bad but a lot of work. Then there's all the nice to haves like the wheels/tires, bumpers, grill, aux battery, replaced fuel system, undercoating, upgraded trans. A lot !
@DidierBan
8 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking of using the automatic Subaru transmission, but I don't know if can make it run backwards, my brother did it but with the Subaru manual transmission.
@pstreetgarage7304
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing process
@Doubleodude
8 жыл бұрын
Man Thanks for Sharing! That was a labor of love.
@petrefremov
4 жыл бұрын
+ from Latvia. Thank you
@Lachlanrocca
6 жыл бұрын
Hey man thinking of doing the same. This was something like 3 years ago but is there any chance you could give me some suggestions? Just stuff like what you would/wouldn't do if you had to do it again :) Thanks tons!
@mbg5046
6 жыл бұрын
If you need to do any body welding, only replace what you really need to. If I did it again I would never cut the panels back all the way to the seams. Better to cut up the replacement panels and fit only the sections that you really need to replace. The Subaru upgrade is a must. I have absolutely no regrets. This is one reliable old van and it moves! The GoWesty parts are excellent in terms of fit and function. I love the bumpers and recently added a rear mounted spare tire and cargo pan. My only complaint is that the powder coating has not held up well and they have some surface rust.
@Lachlanrocca
6 жыл бұрын
Mark Griffiths awesome! Cheers for the reply. As of yesterday I started putting in the ply floors in my 1991 Toyota hiace commuter.
@JeffreyRyanAuthor
4 жыл бұрын
Great inspiration. My 85 will need a new engine soon. While I'm at it ...
@alampare6997
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats Mark, You have maked a great job. Thanks for sharing this video.
@LoneScout1
8 жыл бұрын
great job
@DennisS-Der_Dennis79
8 жыл бұрын
*Awesome!*
@kayladeann1245
8 жыл бұрын
would you be willing to sell this beautiful adventurer anytime soon?
@mbg5046
8 жыл бұрын
Maybe If the price is right. It would have to be enough to build another.
@easyvanlife5036
8 жыл бұрын
Dear Mark, this is realy a beautiful car👍. I would be realy interested if you would sell this car. Maybe we can get in contact ? Sorry about my horrible englisch 😌. Regards Michael
@1twistedtwin
8 жыл бұрын
she is a thing of beauty
@huntersullivan6943
7 жыл бұрын
How much did you put in it
@deckyhermawan8586
4 жыл бұрын
turbo? love the van..
@mrMacGoover
5 жыл бұрын
Man.... you must of spent a crap load of money on that restoration !
@KingGene
8 жыл бұрын
I wish the picture and information / transitions were not so fast so you could get more out of them. Nice build though!
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