In or close to the PNW, no rust, for a TDI swap, gas or diesel is fine. Finders fee!
My friend did one and it is so cool that I have to have one now, he's on his way to Argentina with his wife in his right now, currently in Guatemala somewhere
He got a decent Westy with bad engine for $200, doubt I'll find that good of a deal, but I have while to look.
How's your's doing?
keep us posted jack. i have a 1966 i planned to do the same with but i can't bring myself to hack up a good type 2. seems a lot of people are doing the westy/diesel conversion lately. there should be some good info out there for you. good luck.
I got my ASI camper for $850 with a tossed rod. It came with a 5-speed tranny. 
I'll give you $900 for it! :lol:
I doubt I'd be lucky enough to find a 5 speed, my buddy got his 4 speed rebuilt with taller 3rd and 4th gears about 2800 RPM at 65 MPH, drives nice, but the jump between 2nd and 3rd is a touch big, better than 3500 RPM at 60 MPH though.
If you manage to get a nice straight Westy body with a blown motor for less than $1500 you're doing fine.
More than I wanted to hear, but in the ball park. I just started looking and have seen several with fresh rebuilt engines in them, "No, I want it broken!" :lol:
I'll check out the Yahoo group!
keep us posted jack.
Once I get into it I'll start a thread with my progress.
I know of 2 local to me. Both for $1000. I'm not sure if they are westys though. a 67 and 69??? I forget. They have the single front windshield if that helps any.
I know of 2 local to me. Both for $1000. I'm not sure if they are westys though. a 67 and 69??? I forget. They have the single front windshield if that helps any.
Too old, I'm hoping for an 83+, but if an aircooled vanagon/westy showed up fro cheap I'd take it.
I did find an 82,
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/car/275464433.html But Santa cruz is about 1200 miles from here, she has a guy interested for $1000 right now, and all the Diesel bits would make for an easy AHU install, but 2400 miles is huge and I can't act on it NOW as would be required to get it.
I found that too, actually a pretty good deal from what I've seen on the syncro westy's. AWD would sure be nice, but I wouldn't really need it.