77 Transporter to Westy Conversion

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[January 04, 2009, 07:18:08 AM] edwin .s.nathan: I live in a tropical country ie malaysia.Need to install air conditioning.Any idea on where to put the vents

[January 05, 2009, 10:21:13 AM] BusManVW70: Hello everyone Im new to the site and I have just added some pictures of my 1970 VW Camper his name is Fred enjoy..

[January 06, 2009, 10:03:55 AM] Jamesbehave: oh man

[January 06, 2009, 10:04:11 AM] Jamesbehave: talk about brain dead

[January 06, 2009, 10:04:22 AM] Jamesbehave: read my post

[January 06, 2009, 10:18:51 AM] JimmyD\'s: 1977 vw camper wont start HELP

[January 06, 2009, 10:19:09 AM] JimmyD\'s: her name is lucy

[January 06, 2009, 11:22:28 AM] Jamesbehave: whats going on

[January 06, 2009, 11:40:04 AM] JIMMYD: i have two shitty batteries I have been taking turns on trickle charges. So I put the fresh good battery in and she tries but

[January 06, 2009, 11:40:39 AM] JIMMYD: she won't flip. I've checked all the fuses.... rolled her back.

[January 06, 2009, 11:41:05 AM] JIMMYD: Found an old allman brothers ticket

[January 06, 2009, 11:42:02 AM] JIMMYD: the starter has always seemed fine.... no problems

[Greenhorn]

Will a Westy top work on a transporter bus? How hard is the conversion?

[GostaBerling]

First to LMB.

I believe that the answer to your question is yes, a Westy top will fit onto a regular transporter but you will have to cut a lot of the roof out. If you wanted the benefits of a camper with out the extra space and weight of the top then I'd switch in a westy interior. This would give you a camper that will sleep 2 people without the potential of ruining the top of the bus. Or sell the transporter and buy a westy.

[McFly]

You might have to reinforce the top once it's been cut, a lot of the camper conversions had this done as the busses are monocoque and need the structural rigidity.

[sisterearth]

greenhorn!

[good ship lollipop]

  to the gang

[olylawnboy]

  from me too Greenhorn, heck, havn't heard that term in a long time:) Anyway, I think there is more to it than cutting out a piece of the roof of a standard bus to accept the "Westy" top. Seems to me the pan needs to be reinforced at the least. Or something anyway. Seems that Westies were made from Pannels I think, because the body flexes to much due to all the window space....something like that. Do a bunch of research before you start cuttin!:) Oly

[Busaholic]

 

There is a book I have seen on Ebay and Amazon that is specifically written to do camper conversions to transporters.  I have not read it, but seems it would answer all your questions better than a guess.  Good luck as I have considered the same for my 75.

[sisterearth]

the book http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Convert-Volkswagen-Bus-Camper/dp/1903706459

[vdubyah73]

Your dreaming again aren't you? Don't do it you will just ruin your Bus. If you have to ask this question in such broad terms you don't have the skills to pull this off. Don't feel bad neither do I.   Just put a camper interior in it. Take care of it mechanically and when you find a Westy you'll already own a parts bus.

Bill

[Greenhorn]

Yeah, I am dreamin! WTF am i thinkin. Get this sucker on the road and enjoy for a while. Thanks