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Parking In The Pines – Arizona Style

Troy Wical — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:56:21 +0000

With the move to Arizona, the annual PITP VW bus camp out (not so annual lately) needs some help. We’re looking for feedback on possible locations in the Arizona landscape that might be the next location. If you have some ideas, shoot us a message with the contact form below! Peace, Troy Related posts: Parking … Continue reading » Related posts:

Bus sighting – Chandler, AZ

Troy Wical — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:42:24 +0000

It’s been a couple months now since we’ve moved to Arizona from Colorado, and there haven’t been too many buses to see. Pulling into the parking lot at work today though, brought a nice surprise. An early model bay window. It stayed there all day and I didn’t get a chance to see who was … Continue reading » Related posts:

Transport or ship a VW bus

Troy Wical — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:57:46 +0000

We just moved from Colorado to Arizona, and the company provided relocation for a couple of our vehicles. This is what they ended up doing. We asked how much it would be to add our Vanagon to the list and they said $1,700 ! Now, I’m not sure if that means the first two cost … Continue reading »

Tribute to EveryBus, courtesy of Toby Keith

Troy Wical — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:24:48 +0000

All you EveryBus’ers should enjoy this. Warning, unedited song ahead…

For Sale:1974 VW Westy Deluxe with Automatic Transmission

Troy Wical — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:44:32 +0000

Note: I’ll be updating this post as I remember stuff After several years of camp out’s and memorable trips, we are parting ways with our 1974 VW camper. With four kids, it’s just not as accommodating as it needs to be. It’s very straight, with zero rust, but is not without it’s issues. I am … Continue reading » Related posts:

VW 003 automatic transmission rebuild kit

Troy Wical — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:53:16 +0000

After a recent type2.com thread that covered some repair steps for our 1974 Automatic VW Westy, it became clear that people were having a hard time sourcing out rebuild over overhaul kits. But, my wife ran across these while searching for a gasket and torque converter seal (yes, she does that for me Since I’ve … Continue reading » Related posts:

Mystery sensor on VW Vanagon throttle body

Troy Wical — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:49:06 +0000

While I was poking around the engine bay in our newly aquired ’81 Vanagon, I noticed what appears to be a sensor on top of the throttle body, with two wires going to it. I’ve poked around the Bentely and online with minimal luck. Anyone have comments about this, based on the picture? Related posts: … Continue reading » Related posts:

Vandejo project – Replacing the fuel lines

Leaking VW bus automatic transmission

Troy Wical — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:33:45 +0000

Finally snapped some pics of the automatic transmission that we took out of the 74 Westy. It’s leaking like crazy and I need to get it fixed so we can sell it. I’m open to any advice on what all I should do with this thing before it gets installed. More pics in the gallery. … Continue reading » Related posts:

Synthetic oil in a vw bus

Troy Wical — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:05:03 +0000

Ok, ok….take it easy now. Before anyone wants to comment on why I should not have gone this route, let me just say that I’m not trying to get anyone to follow me. Nor am I trying to depict myself as an “oil guy.” With that said, and with my flame suit dawned, let’s move … Continue reading »

Avon VW Bus Bottle / Decanter

Troy Wical — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:07:13 +0000

We’ve been keeping an eye out for one of these for a while, and finally came across one that was in great shape. I’m not sure exactly when these were available, but various sources around the internet hint at the 60′s and 70′s. The one we picked up still had the stickers on a sheet … Continue reading »