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  1. TheBusAndUs

    75 VW Bus - Build for north to south america

    Thank you! Thanks to everyone who has been giving us props or following along. It's not always easy to share the journey :). We made it to Patagonia, well the bottom tip of south America actually! Here is a pic from seeing Fitz Roy for the first time, while sunny yet still in sideways rain...
  2. TheBusAndUs

    1975 VW Bus Westfalia, built for an Alaska to Argentina Journey

    I haven't seen torque. I think it only works on androids? Thanks for all the comments people!
  3. TheBusAndUs

    1975 VW Bus Westfalia, built for an Alaska to Argentina Journey

    Wow guys thanks for all the great replies. I have a more detailed 13 page thread in the samba if you really want to how long each fix took :). All our updates are on Instagram and our website but I'll try to write something soon for expedition portal. I wish I had more time at all the places...
  4. TheBusAndUs

    1975 VW Bus Westfalia, built for an Alaska to Argentina Journey

    My girlfriend and I have put over 10000 miles on it so far.. Most of Baja we were caravaning with another Vanagon. We ran a propane bottle fed stove through the US and Canada but the struggles of finding propane coleman canisters($$$) and filling the below the bus tank led us to moving to a...
  5. TheBusAndUs

    75 VW Bus - Build for north to south america

    Thanks guys. I will post some stories about the journey. Currently in Mexico. We have a blog and instagram. www.thebusandus.com instagram.com/thebusandus
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    1975 VW Bus Westfalia, built for an Alaska to Argentina Journey

    He was for a few days, that's benjy. He has a few articles on expedition portal I believe.
  7. TheBusAndUs

    2004 Chevy Astro AWD "Astrid"

    Great astro buddy. We just got the chance to go surf exploring in Baja in a lifted one. Made us definitely want AWD for our next vehicle!
  8. TheBusAndUs

    1975 VW Bus Westfalia, built for an Alaska to Argentina Journey

    Thanks Abitidbi, it was quite the struggle coming from someone who hasn't done much beside the average tune up. It was a 8 month total life takeover build taken down to a few posts here. I appreciate when others appreciate it:)
  9. TheBusAndUs

    1975 VW Bus Westfalia, built for an Alaska to Argentina Journey

    We decided, lets hit the road. We put a few hundred miles on her a packed up. We had already quit our jobs, we had to store all our stuff in Alaska. Interior came out pretty much how we wanted. You can see the Engel fridge in there. We added a rocket box in Seattle. This made the world...
  10. TheBusAndUs

    1975 VW Bus Westfalia, built for an Alaska to Argentina Journey

    We decided to use a Summit Racing generic heater, mounted it between the front seats. It's only 8" high so we could still walk through once we mounted a wood plate on top of it. We routed it through the stock piping in the dash so we have defrost. We also have one tube running forward toward our...
  11. TheBusAndUs

    1975 VW Bus Westfalia, built for an Alaska to Argentina Journey

    We ordered some conversion parts from the UK like the throttle body reverser and a modified throttle cable system. We drove the bus. It didn't like to stop. So we tore apart the brakes. Learning to rebuild every system became sort of fun, the deeper we got the more comfortable we felt...
  12. TheBusAndUs

    1975 VW Bus Westfalia, built for an Alaska to Argentina Journey

    We were 4 months into the build and losing steam. We felt in way over our heads with the body work alone. Now I was trying to figure out how to get the Subaru running correctly, had to find a bigger transmission and a bunch of other stuff. We wanted to leave on the trip, but hadn't really had...
  13. TheBusAndUs

    1975 VW Bus Westfalia, built for an Alaska to Argentina Journey

    Trying to figure out how to put a Subaru in there. 1997 2.2 Subaru motor. Piecing together an interior Crappy picture, but BEFORE AFTER (during the build) I used a new radiator made for a Dodge Ram. It's dual core and fits between the frame rails well. Here it is with its scoop.
  14. TheBusAndUs

    1975 VW Bus Westfalia, built for an Alaska to Argentina Journey

    Note: You can follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/thebusandus or www.thebusandus.com My girlfriend and I bought a 75 bus in Hope, Alaska and tore it apart in hopes of driving from Alaska to Argentina It needed more work than we wanted to do. We figured out how to paint, weld and do...
  15. TheBusAndUs

    75 VW Bus - Build for north to south america

    Actually, don't have to move anything to sleep, that is what the pop top is for. I realize now that I posted this in the wrong forum but all of your comments are very welcome. The radiator design is interesting indeed. We wanted to preserve the looks of the front as we spent many hours...
  16. TheBusAndUs

    75 VW Bus - Build for north to south america

    We decided, lets hit the road. We put a few hundred miles on her a packed up. We had already quit our jobs, we had to store all our stuff in Alaska. Interior came out pretty much how we wanted. You can see the Engel fridge in there. We added a rocket box in Seattle. This made the world...
  17. TheBusAndUs

    75 VW Bus - Build for north to south america

    We decided to use a Summit Racing generic heater, mounted it between the front seats. It's only 8" high so we could still walk through once we mounted a wood plate on top of it. We routed it through the stock piping in the dash so we have defrost. We also have one tube running forward toward our...
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