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Marvinuk
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Sorry it's taken a while....mine at volksworld. Awesome vehicle, posh camping just don't get any better.
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covdubber
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that dehler gives me a underpant twitch LOL :OD
my idea of the perfect hightop van, the only hightop i'd sell/swap my devon for "maybe" & its brown! your only northampton, you gotta let me come & have a look when i get my bus back on the road
& the yellow westy hightop above has the right stance & wheel choice, whitebands & the hightop work really well & makes it look less................tall!
i'm biased to the oldschool look though!
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i laugh at my own jokes cause there funny to me! i dont give a fck if you dont think they are
if your in the redline lol ya having a good time! lol ;P |
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max and caddy
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Grantus
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Well he purchased it directly from the Austrian Army, and they procured it new from VW, so I would have to assume it was VW factory fitted. However, it may have been made only to order, for the military. I'll ask the owner for more info, and get back to you on that one... |
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Marvinuk
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Looks quite OE, there's a gutter rail above the windscreen which I've only seen on factory high tops. Prepared to be corrected on that though.
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DavidPallister
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Aye, tiz a factory VW hightop, I've got one, they were available as an option to make a high roof delivery van or a high roof kombi. Seem to be favoured by the military as the fibre glass roof was fitted instead of the steel roof, so they are open to the top all the way along. The structure underneath the roof is the same as the Westy roofs. Holdsworth used them as a base vehicle for their conversions as well.
I've just pulled the roof off mine as the sealant had come away in the gutters so was letting water in, and the inner structure has gone fairly crusty in places, so maybe not one of VW's finest designs (think they're a bit ugly from the outside too IMHO)
Dave
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Tee3
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more offal removed. What is it about High Tops that encourage all the window lickers
Grantus... do you think you could actively encourage the owner of that van to post an account of his travels in the Bus Park? With lots of piccies? Looks like an amazing journey! Right... back on track. Pics of your Quasimodo vans. Keep the discussions to the other forums |
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CycloneMike
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Stuckonthegrid
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Nice bus cyclonemike, best shape hightop I've seen. got any interior pics, 4 berth?
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NZAndy
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Great hightop, did you do the body kit and grills yourself cyclonemike?
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rogerthecat
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Now that is a hi-top I would own - very nice van Mike.
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T3 Westy, T3 Syncro (the ScoobyVelle), New Beetle Cab, 2 x Polos - I have too many projects
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max and caddy
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dont know if anybody really gives a crap but i found a vw badge moulded into my roof on the inside at the rear so it is deffo a vw product, also found a vw motor sport sticker under the glued on carpet!!!
how good is that then! eh?
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jason k
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same roof as our old un.
fitted by aztec in swansea
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CycloneMike
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Thanks for the comments I wanted something that was old but looked newer than it was. To answer the questions, the grills are SA type that are readily available, fitted with golf crystal headlights and clear indicators. The bodykit and bumpers are bonded GRP, quite a bit of work but the whole thing was in bits and primer to have some new panels in anyway, when I found the kit for sale. The interior is a 2.5 berth, I wanted a space for the boy to sleep and play where he can't cause too much trouble, so he has the rear roof space. Mrs CM has the front roof space for all her non essentials. The interior units came from RVTEC at Preston. The roof has EMC in the rear, I think the design has been used by a few manufacturers, they look very different and blend into the van much better when painted the same as the body colour IMO. Feel free to remove pics and waffle if they shouldn't be here. Ta.
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kooldubs
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i like that last shot....brilliant playpen...watch out for cuddly toys hitting you in the back of the head when cooking..
we sold the same high top a while ago..they do seem to be the most sought after roofs, managed to swap mine for a westi hightop
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zimbok
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2.1 petrol Devon twin slider minibus. Have been doing it up slowly. Bought Westfalia high top off Ebay and guy I bought it off fitted it.
Feel like a kid again every time I drive it. What a pleasure
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1990 T3, Devon Conversion Microbus
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Grantus
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Will give it a shot.. Bus is currently in a container in Melbourne, awaiting a ship to Dubai leaving next Friday. Owner is in Brisbane, heading to Kuala Lumper, Malaysia, then on to Thailand, and eventually Dubai to meet the ship. Then will drive back home to Austria by August / September. |
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armyphil
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that's mine an 81 weary fitted with an ambulance roof |
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plurker
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this is mine, currently sits 2m90 high but looking to possibly put a pop-top on her later this year instead
The top's got no bed in it so isn't a good use of space...
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WTD, T3 -40mm springs, a poptop and someone to fit it :)
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kever
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Nice bus Armyphill , a bit like mine!
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oh no!
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