My “Bae” 71 VW bay window bus

[veewdave]

Well this is my build on the “Bae” window camper/MTB weekender!
I bought her from a VW tech who owned her for about 20yrs and driver her every day as a daily. The interior was straight out of the 70’s with full shag carpet and all!! Pretty freakin gross but hey it’s how they’re supposed to be right?!! Anyway I’ve done quite a bit of work to her and obviously a LOT more to come!

 

[veewdave]

First thing first was to strip the interior and what better way to do that then with the help of my youngens!

 

[veewdave]

Added a little paint and new window rubber!!

 

[veewdave]

Jail bars and door panels really made it look a LOT better and now the dream is becoming a reality!

 

[veewdave]

The roof is on fire!!!! Not any longer

 

[veewdave]

Installed some camper windows to keep it nice a cool inside, and had my buddy letter the outside so I could do a little mobile advertising too! Hey! “It’s a tax write off right?” Lol

 

[veewdave]

Few more

 

[veewdave]

The interior was a total custom build using a factory Westfalia Z-Bed and table

 

[veewdave]

A few more

 

[veewdave]

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[veewdave]

View attachment 39876 View attachment 39877 View attachment 39878 View attachment 39879 View attachment 39880 View attachment 39881 So now the the hard stuff is done I’m going to start on the routine maintenance stuff like getting the brakes, axels, gearbox, and probably a bigger engine done this winter. Also wanna do a full solar battery system for it and better lights and tires for more off-road adventures!

 

[Rusty burbin]

Well this is my build on the “Bae” window camper/MTB weekender!
I bought her from a VW tech who owned her for about 20yrs and driver her every day as a daily. The interior was straight out of the 70’s with full shag carpet and all!! Pretty freakin gross but hey it’s how they’re supposed to be right?!! Anyway I’ve done quite a bit of work to her and obviously a LOT more to come!

I drove a 1970 westy all through high school into my 20's, I miss that thing! Later in life I grabbed a 1965 11 window kombi. All I have left of my vw days are awesome memories and a handful of pictures...

I took that thing everywhere, and I'll tell you what, they do extraordinarily good offroad! With cheap street tires and 1776cc motor that thing boogied on and offroad. Like crazy good offroad. It was weird now that I think about it... I tried to get on the hill I'm on in the pictures in an old 4x4 and actually couldn't.

Best build ever!

Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084.
5 kids, a wife, dog and a
1970 K20 Suburban

 

[Rusty burbin]

The interior was a total custom build using a factory Westfalia Z-Bed and table

Love this! I pulled the hardware off an old Z bed and built a bed in my 65. I didn't feel like I'd need the cabinet space so I went wall to wall with it. The extra IDK, 12"? Made a nice difference... I wasn't really gonna camp in it much so it made sense.

Man, I'm pinning for another bus!

Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084.
5 kids, a wife, dog and a
1970 K20 Suburban

 

[Rusty burbin]

Following!

Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084.
5 kids, a wife, dog and a
1970 K20 Suburban

 

[veewdave]

View attachment 40417 View attachment 40418 View attachment 40419 View attachment 40420 View attachment 40421 Got my receiver / bumper mount replacement installed so I can use my Kuat Transfer bike rack! And I might have gone camping this weekend too!

 

[H3Coyote]

I totally dig your bus..! Very cool, VERY cool..!

 

[DesertFox]

Can't believe I missed this thread...love VW buses. Great to see this old beauty still on the road. Far-out.

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[Cort]

BAE in Danish means "poop". Just saying!

Love the bus!

 

[JustJake]

This is great. The letters turned out amazing. I have always had a soft spot for the VW bus. Porsche motor? Subaru motor? Super Beetle motor? So many fun options.