Comments on: Rebuilding my dad’s Westfalia Westy VW Camper

By: tuutuutango

tuutuutango — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:40:19 +0000

You are welcome and …
You are welcome and I think the best dads are ones who epitomize the book, “A Dad Is For Spending Time With.” I hope you and your son have many great adventures in the garage and in the Westy.

By: leolipert

leolipert — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:40:19 +0000

tuutuutango, thanks …
tuutuutango, thanks for sharing this with us. My dad and I used to tinker around in the garage all the time when I was a kid. He’s gone now, but I just spent a day with my own son swapping engines on my Westy. There’s a time lapse video of it on you tube. Special times that probably won’t come around again.

By: prflyer68

prflyer68 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:40:19 +0000

Props to you for …
Props to you for spending time with your father as much as you did!

we should all do this, and I gurantee you the world would be a better place

By: tuutuutango

tuutuutango — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:40:19 +0000

My dad sold it to a …
My dad sold it to a young guy in the Air Force who was enjoying it very much when we saw him last. Unfortunately, I don’t know where he was re-assigned to and the van is long-gone.

Thanks for your comment.

By: GameStrata

GameStrata — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:40:19 +0000

sorry to hear about …
sorry to hear about your father. i’m surprised you haven’t re-purchased the westy from the people who bought it from you!

By: tuutuutango

tuutuutango — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:40:19 +0000

The one behind the …
The one behind the camera. My dad was scraping the bondo with a knife.

By: weipeiwu2000

weipeiwu2000 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:40:19 +0000

tuutuutango, which …
tuutuutango, which one in the video was you? The one with the camera?

By: Chrisradioman

Chrisradioman — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:40:19 +0000

Excellent job, very …
Excellent job, very sad that your dad passed away, nice to have a bit of video memory.

By: tuutuutango

tuutuutango — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:40:19 +0000

This Westy had no …
This Westy had no rust. It spent it’s life in the dry regions of West Texas and Southern New Mexico. Thanks for your comments.

By: rukatas

rukatas — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:40:19 +0000

so…you had …
so…you had restored a magnific van withaut take out the glasses??? the wourst rusty place!! that restoration is so god as my english!! my van is bog syncro at europe ..but very nice indid ! hugs