1987 Westfalia Vanagon Automatic on 2040-cars
Santa Cruz, California, United States
We purchased this champagne-colored Westy in the summer of 2012 and have since done a TON of work on it. The details are below, but in summary, this 1987 Vanagon Westfalia is dreamy to sleep in. Take it to your favorite spot in the woods or at the beach and play all day and cozy up in the pm in the all-original, very clean interior. I LOVE hunkering down in this little home away from home, popping the top, and sleeping through the night.
As for getting where you are going - The engine is a new 2.2 litre GoWesty engine. It now has 2900 miles on it - Yup - still under warranty. Move over slow cars, we are on your tail! Many big and small mechanical parts have been replaced with new and rebuilt parts (all of those details are below and we have all of the paperwork which provides even more detail). The 16" wheels, an upgrade from the original 15"'ers, are also brand new. As mentioned, the curtains and everything else on the interior is original and super-clean. The refrigerator is not working, and we never used the stove, but it *should* be working. The sink faucet and pump were replaced, so that is working fine. The body is in decent condition, but if we were going to keep it, we would get it painted. See photos. The body has 205,215 miles on it and you know... it was built in 1987. Please ask any questions you may have - there is so much info to provide, it is quite possible I am forgetting to include something here. The following work has been performed by Volkswagen specialists - The Kombi Haus in Sacramento, Van Cafe in Santa Cruz, and D&K Vokswagen service in Santa Cruz. June 2012 - New GoWesty Engine - 2.2 ltr May 2014 - New Engine computer Battery June 2012 - New 75 Month Battery Fuel System June 2012 - Replaced fuel tank, vent pipe, gaskets, EVAP hoses, fuel hoses in engine compartment, Installed new fuel filler neck gasket, fuel lever sender o-ring, installed rebuilt fuel injectors, new fuel injector seals (upper and lower) May 2014 - New Fuel pump relay and Fuel injection relay Cooling System June 2012 - Removed and replaced stainless steel coolant pipes, coolant hoses from thermostat housing and coolant flange, replaced expansion tank Installed new upper and lower radiator hoses, new hoses from water distribution housing Installed new aluminum thermostat and thermostat housing filled and bled coolant system Oct 2013 - New radiator, coolant relay Exhaust System June 2012 - Installed new exhaust header pipes and muffler Power Steering Oct 2013 - New Power Steering hose Tie Rods June 2012 - Replaced left and right outer tie rod ends Wheels June 2012 - Front end alignment May 2013 - (4) Brand New 16" Carrot wheels Ball Joints June 2012 - Removed and replaced upper ball joints Alternator June 2012 - New alternator and alternator belt Transmission June 2012 - installed rebuilt transmission Engine Fan June 2012 - Replaced series resistor Engine Mounts June 2012 - New inner and outer engine mounts Air Conditioning - Air conditioning exists in the vanagon but it was not working at the time of purchase and the mechanic and I chose to disconnect the wiring as we did not see a need for it. Windshield June 2012 - New front windshield and seal Pop Top June 2012 - Replaced pop top and luggage rack seal Interior Sink June 2012 - New faucet and pump. Tune-Up June 2012 - New windshield wipers blades, spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor, air filter, and accessory drive belts. Scheduled oil changes have been done. |
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