Buying an air Cooled Westfalia and adding a Porsche 911 starter. Can this possibly work?

My 12 year old daughter convinces me to stop at a live auction in an old warehouse where I had been trying to buy cars and scooters since 2006. We score a VW Vanagon and a 60s Vespa ahead of the crowd!
#VW #vanagon #vanagonlife #westfalia #westy #vwcamper #vwvans #hooviesgarage #mechanic #aircooled #diy #classiccars #porsche911 #refurbished #barnfind #vwbus #campervan

[@gigidodson8519]

Love this and the goofy groovy music… great job Gigi

[@The911Den]

Well thank you very much. I appreciate that.

[@patrickhoveling]

I owned an aircooled vanagon. Build a multivan interior in it. Loved it. These CU engines are awesome.

[@The911Den]

Sometimes the beauty of an engine is it's simplicity!

[@tylerthomas3391]

I mean how big are those kids getting now???? Excited to see the next van update video where you have swapped a 911 motor into it and built a ramp to jump it!!

[@The911Den]

Now that gives me an idea!!!

[@andykay1102]

I bet a 3.2 would make that Westfalia boogie on down the road

[@The911Den]

I have a 930 turbo engine sitting on the shelf.

[@connoraustin5729]

Let’s go! This is sick!

[@reidster87]

I wonder if the air conditioning unit is aftermarket or dealer-installed. I remember that the air cooled Vanagons had the single front grille as yours does, but factory AC equipped examples had a lower grille installed for the AC condenser. Water cooled Vanagons always had the dual grilles.

[@The911Den]

I think it was dealer installed AND that it works very poorly at best!! Just like the early 911.

[@reidster87]

@@The911Den I once drove a Canadian market 81 Vanagon with the 1.6 NA diesel and the 4 speed several hundred km on a hot summer day. It was equipped with AC, whether it was from factory I'm not sure. It cooled things down pretty well, but I could either use the AC or fourth gear! It couldn't maintain 90km/h on level ground with the AC on.

[@The911Den]

@@reidster87 HA! That water cooled diesel was a much improved AC system over the earlier air cooled systems which were notorious for barely putting out any cool air. Once the car was heat soaked that was that.

[@garagebeers1]

That’s a clean westy

[@The911Den]

It is clean, needs some mechanical

[@ianhardin1148]

Hand winch=BEEFCAKE! Of course YOUR Westphalia would use a 911 starter...it just seems appropos :) I kept waiting to see the Vespa!

[@The911Den]

Those dragging brakes fought us all day! The Vespa is coming up. Totally original 1966 150. 😊

[@ianhardin1148]

@@The911Den excellent. Can't wait!

[@pablos3563]

Great retro family car, my congrats! Is it difficult to swap manual transmission in it?

[@The911Den]

Thank you kindly sir!! At this point, the auto just adds to the experience! 😂

[@reidster87]

Also, I haven't seen a Vanagon in that kind of shape in a long time. Growing up, a friend's family had an 86 Westfalia Syncro that they camped in and used as a second car. They kept it absolutely immaculate. Do you plan to keep it stock, or is a Porsche B32 tribute in the works?

[@The911Den]

I've thought about swapping in a 911 engine but the Vanagon is so original I figured it should stay original, plkus its an automatic....the only way to make a slow VW van even slower. 67 Hp and a quarter mile time of 20.7 seconds!!😂

[@lotusespritdecorps]

I like

[@The911Den]

You must have experience with classic cars!!!!😅

[@lotusespritdecorps]

@@The911Den 😆

[@mnkyle]

What else lurks in that mysterious building Downtown?

[@The911Den]

A few old GMC trucks and a VW Ghia with no floors.