Great van! Had 2 vans back in 82 loved them. Took me to a lot of concerts. My son and I are working on our 69 Ghia that we saved from the car crusher!👍✌️ Hope to see you on the road 🛣️

Very, very cool VW. Thumbs up for your purchase!

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I own a 62' vw bug, but I super want a bus. I feel more inspired after watching your video. Thanks!

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Salvador Garcia Glad I could help, they're super fun!

Ah to be young and have this. Love seeing something like this instead of your age just playing video games. Good luck.

oh boy! I admire your determination!! yea!! cardboard under the van is excellent idea!

nice bus! it's actually in really good condition! I'm definitely going to watch the progress.

Now don't screw it up with Justin Beaver or Lady Goo Goo blastin out the windows,lol!!

Wow. That is a LOT of work in a lot of gross. The roof rack and the ladder are so nice tho. And, the old manuals are AWESOME. Nice score.

No ones gonna say anything about that beautiful sunset? :O

Awesome. Not sure how I did not subscribe after watching the reaction video. Awesome. Your parents reactions are about what my wife and kids are like every time I drag another JEEP home. Keep it up!

What a vantastic project and even more fantastic parents. Give mom a hug and pops a big high five! Guessing just throwing money at a Sprinter was out of the question for a college student budget ha. Well played Austin!

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah I didn't want to just throw money at a Sprinter, and it's fun for me to tinker with classics and figure stuff out. Thanks for watching, stay tuned for more to come :-)

btw you are my inspiration for getting a vw

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

5 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome to hear! I’m glad I could help you find what you like :)

Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the hobby! There's a lot of good (and bad) info here on KZread if you're going to be tackling this job yourself. ,You will learn a lot about VW's great engineers, how things work, and a lot about yourself. The owner's manual is great to see, they're rarely in the vehicle, and the Chilton's manual will prove to be invaluable. For the final attack on that completely intact headliner(another rarity!), try a bleach and water mix, and above all, have fun!

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've found some pretty good videos so far on rust repair but I'll keep an eye out for bad ones haha. I'll try some bleach water to see if I can make that headliner pop! :-)

Grateful Dead is the Volkswagen Bus/Bug music

Great video and great music choice as well! It's actually in quite decent condition compared to a lot of Type 1 or 2 vans I've seen! I've seen some in extremely bad condition that were almost completely rotted that got beautifully restored! Good luck with your project and keep up the good work!

Loving it dude! keep up the good work!

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Parks Projects Thanks!

Hey, Austin. Looking forward to catching up on your fix/build. Hope it's all worth it. They are such icons.

love it man. excited to see what comes of it!

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Have gotten some work done but not quite enough for part 2. Should get some more done this weekend. :-)

Just subbed. Great job thus far man. Looking forward to seeing the progress!

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Progress is slow but sure. Updates coming soon.

Can't wait!

I love your personality haha, good song choice too it helped with the vibes

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Sabrina Umstead Thanks! 😊

Your parents reaction was pretty enjoyable to watch your dad seemed to be growing on it

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Jake Deutscher Yeah he's been growing on it, he'll love it once it's done

You seem like a good kid...wish my kids were still kids..took em camping in 76 Riveria vee dub bus camper. Best moments of my life, except seeing them born. Wear a bandanna over yer face, yer nose and mouth to prorect fron the rust dust and mold. I think i would just rip out the headliner. I gotta 1990 vanagon & had a hitop fiberglass shell put on it. Still going to do more to have caming stuff in it. Keep studing in school kid. Stay sober.in body & soul. Take yer time with it. You'll be fine. It will take awhile, and a few bucks to go thru it.

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Albert Phaneuf I'll be sure to wear some sort of lung protection next time, and I may pull the headliner and do a wooden ceiling. Def going to take a while and some bucks haha

hey bud for your flooring you should take everything out even the wood bench that turns into the bed pull the out and make sure thats not rotted out as well and for your floor just throw out that rubber mat and get your self a wire brush and clean the entire floor get an electric on if you can it be easier and then you'll know if the floor board needs to be patched or not :) then sand with light grit sandpaper and you should be good. if you plain on putting a rug on throw some type of sealer on the floor to protect it from rust!

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+dan staszko Part 2 coming soon ;). That's exactly what I did haha

@danstaszko8039

7 жыл бұрын

great man can't wait i plain on buy myself a vw as well throw a solar pannel on it and wire it in the car :)

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

Thats a good idea!

@IFFY3917

7 жыл бұрын

Austin Leonard your to great!!

inspired by your dedication for your Bus Austin.... it will look awesome.... all the best to bud.. btw this is Da Man :-)

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+T.A.E.C bombay Thank YOU for the kind words :-). And I'm not familiar with Da Man? Haha

looking forward to part II !!!

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

Working on it now :) Had to wait for the hurricane to pass haha

you got this !!!! don't stop

Don't forget to go to the Auto Zone and pickup the repair/service manual for the bus.

You gained a new sub, my man. Nice bus btw

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I appreciate it

Nice work! Excited to watch the restore. One thing you could consider is ripping out the headliner. Ive seen a lot of guys/gals do a nice thin plywood ceiling. :)

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Caleb and Ariana Babcock Thanks! I'll look into the plywood ceiling :-)

Please put on some gloves or the very least a mask! That mold/mildew and rat feces is some nasty stuf!

@FrankGreenway

7 жыл бұрын

Chad Christensen I was going to say the same thing. mold is very bad for your health, especially if breathed in.

@sunnythemartian

4 жыл бұрын

Chad Christensen only a man ("man") named Chad would be that damn girly lol

@enderdragyn

4 жыл бұрын

@@sunnythemartian for worrying about someones health? mold and rat feces can be a danger to health. glad to see how healthy you are

@stevestevens691

4 жыл бұрын

@@sunnythemartian Quite an ODD thing to say! 😬

I love it I buy one like this little time a go also and I start cleaning and organizing. it's not easy but very nice.

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Vivendo e Aprendendo com Latifa Thank you, it sure isn't easy but it's worth it!

nice video!

Whooo yeah!!!

hola, te felicito, una muy buena determinación el restaurar esta bella kombi, un vehiculo toma su tiempo y requiere de mucha paciencia, espero que continúes grabando tu trabajo y lo compartas por esta misma ruta o canal. Los detalles son la mejor parte no te desalientes y acabalo para satisfaccion tuya y compartelo con quienes admiramos esta labor. Gracias y espero ver noticias tuyas.

Nice job! Gave me some ideas for my van conversion, just posted it on my channel :-)

Great job.

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hell yeah dude

"there's a bit of stuff in it". *procceds to pull out 40 other items

Nice one!

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Sebastian Dlr Thanks!

So lets comment this... First: epic reaction video, I laughted so hard. Two thumbs up for that. Second: I subscribed of course. Let's see how this project rows. Cheers from Brazil! Good luck! (I have some friends who are travelling Brazil with a bus also, they have a channel on KZread also @vivendomundoafora)

This is so sick omg

HEY BRO CONGRATULATION SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL HELLO FROM ENSENADA BAJA CALIFORNIA MEXICO

Good luck with it...

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Vw Rosstorations Thank you

This can be really great if you stick to it just subscribed looking forward to seeing your progress

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Pretty Girl Toni Thanks! Little progress at a time and eventually it'll look nice haha, new video coming out soon :-)

I think you should invest in some tools maybe ? Aha like impact drill ? Super useful all the time

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

I have tools, I just wasn't using them at that time

I bought mine this spring been slowly restoring it to previous glory.. Mine is early bay though 71. When can we see part 2?

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

I'll be editing the video today, so hopefully tomorrow :-)

You are so cool

Always put a piece of cardboard under the motor for drip spots!! Especially with the fancy garage and driveway.

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Cory Anderson I put a tray under it every time I pull in haha

Love the van. Are you gonna re paint it a sweet color or leave it original?

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Connor G. Probably going to do two-tone blue and white, the original was brown and tan

@Conradt1996

7 жыл бұрын

Austin Leonard great choice

I just bought a 79 vw rabbit diesel

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

Ayy thats awesome! Hard top or vert? I was thinking about getting one as a daily driver but I'm actually going a different route >;-)

@AustinBeloshapka

7 жыл бұрын

Austin Leonard hard rusty top! Haha I love it though

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+austin beloshapka Let's be honest, what VW isn't rusty 😂

Does anyone know where to get a ladder like that?

how much in total did this cost you? i have thought about doing this for years!

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

Cleaning it or the bus itself?

@lenafeyerherm3185

7 жыл бұрын

Austin Leonard everything

hey man you should've wore a mask because of the mold

cool D

me and m bff are thinking about ding this so im doing some research lol

nice one how much was it

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

The real question is how much it will be to restore it ;) I'll probably do a costs breakdown near the end of the project

How much did you pay for this? I'm trying to find one to do basically the same thing you're doing lol

Water could have made more mold

How much did you pay for it?

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Marpoclaws dm me

hey Buddy , making me smile to see you with a bus like this. I also have a 1979 Camper Westfalia but already restored my parents loved it as soon as it was nice and clean A Picture of mine : 9gag.com/gag/ay8ePMq#comment

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+Jonas Pütz Glad I could make you smile! My parents will eventually love it, bus as of now they just accept it hahah

Congratulations!! looks like a nice project. a couple weeks ago we got Betsy a 1977 transporter. looking forward to see the process. !Don’t throw away any part, you can always sell them! check out WWW.Thesamba.com

@AustinLeonardAutomotive

7 жыл бұрын

+gpardoch Thanks! Congrats on the Transporter! I've had some people in my local club tell me to leave it as a transporter, it'll be worth more money afterwards. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Your head liner I would just buy a new replacement liner cheep fix for the money! Tell your dad not to be so hard on you! He is my age I will send you a link of some other young people who have one.

I love your proyect and your channel but i must say i dont like your old man reaction on the last vídeo. Good luck my friend .

lol

dont remove the stickers!!

@chelseaa8933

7 жыл бұрын

or the dream catcher!