I’ve had my 1971 VW bus for a few years now, and it’s been a pain in the backside. An actual pain–the busted and broken seats that came with the bus are really uncomfortable. Exposed springs, bent wires and disintegrated coconut fibers made for a pretty harsh journey. I had two options: spend major bucks on authentic replacement seats, or spend the bucks I actually have on some Craigslist pick-n-pull seats.

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Last Saturday I found a bus that I really liked. I’ve been searching Craigslist and TheSamba several times a day for at least a month prior to Saturday. I had a pretty specific set of criteria…must be a 1971, must not have major body damage, must be able to drive as-is, must have a camper pop-top, etc. So imagine my glee when I saw this around lunchtime on Friday:

After being giddy for a couple days, I’m realizing just how much work there is to make Boris running and operating the way I want. Read more…