VW T2 Super Viking 5 Berth touring setup with many extras - Reduced

The time has come to part with our beloved bus ‘Blodwyn’. We have owned her for the best part of 15 years and have enjoyed many family holidays both home and abroad. However, with the boys growing up we have made the decision to downgrade to a motorhome. I have spent a small fortune very recently on this van to restore the body work as rust was beginning to take hold. This includes all new inner and outer front wheel arches, rear wheel arches, full length inner and outer sills, sliding door outer skin, rear tailgate outer skin and a partial respray of the interior and exterior in the original mexico beige and a complete new set of german quality rubber door seals. To ensure the inside matched the renewed sheen of the body work , I also revamped the interior. Inside, there is a full set of gorgeous westfalia plaid interior door panels, stainless steel door handles and stunning birch ply headlining. I also replaced the upper bed woodwork, removing the old chipboard bed risers and replacing them with beautifully varnished birch. The tatty vinyl fibreglass roof headlining was also removed and replaced with a more functional material that ensures condensation cannot gather on the roof and drip onto you while sleeping! Other features include blackout curtains with a white flower design (blodwyn!) and chair storage pockets in matching beige plaid. Externally there are stainless steel hubcaps, stainless steel exhaust, original special edition chrome front and rear bumpers and pressed metal classic number plates. As a result, she is a gorgeously eye catching van and I will really miss all those compliments and conversations we have had over the years on campsites and from passers by. It’s important to realise that his van is a little special! She is a LHD, set up for reliability and durability and unusually therefore has been converted to the rock solid VW AAZ 1.9 turbo diesel engine. This engine has never let us down and while not giving any increase in speed over the original air cooled, delivers around 35 - 40mpg fully loaded and starts on the button every time. I have also installed an additional external oil cooler and fan to keep the temperature down on those long hill climbs! As this engine is water cooled, there is also a blown air cab heater to defrost the windscreen and take the chill off. The van has just been through an MOT, and the final bit of welding on the chassis completed to ensure it is rock solid. It also has a new alternator belt and oil and filter change as part of the MOT. A new timing belt kit, alternator and water pump were fitted approximately a year and a half ago. This summer, the van also had a new set of rear wheel bearings and a front roll bar. As this van looked after a family of five as well as being used for various outdoor expeditions, I have equipped it with a number of features for it to remain off grid for short periods of time. This includes three 100w solar panels installed on the roof, which feed a good quality AGM leisure battery. Under the rear bench seat is a combined 20amp battery charger and 2000w inverter. This means if you are not on electric hookup, you can access 240v ‘mains supply’ via the inverter linked to the leisure battery…...great for keeping laptops charged! When plugged into a hookup, the inverter/charger automatically charges up the leisure battery and runs the various 12v systems on board such as the fridge. There is also a heavy duty split charge relay which allows both leisure battery and van battery to be charged by the alternator when the engine is running, but also allows the van starter battery to be charged by the onboard battery charger and solar panels. To complete its off grid credentials, I also had a diesel heater installed last year which was a wonderful investment and warms up the van instantly and can be operated by remote control or via the panel installed on the dashboard. This can be used both when the van is moving and when on site, requiring very little current from the leisure battery and draws tiny sips of diesel directly from the van’s fuel tank. This van has the coveted super viking roof, which pulls out to overhang the side of the van, and in its current setup has one double and one single bed available. I have modified the upstairs slightly from the original setup to lengthen the two upstairs beds and allow us easier access to the roof beds and use the remaining space for clothes storage! The ‘canvas’ is the original VW vinyl which I have often thought of replacing, however this is an aesthetic decision as it is still waterproof and very rugged, having stood up to some very stormy weather. I have also recently replaced the roof handles and catches to something a little sturdier. The photos hopefully show off the lovely original westfalia interior. I re-upholstered the front cab seats and rear seat about four years ago and the rear seat folds down into a 3/4 rock and roll bed. This rear seat also has two diagonal seat belts and a centre lap belt installed. The kitchen area has plenty of space for pots, pans, plates as well as space for a campingaz gas cylinder. Two drawers, one for bits and bobs and the other a cutlery drawer. It has a double gas hob and an electric pump providing water to the sink from the onboard water container. The front passenger seat swivels round, which is really useful to create extra space and the original fridge / cooler box runs off the 12v system and still works superbly...ice cold. There is a really useful external 240v power supply hidden under the van which allows you to connect an extension lead into a drive away awning for mains power. This can also be fed by the inverter if you are ‘off grid’. There are also a few additional 12v sockets dotted about the van which I have installed, mainly for the kids to keep their various gadgets charged on long journeys! Having spent a small fortune on this over many years, particularly having had a ‘difficult’ experience with a restorer after initially purchasing this van, being honest about its condition is important to me so here are the ‘need to know’ aspects. This is not a show van, it has been used both for family holidays and as a daily drive. While the body work is in very good condition after all the metalwork replacement and a partial respray a year ago, there are still a few little bubbles of surface rust by the rear bumper, and in the corner of one rear window. These vans always need work to combat rust and are never 'rust free' for long. Oil does seep through the sump seal on longer journeys but this is a miniscule amount which is not even enough to warrant topping up between oil changes, hence why I have never bothered replacing the seal. I have installed an additional separate fuse box at the front of the van as I was loath to fiddle with the original fuse box which while never letting me down looks like spaghetti junction! I did this to add the cab heater, glow plug light, oil and water temp gauges, oil cooler fan, radiator fan override switch and relay (to turn on radiator fan in case of thermostat failure - Yes I’m paranoid about overheating!) Ideally, the van could be rewired, particularly if you are not confident in working with electrics, however, I could never justify the expense. The van is MOT exempt, (Made in 1979) but I have always put it through an MOT as needed to be sure it was safe for carrying the family! The van also will become tax exempt when this current tax runs out as it was first registered in the UK in 1981. The van has an agreed valuation of £22k but is still surprisingly cheap to insure...costs less that our battered car! As the van is being replaced by a motorhome, we also no longer have need of a range of camping equipment and therefore the following will also be included as part of the sale: FIamma VW t2 bike rack which I only bought last year, costing almost £200, is incredibly easy to fit and perfect for doubling up as a clothes line! A large drive away awning with two double bedrooms. It is the Khyam Weatherweave Motordome Sleeper model (steel poled not quick erect) Front thermal blackout windscreen cover. A bag full of spares and bits and pieces which are always worth carrying, including spare window winders, clutch cable, switches etc… Almost full gas bottle for kitchen. 25m electrical hookup cable. An additional extension lead and multi socket to connect to the exterior mains outlet of the van for use in an awning. Flushing ‘portapotti’ (if wanted!!) with cover. Toilet Tent for above! 12v shower kit which we either stuck to the outside of the van or hung inside toilet tent with 12v cable put in through van window and pump dropped into a plastic water container. Memory Foam mattress topper to fit upstairs double bed. I think that’s about it, we will find it very difficult to part with this member of the family, but hope that whoever gets it will make as many wonderful memories as we have. Diolch, For further details enquiries, please email [email protected]