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VW bus engineering · San Diego, California

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Built to be driven.
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The Bus Gear Calculator

Gearing for every VW bus, side by side. Pick a bus, then its gearbox, gears and tires. Stack up as many setups as you like and compare.

Open the calculator →
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Air-cooled VW won't start?

A step-by-step no-start guide for every air-cooled VW, carbureted or fuel-injected: Beetle, Ghia, bus, Thing, Type 3, 411/412, 914, air-cooled Vanagon and buggy. Answer one question at a time and it walks you from battery to spark to fuel to timing, with the specs you need along the way.

Start troubleshooting → All free tools →
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Westy Solar

Solar panels made for the T3 Westfalia. Shaped to the roof and the cargo rack, so they look like they came from the factory.

150W

Roof panel

118W

Roof panel

80W

Flexible cargo-rack panel

348 watts total. Grade-A SunPower cells. Marine, walk-on construction. All three are current-matched, so they wire together cleanly.

Light blue Westfalia with solar panels on the roof, parked in the woods
In development

Turn key.

Your escape pod, built and ready to go.

Painted passenger side view of a blue and cream T2 high-top bus with flush integrated solar on the roof

T2 Hightop

Pop the side door. Stand up inside. Stay a while.

Painted side view of a light blue T3 Westfalia with flush integrated solar on the roof

T3 Westfalia

Pop the top. Point it at the coast. Sleep where the road ends.

Every build
  • 3.6 flat six
  • 4EAT or 5MT
  • Limited slip differential
  • SLA A-arm front suspension
  • HD front and rear sway bars
  • 4-piston aluminum caliper disc brakes
  • Starlink
  • Full solar roof
  • 2,000 watt inverter
  • Full hookups
  • LiFePO4 battery bank
  • Off-Grid A/C, 20K BTU, 12V
  • 12V water heater
  • Propane furnace
  • Propane cooktop
  • Fridge & freezer
  • Microwave
  • Air fryer/oven
  • Advanced water system with purification
  • Shower and toilet
  • Sleeps 5
  • Memory foam Recaro seats
  • Memory foam bedding
  • Memory foam bench
Ask about a build →
In development

Swaps.

Bolt-on parts we are building for our own buses first. They come to you once they are proven on the road.

Service manual style drawing of the engine swapEngine Service manual style drawing of the cooling kit under a busCooling Service manual style drawing of the front suspensionSuspension Service manual style drawing of the gearboxGearbox
See all the swaps →
From the shop

Our buses

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Merch

Shirts.

Bus and buggy tees from our sister shop, NOWSVILLE. Follow along on Instagram.

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