Hello All,
My name is Scott Howard. I've been a lurker here since relocating from Michigan in 2008. When I was 11 or so a friend of the family had a Westie and I knew back then that someday I'd own one.  Fast forward to the present, I'm now 47 and I finally pulled the trigger. This past Thursday I bought a 69' camper that I'm going to drive as I restore it. I'm on cloud 9. Really... I am.

This morning when I went outside to look at my new toy the reality of it hit me. I have no idea what the heck I'm doing. Common sense tells me to ignore the rust and cosmetics for now and focus on safety and reliability. So that is my game plan.

I'll post my pics here soon and would welcome any advice and direction you may have.

Scott

All of what the Godfather just said...

Welcome aboard, Scott.   

There's two ways to learn.

You could do it the way I did . . . try to figure it out on your own, break stuff,then have to go buy a manual and study it and find VW friends that will answer all those questions you have trying to fix the stuff you broke plus fix whatever it was you started out to fix in the first place.

Or, you can do it the way you've started out . . . get books and study, find people that have experiance and ask lots of questions before you attempt to fix something.

Both ways work . . . but trust me, my way can be VERY expensive and frustrating!

Welcome aboard!