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  1. Granite

    Parts For Sale Wheel,Tyres and Porche Tombstone seats for sale

    Hi Folks, The Dreaded Lergie struck a couple of days before the Slough Swapmeet resulting in three weeks on penicillin. I'm now mostly recovered but still have the wheels, seats, and a few other bits and pieces including a brand new rev counter, that unfortunately does not fit the VW facia. I...
  2. Granite

    The best awnings ?

    I could not agree more. I've had one for 6 years and it's still like new. I tried an Olpro airbeam at Odiham and it was its second use. One beam would not inflate and we spent the weekend without an awning. At Busfest the old and trusty Khyam came out again and served us well. The airbeam awning...
  3. Granite

    SLOFF

    Hi I was planning to sleep overnight in the van. Do I take it that is not allowed? Granite
  4. Granite

    Parts For Sale Wheel,Tyres and Porche Tombstone seats for sale

    It's ok. I have family in Ohio so next time I'm going over I'll check if Aa will allow them in my overhead:giggle:😜😜
  5. Granite

    Parts For Sale Wheel,Tyres and Porche Tombstone seats for sale

    Thanks, I'll look out for an ill-fitting hoodie named Ozziedog. Granite
  6. Granite

    Parts For Sale Wheel,Tyres and Porche Tombstone seats for sale

    Hi, I have no answers to question 1. My son bought the seats to put in a car he was converting and passed them down to me when he bought my Toyota Granvia camper. The seats appear to have electrical adjustment. No, they have never been installed in a Type 2. I was going to put them in my early...
  7. Granite

    Parts For Sale Wheel,Tyres and Porche Tombstone seats for sale

    Yep I'll be there. But I'll not have room for the wheels. Here's pics of the spare wheel and one of the alloys, showing the pattern. Hope to see you there.🙂🙂 Granite
  8. Granite

    Parts For Sale Wheel,Tyres and Porche Tombstone seats for sale

    The wheels are off my Van. I put some alloys on. The size is shown on one of the tyres. I'm not sure how old they are but there is no sign of deterioration. Apparently, the age is shown somewhere on the tyre. I don't know where.
  9. Granite

    Parts For Sale Wheel,Tyres and Porche Tombstone seats for sale

    I've got a. table booked at the Slough Swapmeet but I have some parts for sale that I won't have room to bring in the van. I have four steel wheels complete with good tyres with 6mm tread. £300 I also have a pair of Porche tombstone seats in black. Good quality, no rips or wear. I'm not sure if...
  10. Granite

    Buddy 1970 Early Bay

    Hi, Thanks for the feedback. I've just seen your rebuild pics. Awesome! Obviously, a labour of love, makes my efforts insignificant in comparison. I was interested to see your comments regarding the reversing light. That's a future job I'm planning to do. It would be great to know what problems...
  11. Granite

    Buddy 1970 Early Bay

    Buddy is my third Bay. I previously owned a 1969 Bay then a 1977 Westy. Buddy was purchased on Auction from Mathewson's, Thornton Le Dale. I was not able to get up to Yorkshire so I bid online. I was told by Mathewson's that the steering needed sorting out so I had the van brought down to...
  12. Granite

    SLOFF

    I hope you're wrong, I've booked a table at the Swap meet, but I'm going on the 26th November.
  13. Granite

    Whatever happened to my 1969 Earl Bay?

    HI James, I expect you're right, but Buddy was in good condition when I sold her. The bus was obviously kept running for a while as proved by the colour change. Orange, that's strange because the Westphalia I bought to replace Buddy was orange. Granite
  14. Granite

    Whatever happened to my 1969 Earl Bay?

    I'd love to know if Buddy is still around. I bought a 1979 2litre Westphalia when I sold Buddy. But, never had so much enjoyment from it as I did with the early bay. Nothing had power steering in those days, so the heavy steering on Buddy was not a factor and the brakes were heavy but adequate...
  15. Granite

    Sitting issues

    Try Angling suppliers. They normally have a good range of heavy duty chairs at prices ranging from £60-150. Granite
  16. Granite

    Whatever happened to my 1969 Earl Bay?

    During the 1970-80S I covered many thousands of miles in Buddy, my 1969 Early Bay. MOT records show him now as Orange. The Reg was YGX 967G. Is Buddy still around? I now have a more modern version (1970) in exactly the same colours. As I'm 43 three years older the new Buddy is fitted with...
  17. Granite

    For Sale - 1971 Earlybay Westy with 1.9Tdi engine

    HI Al, Sorry for the delay in responding, I've had a bad dose of whatever is going around, but not Covid. I'd love to see some pics of how you did the conversion. I'm not sure how to PM you. Best regards, Grant
  18. Granite

    New member

    Beautiful Bay. I love the furniture. I'm still trying to sort out the wiring on Buddy. But I'd like to replicate your furniture. Well Done, Grant
  19. Granite

    Buddy 1970 Early Bay

    Hi I know it's not a Westphalia. I owned one in the 80's. Mine was originally fitted out as an ambulance.
  20. Granite

    Buddy 1970 Early Bay

    Ok Thanks, I've connected the other three wires but not tried the ignition yet. I'm going to get it checked by my electrician first.
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