1970 San Francisco westfalia resto

[K@rlos]

Are you going to put a spring in the bell crank carb linkage?

You may remember I had to add one after I discovered the carb springs needed some
help. They are small carbs though


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This isn’t a bell-crank it’s a hex-bar and has return springs built into it. However I did fit the extra spring CSP sell to the bell crank I had on my old 2110.

 

[mike202]

Ah, yes I see now [emoji106]


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[K@rlos]

Another little delivery today, this time from Gene Berg enterprises. A new 26mm full flow oil pump, best pumps on the market in my opinion, fully blue printed with hardened gears. I ran 1 for years in the 2110 with a pressure relief cover but thought new engine, new pump.



Taking my manifolds to work over the weekend to drill & tap them for the nitrous foggers too.

 

[K@rlos]

More speed parts arriving :mrgreen: this time, total seal gapless 2nd rings

 

[K@rlos]

The ACL bearings arrived today, let the build begin 8)

 

[K@rlos]

Got the return line fitting sorted on my fuel tank the other day when it was quiet at work

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And then had a few hours making up fuel lines and mounting the secondary fuel pump for the nitrous system

 

[K@rlos]

Finished off the fuel lines yesterday

 

[Graham L]

Looking good Karlos

 

[K@rlos]

Looking good Karlos

Thanks Graham, hopefully it will go good too lol

 

[mcvw]

Thanks Graham, hopefully it will go good too lol

It's gonna be one of the fastest (if not, the fastest) westy's on the strip

 

[K@rlos]

It's gonna be one of the fastest (if not, the fastest) westy's on the strip

Only westy on the strip as far as I’m aware

 

[K@rlos]

Spent most of the day over Hectors workshop, Case savers glued in, head studs fitted and we began de burring and smoothing out the inside of the case

 

[K@rlos]

I’ve never been 100% happy with my remote oil cooler set up as tbh it was a last minute thing because I forgot about it

So today I was faffing about mounting a new 72 row mesa oil cooler. I’ve made an aluminium bracket which the cooler bolts to and which is held to the torsion tube on the R/H side of the gearbox using a pair of exhaust u-bolt clamps. Due the angle I’ve got it at and the fact my bus isn’t ‘slammed’ means it should have a nice strong flow of cool air passing through keeping that new 2276 beast cool



It’s only mocked up in the pic so I could check it all fitted ok, will cut the excess off the bracket, round the corners off and get it powder coated to keep it in good shape

 

[K@rlos]

Got the polish out today







**** that overpriced vintage speed rubbish, if you want a decent exhaust speak to A1

 

[K@rlos]

Popped into work yesterday on my day off and had a play in the machine shop





Enlarged the float chambers of my IDA‘s into the unused void in the casting, probably doesn’t need it but won’t hurt.

 

[mcvw]

Popped into work yesterday on my day off and had a play in the machine shop





Enlarged the float chambers of my IDA‘s into the unused void in the casting, probably doesn’t need it but won’t hurt.

What's the benefit (or even potential disadvantage)?

 

[K@rlos]

What's the benefit (or even potential disadvantage)?

Advantage: More fuel capacity in the float chambers to prevent the carbs running dry if the fuel pump can’t keep up without using excessive fuel pressure when screaming it through the gears such as on the strip.

Disadvantage: none.

 

[K@rlos]

More IDA modifications today…







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[K@rlos]

In the US for the next 2 weeks staying with family in Utah. My new fancy dual-taper push rods from Aircooled.net were here waiting for me

 

[K@rlos]

Borrowed my mates tig welder



Could have used 1/2 npt to an-10 fittings but decided to tig some an-10 bits. 2 less potential leaks.

Also brought some new velocity stacks.



Will tig some bosses into these which I will drill & tap to 1/16 npt for the nitrous foggers to thread into