'69 Westy tintop in San Diego

[sparkywig]

8)

 

[ib-bus]

score :mrgreen:

Score indeed :mrgreen:



So this nice solid van is donating to this project the following:

- straight rear bumper, brackets and splash pans.
- straight slider.
- dash board upper part.
- Very straight apron.
- rear tailights.
- hub caps.
- Hankook tires.

I'm sure there will be more 8)

Now on my property.

 

[ib-bus]

I had the rear corner repaired over the weekend and the rear apron is now in place.

** Bus is for sale ** See for sale section.

 

[ib-bus]

Now with donor straight with splash pans bumper and front cab door.

Cleaning up the cabin a bit , now with og radio.

I always wanted a sing written bus so building myself one , one panel at a time :mrgreen:

 

[ib-bus]

View of the replacement apron , straight and no rust.

This is the replacement slider , again very straight and rust free.

 

[Graham L]

Hi Juan
I've got the tailgate that matches the door!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[andewilson]

it amazes me how far and wide these buses spread when they get broken up. that blue bus didnt seem too bad. someone in the uk would have front clipped it and rolled it. but at least its donating so generously to other project buses. soon be ready for a blow over juan and yet another great bus on the road

 

[ib-bus]

Hi Juan
I've got the tailgate that matches the door!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

That is funny , it looks great wall mounted.

it amazes me how far and wide these buses spread when they get broken up. that blue bus didnt seem too bad. someone in the uk would have front clipped it and rolled it. but at least its donating so generously to other project buses. soon be ready for a blow over juan and yet another great bus on the road

Most panels I sell end up in the UK , either with Graham L , Mark at MJC or other resellers I have met at Pomona Swap Meet like FBI, etc.
I was tempted to buy a front clip and restore it but all those solid panels were much needed for my bus , all the remaining good panels and cuts will be soon in the UK via Mark at MJC , if anybody needs the whole rear end clip , give Mark a call.
Thank you Andelwilson for your kind words , I am offering the bus for sale as is at the moment , but if the bus I am interested in ('68 camper) sells before mine I will c ontinue with a full resto. 8)



Sun was out again this morning :msn4: so couldn't help myself taking some latest pictures of the bus 8)

 

[andewilson]

i just spotted this photo and had to take a double take. i thought it had some sort of crazy home brewed pop top :lol:

 

[ib-bus]

Home brewed poptop , now there is an idea :mrgreen:

After attending OCTO today and talking to Randy from Old Bug , Barry from Barry's Boneyard amongst other people, I got inspired and decided to continue with the resto , I have most of the parts to finish it , so why not , the other bus I was offered is willing to wait for me so don't need to hurry anymore.
It should be ready in time for the VW Classic.
Here a picture of my swap spot at OCTO today , not much to sell but I delivered previously sold items, I will post some pictures of the show in the gallery later.

 

[Airtime]

i just spotted this photo and had to take a double take. i thought it had some sort of crazy home brewed pop top :lol:

I had the same thing! :lol:


@ Juan: Great that you're going to continue the resto! It's such a cool bus! 8)

 

[gninnam]

Great bus project 8)

I too did a double take of the picture with the 'faux poptop' also :mrgreen:

 

[poptop]

I will post some pictures of the show in the gallery later.

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yes please juan


cheers

 

[ib-bus]

Not much to report , I been buying more parts like this used front emblem , a good polish and should look like new.

Also got a rear upper shelf , spice rack and a second folding table to make a cooler top , all westy bits now off the bus.

Over the weekend I removed this old rusty , leaky , ugly , contaminating , noisy , not og piece of poo :evil: :lol:

It now looks like this and sounds like a true VW bus :mrgreen:

 

[ib-bus]

Got my hands on one of this cool trays , just getting ready for the summer 8)

 

[gninnam]

Is the tray so that as you drive, you can cool your soup :lol:

Look good though

 

[ib-bus]

Is the tray so that as you drive, you can cool your soup :lol:

You got it mate :lol: morning breakfast stuck in traffic is going to be awesome :mrgreen:

 

[ib-bus]

Experimenting skinning my bus.

I think I'm gonna go all the way around , it took me about an hour to do this much , it was my fisrt time and I was affraid to do any damage , it should go a lot faster now.

 

[gninnam]

Good job 8)

What did you use, a flap wheel on a grinder?

 

[Airtime]

morning breakfast stuck in traffic is going to be awesome :mrgreen:

8)

Good work on the door!