'69 Westy tintop in San Diego

[ib-bus]

Looking real good Juan. :msn4:

See you have started your sons apprenticeship. :lol:

Thank you Simon.
The little ones love to get in the way , errrr help :lol:

Got this westy window knobs from Mark at the Classic.

This box came in yesterday and this are some of the last bits I need to put it all together.

 

[gninnam]

Love the curtains and cushions - very nice & retro 8)

Looks like it won't be long before its finished then.

 

[ib-bus]

Bus gettin ready for the journey home.

If you ever wondered what the busiest border crossing in the world looks like here it is , over 20 lanes to cross and in a bad day could be upto 3 hours wait , sometimes more , it was one hour for me today.
Or you can ask Graham L , like he said "you have to see this to believe it".

Finally home.

And after so much wait , I couldn't help myself start installing bits.

 

[gninnam]

Up to 3 hours wait to cross the border :shock:

Looking great and the bling being put back on will be the icing on the cake 8)

 

[ib-bus]

Up to 3 hours wait to cross the border :shock:

Looking great and the bling being put back on will be the icing on the cake 8)

Cheers Andy.


Got up early today to continue work on the bus , started with the rear bumper.

Exterior socket , before and after.

Rear seals installed

A sample of the new curtains.

Seat base mat.

 

[ib-bus]

All under seat mats now installed.

 

[r73]

looking damn good :mrgreen:
i need to sort out the external socket on mine - it looks just like your before shot!!

 

[ib-bus]

looking damn good :mrgreen:
i need to sort out the external socket on mine - it looks just like your before shot!!

Found mine on USA Ebay
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[ib-bus]

This is what it looks like today , I ordered new wood panels yesterday so should get those soon.

 

[gninnam]

Schwing :mrgreen:

 

[ib-bus]

First drive since the paint job , on my way to work had to stop and get some air hoses and a fuel filter from the local parts store. Feels good to be back behind the wheel of your bus :mrgreen:

Tonight I decided to put a sharp drill bit to my new shiny paint job :shock: to install the front emblem , I found a "how to" on the Samba and it wasn't that bad of a project.

 

[easy]

Looking really grand sir! a very Brave time on the front badge

 

[Airtime]

Oh wow! Looking really great, Juan! 8) 8)

 

[ib-bus]

Looking really grand sir! a very Brave time on the front badge

Cheers Johnny , I got very lucky with the front badge , I measured so many times before drilling that I actually hit the original holes and drill bit went in very smooth :mrgreen:

Oh wow! Looking really great, Juan! 8) 8)

Thank you kind sir

How it looked like this morning with the blinkers now in place and badge.

My 2 favorite forum stickers 8)

 

[Cali_bay]

First drive since the paint job , on my way to work had to stop and get some air hoses and a fuel filter from the local parts store. Feels good to be back behind the wheel of your bus :mrgreen:

Wish I had one of these round the corner 8) , but then again not sure my wallet could take it. :lol:

Looking Sweet.

 

[ib-bus]

Wish I had one of these round the corner 8) , but then again not sure my wallet could take it. :lol:

Looking Sweet.

Cheers Simon , this store is only 10 minutes away from home and it's on my way to work so it works out great for me , they are open 7 days a week so I have no excuse to not work on the bus unless my wallet says otherwise.

 

[ib-bus]

Installed laminated floor.

Edge trim was a bit dirty.

A little bench grinder love :mrgreen:

Floor now complete.

Sourced the original spare tire holder.

Westy closet now in.

Now for the retractable seatbelts , I was missing this L bracket so now that I sourced it I will no longer feel like a Kamikaze on my way to work , this should hold me down for sure.

One down.

Aerial view.

 

[Dirty Harry]

Top work Juan 8) , and i love the look of that VW shop, wow and open 7 days a week!, i bet they a have a drive trough also :mrgreen:

 

[gninnam]

Looking very good 8)

Are you laying the ply directly onto the floor are have you put something in-between :?:

 

[ib-bus]

Top work Juan 8) , and i love the look of that VW shop, wow and open 7 days a week!, i bet they a have a drive trough also :mrgreen:

Drive thru , now that's an idea :lol:

Looking very good 8)

Are you laying the ply directly onto the floor are have you put something in-between :?:

There is a 1/8 inch plywood under the laminate floor , nothing under the plywood.
Once the furniture is bolted down in to the floor it won't move.
There is a local guy that restores split westys and he's been doing this kind of floors for a while due to not being able to find a good enough match to the vinyl flooring and he's the one I went to for info.
Notice on this picture how the ply is shaped to fit on the lower lip of the floor , this is to even up the whole area , is not shown but I did this on both sides.