'70 LHD ex Westy US Bay now running Hydraulics

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I've just realised I haven't put my build thread on EB. This is copyed from my blog.

Hey people. Been wanting to start this for ages, but I havent had a vehicle to write about.

Today I purchased 1970 Vw t2 Early Bay in a shitty blue/light sick blue. Its done 98,000 miles in sunny and dry Florida and has been imported with in the last couple of months. A Friend of mine (Lee cheers bud) found out it was for sale. The Van has an early sunroof/poptop which could be a quite an addition.

 

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More pictures coming soon.


Plans:
MOT
UK reg
Lows
Window rubbers
Inside paint
Empty the inside get it ready for the new plans.
Get the engine bolted in and running
Make the brakes work like normal brakes.


Cheers people.

 

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Small news

Just started prepping the paint for some lacquer.

Cheers

 

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Just got in from a full days work on the van. Todays mission was quite simple. STRIP IT.

First up my job was to remove the inside shite.

While removing the floor tiles i stumbled upon this message.

Building the love child. :blink:

Shite pile growing

 

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More shit

Semi clean

Not bad for being 42 years old. Its solid inside and out.

Once i cleaned out the van. I started sorting the paint out. Im sanding back the navy blue to expose the light blue. Once i have a nice open space of light blue im getting it signed by hand.

In between sanding i removed all the wood that had been self tapped into the roof.

Showing off my rather large sunroof

Loveing life.

More coming soon.

 

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Update time

On Thursday I moved the van back to my yard to start preping the inside for paint and any welding work.

I started by sandblasting the floor and round the windows, then got my angle grinder out with a wire brush to prep the surface for some etch primer.

Kylie looking busy

We then painted a rust cure on to all the bare metal.

Then some paint.

Next up is to flatten back the primer is the dodgy places and give it a second coat!

Cheers

 

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Also forgot to say.

I've my wheels sandblasted and powercoated

New tires, now running smaller tires on the front and slightly smaller on the rear.

 

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Engine is now running LIKE A PEACH

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Thanks to my pee taking mates.

 

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Spose I better update this. I will provide pictures soon, but jobs completed in the last 2 weeks are:

All brakes and pipes have been replaced.
All brakes are new working
All handbrakes are working
All bearings have been cleaned or replaced and are full of greese
Dash has been taken out and wiring loom removed
New metal dash has been found and sorted.
New carb has been sourced
Wiring loom is half build and waiting to be pulled though.
New ball joint rubbers
New ball joints or regrease joint depending if its fucked or not.
Door cards / interior panels cut out.
Floor ply cut out.
Roof ply cut out.
New Clutch cable
New Throttle cable

Will

 

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Building the loom

Wrapped in cloth ready to be pulled though.

New rear bumper mounts

Now painted

Living in the shed

 

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Got the bus out this weekend to sort out the carb and pull the new loom though + fit the rear bumper. Before any of those jobs could be started i had to go for a small spin

 

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Update time again.

Jobs now completed:

Wiring 90% finished
Air filter to carb
Painted new exhaust

Ive been working on the bus like mad this week. The wiring loom is in and I've got 90% of the bits working. Working enough for an MOT. Ive bonded with loom with fabric tape up to and from the fusebox. Ive got my dremel out and cleaned the fuse box to accept my new connectors.

Next up was the exhaust, got my wire brush/drill/angle grinder on it. Then some heatpaint.

I have also replaced all the dash lamps with ultra bright white LEDS. Its not the tidiest job but its all working and a lot better than before.

Ive put the oil bath air filter back on with a new pipe. Working a treat now.

US side running lights. !!!

Even fitted new seatbelts, total waste of money cos im never going to wear them.

Roof rack had a test fit. Looks ok but i really want an old one to match the paint job

And this is how i left it today. Next up is welding.

Just started the registering process so i will soon have a plate.

Cheers

 

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While removing the floor tiles i stumbled upon this message.

Building the love child. :blink:

back doors o'clock.. 3 some?

 

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My thoughts exactly. Dirty bastards them US hippys.

 

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Engine is now running LIKE A PEACH

http://youtu.be/lgKbtj0ZSEQ

Thanks to my pee taking mates.

 

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Tonight was a tough night. But we got a lot done.

Engine is now running sound as a pound

Windscreen is getting there

Number plate is mounted!

Floor is welded

 

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As seen in this Video

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Anyway i havent updated this for years.

Since edition 38 2012 i have:

Rebuild the carb and now its running sweet.
Sand blasted the underneath, etch primered the bottom and then applied 8lts of underseal.

I have also replaced the rear engine mounts more pictures to come.

 

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Been doing some more bits to this.

Had an oil leak so changed the rockergasket and timed the valves up.

Finished sandblasting the rear

Rebuilt the carb for the 50 billionth time

Decided the engine mounts were not up to scratch :O !!!

 

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Today i renewed all the grease nipples

The next big job was painting the inside. We filled and faired ready for high build primer

Mixing the highbuild. When i say high it wasnt just the paint that was high