71 Westy upgrade

[71Westy]

Well, thought it was time to post some stuff on here. Upgrading my Westy so that it fits my family better. First, the underneath - wire brushed and rust bulletted....

Just got the bit below the fuel tank to do, plus waxoyling the cavities (ooer)

Nick

 

[71Westy]

And now some electrics - mains hookup and charger

Interior to follow....

 

[71Westy]

And the interior....

new rock and roll bed, sound deadening, insulation, and the new floor

Phew

 

[Justin & Muttley]

Looking tasty!!

 

[RICH-I-AM]

Looking good, How many of you are there that need to squeeze in when your done?
States bus? Very little rust under there 8)

Rich

 

[uber cool]

You have been busy, nice colour, keep up the good work :mrgreen:

 

[71Westy]

Hi Rich - Well normally me, my partner, and my 3 kids. But occasionally one of her kids too. So I wanted the full width bench. For sleeping, it's got a new single bunk upstairs, plus an awning with two bedrooms.

Yes, it's a US bus. Will need some welding come winter (patched up for now), but hopefully nothing serious.

I love the colour too - Chianti red.

Trimmers now working on the seats - and I've got the new furniture from David Chatfield which looks awesome

 

[Guest]

this looks great 8) what is the hookup controller? i havent seen one like that before.

 

[71Westy]

Hmm - controller? I have modded the standard 110V connector box, feeding a domestic consumer unit. This feeds a CTEK charger for the leisure battery, and will feed a mains socket on teh day unit. The charger is a marine unit, actually - I wanted enough oomph for a fridge, and a unit that sits in the back. There are a couple of CTEK units for campers - 7A and 25A, but I wanted something in between, hence the marine unit (it's the same technology, different label). It also has a night mode that turns off the fan

I've got a marine fridge too - a compressor jobbie that gives me a fridge and freezer and should only consume 1.7A per hour. It was silly money, but hopefully worth it.

Nick

 

[Guest]

ctek charger thats what it is

 

[westy71]

Mmm Chianti red. same colour as mine 8) love the floor fella

 

[AxlFoley]

Nice looking bus, should be toasty when its finished.

Out of curiosity have you got a phot of the outside, I'm keen to see the difference between Chianti red and Montana Red.

 

[71Westy]

I'll pop it on tonight - but you'll probably be hard pressed to tell on a computer screen. panalvan has a thread on here with his absolutely stunning Montana red one for comparison - well, there's no comparison when you see what he has done.. but you get my drift.

 

[gninnam]

Nice work on the interior dude 8)

Look forward to further updates

 

[71Westy]

Here we go - exterior pics - as you can see, different photos in different light make quite a difference. For want of a better description, I'd say Chianti was slightly more purple (very slightly). Of course, it's had a couple of resprays - the original paint on the inside isn't that different though.

 

[Guest]

Chianti is a much deeper red, montana is brighter. i love both colours but chianti over pastel white is a good combo. i saw a restored one recently and it was beautiful.

 

[tintintin]

Loving the work Nick - the tiles are a really nice touch, hope to see it in the flesh soon

 

[71Westy]

Thanks for the +ve feedback folks - been waxoyling the front doors today - yuk!

On the plus side, the other half didn't moan about the tin of waxoyl in the oven (electric, 60*C, so no explosion )

 

[71Westy]

Another day and many more jobs... amongst which I fitted my new top locker. And got the mains hookup working. Also fitted a temporary light on the dash so I can see when my leisure battery is charging from the dynamo. Really must tidy up those earths too....

 

[71Westy]

Hooray - got the interior bits back from the upholsterers.... So a busy weekend fitting it all back in

Bit of a shameless plug, but.....
Thanks to David Chatfield for the furniture - great job, hand made to my design.
And to Goldsmiths of Ipswich for the upholstery - fantastic work.

Cheers,
Nick