Another White 69 Westy

[ricvw]

here are some of my 69 i imported it about 1 year ago but have been doing other projects and family inbetween,
the bus came from Oakland near Sanfransisco i bought it from a trader how got it from a repo sale the guy even got me a good second hand stearing box
heres how it looked when i got it
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[ricvw]

i didnt know what to expect but was plesantly suprised when i got it home it and started having a good look round it it just needed cab floor halfs bottom of the screen panel and a battery tray

 

[Grazy]

Looks cool mate loving the stickers on the rear bumper 8)

 

[ricvw]

then the usal me got thinking and thought about slamming it but i all ready have a slammed bus and this one was going to be for my pops and bro to use as well so i went for a weedeater beam thanks to ant from of here and a one outer and one inner drop on the back and with a bit bigger tyer to try and give it a nice ride and fill the arches up a bit, then the hard one to paint or not, the bus was painted in 74 but not the original pastal and i did not want the spare on the front plus it had a nock on the front then there was do i fit a repo front pannel or a second hand front clip any how my mate came round and saild i could use his unit to prep and he would have a go at sorting the front pannel and if it did not come out i could allways fit a new front clip any how he did a good job and there was no rot in the front clip just a bit of filler

 

[71dormy]

looking good dude keep them pics coming :mrgreen:

 

[ricvw]

was very happy when the windows came out and they did not need any repares every other bus i have had has always needed repair

and the doors were mint

 

[ricvw]

got some of the new headliner and one of the side panels fited and i put some more insulation and some wax oil first just need a new back bumper now

 

[windsurfer]

Looking good, gonna leave it white? or maybe leave the face on the front :lol:

 

[gninnam]

That is a very nice looking bus 8)
Hope you took precaustions when putting the insulation in - can hold moisture

 

[ricvw]

this weekend i have been poping my top :shock:
was not looking foward to this job but it wasnt that bad i got my canvas from schofileds as they said theres were better than jK ones when i opend it up it has jk logo on :roll: could of saved a few £ and got the bundel deal from JK :evil:
after having a good look and work out i still had the old rubber trim and it is cut round the corners and the new one is stiched all the way round like this

saw i unstiched the rubber from the canvas just around the corners

then cut it so it was like the original and know bends round the corners better

and finished

then i managed to get my floor down just need my seats back from my brother now

 

[Loxy]

Nice work 8)

 

[tsunamivw]

Right Ric is selling the van to me and he and his dad are finishing it off with very minor input from me (I really just stand there and say "cool' a lot) so I thought I'd better put up a few pictures and a bit of history. Ric's given me a file that I've put in date order with receipts from 1971 until 2007 so lots of info.

The van was originally from Texas owned by a guy called William Crook he moved to Palo Alto in 1971 and he kept the van until 1986 when he sold it the next keeper who kept the van until 2007 when I think he went to jail the van was then sold at a Lien Sale to pay storage and towing costs the guy who bought it sold it to Ric and now me

Anyway since Ric sorted the minor welding and respray he's been getting the upholstery sorted with Chris doing the seats, door cards and kick panels and His brother sorting the rest - it looks amazing
So Here are some pics
New interior

Brilliant!

Some pics of the van out in the daylight

My Nice shiny new engine built up by a very nice guy Andy Pierce

Hopefully we'll get an MOT next week and I'm aiming to be at Bus Types

 

[andewilson]

awsome mate. looks fantastic. loving the trim

 

[tsunamivw]

Mot'd last week and the reg letter has just arrived mobile tonight