Another white westy - Busted again!

[mychatype3]

I bought a length of delrin which is being machined into 4 bushes with grease grooves like og ones. The tubes i used are 60.33 CDS the ID is slightly larger than stock so custom bushes are needed.

Cool very nice, keep up the good work.
Greetz mycha

 

[ICECREAM MAN]

Looking good mate,are they the shock towers you got from slamwerks?

 

[radish]

Yes £80 delivered, I have drawing to have side plates made for split beams. It would be worth the effort in re-designing and making when slam werks are this good.

 

[radish]

Had a good afternoon on the bus today managed to whip the drive shaft off pig of a job as the cv bolts where rounded on most, so had to weld bolts on 9 out of 24.

Nice and clean with a lick of paint

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I decided i may as well take the gearbox out so i can clean it in the week.

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More painting, these are redrilled rear hubs 5x130. You dont need to spend good money on CE hubs when you can do this.

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Also finished painting the 944 front calipers

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After all this and a couple of mates popping round for a chat i thought i better get on with some welding.
The cab floor needed a patch (see page 1)

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Needs grinding and painting.

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Now my back is killing me i need to rest, so i can get back up next weekend.

 

[Grazy]

Good work there Darius 8)

 

[Analog]

good work mr D. be on the road soon eh?

 

[radish]

good work mr D. be on the road soon eh?

sooner that the old spilt could have been.

I've managed another little job started last night finished tonight.

These bad boys needed sorting and i won a brand new tmi set in the colour i was after from vwheritage's ebay pages.


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under the matress style were these

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I used 270g wadding for the back and 1" foam for the base- crap pic of wadding though!

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They could do with tightening up a little, but as i'm not an upholsterer i'm happy for 1st try.

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Couple of tips
Rest them on the radiators easier when soft.
Get 2 people if possible, not a 3 year old that finds in highly amusing to jump on them and you.

I was told to get some hog ring pliers. I didn't need them as i have all the spikes on the seat bases and to be honest i couldn't see where you would use it.

Should be back on the bus saturday.

 

[radish]

Quick update got the bottom tube and bushes back from the machinist last week but due to the weather at the weekend could do anything with the beam.

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Correct grease grooves too

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Did a bit of painting too


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And finally my spare turned up in the post. £20 ebay bargain.

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[radish]

Update required

gearbox painted and with new seals

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Stripped and painted the cab floor and under seats

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Battery tray in too

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And the engine went in last thursday

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Also fitted a maxi pump just need some hose

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Egotrippen stevecame over to help out with the ply head lining, only took 1 photo though.

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The beam should finally be finished this week, had a few issues with welding and it tripping out the electrics so had to get a mate to take it away to do it.

 

[Analog]

heritage thursday?

 

[gninnam]

Looking good dude :mrgreen:

 

[Grazy]

Glad the templates worked out ok fella

 

[radish]

Grazy, they great mate. Steve took them away and varnished them for me.

As we all know there is a servere lack of grey westy wardrobe handles, so the way i solved the problem was like this.
I started with a bag of 5 white ones i bought for a fiver, only 2 were good


I rubbed them down with some 800 wet n dry, then primed and painted



Colour is middle graphite which i matched down at the paint shop.
I know that i painted the button the wrong colour, so i repainted last night.
Total cost less than £20

I managed to fit the seats too, which will have to come out again when i get the carpet.


And the beam is finished at last!! don't build one just buy one is my advise.
So i have a 60mm narrowed needle bearing link pin beam, ta da

 

[radish]

I hope to get it rolling this week and fire it up at the weekend.
So i knocked up some dropped spindles this evening.





I think i'm going to stop using the camera on my phone, the pics seem a bit misty

I started to fit them, but time was getting on so i will finish tomorrow.

 

[Analog]

good work mr D 8)

 

[jaybeeonline]

I decided i may as well take the gearbox out so i can clean it in the week.

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Could you take an up close photo of the rear beam where the gearbox mount goes as I cannot figure out how to mount my box?


Thanks

J.

 

[radish]

I decided i may as well take the gearbox out so i can clean it in the week.

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Could you take an up close photo of the rear beam where the gearbox mount goes as I cannot figure out how to mount my box?


Thanks

J.

I can tomorrow, the gearbox is fitted now but it may be better for you

 

[jaybeeonline]

Ta.

You're a star



J.

 

[radish]

update as its been a while.



Rear brakes sorted along with the spring plate drilled and the adaptors fitted.



I've made a bracket for the oil filter, i have pulled those hoses away from the bottom of the engine bar too.



exhaust and lights fitted




Headlights fitted with side lights, These fit perfectly. All i had to do was drill a hole for the wire to come through, piece of cake.




I notched the chassis too.



Front discs

 

[radish]

Then after a few electrical issues i dropped it on its wheels and had i quick test drive.



There are a few things to sort out but i'm well chuffed with all my hard work.

Egotrippin came over and helped with the the headlining



Then when he left i fitted the roof bed i got from faux



And my helper/hinderence is very please.