My 68 Westy - as time goes by .....

[Clem]

Seems that BBT has tooled up and had some good quality repro’s made. I trust their stuff so I dived in.
Lovely quality item. Fits well, all the holes and mounts are right and it’s heavy - all metal too.

 

[ozziedog]

Seems that BBT has tooled up and had some good quality repro’s made. I trust their stuff so I dived in.
Lovely quality item. Fits well, all the holes and mounts are right and it’s heavy - all metal too.

What sort of money are you talking about Clem ? I’ve got to do similar at some point and may as well get one in ‘Stock’ for when I get my lazy arse around to doing something ‘Grown Up’ with my paintwork. But really, if they’re good, get one while they’re about.

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,,Something else to litter the garage with

 

[Clem]

With ‘earlybay’ discount it was £200 delivered from Schofields. Considering consumables costs to (badly) repair mine it seemed a no brainer. I mean, it’s not insignificant money, but not too bad for a quality bit of kit.

 

[sparkywig]

Seems that BBT has tooled up and had some good quality repro’s made. I trust their stuff so I dived in.
Lovely quality item. Fits well, all the holes and mounts are right and it’s heavy - all metal too.

I was going to suggest one of these rather than an og engine lid.
The quality of BBT panels is so good I think the original metal body cut/parts market will fall.
In actual fact I know Irv will only fit BBT panels unless the customer specifies used parts now.

 

[Clem]

I was going to suggest one of these rather than an og engine lid.
The quality of BBT panels is so good I think the original metal body cut/parts market will fall.
In actual fact I know Irv will only fit BBT panels unless the customer specifies used parts now.

Yes, I can understand matching of og paint on a patina bus (like yours) , but if it has to be painted then there’s no point messing around.
It’s literally a straight fit, everything is spot on.

 

[ozziedog]

Thank you guys, I’ll get on to that this weekend. Then it can live in the garage with lots of other ‘things to do’ until I need to sort it out.

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,, nice to get first hand recommendations

 

[Gabs]

You could lead load and file back for a good repair. Very slight skim after and epoxy primer to seal it in. Just a thought.

 

[Clem]

You could lead load and file back for a good repair. Very slight skim after and epoxy primer to seal it in. Just a thought.

The rot at the bottom was one thing but the whole lid being a cm deep in filler made me think it was bent/damaged. It was a good job on the filler , it looked straight as a die , I just couldn’t think it was something I wanted to spend money and time on and end up with a pigs ear.