Read the story of my 71 westy in March Volksworld

[nwilkins]

 

[aogrady]

Hi,

That;s a great looking 71, you any build up pictures to post up, I don't get Volksworld, would be nice to see more up on here!

Cheers!

Alistair

 

[nwilkins]

Cheers Dude

We have not got a computer at home so putting pictures onto internet is tricky

I would go into WHSmith's and have free read!

 

[Clem]

There you go Nick!

 

[Supertramp]

Very nice westy!

 

[nwilkins]

Cheers

I like this engine shot, the volksworld snapper took this, he used remote flashes

 

[nwilkins]

 

[Fortunate Son]

Very nice - love the 3 tone stripe. And the teledials, I actually think they look better on EBs than 928s

 

[radish]

Very nice - love the 3 tone stripe. And the teledials, I actually think they look better on EBs than 928s

I was thinking the same, those stripes are cool. The next big thing for 2015.

 

[Alpine Burt]

Definately in agreement on the stripes.Ace van.

 

[nwilkins]

Thanks Guys

I am glad I kept the strips, I had to redo a few sections

I keep finding more pictures = home made jail bars and rear seat belt set up for the kids

Cheers

NickW

 

[nwilkins]

Made my front badge

I also made my plates from 5mm alum plate = took lots of cutting and filing

two more volksworld shoot pics

 

[squareweave]

Love everything about this bus.

Any chance you have any progress pics and info on how you retouched up the stripes? Preservation like that is top notch!!

 

[mike202]

Great van, nice pics

like the stripes, they look ahead of their time for 1971!

 

[Lee C]

Yum!! 8)

 

[Steenfeldt]

Thanks Guys

I am glad I kept the strips, I had to redo a few sections

I keep finding more pictures = home made jail bars and rear seat belt set up for the kids

Cheers

NickW

Is the white bracket original?? I dont have one so it might be lost. can anyone tell

 

[nwilkins]

Thanks for your lovely comments fellow early bayers

To reproduce my strips

1) Took measurment of orignials I founds under years of repaints
2) Carefully drew out on van with pencil

3) Masked up each stripe with normal masking tape
4) Painted with rattle can at night with a head torch
5) The orig stripes were gold and two green colours which my local car shop did not have these colours so I picked three retro colours
6) with 800grit paper plus water just sanded back
Cost = £11 for three small cans of paint


Seat belts brackets = Both home made and non standard, big 5mm plates underneath in the fuel tank compartment
I had to drill a 12mm hole in my westy cupboard which I did not like doing but my kids saftey comes first
Cheers
NickW

 

[who?1]

Very cool, love the stripes and the stance!

 

[Lee C]

I don't have a head torch, can I still put stripes on my van??? :lol:










Any more pics you have of the stripes being marked out would be class like!?

 

[squareweave]

Nice work on the stripes!! Awesome that you spent the time and did them yourself. Thats what its all about IMO