Shiplee' s 1969 California westy

[shiplee123]

New shocks
Washer bottle, I thought I was gonna have to buy one of these

 

[shiplee123]

What r the westy roof toggles for?
I assume they r something to do with the pop top?
Not looked at them properly yet?

 

[68_early_bay]

Nice one 8) glad to see you've got it :mrgreen: let the tinkering begin 8)

 

[shiplee123]

Thanks 68-early-bay
Glad I've sorted something
Lots to do ! , just glad I've not gotta sort bodywork!

 

[Marriedblonde]

I know mate :shock:

I've got about 12 weeks to get stuck in before the little one turns up

The funny thing is we have just agreed to join club camping with a friend (kev splitty camping)
At dubs at the hall beginning of July. Are we mad ? Not only is the bus not reg , mot , and is soon to b gutted out but the baby will only b about 8 weeks old the weekend of DATH !

Nope not at all. A date will get you focused. When I had mine it was delivered in Jan, by May I had done nothing. Whilst on holiday at the end of may I suddenly realized that I had tickets to camper jam but not camper. Basically in June I worked my butt of and made it. See just need something to focus on.

J.

 

[dazza1975]

What r the westy roof toggles for?
I assume they r something to do with the pop top?
Not looked at them properly yet?

these mount inside and hold the pop top down!

Nice colour choice by the way!

 

[shiplee123]

Thanks daz , not got them out the packet yet but I was thinking that!

Marryedblond ( u gotta tell me yr proper name lol )
Yes a date is good , I know my deadline starts now!
Got another baby soon so I've gotta sort this bus super quick
I don't wonna rush things but if we wonna make any camping trips or shows this year I've gotta get on with it.
Where u live ?, do u do any camping trips in east anglia or any shows?

 

[aogrady]

Nice! Look real smart, looking forward to progress, sounds like you need to get a wriggle on! :lol:

Cheers,

Alistair

 

[gninnam]

That is a nice van - easy project 8)

Well done and worth the wait

 

[aspro]

Nice score there buddy. You really moved fast from considering selling your panel to having a new bus in the garage.

Looks great from the pics. Shame you have to re do the interior it looks spot on.

 

[woz]

Good to see that it arrived at yours safely.

and the work begins!

looks really cool - enjoy

 

[Foz]

A very tidy project. As said It's a shame to strip that interior, looks spot on!! You have some deadlines to meet James....get on with it, and I'll catch up with you at one of the shows at some point.

--------------------------------------Own a Bay?....... Feel the love!

 

[trebor]

Looking like a nice buy you got there

 

[Bigbear]

Nice bus dude, gotta love a white westy! 8)

 

[shiplee123]

Thanks guys for all your comments
Trebor , yes it seems a good find , I hope !
Foz, I love your westy, inspiration for sure, hope to c u n yr bus at some point , where u based?
Woz , thanks chap , plenty to do
Aspro , I had to move quick , times ticking , baby on the way ( no 3 ) ain't got much time left!
Gnin , easy project ? Maybe it's got a few issues!

Thanks to everyone who's commented !

Next update.....

Sunday pm I've got my vw specialist friend round who works at a local garage , he's gonna give it the once over!
He'll knows what he's gonna find! , u never know?
I'll update u all more Sunday evening!

 

[shiplee123]

Love your westy big bear , way cleaner than mine !

 

[shiplee123]

How'd u lower yours bigbear?

 

[Bigbear]

How'd u lower yours bigbear?

Not sure exactly mate, Karmann Konnection done it for me before I collected it (needed it done to fit in the garage) I think it's about 2" all round ?

 

[shiplee123]

Did u see my last bay?
68 panel, karmon connection imported that as well!
I loved my panel, would have loved to have seen some porches alloy on it but never mind she's gone now!
Living in the south of France now!

I'm no expert on lowering , I have been getting some good advice from people on here lately
( thanks people )

Thinking about it I don't recall dropped spindles on my panel?
I'm not sure how karmon connection lower there busses but everyone who's purchased one from them ain't sure how it's lowered

Have a proper look n let us know!

I've got the westy in the garage but needed to deflate the tyres a bit
Not practical t b h !

 

[*Sam*]

James if they don't use dropped spindles then really there is only 2 other ways i would think they would lower a bus and thats beam adjusters or cut and turned.

Sam