Stu & Clare Present Murphy - Aircooled Campout 2020 Pics

[KevH]

Great pics, Stu. Even, dare I say, the out-of-focus ones: nice work by Clare. :lol:

Good to see you both again.

Kev

 

[aspro]

Cool pics Stu. Nice drive down together. Spa is looking good.

 

[StuF]

Cool pics Stu. Nice drive down together. Spa is looking good.

Awesome news mate - if you want I can send the details of our planned journey over?
We had a great day in the sun at Stanford - face is peeling now, looking good!

Cheers for the kind words Kev - your bus is looking perfect!

 

[mike202]

Great article in the Camper&Bus Mag Stu. Nice pics and write up about your bus. 8)

 

[StuF]

Mike - never even knew it was going in? :shock:

Didn't even know the latest issue was out - not even out electronically yet!

Clare is bursting to see it now.p

We are currently down in Truro after a lovely 350 mile journey in the bus last night for the bank holiday however the weather is bloody terrible so we are currently in the pub

 

[mike202]

Maybe I get the magazine slightly earlier, how do you mean you didn' tknow it was going in!? Did you do the interview a while back?

Any way there's a nice pic of you two in there as well.

'the weather is bloody terrible so we are currently in the pub'

best place to be then :lol:

 

[martin.sim]

Just read it, top bus & article


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Why didn't I buy my bus years ago !?

 

[Myvanway]

Cool.... What month is the issue as the one on the site isn't the one I think?

Im off to the newsagent! 8)

 

[martin.sim]

Just had mine delivered this morning


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Why didn't I buy my bus years ago !?

 

[Mark6455]

Nice write up stu you kept that shtum mate

 

[KevH]

I thought that bus on the cover of C&B looked familiar :lol:

Nice article, does you proud.

 

[Foz]

I knew about this for months....but was sworn to secrecy! :lol:
Bit of a dark horse that Stu....wonder what else he's got up his sleeve??!

 

[StuF]

I knew about this for months....but was sworn to secrecy! :lol:
Bit of a dark horse that Stu....wonder what else he's got up his sleeve??!

:msn4: maybe making an update soon :msn4:

 

[Foz]

:msn4: maybe making an update soon :msn4:

:shock::lol::lol::lol:

 

[gas1man]

Nice one . Great article. Enjoy the pub. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Stuck under van this morning mounting the propex.

J & P

 

[StuF]

Well what an eventful weekend! Surprise magazine feature after the pics were taken in August last year and a trip down to Truro.

After seeing a pic of a beetle running BTR wheels in SPA a while ago I decided whilst I was away in Afghan to have a set imported through OTR Aircooled - Top job by Chris who was able to hand deliver them to me some 4 months later on after they were shipped from the states.
I decided to go for 2 rear wheels size 15 x 7 and 3 fronts 15 x 4 (included a spare)

Having spoken to a few peeps regarding getting them to actually run on the bus I decided to contact Ben Lewis of the famous Evil Ben's One Stop Resto Shop and inquire as to the feasibility of him carrying out the work, no mean feat getting these wheels to run on an Earlybay! Custom springplates, narrowed rear track, custom driveshafts, relocated suspension mountings - the list goes on and on. Ben talked us through the list of jobs and amount of work required to get them fitted and we were happy to proceed.

Arrangements where made and Clare and I made the LONG trip down to Cornwall on Wednesday eve! 350 miles of driving through some horrendous weather and a hilly terrain after a full day of work. Ben had a tight timescale to get them done due to us needing to be heading home again on the Sunday. Safe to say Ben and his team pulled off the impossible and completed the bus Sat eve - in budget and perfectly stanced for our requirements. We WILL return in the future for some further work that will probably involve air ride suspension however that will require some serious saving.

Anyway here are the pics

Cold and wet morning after sleeping in the bus post drive down

Following pics were taken by Ben whilst the work was taking place

The man himself!

After the 350 mile drive back here they are

Need to sort some skinnier front tyres out and get a CE rear disk kit ordered and I will be all sorted.
Big thanks to Ben and his team - truly stunning work and great service! Cant recommend his facilities enough or the warm welcome and customer service.
Gave Murphy a free health check and tuneup as part of the service - ran a treat all the way home.

 

[mike202]

love the awesome new wheels, are they called slot mags as well?

You are gonna need a bigger engine to get them burning rubber!

love the beards as well

:lol:

 

[shiplee123]

Another great looking westy !

 

[StuF]

Mike - yep they look similar to slot mags however they are a little deeper

Some other pics to illustrate the depth and therefore the difficulty in getting them to fit - I think these are the only set on an EarlyBay in the UK

Front and rear thickness

Some pics from the way back this afternoon

 

[mike202]

Nice, you'll be cleaning them with a toothbrush after a run out!