Stu & Clare Present Murphy - Aircooled Campout 2020 Pics

[68_early_bay]

I did mine last year with that stuff 8) does make a difference on road travel :mrgreen:

 

[dubscum]

Stu in this photo :msn4:

your "GO WESTY" sticker is one of the coolest additions I've seen on a westy. I love it. Can I copy please

 

[61 stu]

your "GO WESTY" sticker is one of the coolest additions I've seen on a westy. I love it. Can I copy please

why dont you put 'Fred' instead of 'Go' on it :msn4:

 

[dubscum]

yes!!!!

 

[StuF]

Stu in this photo :msn4:

your "GO WESTY" sticker is one of the coolest additions I've seen on a westy. I love it. Can I copy please

HaHa - excellent mate, good to see you today at Stanford Hall

Dont mind whatsoever I got the sticker from the states with some other bits and pieces - here is the link

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4172&category_id=188&category_parent_id=" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

FredWesty would be very amusing though :lol:

 

[StuF]

Some pics from todays visit to Stanford Hall - Clare took them so apologies

Awesome day out and am now very sunburnt!

 

[Myvanway]

Cool pics Stu,

Hope you and Clare have an awesome euro road trip & keep us updated. 8)

Safe journey dude.

 

[Myvanway]

..........My face is sooooo sore too!!!

 

[Foz]

..........My face is sooooo sore too!!!

At Least you both got hair to protect your scalps!! :-| ......(note to ones self)...must remember to bring a sun hat for the future shows.

Stu, Clare ....safe journey guys....will be keeping tabs on your journey progress. Oh and Watch out for those traffic cones en-route, they hurt buses!! :-(


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[Howie123]

Great pics
quick question, did the sound insulation make a notable difference?

 

[StuF]

Great pics
quick question, did the sound insulation make a notable difference?

Hi mate - surprisingly the sound insulation made a substantial difference. It actually made the bus faster as we could cruise at a higher speed without the engine noise becoming intrusive. A very good investment if you travel far in your bus.

Also made the speakers appear to perform better in the back with less rattles and vibration - a nice cheap improvement, just a shame they dont do the pads in white!

Paul/Foz thanks for the words of encouragement - pretty confident about our "Long Journey" now, Clare is insisting we also travel to Monaco as it is ONLY 5 hours drive from Gerona!!! So its looking like UK-FRANCE-SPAIN & ITALY will now be on our itinery. :lol:

Will keep everyone posted as to how we get on.

Face like a smacked arse today and my ears are peeling - awesome!

 

[Foz]

Face like a smacked arse today and my ears are peeling - awesome!

:lol::lol:


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[sharky71]

In preparation for Stanford Hall and next months trip to Spain I have decided to add some sound insulation.

Looked at several different types and went for this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220649059457?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Its very adhesive and plastic backed so suited my needs.

Here are some pics

Before shot



Shot of the spare



Bed out for a clean



Heatgun for added moulding powers



Over engine



Under rock and roll bed





Also did inside the westie wardrobe

Back together



Havent been out for drive yet to test the difference but hope it will be significant.

See you peeps on sunday 8) Will be arriving around 10am

so what's the verdict fella????
this stuff any good??when the clan is with me my youngest wears ear defenders in the back due to the noise of engine accelerating :lol: was even worse when i had a quiet pack on it....does NOT do what it says on the tin!! :roll: :lol:
i am running everything stock,engine,brakes,ride height and steels but i left the footlocker door on the westy bed off on sunday(out on me own) to use the eberspacher i got fitted (first trial really since fitting)and the noise was mental,couldn't hear the radio with three speakers in the front!!!! :lol: :lol: so i'm after something like this.
do you only get one chance to fit this or can you adjust it if it is not quite sitting right??

regards.

sharky

:sick0019:

 

[StuF]

so what's the verdict fella????
this stuff any good??when the clan is with me my youngest wears ear defenders in the back due to the noise of engine accelerating :lol: was even worse when i had a quiet pack on it....does NOT do what it says on the tin!! :roll: :lol:
i am running everything stock,engine,brakes,ride height and steels but i left the footlocker door on the westy bed off on sunday(out on me own) to use the eberspacher i got fitted (first trial really since fitting)and the noise was mental,couldn't hear the radio with three speakers in the front!!!! :lol: :lol: so i'm after something like this.
do you only get one chance to fit this or can you adjust it if it is not quite sitting right??

regards.

sharky

:sick0019:

Sharky - it was well worth fitting mate, has reduced the vibration and engine noise significantly. Would perhaps do some more of the side panels to make it even more effective if I removed the interior however I dont think this would be necessary for me. Although after my 3000 mile plus trip in a couple of weeks I may be able to make an even more informed judgement.

You only get one chance to fit this stuff as it sticks like sh*t to the proverbial although it is easy to handle/cut and position before peeling off the sticky backed area.

For the price - I cant fault it.

 

[vwgillybilly]

Cool!

That's my old Oval parked smack outside the door of the hall!

Gill.

 

[StuF]

Well in preparation for next weeks trip to Spain. I decided to fit a nice shiny new alternator strap replacing the jubilee clip that was doing the job currently.

Also pesonalised the inside of the rear hatch with some stickers from work and test loaded the "parcels" we are taking down for the bride and groom.

Here are some pics

The "Parcels"

Inside the engine lid

Old Jubilee clip - to prevent the alternator vibrating

New stainless strap from Machine 7

Without strap installed

In position

Oil bath filter removed for access

Gratitous engine shot

Parcels test loaded

Not dropped too much

Bit of Ninove sticker action

Waxed the wheels ready for next week

Cleaned the interior

Pic of our intended route - start the journey next sunday, hitting Calais monday morning - going to take Monaco in on the way back too.

Will post more pics when we get back! Should be a giggle :lol:

 

[dubscum]

look forward to the pic mate, Have fun!!!
GoWesty stickers are sold out
what do you do for a living ? are DGR stickers (dangerous goods)

 

[Lordain Volley]

Stu,
This is one of my favourite threads. You bus looks the poodles. Your adding and refining to her all the time. Excellent work, great shots.
The trip to Spain looks wonderful. Looking forward to seeing the pictures.


LV

 

[StuF]

Cheers for the kind words LV

Ash, I am an Armourer in the RAF mate (have been for 16.5 years now) so have access to all sorts of wonderful things that go bang! :msn4:

Gonna get some 1.1 High Explosive Hazard Div stickers to finish off the inside of the engine lid. 8) :shock: 8)

 

[StuF]

Well today did the last few jobs - fitted a mozzie screen that we got at BusFest last year, test fitted the OG Westie hammock and fixed a reluctant indicator.

Murphy is now brimmed with fuel, oil at the max, ready to rock and roll on Sunday.

OG Hammock test fitted

The keen eyed among you will notice the Liber-t auto toll firkin for the French Toll roads - will enable us to roll through the toll stations at 30mph!

Mozzie mesh for the possible hot french campsites!!

Installing the poppers was simples

Nearly there

Finished

Fingers crossed for some decent weather - oh and does anyone know where to get the mozzie screens for the two westie windows??

Cheers