The scratch and sniff 71 westy

[mylesbaldwin]

Being a newbie to the whole VW and Earlybay scene I thought I'd try myself with this, the scratch and sniff westy. Named by this fine American scratch and sniff air fresher found under the front seat.

This is my 71 Texas westfalia. Bought from Graham at midland Earlybay. Great guy and a great deal!
Why the Americans decide to paint them these colours is beyond me but I'm hoping the original paint will have been protected.

The original paint is Chianti red and I'm really hoping il able to get the great colour back!

After being highly impatient as I'm always known for I received the westy on 26th march. Instantly started the work and ordering parts! Whilst waiting for it to be delivered I managed to order some original side windows, window seal and a sliding door mechanism.

27th march

Finally being about to get it in the workshop I removed the pop top

With the little rot on the bay and the few hours spent on it after work with my good friend Austin, we managed to get the front seats out and start to tidy up the welding places on the front and remove the ridiculous bar that had been welded on.

Pulled the tatty door cards off in the process

Awesome retro shift light on the dash is a must keep

Found this on the window, quite cool.

 

[mylesbaldwin]

Some panels cut ready for the welding! Lucky for me extra pair of hands can help with that

 

[mylesbaldwin]

Found all this in the glove box! Service history, ex owners etc.. Pretty cool knowing where it came from. Going to try and make contact with the previous owner.

 

[71dormy]

Cheers for the mug shot lets do this

 

[mylesbaldwin]

Cheers for the mug shot lets do this

There is no going back now haha long weekend ahead of us

 

[68_early_bay]

Youre not hanging about in getting stuck in to it 8)


The air con dash you've got is a nice uncommon extra 8) is it a complete system??

 

[Grazy]

Looks like another cool westy lurking in there somewhere , Good luck with it , ! 8)

 

[mylesbaldwin]

Youre not hanging about in getting stuck in to it 8)


The air con dash you've got is a nice uncommon extra 8) is it a complete system??

I like to get on with things
Yeah it's the complete full air com system hopefully it all works il update on how it works when I get round to it

 

[mylesbaldwin]

Looks like another cool westy lurking in there somewhere , Good luck with it , ! 8)

Thanks mate, keep your eyes pealed

 

[radish]

Does the A/C work? i have the same unit but its not complete, the fans work really well though even if we don't have a summer anymore.

 

[mylesbaldwin]

Does the A/C work? i have the same unit but its not complete, the fans work really well though even if we don't have a summer anymore.

I haven't actually tried it yet. Would be awesome if I could get it to work.

 

[Graham L]

Glad to see you & Austin are getting stuck in already, I did think you would have had all that lovely paint stripped off by now though :lol: :lol: :lol:

Keep up the good work guys,

 

[mylesbaldwin]

Glad to see you & Austin are getting stuck in already, I did think you would have had all that lovely paint stripped off by now though :lol: :lol: :lol:

Keep up the good work guys,

Graham don't worry we have a very VERY long weekend ahead of us! Hopefully alot of progress over this bank holiday weekend

 

[Graham L]

Just keep the pictures coming, we like pictures on this site 8)

 

[dubscum]

Dude! 8)

 

[71dormy]

8) these pics still dont do it justice mate :lol:
wait until next weeks updates

 

[mylesbaldwin]

Austin dropped this beautiful commer down for MOT passed with flying colours.

giving me more motivation to crack on!

perfect timing for the new welder to turn up too!

With all this excitement though the poor vxr looks a tad sorry for itself. Bored of power I'm waiting for the days where I'm slow and low with my arm out the window of the westy

 

[mylesbaldwin]

Started to sand down the scuttle too! Liking the sanded look at the moment thinking of keeping it that way. One rubbish thing is I've missed placed the VIN plate :/ useless I know

Pretty sure this is going to be one of many delays/problems along the way. All part of the fun I guess

 

[mylesbaldwin]

Thought it was about time the flower went, ended up in the whole panel being sanded. Hopefully it will be all og paint by Monday evening

Found a patch of filler on the rear quarter, looks like there been slight damage before

Hopefully be all sanded and partly welded by the end of the bank holoday

 

[Myvanway]

Nice being out of the crappy weather, Looking warward to updates.
Great work. 8)