Uber Cool-68 Westy Cal import LHD

[ant]

Looking good Uber .... loving that trailer.

 

[uber cool]

Went to the beach 2 weeks ago, made myself a quick bit of anti theft device before we left, not bad for a quick brainwave idea.

On the beach at Southport

Few photos from bustypes

New curtain made by the dab hand mother-in law.

Old wardrobe curtain had some proper 70's fabric attached, just turned to dust when touched

 

[Frankie]

Hi mate those streamers look to be getting played with a lot see it on the table there fantastic kids love them oh and the vans looking good fella Frankie.

 

[uber cool]

Yep streamers certainly well played with, must send you that image to try on the pint glass

 

[surfbus]

Smart idea, the anti theft device !

 

[wayne]

Hi Uber cool nice van mate and any news on the red 9 kit cheers Wayne and thanks for the step

 

[uber cool]

Yep started tonight got the front beam stripped, so over the weekend fitting the red 9 kit and late bay front discs with 205 PCD, photos to follow probably sunday night :mrgreen:

 

[ant]

Yep started tonight got the front beam stripped, so over the weekend fitting the red 9 kit and late bay front discs with 205 PCD, photos to follow probably sunday night :mrgreen:

tell us more dear sir

 

[froggy]

Agreed, late bays discs with 205 PCD please tell us how 8)

 

[uber cool]

I very busy weekend on the van, managed to fit the bay discs, fit a new swivel pin kit (which explains why going Stanford Hall it felt like it was steering it's self :shock: ). Fit the red 9 kit and lower the rear end 1 spline.
So it now steering, stops, handles and looks better :mrgreen:

First off stripped off the old brake, say byebye to front brake adjusting :mrgreen:

Front beam stripped and bump stops cut off

Red 9 bump stop fitted (its the wrong way up in this photo

secured with a bolt at the back

Front late bay discs with adaptors only increased the track by 5 mm each side, thought it would have been more, but as you can see the spindle is more compact than a drum brake model and pushes the disc closer to the balljoints.

The 112 to 205 adaptors are recessed so fit nicely over the bay hub, in fact an interference fit

Bay hubs and red 9 fitted, bump stop now the right way up

adaptors fitted to the hubs

Back on its wheels its dropped the front approx 50 mm. Now for the rear, going for 1 spline drop

Took me about 2 hours per side at the rear, really helped that no bolts were seized,
back on its wheels again about a 50mm drop, I was lucky with tyre clearance, about 5mm between tyre and arch, nows its settled the rim is just about level with the top of the arch

Now the the overall look
Back in Feb when bought

Now

 

[leon]

First off stripped off the old brake, say byebye to front brake adjusting :mrgreen:

I can relate to that You bought those discs then.
Looking good, can't wait to see the end result.

 

[uber cool]

Leon, have you got your porsche hubs fitted yet?

These bay discs certainly feel better than the drums, gives me a little more confidence that it will stop

 

[leon]

Leon, have you got your porsche hubs fitted yet?

These bay discs certainly feel better than the drums, gives me a little more confidence that it will stop

All fitted, just waiting for the master cylinder to arrive. Should be here either today or tomorrow. Then off for her yearly health check. :roll:

 

[Airtime]

Big improvement on the looks Uber Cool! 8) Good to hear that it handles, steers and stops better as well. :mrgreen:

 

[uber cool]

next is to fit a 3 point belt on the cupboard side of the westy, dont like my daughter just having the lap belt. But need to fabricate some sort of top mount.

Then its complete the trailer and fit the porsche engine, that should take up next weekend, ha ha :lol: More like the next 12 months

 

[surfbus]

Good job Uber! Like the stance.. 8)

 

[wayne]

Hi Uber cool what is the ride like with the red9 kit as some say it great and other says not so. So how have you got on with it

 

[uber cool]

I havent done enough miles to set it up properly. However had similar on my other van and would say any lowered bus rides harder than standard set up. I'll let you know when I've got a few miles on it.

 

[uber cool]

Not done much lately, just added this sign writing to the back window

 

[uber cool]

Been busy the last few weeks, fitted a towbar, geniune westy one, that was a lucky find on VZI.
Also some prat drove into the side, so booked in the paint shop 11th July, plus get some other bit touched up.
Fitted a dormobile cooker behind the passenger seat, that took a bit of work to reverse the hinges and cooker ect, as all dormobiles of RHD.

also do some work on the trailer.

tow bar fitted