Westfalia Transformation

[8ballbug]

Right bought a tin top (had to be a tin top) used it a few times withe kids ad decided what a waste of time, but still did nowt about it until now thought it needed a bit of tlc sosent it of for some welding and a respray oh and got a new westy roof painted aswell.

So this is how we first had it spayed before

started striping it

 

[8ballbug]

some of the welding needed inside

Si (Roadrunna) giving a helping hand

had belly pans on it didn't even dare take them off before i sent it off was dreading the phonecall from charlie (chap who welded and sprayed it) but ened up only needing 4 jacking points and off/side outer sill that was it all over bar a couple of tiny repairs. Got a new drivers door and sliding door.

will get pics of under floor put up soon

 

[8ballbug]

then came the nasty bit 'cuttin the hole in my tin top' bonus is that my boss is a sunroof fitter
so me and him headed down charlis armed with a early bay sunroof section, cuttin tools and no measurements. got a template made then measured up the roof (spent an hour just re-checking it)

time to close your eyes :shock:
me boss cutting off the middle waste

'b' post roll bar removed and hole cut

sunroof section bonded in place and held by jacks ready for support brackets and 'b' post roll bar to be welded up

roof in place

edge liquid metaled to get clean finish

 

[8ballbug]

in primer ready for paint looked nice in that colour

then back to black. the only colour it was ever going to be

 

[8ballbug]

on its way back to fellow hubba dubba club member nic's (lemonyellow)

back in the garage with westy roof rested on top

putting bits on now and stone chipping underneath and hammeriteing

thats it for now off to stanford hall tomorrow to get measurments for the mounting hole for the westy roof and find a splitty beam for narrowing well and loads of other things

 

[gninnam]

Looking very nice 8)
Will be a credit to you and your buds when it's done

 

[vil]

Cool! I'm liking the Black Westy theme, right down (or up to) the black painted Pop Top 8)

Simple but very effective 8)

 

[Airtime]

That's going to look cool! Do you keep the same wheels?

 

[8ballbug]

cheers all! hope it looks as cool as it did

nope got some chrome 356 o.e style wheels now might run hub caps might not we'll see :?

 

[Gadget Boy]

Hi ya 8 ball . Why have you bonded a new sunroof piece in I though westys just had the hole cut in em ???

Thanks

Gadget :mrgreen:

 

[8ballbug]

the later ones were a hole of some sort but the earlier ones were a sunroof hole and it gives me all the support in the roof after cutting a dirty great big hole out which saves me having to think of something else to support the thin roof skin

 

[Gadget Boy]

the later ones were a hole of some sort but the earlier ones were a sunroof hole and it gives me all the support in the roof after cutting a dirty great big hole out which saves me having to think of something else to support the thin roof skin

Ohhh :wink:

 

[jenna_uk22]

looking well nice! cant wait to see it. you think you're gonna be ready for skeggy?

 

[8ballbug]

the later ones were a hole of some sort but the earlier ones were a sunroof hole and it gives me all the support in the roof after cutting a dirty great big hole out which saves me having to think of something else to support the thin roof skin

Ohhh :wink:

don't quote me on that but it all looked right when i was typing it

 

[8ballbug]

looking well nice! cant wait to see it. you think you're gonna be ready for skeggy?

should be, if all goes well tomorrow possible get it mot'd monday and come club meet in it 8)

 

[jenna_uk22]

looking well nice! cant wait to see it. you think you're gonna be ready for skeggy?

should be, if all goes well tomorrow possible get it mot'd monday and come club meet in it 8)

oooo i'll look forward to it! got Hasthespaz coming over from Tamworth with his bus all fixed up nice too. weathers sposed to be good too although i'm expecting rain about 4-5 :lol:

 

[8ballbug]

woo hoo mot'd today will post more pics soon