Westy sinks

[froggy]

What year did the stainless sinks start appearing?
My Westy has a fibreglass / resin white sink which (i have been told) is from a 68.
Any ideas?

 

[slammedresto]

68 was the one you have, 69 onwards was the stainless sinks

 

[Clem]

On US exports, the 68 sink was a one piece white fibreglass sink with drain, on 69's it was a stainless insert without drain set into a melamine surface and from 70 onwards it was a one piece stailess with drain.

SA might be different?

 

[froggy]

The only pic i (currently) have of the sink

My van is a 69 so it looks like i might have the wrong sink unit (cheers gadget :lol: )

 

[faux]

On US exports, the 68 sink was a one piece white fibreglass sink with drain, on 69's it was a stainless insert without drain set into a melamine surface and from 70 onwards it was a one piece stailess with drain.

SA might be different?

I concur

 

[simo]

My 69 cali westy sink

lifts out no drain!

 

[froggy]

Looks like its a '68 sink then, white fibreglass with drain.
What tap should it have then as i dont have anything just a hole (also have a smaller hole next to it, any ideas?)

 

[Cali_bay]

The only pic i (currently) have of the sink

My van is a 69 so it looks like i might have the wrong sink unit (cheers gadget :lol: )

Simon,

It might just be due to being a SA model or may just have earlier parts fitted. Just noticed in your picture the R&R bed locker door seems quite wide. On US models I believe this was a '68 feature, Wensbry's bus has this wider door, his is I think a 69, but mensioned to me if I remember correctly that it had '68 interior parts.

Is there a plaque on the R&R bed that shows the Westy conversion and date?

Cheers,

Si

 

[Clem]

Looks like its a '68 sink then, white fibreglass with drain.
What tap should it have then as i dont have anything just a hole (also have a smaller hole next to it, any ideas?)

You need a chrome coleman type hand pump faucet and the smaller hole is for the filler neck and screw on cap. Early taps are two screw fitting, later are three screw.

 

[fig]

My 69 tourist delivery SO67 Westy also had the plastic sink. I've seen a few 70 SA Westies with the plastic sink; it looks like the steel ones came in 71 on the SA Westies.

 

[faux]

The SA ones had the same sink as 68's up to 70 I think, but they were always a bulk head version. That is what confused me, but now I know that this has been converted to a walk through that makes sense.

Cool bus, 8)

 

[froggy]

just need to find the correct tap now then!