Yet another Pearl White 68 Pop top Westy

[joneastwood]

Next Job was the cab floor passenger side

And then the driver side

Next job is the windscreen repair and rear corner then i will finally have a solid bus back to play with
8) 8)

 

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Before

After

 

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so it begins the worst bit.....

 

[joneastwood]

So finally moved onto suspension now

stock beam with adjusters for now with a 944 front setup

Will be fitting this later this week

So with that in mind picked up a set of running around wheels to get me off and mobile

Rears I am fitting adapters for now

And that's where the fun has begun....

Now cant fit the center caps even with the adapter spacing things out :evil: :roll:

Anyone got any bright Ideas?

 

[joneastwood]

Front beam all now swapped

Pretty much new everything and now with Porsche 922 front disc setup

Will need some spacers but all looks like it will be fine at the front at least

 

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Finally got it out in the sun to turn it round to lower the back - Centre caps can wait

Then off for paint to blend in all the repairs

 

[joneastwood]

So nearly ready for painting then I can finally put parts back on rather than take them off

 

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All done and back home tomorrow Cant wait!

 

[ProjectMat]

Looking sweet buddy.
Comes in handy when you work for C&C!!

 

[joneastwood]

very handy

still slow progress as i wait for parts to arrive

 

[joneastwood]

been a while since I updated so heres whats been going on

treated myself to a Christmas present :mrgreen:

bought some new shoes for the bus and fitted the new pop top surround seals, front indicators and front reflectors also

had some fun fitting the wheels as they sit so flat they wouldn't clear the 944 Calipers so had to tickle a bit off them!

Finally got my tank back in!
All painted and sealed thanks to Peter at VW Aircooled Works

And fitted the 100% Bio-fuel 'Fit and Forget' Fuel lines and Filler neck also from Peter

Test fit the cab bunk to see if her ladyship would be happy

Rear lights all fitted, with the reverse lights ready to be converted to indiactors

But now seeing how good the right corners looks after the new section and paint think i may have to look at sorting the left side out also now :roll:

 

[Webbaldo]

Just hit the newly welded rear corner a few times with a mallet to match :lol:

Looks better a bit used

I like the left side

 

[joneastwood]

Just hit the newly welded rear corner a few times with a mallet to match :lol:

Looks better a bit used

I like the left side

wasn't until the bumper came off I realized how bad it was

 

[joneastwood]

Not done much of late as time is hard to come by!

Got all this built up ready to go on the bus this weekend hopefully

converted all to late bay and redrill and shortened hubs & shafts for porsche

 

[joneastwood]

Big steps - Motor now in

And running - Sounds great! Video
https://youtu.be/cYOo8DM78VU


Finally looking like the back of a bus!

Outside under its own steam for the first time and suspension all set

 

[Airtime]

Very nice work so far. Great stance, I love the wheels.

 

[joneastwood]

thanks, just the brakes and wiring to sort then off for an MOT!

 

[joneastwood]

So lots of updates to come as been a very busy boy - not all in order but just going through my phone!

New shocks fitted front and back

New master and wiring sorted

Brake res sorted

Static Rear belt sorted for now - will upgrade to inertia type later

Cleaned up the scummy front seats
From This:

To This:

Air vents seen better days

 

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Finally got the screen,arial and wipers all in and sorted

Headlight rings off until I sort the pattern out for the MOT

Next job is to sort the sliding door runner as lower runner bearing has seen slightly better days and is partially seized on the runner and the other part seized in the wheel

 

[joneastwood]

Had some fun with the spare wheel cover and a spare Jupiler crate

And managed to pick up some toys to get me and my daughter around when we get to shows :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: