You got to love a white Westy

[roland]

congrats, well deserved...

 

[gninnam]

congrats, well deserved...

Agree

 

[surfbus]

Very nice Mycha!

 

[mychatype3]

Last year on our trip to Norway we both had pain in our back's from the original seats Next month where going on a trip to Italy and with a pregnant wife 8) I was looking for some better seats :lol: I bought two 70ies Recaro's. Where going to test them in our holiday and when the are fine I will get them reupholstered in original brown skai/leather.

Greetz Mycha

 

[Porkpie]

Hello Mycha, Fantastic Bus! Could you tell me what you used for the brake servo vacuum pipe, both the metal and the plastic ones as I am struggling to find something suitable for my set-up here in England. I am thinking maybe something hydraulic? I hope you can help.

Regards, Si

 

[mychatype3]

Hello Mycha, Fantastic Bus! Could you tell me what you used for the brake servo vacuum pipe, both the metal and the plastic ones as I am struggling to find something suitable for my set-up here in England. I am thinking maybe something hydraulic? I hope you can help.

Regards, Si

Hello Si,

I used a metal pipe with hydraulic fittings (8 or 10mm i didn't remember ) and I got a hose from a universal auto shop.
http://www.autosportcompany.nl/silicone-slangen/versterkte-vacuumslangen.html

Hope this helps you, greetings mycha

 

[boboriris]

ooohjhhhh Mycha your bus is more than incredible!!
Congrats for the reports in papers....
I love it and your work on modifications is crazy
felicitations (in french)

 

[Porkpie]

Hi Mycha, That helps me, Thank you. Good work on a top Bus!

Regards, Si

 

[mychatype3]

Just one week to go for holiday to Italy, have some small jobs to do.
Bought a Optima and Ctek as leisure battery for radio, interior-lights etc.

First seat is in, (70ie Recaro), other seat is going in this weekend. I put them on modified runners so they can slide up and down (runners are now on extended extra brackets witch i can dump when the tubs are going in :lol: ).
When we like them (Italy is 3500+ km testdrive :msn4 i’m get them covered in bruin skai just like original.

Also finished my drawer

Greetz Mycha

 

[Matt Maz]

Love this bus, keep up the good work

 

[gninnam]

Great work as usual Mycha :mrgreen:

Looking forward to the holiday pics

 

[mychatype3]

Almost holiday time so last moment things to do....

Installed the leisure battery parts, the optima was not good (secondhand) so bought a new AMG 70AMP one, installed the Ctek and all the 12v is connected; fridge, stereo, compressor, interior-lights, water-pump and 12v cigarette lighter.

We use a IKEA bed-top (so you don't feel the separate cushions off the seat) that a local trim-shop cut to fit but the Skai is sliding it around, so my misses put some cord around it .

Also put some cord around our forks etc. so it won't rattle

The seats are in, I like the look off them without the headrest, when they are good to sit in on a long journey they will be re-upholstered.

Two day's work and then Italy here we come :mrgreen:

Greetz Mycha

 

[easy]

loving that neat work 8)

 

[Loxy]

Hey Mycha,
Any chance you could provide details on your compressor & mods you've made to the Monroe shocks, I've got the same fitted and would like to do something similar
Thanks

 

[mychatype3]

Hey Mycha,
Any chance you could provide details on your compressor & mods you've made to the Monroe shocks, I've got the same fitted and would like to do something similar
Thanks

Sure no problem, no secrets 8) love to help the early-bay-society

Compressor is a replica Viair, bought it from a shop that now isn't there anymore. Here they have the same: http://volksprojects.nl/webshop.html

I have a airlift gauges-set (with i updated now with a 200psi gauges, i drive the shock's on 140psi/150psi and the old gauges was max. 100psi). I bought it from summit.
The set i've bought exist: 1 gauges, 2 valves, 1/4 airlines and panel with electronic switch, that set i can't find anymore on the website only this one with a compressor:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/AIR-25651/?rtype=10
Here you see my parts:

The shocks are MA824 Monroe witch i modified to adapt a npt-pneumatic fitting:

Hope this helps, greetings Mycha

 

[snow_pikey]

As always blown away by your attention to detail, top quality stuff nice one on the feature well deserved, ACE! bus

 

[mychatype3]

Hello all,

Live from „Rome” where on our summer-holiday. Westy is going strong 1500+ km through Switzerland (Château-,d’Œx, vw meeting) Milano, Florence now in Rome. The seats are great, the kitchen is working super (cold beers :lol: ) and Westy is getting thumbs-up all the time 8)
Greetz mycha & kim

Château-,d'Œx Switzerland

somewhere on the way

Camp-Westy :lol:

Late night cooking

 

[gninnam]

Great pictures and made up for you that it is purring good

 

[mychatype3]

I’ve have internet acces again :lol:
At the moment we are in Elba, nice wether 26+ 8) beach, sun and relaxing time, damn bad times :mrgreen:

Expresso in the morning,

I build it to use,

some culture in rome,

The man and his van 8)

Greetz Mycha

 

[justcruzin]

I love your sink/stove combo! That is really neat. I would love to have one in mine. Guess that will give something to start looking for!

I'm enjoying your pics and your trip. Oh, and yes I love a white Westy!! That is the same color as my new to me Westy!!