You got to love a white Westy

[mychatype3]

Rack-and-pinion update;

Tonight i made room for the rack-and-pinion. On the left-side there is a big point where there is a fixing point :shock: had to made some room in my chassis :shock: (original van-lovers don’t look :lol: ) Now i can start making the brackets to hold it.

Also made a start with the T3-housing to the T2 steering-colom, the rubber-donut of the T3 is smaller then the original one from a T2. I made a new base-plate and going to weld the T3-splines on it. Also cut and cleaned the base-plate of the steering shaft because i have to shorten-it. I’m going to place the T3-bevelbox very high in the chassis (so it won’t scrape and i can go lower :mrgreen: ).

Greetz mycha

 

[Loxy]

I'm loving your work, especially the power steering its inspirational!! 8)

 

[roland]

good work there!

 

[gninnam]

Very nice work and the pictures speak a thousand words also :mrgreen:

Looking forward to the next installment

 

[poptop]

pure brilliant , fantastic read

 

[mychatype3]

Yesterday was parts delivery-day :mrgreen:
The u-jounts from the States arrived, it’s a shame the package was not complete the steering shaft was not there.............. :evil: The u-joint fits the T25 bevel-box (40splines) on one side and the other side is double D (3/4DD vauxhall/Opel) :msn4:

Hoping to have some time this week to go in the garage and make some progress.

Greetz Mycha

 

[mychatype3]

Alway’s nice to see your car on the web

http://lozerifornia.skynetblogs.be/

Also spotted Westy in the new Airmighty, Thanks Niels.

Greetz mycha

Next week some updates in the power steering department 8)

 

[55ovalcharlie]

Hi mycha

Great work!

I think I know you also! Are you the Mycha that I met over at the first euro bug in and at ninove a few years ago?

I think I sold you a few parts for your Notchback. I've got the pearl White 62 notch and was trading with BerT3.
I've now also got a 69 deluxe bus I'm working on at the moment!

Cheers
Charlie

P.s. Any update on the rack and pinion?

 

[mychatype3]

Hi mycha

Great work!

I think I know you also! Are you the Mycha that I met over at the first euro bug in and at ninove a few years ago?

I think I sold you a few parts for your Notchback. I've got the pearl White 62 notch and was trading with BerT3.
I've now also got a 69 deluxe bus I'm working on at the moment!

Cheers
Charlie

P.s. Any update on the rack and pinion?

Hey Charlie,

Cool to speak, have contact again Did you sold your notch?
I still have the 68 fasty for resto and your white fender bedding.

Last weekend i made the brackets for the rack and pinion, this weekend i hope to have some time to start on the bracket for the T3 bevel box. Will post Photo's this weekend
:mrgreen:

Greetings from holland, mycha

 

[55ovalcharlie]

Hi!

I still have the Notchback all tucked up in the garage. Like you, I got married recently (in December) and the notch was the wedding car, and as soon as I have finished the bus it will take us on a honeymoon like you did!

Small world!

Keep in touch and you never know, I may be contacting you for a rack and pinion if yours all goes smoothly!

See ya!

 

[mychatype3]

Today I had some time to work on the Power steering conversion.
The brackets for the rack are ready, only now i have to weld them and close the right one for the looks 8)

Next step is to make a bracket for the steering arms.

Greetz mycha

 

[gninnam]

Looking very professional 8)

When will the rest of the brackets be ready :?:

 

[mychatype3]

Looking very professional 8)

When will the rest of the brackets be ready :?:

Thanks, don’t no yet.... very busy at work and next week i’m going on a skiing trip 8)

When i work on it i will post some photo’s

Greetz mycha

 

[mychatype3]

Hello Bay-lovers
Very busy at the moment at work and the study in the evening

Today had a nice day to work on Westy, working on the power steering conversion, tomorrow I have some photo’s when it’s welded.

Also i thought the rear was a little to high and when she was fully loaded the axle was hitting the chassis.....
Notched it.......

Teaser:
Before:

After:

Greetz mycha

 

[cyberdyne systems]

Love your van, you always manage to change something else that keeps improving it, must be getting near to being finished!

Cheers
Gareth

 

[mychatype3]

Love your van, you always manage to change something else that keeps improving it, must be getting near to being finished!

Cheers
Gareth

Thanks, bur it’s not near to being finished :lol: have some tricks up my sleeve :msn4:

Today my friend Ron from http://www.deboxer.nl came and welded the notches and the power-steering-brackets.

Notching at the rear:

Nice and comfortable low :

Brackets from the power-steering:

Made some room for the T3 bevelbox:

Greetz mycha

 

[gninnam]

Nice work being carried out dude - looking forward to the next round 8)

 

[boboriris]

As your title Micha, I'm in love....your work is simply AMAZING!
GRRRRRR :shock:

 

[mychatype3]

Hello bay-lovers,

Some progress on project power steering;

- made a second bearing in the steeringcolumn, sorry no photo’s;
- made a bracket to correct the angle of the T25 bevel box;
- in progress of making the bracket for the bevelbox;

cleared the chassis for the steering-arms when the airshock’s or on the lowered setting

Next will be the special bracket that’s my friend is making to connect the van steering-arms to the Vauxhall rack with vw beetle 1303 joints :shock:

Greetz Mycha

 

[gninnam]

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