A Westy called Joe

[Warwick-Lowlight]

Just been doing some cleaning and taking lots a photies
Dont worry Herman there will be plenty

Just dont use photo bucket at the moment
Think I have killed it trying to upload

Welcome back Green Man

[jolas]

I think you're going to find some "interesting" odds and sods behind panels, under carpets, etc in that bus

Congrats old man - have fun

[Warwick-Lowlight]

Here they come

Lets have all the bad before the good
Bus a bit vrot in all the usual areas
Front screen
Dog legs front
Rear arches
some sills
Rear window area and roof zone

But other than that perfect



















Now some good stuffs





Love this view


















Enough Photies for now

Here the very happy camper and Joe

[hitlers revenge]

I can already hear the arguements about whose gonna sleep here.

[jolas]

Lots of original fittings in there, from the roof tent fabric to the original (although vrot) westy curtains ! Any drugs yet ?

[sean]

You got some work ahead there, but what a nice project!

You sidetracked from the split now Warick?

[Kevo13]

I work right along the N2 opposite Monkey town

Kevo - have you got a green bay - cause if you have ive been wanting to lift it for a while


And by the way thanks for saying high

Hey Man Great find there..No sorry its not me..my bay is in the workshop and will probably stay there until it gets its new spray job (hopefully in December) I work at Sylco Plant Hire..
Have fun with "Joe" good luck with the resto
Cheers Kev

[Warwick-Lowlight]

You got some work ahead there, but what a nice project!

You sidetracked from the split now Warick?

Sean you know the feeling when you find one lying around

Just want to get the bus running for easier moving around - Farm shed is getting a bit full

So then the answer is no not sidetracked -
Buggy
Splitt
Westy

[Warwick-Lowlight]

Well started the morning early with some more cleaning
Got the storage cupboards out
The skinny one needed some repairs
Just put the oke back together with some clamps and glue
before


After





Suprise in the left back drum
No none zero ^*&%^&%^&-all brake bits in there
One of the shoe dogs had come loose and totally wrecked the inside of the drum










Cleaned up a mates yard on Sunday and got a cool work bench for my efforts
A pop in at GrandSlam yesterday found a rear quater lying in the skip





Think it makes a good storage box on the new work bench

[Warwick-Lowlight]

Some of the bits found in the bus so far
No Jolas no dwelms yet
Good stash
Sex Wax
Ear drops -for surfers ear
hacksaw blade as feeler gauge for the points
Or stabbing an assailant
plugs oils and brake fluid

Also seems someone very clever stashed the cover strips for die ingeboude kaste

[Warwick-Lowlight]

Well got the engine from the bug in this weekend
One snag was the dreaded OH Sh!!!!!!t were did the accelerator cable go - seems bellhousings like hiding them
A bit of huffing and puffing to get the cable out
Hooked up static timmed and fired the bugger up

Some small tuning but motor running good

Apart from the obvios loose front end bits gearbox all good ,cvs fine apart from busted booties
Brakes sort of there after some pomping

Anyhow drove the Westy round the farm and off to the house
Next project is to move all my stuff out the farm shed and make a work zone down at the house
Seems the Boss wants his shed back
Luckely some spare roof sheets and metal lying about
Just need to move the Wendy house and dig a bit

[hitlers revenge]

I think the boss has cottoned on to this illegal VW factory on his farm. And he is paying staff to fix VW's instead of picking apples.

[piesang]

And now I can see why the buggy is not done ........

Lekker werk aan die een Ek kyk ook met heimwee na 'n paar van die busse, maar aiiii die $$$$$ is nie nou daar.

[MarshallGTi]

cool bus, and even better story behind it. congrats

[Warwick-Lowlight]

Update
Joe has been phoning me to come round and help clean out a shed that he is renting as it seems his health has taken a turn for the worse

Back that side of the hill today to collect some crates for the chickens so we pop in

Chat for a while - Joe says he is really not well as he has not been for a surf for a month
Got some meds and is doing alright -quack can't quite tell him what is wrong
he just says he is getting old
Head off to a smallholding up in Sir Lowreys village
Major score - 3 engines - tins -carbs etc etc
best of the bunch -complete front screen and the rear bumper
Other smalls like regs - mirrors - visors

The legend did not want any money -but I managed to force some in his hand

Will try and sort out and hit some snaps
Seems the new shed down at the house is getting a bit small - neeed an extention
from what i can rember 2 twin ports and 1 single
later