I have a BAYbee :D
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:47 pm
proud owner of a Westy. This thread is uber overdue, I had recently purchased a long standing member of the acvwsa fleet.
Dixon aka Dixtoy put up his 71" Westfalia baywindow for sale, and after missing out on a few awesome lowlights I HAD to get this one.
Soon as seeing the ad I contacted him and pleaded with him to keep it for me till I got a chance to view it. (was already sold on it though). Went through had a look and done deal. Dixons wife wasn't very pleased with me. The bus has a history on the forum already as previously was owned by Mellow Yellow.
dixtoy is a gentleman and rockstar to say the least, he never hid any of the issues and went above the call of the sale and swopped the wheels to all round discs and even delivered the bus to me as I was terrified of driving it home. I took delivery after what felt like forever as I was out of the country as was dix.
The bus is a lowlight Westfalia August 1970. With a 1600 motor.
Full Westfalia interior.
I'm an absolute noob with busses so will probably leave out major information or provide somewhat wrong details. All I know it's awesome and the future missus is mad about it.
Time has limited any decent work or progress to it. But the list is as follows:
-Full respray in the original colours
-Undo the indicators and add the lowlights back.
-Clean up of electricals
-Reupholstering of the seats
-Thinner wooden floors (although the currents are retro awesome)
- EMPI or fuchs wheels or stock still deciding.
-Half roof rack
Firstly I have to get the gear bush sorted as gear selector is a F#?!KING scary process. Used a rather pg rated vocabulary driving it to Pioneers museum in pta for its first outing with me. But what's a blast. Some of you may have seen it there.
Then the paperwork needs to get in my name as it's been deregistered but all papers are in my hands which isnt the worst of tasks I'm hopeful of.
Hoping for it to be ready for KKK 2015 and my Wedding in march next year.
All in all super stoaked and happy.
Dixon aka Dixtoy put up his 71" Westfalia baywindow for sale, and after missing out on a few awesome lowlights I HAD to get this one.
Soon as seeing the ad I contacted him and pleaded with him to keep it for me till I got a chance to view it. (was already sold on it though). Went through had a look and done deal. Dixons wife wasn't very pleased with me. The bus has a history on the forum already as previously was owned by Mellow Yellow.
dixtoy is a gentleman and rockstar to say the least, he never hid any of the issues and went above the call of the sale and swopped the wheels to all round discs and even delivered the bus to me as I was terrified of driving it home. I took delivery after what felt like forever as I was out of the country as was dix.
The bus is a lowlight Westfalia August 1970. With a 1600 motor.
Full Westfalia interior.
I'm an absolute noob with busses so will probably leave out major information or provide somewhat wrong details. All I know it's awesome and the future missus is mad about it.
Time has limited any decent work or progress to it. But the list is as follows:
-Full respray in the original colours
-Undo the indicators and add the lowlights back.
-Clean up of electricals
-Reupholstering of the seats
-Thinner wooden floors (although the currents are retro awesome)
- EMPI or fuchs wheels or stock still deciding.
-Half roof rack
Firstly I have to get the gear bush sorted as gear selector is a F#?!KING scary process. Used a rather pg rated vocabulary driving it to Pioneers museum in pta for its first outing with me. But what's a blast. Some of you may have seen it there.
Then the paperwork needs to get in my name as it's been deregistered but all papers are in my hands which isnt the worst of tasks I'm hopeful of.
Hoping for it to be ready for KKK 2015 and my Wedding in march next year.
All in all super stoaked and happy.