My 1960 SO23 Westfalia

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Post by Donovan D »

Great work Sean !!

Are these older heat exchangers hard to come by ?
sean wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:53 pm
Some more parts added to the engine, but not yet completed.
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Looking nice.

Donovan asked about heat exchangers.
Actually these engines did not have heat exchangers. Hot air from below the heads/cylinders got diverted to inside the vehicle when needed.
Staying Aircooled is so much nicer.
Do'nt assume anything- (While doing fault-finding).
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sean wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:25 pm After the paint stripping and sandblasting, I coated with the epoxy primer.
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Do you still use the sigma prime epoxy primer ?
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Donovan D wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 9:49 am
sean wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:25 pm After the paint stripping and sandblasting, I coated with the epoxy primer.
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Do you still use the sigma prime epoxy primer ?
Yes, still the same.
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And now the fun part begins

Headlights, front bumper, badge and Safaris fitted
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NOS fuel level sending unit sourced and installed
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Restored fuel tank and fitted correct felt pads for straps
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Original aluminium VW cap polished from a rusty item to look like new
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Fuel tank installed
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This was a lucky find, both guages were missing from this bus, but I found a set only 2 months older than this bus. I stripped and polished them and re-assembled.
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This is just a start of some of the pics, I'll try some more tomorrow.
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WOW!!!
very impressive
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Niiiiiccccee. Well done, wish my Westy was that far already.
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Looking very nice, should be magic when complete.

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Looking good. Always nice to see your other kombis in the background.
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Ah great stuff...your Fleetline is coming along nicely ;-)
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Sean - how do you manage to turn out work better than some restoration shops, in such a short timeframe?

Amazing work.
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Blitzkrieg wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:22 pm Sean - how do you manage to turn out work better than some restoration shops, in such a short timeframe?

Amazing work.
1. Hard work. I work every single night and every Saturday and Sunday possible if I'm not travelling.
2. Corona virus lockdown. I never had so much time before to work on projects. I had to close business for the whole of April, so spent that time catching up at work and working on projects. I didn't spend one day at home during the lockdown, I worked on this bus every single day.
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Sean,....your efforts are clearly visible in pic's. You should be proud of it,....great job!

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Looks great Sean
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