1970 Sacramento Westy PopTop AKA the keeper

thought id save my first post for this

1970 Sacramento Westy PopTop

AKA the keeper :mrgreen:





Been dying to post this up for ages, its being delivered to LA port this week, then here in 4 weeks time

2 owners from new, California bus

Gonna have a great spec, but im keeping that under my hat till after it arrives

Nice one dude, looking good!

what's up with the first pic? i get the red square in a white box...

i can see em both tim, maybe its you old age dude

or to much california sun

Oh yeah it's working now, must have been a blip...

looks like a lovely original Bus!

Looking good!

Update

CFR confirm it left LA Friday, so 30 days and counting :mrgreen:

Few more pictures







Had the front seat covers and door cards redone in LA, replace the dodgy blue seats

heres a b4 and after








And something to keep the westy company on the journey over :wink:



more updates in approx 30 days :wink:

look forward to seeing it with that beam and some different wheels on! seats and cards look well nice, love that colour

getting closer

Well, as shes now here

Deadline is 22Aug, week before Action :mrgreen:

To Do List

MOT
REGISTER
NEW LOWERED/NARROWED BEAM
REAR SPRING PLATES
PAINT BUMPERS AND POP TOP
FIT NEW ENGINE AND GEARBOX
NEW WHEELS
ALL ELECTRICALS, INC STEREO, 240V HOOKUP AND EBERSPACHER

**wheels and tyres on the bus are for sale, as are the standard set it came with too**

So, not much to do over the next few weeks :wink:

Your gonna be busy! looks well nice can't wait to see it with the beam and wheels on

That's a real nice original bus, i reckon you got a good find there! the wheels are truely minging though, glad they are coming off!

yup, wheels are sorted

carlos fandango`s with camber! top work! looks good.

is it lowered yet?

give me a week or so

Be a few days before she reaches the workshop for some serious work to start

in the meantime ive stripped the interior for reupholstery, and given the inside a good clean



the cab floor was a bitch, i had to sweep it and give it a damn good wash :mrgreen:




also stuck down some loose laminate :wink:

Looking good dude did you find any old dimes or owt when you stripped the interior?

I have so many American coins that have come out of import buses but i don't think if i added them all up they'd be worth even one English pound

KingfastT wrote:

Looking good dude did you find any old dimes or owt when you stripped the interior?

there was a dime and a penny/cent in the glove box, OG tool kit and jack under the passenger seat, also got the front cab cot, and rear mossy screen.

It is ALL OG paint, and is polishing up nicely, gonna paint the bumpers and the pop top to tidy it up a bit

Tim wrote:

I have so many American coins that have come out of import buses but i don't think if i added them all up they'd be worth even one English pound

slammedresto wrote:

KingfastT wrote:

Looking good dude did you find any old dimes or owt when you stripped the interior?

there was a dime and a penny/cent in the glove box, OG tool kit and jack under the passenger seat, also got the front cab cot, and rear mossy screen.

It is ALL OG paint, and is polishing up nicely, gonna paint the bumpers and the pop top to tidy it up a bit

sounds good look forward to seeing it done

im a week behind now due to brake hose adaptors, parts all ordered now i hope, aiming to have it back down on the ground and motd by friday

to do b4 mot

new clutch cable
rear brake shoe fitting kit
fit front lights
paint pop top
paint bumpers
fit front brake flexi and hose adaptors, bleed system etc
adjust height to level
order and fit rear shocks



Cant judge rear shock till i get it back down, which due to brake probs mean i havnt been able to dial in the ride height yet



not all polished yet, but OG paint is coming up a treat



rear adjustable spring plates fitted

some interior bits arrived, buddy seat and stool fitted up with new vinyl, and also my new curtains

will have pics of the full interior re-fitted next week

whos done the re-trim on the buddy seat ? im looking to get a westy re-trimmed

super-craig wrote:

whos done the re-trim on the buddy seat ? im looking to get a westy re-trimmed

bought the seat covers from the USA on thesamba

fitted by a local guy for me