Major the 1977 US Westfalia

Discussion in 'Show Us Your Ride' started by MorkC68, Aug 10, 2011.

  1. Nice wheel trims lol
     
  2. Birdy

    Birdy Not Child Friendly

    I do like them gas burners.
     
  3. Iam jealous that u got TWO bays u lucky so n so

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    Gasburners rock
     
  4. Looking goooood :)
     
  5. Nice!
     
  6. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    cheers fellas ;D
     
  7. Birdy

    Birdy Not Child Friendly

    Just need to have those eyebrows removed and Major will look sweet.
     
  8. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    bloody sasenach of a westy, renewed the back brakes today, replaced the rear dampers to n treated him to a Flat 4 badge on his grille n what does he do, bloody break down on the way home :mad: :mad:

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  9. Birdy

    Birdy Not Child Friendly

    Owwww where did you get that badge from?? I'm looking to balance the front of my bus out.
     
  10. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    ebay Austrailia Stu, browsed for classic car badges n it popped up!!
     
  11. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    As Majors refuebishment continues, we tackled the front steering components today, only managed to get the RH side sorted until the daylight went :( but it went well!!

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    Torsion arms stripped off
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    Everything stripped ready for the new arms, thanks to BigRich @ Coolair
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    new steering damper and track arm (RH first)
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    Painted up ready to be finished off
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    Job done :thumbsup:
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    gotta sort the left hand side out next, better talk to my boss at work nicely on monday!!
     
  12. spongebob

    spongebob Supporter

    nice work..wheels look great... 8)
     
  13. New discs & drums, very posh, good job K+
     
  14. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    :lol: next job is a few blisters of paint, sort the rest of the cab mats out and touch some of the paint up on the cab floor and storage pockets under the seats!!
     
  15. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    there thats the left hand side done too - all bolted up & ready to go to Absolute VW for the tracking!

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  16. :thumbsup: Nice and shiny!
     
  17. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    :thumbsup: and no worn out components either!! Alls well now ;D
     
  18. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    Gave Major a good wash & a bit of a run over with some t-cut to brighten him up again
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    got a fifth Gasburner for the spare wheel but the offset didn't suite the wheel holder - we had a nice billet of 7050 series Aluminium Alloy sat doing nothing so we machined a spacer up
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    one wheel fitted
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    Pilwocket helped too
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    finally fitted a 52mm rev clock
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  19. Terrordales

    Terrordales Nightshift

    I like how just happened to have the aluminium bullet sitting around "doing nothing" :D
    Looks good Mark :thumbsup:
     
  20. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    Ive still got three times as much hidden away for a rainy day lol :thumbsup:
     

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