TheSamba.com :: View topic - My 1971 Bay Window Westie build thread-The wanderer-

Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:04 pm

only now a year and some odd days later do i realize the title to this thread sounds like i'm talking about my dog...the westie.

Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:13 pm

Not to rain on your parade at all, but a original beat up paint job is better than a brush job, That being said you can always go over it with scotch brite pads or a fine sand paper and evenly dull the whole thing. I have a vertical closet cabinet that you can have. It is missing the front door piece. but you gotta pay for shipping. Home depot sells Luan paneling. It is cheap and works good for what you got. Cool bus. I drive 71`s And that looks like a nice on for bucks.

Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:23 am

ned wrote: Not to rain on your parade at all, but a original beat up paint job is better than a brush job, That being said you can always go over it with scotch brite pads or a fine sand paper and evenly dull the whole thing. I have a vertical closet cabinet that you can have. It is missing the front door piece. but you gotta pay for shipping. Home depot sells Luan paneling. It is cheap and works good for what you got. Cool bus. I drive 71`s And that looks like a nice on for bucks.

thanks ned, but my bus is for function and not restoro, i have a '78 interior for it and it works flawlessly for what i need, this was never meant to be a complete restore job otherwise i would have fixed the nose and lined the whole thing , i love my little bus the way that it is and may just keep adding on to her the way she is, i found the full closet to be really annoying when trying to drive and honestly if you pack right you can almost fit the same amount of junk in to the tiny little guy i have right now, i had the o.g. '71 interior and didn't find it that functional, not saying that it can't be used but you have to be honest with yourself and admit the later interiors are way more functional for camping than the early models. so yeah man no worries for once there is no rainy days in washington so no ones raining on this parade! lol!

not being a jerk above just spirited! thanks alot for the offer and the tips that rocks keep the good karma flowing!

Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:55 pm

The only reason I have the closet to begin with is that the old westy interiors are crap for funtion in this decade. Mine is a homemade job and way more comfy. I guess they are nice if you are gonna restore and show. But that ROLL-ON paint is really a shame even for the next owner down the line. Spray guns are cheap.

Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:22 pm

ned wrote: But that ROLL-ON paint is really a shame even for the next owner down the line. Spray guns are cheap.

what next owner? lol, this is my first and i plan on keeping it if you read the whole thread i mentioned i only did the roll on job to protect again rust and such and i have access to a powder coat booth x3 the size of the bus so when i'm finally ready to replace the nose and do all of that stuff the roll on paint won't be an issue. aslo besides all of that look at the tremaclad thread on here it's very very common and alot of people have really nice looking paint jobs using the rusto, i'll proably do a complete resto in a few years when the motor dies and i have another bus to cruise in the mean time.

Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:25 pm

That is a long thread...

From what you are saying in the last message, you might have changed your mind and now consider selling it!! ehehehe

Love u man!

Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:37 am

well good thing you fucked it to no end. it wont rust over night

Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:36 am

flateric wrote: That is a long thread...

From what you are saying in the last message, you might have changed your mind and now consider selling it!! ehehehe

Love u man!

haha, but never happened and now i'm on my way back from the uk and ready for some camping is yours going to be ready for the gorge?

Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:45 am

dgizzle2 wrote: well good thing you fucked it to no end. it wont rust over night

get bent asshole, it's not your bus and i didn't ask for your opinion on what you thought about it go be a bummer somewhere else mate.

anyone else feels like commenting on the rusto paint job can be told the same, it's been on there for 2-3 years now and still going great and i didn't have to sale my house to keep another bus on the road. i'm happy with it and very happy with the $30 it cost me. If you have a problem with it go to a show and hang with the other snobs and elitist a-holes there, i like my bus and am happy with it.

Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:35 am

theizzardking wrote: dgizzle2 wrote: well good thing you fucked it to no end. it wont rust over night

get bent asshole, it's not your bus and i didn't ask for your opinion on what you thought about it go be a bummer somewhere else mate.

anyone else feels like commenting on the rusto paint job can be told the same, it's been on there for 2-3 years now and still going great and i didn't have to sale my house to keep another bus on the road. i'm happy with it and very happy with the $30 it cost me. If you have a problem with it go to a show and hang with the other snobs and elitist a-holes there, i like my bus and am happy with it.

bravo! i agree, its your bus, who gives a crap what other people think. im not gonna sell my house to restore my bus either. haha. :lol:

Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:31 pm

what kind of flooring is that in your bus?

Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:33 pm

I think the paint job looks just fine. Tell the haters to piss up a rope. I've had worse paint jobs and it seems only shit talkers say stuff online, obviously never have the balls to talk shit to someones face.

Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:04 pm

Fellow Washingtonian...
The Bus looks great and the main thing is you are out digging it. Mine was Sierra Yellow and now is Turquoise and Pearl White..Your bus your choice. As long as you are enjoying it and loving it, who cares.
Keep on loving the Bus and your thread rocks.
Great Camp pics btw.

Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:00 pm

The_whingnut wrote: what kind of flooring is that in your bus?

home depot scratch proof tounge in groove pergo.
$25 a box 2 box job
really cheap and very nice, easy to clean and easy to install, there's a few threads on it here with good drawings and details on how to do it. a few hours work and easily replaceable if you change your mind

Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:02 pm

Jon and Chris Wagar wrote: Fellow Washingtonian...
The Bus looks great and the main thing is you are out digging it. Mine was Sierra Yellow and now is Turquoise and Pearl White..Your bus your choice. As long as you are enjoying it and loving it, who cares.
Keep on loving the Bus and your thread rocks.
Great Camp pics btw.

thanks man! trying to get my rear brakes sorted out for a trip to the gorge to see soundgarden in a few weeks, really excited to keep on trucking!
i'll wave if i see ya on the road, lol, take care!

Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:26 pm

Glad to see that you are back!

Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:36 pm

skid wrote: Glad to see that you are back!

haha never really left, just been on the road! glad to see your screen name again though, how's life and the ride been?

Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:42 pm

How about...Glad to see you are back from a brief forum or posting hiatus!

Life is good, bus is good...hopefully will get some camping in when the brakes are sorted (new brake booster on the way then hooked up yay!). Stoked on the non-campfire ban because of all this soggy weather, kielbasa on the campfire yes please! I wanna make a trip down to Seattle area to draw all the animals at the zoo, and maybe some of the animals that go to the zoo.

Ps. Long live home brew paint jobs!

Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:44 pm

cool man, hit me up if your in the area, you can park up in my drive and use the shower and whatever as needed, got another buddy flateric (three or four posts up) who lives right by the zoo sure he'd love to meet up as well and cruise for a bit! Pm me your deets man

p.s. to each thier own! haha

Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:18 pm

did you make a thread on how to install the riveria top? I can't find it