| Author |
Message |
Oregon72
Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2006
Posts: 81
Location: Sherwood, Oregon
|
 Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:47 am Post subject: Before and After - Westy Floor Replacement |
 |
|
Just a few more things to do and I've completed the replacement of my westy floor.
The original floor was absolutely nasty - found a ton of garbage under the closet and z-bed (coins, leaves, old postcards with stamps from 1975, an old pair of eyeglasses and a ton of dirt).
I used 1/8 inch Baltic Birch 5x5 sheet (Elmo's building supply in Tigard, Oregon), got a piece of commercial vinyl from local carpet store, got vinyl adhesive from home depot. New seat pedestals wraparounds and mats from bus depot. Took a bit of time for me to do this but well worth it. A word of advice if you are planning on doing this - label and bag your hardward when disassembling and removing your "furniture" - it could be easy to not know what bolt/nut/screw to put where.
Here are the pictures (if anybody can pm me and let me know how to post the actual picture instead of a link, that will save all of you an extra click next time- sorry guys  ). I'll post a final photo when I get the fixtures installed.
BEFORE
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/308573.jpg
AFTER
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/308574.jpg[/img]
_________________
1972 Westy 1700cc stock dual carbs |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Oregon72
Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2006
Posts: 81
Location: Sherwood, Oregon
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:52 am Post subject: |
|
|
Sorry about that - The AFTER photo didn't come through. Here it is. Please excuse me- I'm very technologically challenged.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/308574.jpg
Thanks guys --
_________________
1972 Westy 1700cc stock dual carbs |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Joey
Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2005
Posts: 5376
Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:35 am Post subject: |
|
|
Just add [img] before the link and [/img] after the link.
Nice job BTW.
_________________
Joey
‘60 Kombi - '74 Bus - '79 Panel - '65 Beetle |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TexasAirCooler
Samba Member
Joined: October 31, 2005
Posts: 933
Location: Lone Oak, TX
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:22 am Post subject: |
|
|
Looks good, I can't wait to get started on mine. Got any more pics?
_________________
Terry
Common Sense Is A Flower That Doesn't Grow In Everyone's Garden. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
dembus
Samba Member
Joined: February 02, 2005
Posts: 1272
Location: Fleming Island, Florida
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:09 am Post subject: |
|
|
I like that you used a material that keeps it looking near original. It looks great!!
_________________
"Want a little peace of mind, grab the lowest branch and start to climb"
JJ Grey
69 Westy (R.I.P.)
68 Kombi
70 Westy
68 Beetle Sedan
69 Beetle Sedan
68 Deluxe
71 Deluxe
71 HT Westy |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
jereandjess
Samba Member
Joined: January 09, 2005
Posts: 563
Location: Massachusetts
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:54 am Post subject: |
|
|
Looks great!
What did you use to attach the rubber around the seat pedestals?
_________________
~Jeremy (and Jessica)
77 Sage Green Westfalia 2.0 FI - since May 2004
78 Blue Landmark camper 2.0 FI - since April 1998
69 Beetle - In the family since new
86 Wolfsburg Vanagon Camper "Weekender" since July 25, 2015 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
simon66
Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2005
Posts: 150
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:01 am Post subject: |
|
|
Hi,
Nice job, very clean indeed!
Does the 1/8" ply provided enough stiffness when layed over the cargo bay's ridges?
How did you attach the seat wrap-arounds? By spray adhesive? I bought similar ones and have not yet installed them.
Scott
70 T2[/quote] |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Oregon72
Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2006
Posts: 81
Location: Sherwood, Oregon
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:36 am Post subject: |
|
|
For the adhesive, I used Permatex weatherstrip adhesive (don't know if that was a good choice or not but it seems like it has stuck so far) I've heard a lot of people have used the spray adhesive and that is probably a better idea since you would get better coverage that way.
Simon66 -My floor had a piece of 1/2 inch plywood as a base between the metal and the 1/8 inch birch and I'm 99% sure that it was originally that way. I reused the 1/2 inch plywood since it was in good shape.
I really tried to match the original as closely as I could - I'm trying to do that with any projects I've done so far (I'm making a vow to take more pictures as I do stuff- I guess I get so excited about working on it that I forget about documenting what I've done)
56 0val -Thanks for the tech tip on how to post a photo ( I'm proof that whoever said there is no stupid question was wrong  )
_________________
1972 Westy 1700cc stock dual carbs |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ChiTwnVW
Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2004
Posts: 1174
Location: Home. Sweat home.
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:35 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Hey, what's the part number on the seat pedestals wraparounds? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
vwbusbusvw
Banned
Joined: December 07, 2005
Posts: 1337
Location: San Diego
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Dead 1
Samba Member
Joined: October 31, 2005
Posts: 1374
Location: Burning shores of Lake Michigan
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| simon66 wrote: |
Hi,
Nice job, very clean indeed!
Does the 1/8" ply provided enough stiffness when layed over the cargo bay's ridges?
How did you attach the seat wrap-arounds? By spray adhesive? I bought similar ones and have not yet installed them.
Scott
70 T2 |
[/quote]
What you need to use is 3M™ Super Trim Adhesive 08090, 1 lb. 2 oz. Aerosol, 6 cans per case A fast-acting, high-strength, aerosol contact adhesive designed for two-surface application. This adhesive is resistant to heat and plasticizing oils and is excellent for attaching vinyl, insulation, foam, padding and rubber parts to metal and other surfaces. Bonds can be made within minutes of application or as long as one hour later.
_________________
"I reject your reality and replace it with my own"
"The American Dream - true enough because you gotta be asleep to believe it"
________________________________________
71, 1776 cc. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
gmag69
Type2 Nutcase
Joined: January 13, 2006
Posts: 1940
Location: northwest PA
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
gmag69
Type2 Nutcase
Joined: January 13, 2006
Posts: 1940
Location: northwest PA
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ChiTwnVW
Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2004
Posts: 1174
Location: Home. Sweat home.
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Thanks, my "seat pedestals wraparounds" are horrible, this would be a nice upgrade. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
gmag69
Type2 Nutcase
Joined: January 13, 2006
Posts: 1940
Location: northwest PA
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Oregon72
Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2006
Posts: 81
Location: Sherwood, Oregon
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I got the wraparounds from Bus Depot, but they have a WW imprinted on them so I imagine you could get them directly from Wolfsburg West and maybe save a couple bucks.
I would go with Dead1's suggestion on the spray adhesive - the permatex I used did not tack up very quickly so I had to keep the pressure on it for a while. To late now, its good and stuck which was the original goal anyway.
_________________
1972 Westy 1700cc stock dual carbs |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Oregon72
Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2006
Posts: 81
Location: Sherwood, Oregon
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject: Westy Floor Replacement - Finished photos as promised |
|
|
As promised, here are a few pics of the finished floor with all the goodies back in.
I was pretty happy with how it turned out, it was a lot of work because I replaced or refurbished all the wallboards and painted the inside of the cabinets, cleaned and sanitized the water tank in the sink, replaced rotted seat pedestal mats, replaced front floor mat, and a bunch of other little stuff ---dang no wonder it took me so long. Enjoy your week.
_________________
1972 Westy 1700cc stock dual carbs |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
poptop tom
Samba Member
Joined: July 27, 2004
Posts: 1607
Location: The Hoosier State
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:47 am Post subject: |
|
|
Great work. Nicely done! 
_________________
'76 Deluxe Campmobile |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ChiTwnVW
Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2004
Posts: 1174
Location: Home. Sweat home.
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Westy Floor Replacement - Finished photos as promised |
|
|
| Oregon72 wrote: |
| ---dang no wonder it took me so long. Enjoy your week. |
How many hours would you guess-timate it took? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
vwbusbusvw
Banned
Joined: December 07, 2005
Posts: 1337
Location: San Diego
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:49 pm Post subject: |
|
|
That looks awesome. You did a great job - the best I've seen.
_________________
1994 Dodge Neon w/supercharged 1500dp
OMVWC
| Quote: |
| stuped is stuped duse |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
