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Clara 
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 Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: barn find westy so42 |
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Nice pic showing the wire routing for the SO-42 inside camper lights!
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Left side Work:
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BarryL
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:05 pm Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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engine compartment detail after the new corner, battery pan and custom made small panel, which i have no idea what it is for but was there originally. ( i'm speaking of the small bent metal bracket at the rear of the wheel tub.)
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How did you pick the battery tray? The one you have appears to be '66-on down.
Here is '67 style.
Here are the drain holes I mentioned.
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early
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| Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:42 am Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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"How did you pick the battery tray? The one you have appears to be '66-on down.
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yeah i realize the battery tray is incorrect, I had sourced the Corner Panel from WW and didn't want any fitment problems with a different sourced battery Pan , so i bought the WW battery Pan. i think it will work just fine, as for draining water from the little catch all pan, it is not solid welded at bottom and has a small gap at end which would drain over to the battery pan which has holes in it.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:45 am Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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Looks great!
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early
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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Finally getting some paint on the outside...
i used the 3m self leveling 2 part epoxy seam sealer to seal the rain gutter took almost 3 tubes. but it works great !
painted the Top first, then the body.
wow what a process, painting a bus is a chore, its a monster.
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velvetgreen
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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| ^^ wow that turned out nice! |
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Two Glove Boxes
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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| Wow I love the process. Great work! |
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BarryL
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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| Like new again. So purdy. |
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LAGrunthaner
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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early, I've never heard of that 3M 2 part product as a seam sealer, please share. The assembly is a process please share as you go for all of us. Looks great keep this going, momentum is key, and I am being respectful.
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WildIdea
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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Looks awesome! Very meticulous work, congrats on the outcome! I especially like the drip rail.
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early
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:52 am Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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| early, I've never heard of that 3M 2 part product as a seam sealer, please share. The assembly is a process please share as you go for all of us. Looks great keep this going, momentum is key, and I am being respectful. |
the Seam Sealer is a 2 part epoxy, it is basically 2 tubes attached side by side, that a mixing tube attaches to. it is mounted in a special caulk gun that will support the 2 tubes and push them equally.
the 3M product is 08307 - self leveling Epoxy seam sealer.
i taped up the 4 little rain gutter exits and got a ladder ready and had tubes setting ready to go. this stuff sets up in 8 minutes so it would be better to have a helper alongside to assist. i didnt have that and should have. it probably took me 12 minutes to get around the bus from start to finish and by the time i was back to where i started it was already setting up at my starting point. but if flowed right up to it.
it is expensive stuff and at this point with all the money i have spent i just didnt care what it cost.
i had sandblasted the rain gutters a few times and wanted to get a proper coat on them. i probably had 3 coats of epoxy primer on them before the epoxy seam sealer.
the stuff levels out and looks fabulous actually, i probably put it on a little heavy but it is kind of hard to judge how much you are supposed to squeeze out.
in the end i spent 4 tubes at 37. each and 70 for the fancy caulking gun that i will never use again. i bought 4 tubes because i didnt want to come up short, but 3 did fine.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:25 am Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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Bodywork and paint looks nice.
How did you paint the roof? I did a bay recently and that was the worst part. Couldn’t come up with a good technique that didn’t leave a dry spot down the center.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:20 am Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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Bodywork and paint looks nice.
How did you paint the roof? I did a bay recently and that was the worst part. Couldn’t come up with a good technique that didn’t leave a dry spot down the center. |
Painting the roof was quite the challenge.
when i was just spraying the epoxy primer and 2k primers on top, i just used a 6 foot stepladder, up and down and i was able to hang on to the top of the ladder and reach across.
that worked fine for primer because i was just going to sand it and wasn't too concerned about possible boo boos.
when it came to spraying the sealer, and top coats i wanted to be sure i could handle it.
so i came up with 2 16 foot 2 x 10 boards , sat them on the 3rd rung of a ladder on one end and on top of saw horses on the other, and 3 milkcrates in the middle with a plywood shim to support the board and take out the diving board springiness.
at that point i still wasn't comfortable as i felt it quite a reach to get to the middle properly, so I put BELT around my waist and had my trusty helper Hang on to me and the Hose both as i worked my way down each side. i had a small step ladder to board my scaffolding, and my help was my ladder man. we started on the left rear , painted rear to forward and repeated on the other side.
once i put the sealer coat on i was getting a feel for how it was going to go so we made some adjustments to get it right. but that was the process.
i did add an extra slow reducer to my sealer to keep the paint finish open as long as possible so i could catch up with it on the other side.
when i got to the Single Stage paint, i added a bit of Retarder to the paint to do the same , keep it open a bit longer and allow for the paint to flow.
i'm not a professional painter by any means, just one of those guys that will attempt most anything i think i can reasonably get away with. if i didnt think i could pull it off i would have farmed it out.
i do have a couple spots that will need a little sanding and buffing , and i am hoping it all turns out okay in the end.
bottom line is : Painting a bus is quite an undertaking. there is so much that can go wrong.
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kalo925
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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Painting the roof was quite the challenge.
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Admiring all your work! Very nice to see everything. Thanks! |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:06 am Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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i thought i would add some recent photos of the project.
the latest work i have done was to replace the steering gear box to get the steering dialed in.
next project i will be pulling the engine back out for a freshening up . but for now here are some pics:
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| Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:26 am Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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i thought i would add some recent photos of the project.
the latest work i have done was to replace the steering gear box to get the steering dialed in.
next project i will be pulling the engine back out for a freshening up. |
You've come a long way & it looks great!
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BulliBill
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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Really nice work! You got skills! I loved the Christmas Bus shot of you guys in your Christmas Bus post! Are you in Illinois somewhere? I'm just west of St. Louis... Congratulations on a nice restoration, mostly performed by yourself!
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:14 am Post subject: Re: Barn find Westy SO42 |
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Hey Bill, yes, I'm in Illinois, 12 miles east of the river.
We actually met at the Dogtown show a couple years ago and again this year at buses at Bevo.
Cheers...
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