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npbusguy Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2006 Posts: 1658 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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The bus shipped to Poland about 5 weeks ago, so I should get it soon.
I've still got a bit of interior work to do, and restore the sloper rack, but the body and mechanical restoration is done and should pass the local inspection (like the German TüV inspection). After that, we get to explore Poland and Europe for the next few years. |
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BulliBill Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2004 Posts: 4573 Location: St Charles, MO
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Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:00 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Many happy roadtrips to you both!
Bill _________________ I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton
Thanks for any help! |
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jeremyrockjock Samba Towbar Builder
Joined: January 01, 2002 Posts: 5008 Location: Richmond, Verjinya
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:39 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Very beautiful. Inspirational _________________ Why buy what you can build.
Step away from the fiberglass and no one gets hurt!! |
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npbusguy Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2006 Posts: 1658 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:30 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Today, I received a wonderful shipment here in Warsaw, and I thought I might share the unboxing.
I got to drive the bus out of the container at the customs port.
Just a few more details and tweaks before we can start driving the bus around Poland.
More updates soon. |
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peecee69 Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 1572 Location: Annapolis, MD/Bloomfield Hills, MI
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velvetgreen Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2004 Posts: 2746 Location: Canada
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Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:14 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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glad to hear it made it over there safely neil- i can't imagine how nerve wracking it must be wondering what shape it would arrive in. I once read a story about someone shipping a bus in a sea can and they forgot to secure the bus in any fashion inside the container. Three guesses what sort of condition it arrived in on the other end. Glad your faired far better |
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npbusguy Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2006 Posts: 1658 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 12:02 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Today was the first day that I really got to play with the bus since it arrived in Warsaw. Jacek, who makes all the reproduction parts, came over to check it out.
Got to add some of the fun trinkets I've collected for the bus.
I picked these window screens up a couple years back, and man are they cool. I've not seen another set come up for sale, and don't know the history on them.
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zozo Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2005 Posts: 5217 Location: South of Ol' San Antonio
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Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Beautiful bus and those screens are badass. |
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11071 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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npbusguy Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2006 Posts: 1658 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:01 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Thanks for the comments guys.
It drives me nuts if something is supposed to be on the bus, and my recent fixation has been the early westy cargo latch lock pin.
Anyway, I figured out what I needed to do to make one, so here are the pix.
The chain is a bit short and the gauge is a bit light, but it works for now.
The weird thing is that my latch has two holes in it, but only one is drilled all the way through to accommodate the cotter pin.
Westy mistake? Probably. |
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npbusguy Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2006 Posts: 1658 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 11:34 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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We've been able to take the bus out to a few local car gatherings, and have met some great people.
I haven't been able to travel much, but I can see that touring in Europe with my own split camper will be worth all the headaches we've gone through to get this far.
Kudos to all European bus owners who have to get their buses to pass a TüV or MOT inspection. They look at EVERYTHING, even the amount of play in the king and link pins and if there are any oil drips. I've got to get special approval from the ministry of transportation because my rear lights are all red, and I don't have headrests. Because of the plates that I will receive, I don't get the normal exemptions that would be afforded by Polish antique plates, but at the same time, it will be easier to travel throughout Europe in the bus.
This is coming soon.
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zehbeh Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2008 Posts: 249 Location: Stuttgart
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Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:10 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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What a great looking bus. Congrats. |
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npbusguy Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2006 Posts: 1658 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:29 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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I've been enjoying the beautiful autumn weather here in Poland, and of course, that means driving on small back roads through quaint little towns.
I've still got more work to do, but at least it is getting used as it is supposed to, especially since it is my only car here. |
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npbusguy Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2006 Posts: 1658 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:37 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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A few updates and cool pix of the camper living it's life in Poland.
Since the bus is a daily driver, I figured I'd add a little safety feature to the back.
I also added a GPS based speedometer to help with the metric conversions
I've also been working on some details that I didn't get around to when I was putting it together, like the clam shell light wiring.
And here are a few of the bus around town
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npbusguy Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2006 Posts: 1658 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 7:29 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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This Covid-19 lock down is good for something. I got around to installing the clam shell wiring harness in my camper.
Let there be light!
These are LED bulbs that have been coated with amber glass stain to warm them up a bit. The lights are super bright and are a pleasing temperature, so I'm happy with them.
Next on the project list are curtains, or maybe the water pump or.... So many little things to do on a westy. |
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panel Samba Member
Joined: December 02, 2001 Posts: 1091 Location: Victoria B.C. Canada
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 10:55 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Can you tell me more on your GPS speedo ? Where you got it from and how its hooked up etc ? _________________ My '65-Subaru EJ20 Turbo conversion |
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Slip356 Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2006 Posts: 394
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Seeing ‘der busbesitzer griuppe ’ sticker which is a WI-IL club, how did you happen on it? |
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npbusguy Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2006 Posts: 1658 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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panel wrote: |
Can you tell me more on your GPS speedo ? Where you got it from and how its hooked up etc ? |
You can buy them on Amazon for about $24 shipped. The only hook up necessary is to a USB power source, and a power bank is all you need if you don't want to wire up a USB outlet. |
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npbusguy Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2006 Posts: 1658 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:04 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Slip356 wrote: |
Seeing ‘der busbesitzer griuppe ’ sticker which is a WI-IL club, how did you happen on it? |
I've been a member of this group for years and would go to all the events when I lived in the US. |
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npbusguy Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2006 Posts: 1658 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:20 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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I made a little more progress on some interior details this weekend.
Still more to do, but the list is getting shorter. |
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