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LJay
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 Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:13 pm Post subject: SO-34 Westy from Scotland |
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Hey Samba-isti, Lindsay 37yr old, mechanic from Scotland.
Thought I’d start a thread on my 1962 westfalia so34, it’s my 5th split bus, I took while off VWs for a while after getting messed around with my last bus a 54dd, I bought this from a fine young lad in England Unseen and it came up pretty much to his description and arrived on the day after lockdown had been put in place here in the UK.
I hope I can get a little bit of help keeping it right and maybe even trace some history on it, I’ll try post pictures of the adventures I get up to in too it as I love seeing the stuff you guys get upto over in the states!
The day it left and got to me:
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LJay
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| Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: So34 westy from Scotland |
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I bought it with the intention to take my daughter camping like my dad did with us, he had a 63’ RHD Devon,this Bus is still on the road in England somewhere I’m sure which is ace.
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LJay
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| Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:37 pm Post subject: Re: So34 westy from Scotland |
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I’m in the process of chasing the history of my bus, sent away for a birth certificate but at a massive long shot anyone remembers this in its previous form with the cream upper half please get in touch-Jamie the previous owner corrected the paint to a more stock look but this is what it looked like when he got it.
It was bought through the tourist delivery programme I think and I’ve found a pen from a Las Vegas Casino and a California tax stamp in it-I know not a lot to go on but I live in hope 
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LJay
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| Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: So34 westy from Scotland |
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I’ve done heaps of jobs on it, general servicing and adjustments, fitting missing parts, repairing wiring, replacing seals and painting things that needed protecting and correcting-just generally getting to know it an see what needs done.
I’ve flattened the battery due to a wiring fault,had to replace rear shoes an cylinders because of a leak and I sheared a top shocker bolt on the way to work one day-fun! Not bad for 3k miles since mid March.
I’m just going to keep firing the photos in until I’ve caught up with everything I’ve been upto-painted cab floor,it looked bad but was solid.
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LJay
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| Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: So34 westy from Scotland |
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Dash unfortunately has been hacked but that will be a welding job for the winter when I replace the front screens/seals, the Volkswagen script I would normally hate but I’ve grown to like so will probably stay but I had to paint the dash tray, it’s a match close enough for me just now and now has no holes in it that’s not meant to be there.
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LJay
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| Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 2:38 pm Post subject: Re: So34 westy from Scotland |
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It had correct size crossplys on it which as pretty as they are had to go-I’ll drive the bus everywhere it’ll mostly be b-roads and it often rains in Scotland so the wandering an random grip you get with them is a no-no when carrying my daughter in it.
I tried Avon radial steels (Normally fitted to things like Aston Martins an jaguars )at first which look like crossplys but they were 185s an just made it rev a bit high a cruising speed so hauled them off,Sold them and fitted Falken 195 AT “soft roader” tyres-much better RPM at 50mph an ride great!
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: So34 westy from Scotland |
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Nice! Might move the VW script onto the radio speaker grill, since you are repairing the other hackage of the dash.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:57 am Post subject: Re: SO-34 Westy from Scotland |
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Nice! Looks like a solid starting point for sure.
keep posting pics!
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LJay
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: So34 westy from Scotland |
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| Eric&Barb wrote: |
| Nice! Might move the VW script onto the radio speaker grill, since you are repairing the other hackage of the dash. |
Once I fix the dash, I’ll a get nice Bendix Sapphire to go in the hole, I don’t need music when I’m in the bus👍🏻
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LJay
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 4:05 pm Post subject: Re: SO-34 Westy from Scotland |
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Cleaned up this mess/fire hazard, there was a plastic battery tray from a modern car and 2 spare dipsticks in here! Crazy how much crud came out! You can see original paint and the respray colour which is lighter the the original Turkis-its been re-painted in the 1960/70s I guess but all in the engine an cargo area too which I thought was strange.
A note on the paint, it should be a single tone bus which I think is great-maybe one day I’ll get it back to green on top. If anyone can post a link for a good M code decoder that would be great,either the one I was using wasn’t working anymore or I was doing it wrong. I did start decoding it from the Eccles Transporter guide,sticking the numbers in would probably be quicker.
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: So34 westy from Scotland |
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| LJay wrote: |
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| Nice! Might move the VW script onto the radio speaker grill, since you are repairing the other hackage of the dash. |
Once I fix the dash, I’ll a get nice Bendix Sapphire to go in the hole, I don’t need music when I’m in the bus👍🏻 |
Sure, but that is the radio hole. The speaker grill is the area to the right of that now massive hole. Thinking the chrome VW logo has pins on it, and so holes were drilled thru the dash to mount it. Since you are going to fix the radio hole, it would not be hard to add closing off the logo mounting holes. Thinking might be able to remount that logo without hole hackage on the grill.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: SO-34 Westy from Scotland |
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Cool photo
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A note on the paint, it should be a single tone bus which I think is great-maybe one day I’ll get it back to green on top. If anyone can post a link for a good M code decoder that would be great,either the one I was using wasn’t working anymore or I was doing it wrong. I did start decoding it from the Eccles Transporter guide,sticking the numbers in would probably be quicker.
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367 D34 139
UT 231 SK1050 VIN
28th day of 5th month, 1962
367 = Group Package including M361 plus M20, M24,M90,M142, M175
See https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/mcodest2.php for all the individual codes above
D34 = SO-34 Westfalia interior - exact details unknown
139 = Sealed beam headlamps, red tail light lenses (Export)
UT = Tourist Delivery
231 = Kombi, LHD, right hand cargo doors
SK1050 - Special Paint, Turquoise (Solid, one color)
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: SO-34 Westy from Scotland |
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| That cleanup job you did looks like you are trying to fake us out by posting pictures of another bus entirely. Which side of the road does Scotland drive? |
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LJay
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:22 pm Post subject: Re: So34 westy from Scotland |
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| Eric&Barb wrote: |
| LJay wrote: |
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| Nice! Might move the VW script onto the radio speaker grill, since you are repairing the other hackage of the dash. |
Once I fix the dash, I’ll a get nice Bendix Sapphire to go in the hole, I don’t need music when I’m in the bus👍🏻 |
Sure, but that is the radio hole. The speaker grill is the area to the right of that now massive hole. Thinking the chrome VW logo has pins on it, and so holes were drilled thru the dash to mount it. Since you are going to fix the radio hole, it would not be hard to add closing off the logo mounting holes. Thinking might be able to remount that logo without hole hackage on the grill. |
Ah ok I get you now, might actually do that👍🏻
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LJay
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: SO-34 Westy from Scotland |
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Cool photo
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A note on the paint, it should be a single tone bus which I think is great-maybe one day I’ll get it back to green on top. If anyone can post a link for a good M code decoder that would be great,either the one I was using wasn’t working anymore or I was doing it wrong. I did start decoding it from the Eccles Transporter guide,sticking the numbers in would probably be quicker.
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28 05 2
367 D34 139
UT 231 SK1050 VIN
28th day of 5th month, 1962
367 = Group Package including M361 plus M20, M24,M90,M142, M175
See https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/mcodest2.php for all the individual codes above
D34 = SO-34 Westfalia interior - exact details unknown
139 = Sealed beam headlamps, red tail light lenses (Export)
UT = Tourist Delivery
231 = Kombi, LHD, right hand cargo doors
SK1050 - Special Paint, Turquoise (Solid, one color) |
Thanks Everett! It’ll be funny to see what Vw actually comes back with.
The photo was when I got the tyres fitted, I couldn’t get it in my work,too busy all ramps full and we don’t do tyres at our shop so had to take the rims to another shop, I took up 4 spaces an barricaded it in with cars that weren’t going away that day an 2 big bags of sawdust-I didn’t trust anyone near it while it was on stands
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LJay
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| That cleanup job you did looks like you are trying to fake us out by posting pictures of another bus entirely. Which side of the road does Scotland drive? |
Haha! It came out brilliant! We drive on the left with right hand drive cars, it’s not really a problem having LHD bus as visibility is good high up and you’re hardly ever overtaking.
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LJay
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| Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 4:58 am Post subject: Re: SO-34 Westy from Scotland |
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So, one of my “breakdowns” in the bus, it’s never failed to get me home but I absolutely crapped myself when this let go! On the way to work one day the Top shocker mount bolt sheared in half! I pulled it out of the way and drove to work,had a look at the stepped bolt thought this ain’t happening to me again as to me it looks like a weak point.
So I robbed a bay window bus of a top bolt which is 12mm thread rather than 10mm and drilled the bolt and beam out to suit. I’ll do the other side when I have time.
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LJay
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| Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: SO-34 Westy from Scotland |
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Looks great mate! Love the color.  |
Cheers man! Vw absolutely nailed the colour with the bus range, the blue white is so subtle but perfect.
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LJay
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| Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 2:22 pm Post subject: Re: SO-34 Westy from Scotland |
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Another fun moment I had with the Bus one morning on the daily commute, a Left 90 degree bend with me nipping on (running late every damn day!) I had the passenger door fly open! Tried closing it, the latch part jammed so I had to drive on the second click with a bungee cord on the handle to dash
When it came to stripping down it was missing screws,the latch face where the screws go in had sheared off, the mech was seized and the striker was badly worn-honestly a complete casserole of nonsense due to no maintenance-I’m sure if someone had greased it back in the day none of this would’ve happened....
So I lubed up and freed off the latch, welded the catch screw plate part back on,replaced the striker plate with I think a NOS one, adjusted and started to put it back together, as I put the handle back on, the plate that holds the splined crank fell through into the door-REALLY!? off it came again, weld it up and re-fit. Now I guess you’re thinking just put a new one on...the damn thing owes me a lunch breaks-it’s gonna work for me now!
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