Ozjeff's 66 westy

byronbus · Post by **byronbus** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 3:24 pm

ozjeff wrote:Thanks for the advice and encouragement. Not really what I wanted to hear nicko but hope it wont be that long, I think it will be around march, a nice birthday present for myself

Sounds like debut at the nationals...

ozjeff · Post by **ozjeff** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 3:48 pm

Would like a nice big trophy in my cabinet

doveblue · Post by **doveblue** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:23 pm

matara wrote:Have you decided what wheels you'll be running yet Jeff. Nice paintjob though!!

Cheers

Steve

haha,i think he likes the interseptor wheels

comin along nicely jeff,don't worry about scratching the paint during assemble,it's only going to get hit by a few trollys at the supermaket anyways

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:35 pm

Reminds me of my mates nice Type 3 Fastback.
A stupid woman in the carpark lets go of a trolley and watches it build up speed and smack into the Fastback......the week after it had had a respray.
My friend looked at her and the woman shrugged and said "Whoops."

ozjeff · Post by **ozjeff** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:46 pm

OK today I had a go at steering wheel restoration, first I used the dremel to grind out the cracks then I used something called Q-Bond to fill them. Its a powder you fill the cracks with then add a hardner. All the cracks are now filled and will sand it tomorrow and take it to get sprayed. Will see how it turns out, hopefully better than what it was and better than the flexy repro ones.

Rat214 · Post by **Rat214** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:50 pm

Nice colour. Looks fantastic well done.

redhotchilliwilli · Post by **redhotchilliwilli** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:11 pm

great job mate . looks like the q bond will work a treat

ozjeff · Post by **ozjeff** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:17 pm

Well I have sanded my steering wheel repairs and it has come out great, when you run your hand over it, you cant even tell it has been repaired, will just have to wait and see how it looks once painted and see if it doesnt crack again. Also spent today respraying the undercarriage where there was overspray. Painted the rear trailing arms and spring plates. Next job will be to rebuld the rear hubs so will be getting some new bearings and redoing the rear brakes. Sorry guys no new pics.

kom123 · Post by **kom123** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:25 pm

Excuse my ignorance on this Jeff, what is the process for painting a steering wheel? Do you just get it sprayed in acrylic in a booth or am I totally off track?

ozjeff · Post by **ozjeff** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:33 pm

I am not really sure myself, will be handing it over to the guy who painted my bus, just think it will be sprayed in 2pac. It has a layer on it at the moment, not sure if its some type of enamel but it comes off when sanding. Anyway I will have more info and pics, yes PICS when its done sometime next week.

OMR_007 · Post by **OMR_007** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:27 pm

Good work ozjeff, there are heaps of DIY steering wheel resto pages on the net, quite a good read if you are going to do it.
They just get finished in the same 2 pac they use on any paint job, turns out sweet, nice and hard.

Kombi Trip · Post by **Kombi Trip** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:09 am

ozjeff wrote:Will see how it turns out, hopefully better than what it was and better than the flexy repro ones.

Great work. I have actually got used to my flexi-repro one (warbs busy changing nappies so I can get away with that sort of comment) - I am told they flex so your steering wheel doesn't break your ribs quite as bad as the old ones - seems a reasonable explanation.

ozjeff · Post by **ozjeff** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:31 pm

Well I have been trying to do something everyday, all the cables are run, accelerator, clutch, heater handbrakes. I just rebuilt the rear hubs, new bearings, oil seals, and brakes.

chillax · Post by **chillax** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:03 pm

Looking awesome, that green is the ducks!
So did you use creative safaris for the front and same as the sides or did you go wolfsgang down the sides?

Jack

ozjeff · Post by **ozjeff** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:29 am

Creative on the front and PPP Pat down the sides. Heres a pic of my new drum brakes