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Another project, the Westy
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:36 pm
by Ollie_R
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:03 pm
by Tim_GTi
Niice!! i love the numberplates

, they staying?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:31 am
by Bryony84
Nice! importing it from the US must have been a bit of a mission though.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:25 pm
by DanDiesel
Looks good Ollie! would be a laugh having that at the campsite at Inters/E38! Tea

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:19 pm
by Ollie_R
Yeah, the plates have to stay, I think. Although we'll get some UK plates, the US ones will get rolled out for shows, genuine US plates FTW
Getting it from San Diego was a bit of a pain in the arse, it cost quite a bit to get it over, but it was worth it in the end.
I think it needs to be taken to the shows this year, it has a cooker and a fridge as well, hopefully a decent sound system (if we sort out the fooked electrics).
It is very clean underneath and the engine was rebuilt about 1,000 miles ago. It's just some cosmetic bits need sorting.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:49 pm
by Bryony84
Nice!!! Fridge - woo! def bring it to inters!
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:53 pm
by dino
looks awesome Ollie! cant wait to see it.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:56 pm
by h4r1s
Niiicceeee

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:17 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Looking good Ollie, not my favourite of the campers (prefer a splitty) but it's nice all the same

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:13 pm
by Ollie_R
My Dad's budget couldn't stretch for a Splitty, unfortunately
But you all know I tend to see beauty in ugly things (i.e. the Scirocco). All I can say is that it was a good buy for £3,000!
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:28 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Yeah they're stupidly expensive
Bloody bargain for £3,000!
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:43 am
by Ollie_R
My Dad brought the new wheels and tyres home yesterday. However, the second-hand tyres he put on the wheels were damaged, and he refused to put them on! But the wheels look hot; they're the 16" 8-hole Mercedes SL wheels, refurbed in a diamond-cut finish. The tyres were low profile 205/50/16 Michelins, but they had major cracking on the sidewalls.
We put some smoked taillights and I'm going to try putting the smoked front indicators on today.
And it's getting dropped soon on a H&R kit, say 60mm
My Dad doesn't hang around, does he? Maybe I should get cracking with the Rocco.
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:08 pm
by DanDiesel
i cannot wait to see more pics of this Westy when the thing is dropped on Merc rims!

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:43 pm
by SpikeyG40
hey, thats a smart looking T25 ollie! Looks like an early air-cooled version! Due you know what the engine size is?
Plans sound hot mate, look forward to seeing the rims on!

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:15 pm
by Ollie_R
I *think* it's a 1.9 watercooled fuel injection. But I'm not 100% sure. The new smoked indicators are wired differently to the originals, so a bit more thought will need to go in to fitting them.
I've got some big plans for the Rocco now, after seeing some tasty examples at the Spring Fest! Plans include a bit of paint, new wheesl and some interesting engine mods. Watch this space!