fig
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Hey volks
After driving split buses for 17 years, my wife and I recently bought our first baywindow, a RHD 1969 SO67R westy.
We bought it unseen, based on the few pics in my intro post in the General forum. We knew it had thrown a rod,
so it was towed to an engine builder who came up with an uncut case (gave it its first line bore), and built us a
balanced 1835 with a CW crank. It's still single port with a stock Brosol carb. I had driven my sister's ex-71 westy
with 1600DP, and I wanted more oomph. I wasn't disappointed!
The bus was checked out at the shop and brakes, steering, gearshift, etc checked out fine, which was good news, as
I had budgeted for further repairs.
The bus was found near Cape Town, 1,000 miles from where we live in Johannesburg, and it will stay there as we
are often in the Cape. We flew to CT and picked up the bus and went on an immediate 700km, two-day road trip.
We're very happy with our new bus. 8) It's got a crusty nose and bubbling paint here and there; otherwise
in pretty good nick.
False Bay from Cape Peninsula:
Just-washed 69 westy, with 69 Martin Walter Dormobile behind:
Struisbaai harbour:
Tortoise warning. Our bus is called Skilpad, which is Afrikaans for tortoise:
Tradouw's Pass:
Cape fold mountains:
After driving split buses for 17 years, my wife and I recently bought our first baywindow, a RHD 1969 SO67R westy.
We bought it unseen, based on the few pics in my intro post in the General forum. We knew it had thrown a rod,
so it was towed to an engine builder who came up with an uncut case (gave it its first line bore), and built us a
balanced 1835 with a CW crank. It's still single port with a stock Brosol carb. I had driven my sister's ex-71 westy
with 1600DP, and I wanted more oomph. I wasn't disappointed!
The bus was checked out at the shop and brakes, steering, gearshift, etc checked out fine, which was good news, as
I had budgeted for further repairs.
The bus was found near Cape Town, 1,000 miles from where we live in Johannesburg, and it will stay there as we
are often in the Cape. We flew to CT and picked up the bus and went on an immediate 700km, two-day road trip.
We're very happy with our new bus. 8) It's got a crusty nose and bubbling paint here and there; otherwise
in pretty good nick.
False Bay from Cape Peninsula:
Just-washed 69 westy, with 69 Martin Walter Dormobile behind:
Struisbaai harbour:
Tortoise warning. Our bus is called Skilpad, which is Afrikaans for tortoise:
Tradouw's Pass:
Cape fold mountains:
