Dennis sent his beloved Westy down from Ontario, Canada. He sent me some photos, and I told him flat out, "Man, your Westy has cancer!" "I know, I know", he said, "But I love her and I want to save her!"
OK, we will do it!.
Here is all Dennis signed up for:
- Complete disassembly outside, inside, and under
- Pop-top and luggage rack replaced
- Body stripped to bare metal
- All seams scraped out and flushed out with rust inhibitor
- Complete repaint back to original color
- Black texture treatment around bottom, GoWesty style
- New 100% acrylic pop-top tent
- New LP tank
- Every nook and cranny inside cleaned thoroughly
- Nice speakers installed-already had a decent CD player
- Undercarriage stripped CLEAN of EVERYTHING
- Scraped, wire brushed, rust treated as needed, thoroughly undercoated
- Suspension and steering completely rebuilt
, All new brakes, big brakes up front
- Bilstein shocks and GoWesty springs all around
- New Michelin HydroEdge tires and new GoWesty 16" wheels
- Fresh GoWesty 2.5 liter engine
- All new exhaust
- All new cooling system
- GoWesty super duper, ultra major service-all maintenance back to zero miles
- All new fuel delivery system-fuel tank re-sealed, ALL new fuel hose
- Full page of reliability-enhancing components preemptively replaced to the tune of over $2400
- Fresh 4-speed transaxle re-geared for 2.5 liter engine
- 14" spare tire on an alloy wheel-uses same bolts
- Solar powered auxiliary battery system
- Original fridge replaced with new storage space
- Engel all-electric frig installed on Engel quick-release platform
- Shipping from/to their front door!And a whole bunch more....
Here is a report showing how it all added up:
Page | Cost | Description |
1 | $2,540.00 | Shipping / Check out |
2 | $19,695.70 | Interior / Exterior Restoration |
3 | $1,554.98 | Dash R&I&O/H |
4 | $10,137.03 | Undercarriage Restoration |
5 | $1,150.90 | Major Service / Fuel System |
6 | $2,324.24 | Cooling / Heat |
7 | $2,498.70 | Reliability Items |
8 | $11,405.54 | 2.5 Engine / Fresh Speedtrans, Axles / Exhaust |
9 | $3,393.44 | AUX Battery / Solar / Electric Frig / Stereo |
10 | $1,158.85 | Hook Ups, Sliders, LR Window |
11 | $423.70 | Bike Rack / Keyless Entry |
12 | $4,834.83 | Leather Seats / Panels / Speakers |
13 | $4,437.60 | Furnace / Luggage Bag / Wasserstopper / Lift Assist / Yakima Racks / Awning |
14 | $2,082.65 | Steering Wheel / Matress / RHS PW / Screens |
15 | $1,530 | Color, Sand, Polish, Wax & Touch-Up Paint |
16 | $461.20 | Store Items |
17 | $939.90 | SS Exhaust |
18 | $4,150.20 | New EFI / Transaxle /Oil Plates / 4.57/Posi |
19 | $719.85 | Piston & Liner / Injectors / Bilstein Shocks |
20 | $890.95 | Stereo / Clock / Sunbrella Car Cover |
21 | $509.85 | Frig-B-Gone / Pwr Window & Door Lock / LED |
22 | $254.70 | Hook Up Boxes / Fridge Accessories |
23 | $1,339.50 | Pop-Top / Tent / Skylight |
24 | $2,065.58 | Misc. Interior and Exterior Upgrades |
$80,499.89 | Final Project Total |
From: Dennis
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013
To: Lucas and the GoWesty crew
Subject: after-action report- trip to Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
From: Dennis
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013
To: Lucas and the GoWesty crew
Subject: after-action report- trip to Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
Hi Lucas and crew,
Drove about 500 km round trip; drivability and throttle response of the GW-EFI system are very good! This even at ambient conditions 18-28 degrees C, and high humidity.
The stability on the road with the new GoWesty custom Bilstein shocks is very good—better as compared to the regular Bilstein shocks I had on there.
Replaced one of the hook-up boxes with a new GoWesty design box—works well!
Thank you,
Dennis
From: Dennis
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 8:35 AM
To: Lucas
Subject: First night camping
Hi Lucas
Camping on Lake Huron!