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Just got back from a short camping trip to our favourite camping beach (Rathtrevor Provincial Park on Vancouver Island) and even though I hadn’t fired up the westy for months before the trip, all I needed to do was install … Continue reading →

I ordered the leaf spring bushings from Studebaker International for a  reasonable $3 each (there are 6 bushings for each front leaf spring assembly) and they arrived fairly quickly. Changing out the drivers side spring bushings and the rear ones … Continue reading →

All the spots that had rust repairs done are now getting prepped for paint. I am looking forward to getting the westy back although I think from now on westy will be a 3 season vehicle (it almost was already … Continue reading →

The main goal of the bodywork currently being done on blue westy  (our ’91 orly blue syncro westy) is to get rid of rust that would slowly progress and eat away our van, as opposed to making the van cosmetically … Continue reading →

I recently bought a 28 foot enclosed trailer that will be my new shop for future (how long, not really sure)  It needed brakes so I bought 4 complete assemblies (backing plates and everything that connects directly to them. Today … Continue reading →

Hi Barry, this is what it looks like… While I am here posting the image of the stock bumpers… might as well update the Studebaker story:  I went to pick up the parts truck (which is in pieces, and came … Continue reading →

It took longer to sell the syncro Get-Away van than I thought it would.  I figured a low mileage super solid high top 4WD camper van would be in high demand but what I learned was that there seems to … Continue reading →

This, I suppose, is more telling about my age than anything else but…  I just bought a pail (about 20 litres) of Swepco 210 gear oil which is one of the gear oils most highly recommended to prolong the life … Continue reading →