Recent content by Blackbikemike

This was last week, now pretty much all paint gone. Going to need both rear corners, both rear arches, possibly centre panel. All substructure of front replaced, just panel to go on. All glass out now, cab floor and seats replaced. Got about a grand left in the budget, so that's toast!

Actually yeah! Now the full extent of the horrors has been revealed and pronounced fixable! This is my 5th T2, but the first time (thanks to my lovely GF, whose van it really is) I've had a decent budget to work with. I'm 60, so this will probably be the last, a keeper, so worth doing right. No...

Hi, stripped out the interior, scored a pair of very good front seats. Took the van round to Garry the welder, he put it on the lift and we had a good look, whilst discussing the options. We agreed that replacement panels was preferable to another round of patches, so I went shopping! I left...

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I hear you on the short wait! He and a couple of others are working in a series of barns, no advertising, no website, just word of mouth. He was recommended by a guy I trust. His background is Royal Navy underwater welding, and I get the feeling he does it because he likes it. There is a lot to...

Cheers, I'll delve a little deeper tomorrow. Want to refit, so no crowbars will be employed 😂

Hopefully sorted, got recommended a local classic car restorer who has done vans, we've been through it all thoroughly and I'm confident he knows what he's doing. Best of all he can start in two weeks, so I've just got to strip out the interior. First inspection does not reveal how the long...

I was, but the MOT today has turned up more problems than I'd expected🤣 The guy who I thought was going to do the welding doesn't want to take it on because of space issues at his workshop. Going to have a look at it on his ramp tomorrow and decide whether to find another restorer or whack it on...

Just picked up this 71 Dormobile. Scruffy but sound!