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down to the bones

the old bumper.. with over riders. i realise now i have the back over riders on the front bumper and this is why they dont fit. time for a clean up and paint.

got the backs working too. now some advice. i bought brazil back lights. the quality of the connectors on the back was schiesse. for the extra money u are better off with german originals.. everytime i buy something from empi china or brazil i am let down, its just a waste of money. people...

wow.. i was so happy!

now its time to sort out the gremlins on the electrical side. U.S spec to U.K spec, head lights from my old beetle and move the indicator marker light to the parking light in the headlight housing. had to do a bit of drilling to mount the lights in the front end light buckets..

back from the job and back in overalls in the cold garage. devoid of sunlight.. how much more is there to do!!!?

here are some scarves i bought on a business trip to Saudi Arabia. with the bus always in my mind i thought they would make good curtains for the hippy bus. hey no pinching my ideas..ha ha.

this is Audrey... this whole mess was her idea!!! i was looking at a beetle that Nick (the previous project manager of the bus) had. when i came home she said why do u want another beetle why not get the camper if hes selling it... i explained that it didnt have an engine or front screen or...

i saw this while driving around shetland. its a Brazilian i think..aah living the dream. cant wait to get out the werk shop and go camping..

its sunny in shetland. i gave isaac a spray bottle with a bit of soap mixed in. it kept him busy with the roof cap as its like using a water pistol. kids love that..

Isaac might be 5 but hes always asking "whats my job" im running out of ideas with what is safe for kids to do on a camper project. i like the fact hes involved it will introduce another generation to a love of all things old and rusty. so i gave him a rag and some polish.. i told him the low...

new rubbers for the rear engine mount.

ok so here is a pick of the old AD engine running.. wobbly fan belt.

the first solex pissed fuel till it was coming out the exhaust pipe...aaargg.. so i grabbed this from a junk 1600 beetle and gave it a quick clean out, when open it looked in better shape than the leaky one,but real mucky on the out side. dont judge a book by its cover, so i used it and it ran...

i was struggling with a gap at the top of the bell housings. i did not want to use the bolts to pull the two halves together but was concerned that all the shaking and wobbling around was going to damage the gear box spline.. this was going on for over an hour.. im doing something wrong.. then...

ok so its nearly in.. just have to get the bell housings to mate up...

here we go with the pallet truck and some short scaff boards.. it worked better doing this with a beetle as it was not so high. i had a real job getting it in and that was with help from Audrey and my mate Shaun.

our engine has been put together from old bits scattered around my werk shop.

well you get the idea.. its hard work with a bendy needle file but this will improve the cooling air flow.

need some file work on the cast marks to keep her cooling as she should..