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  1. chippy

    Welcome along

    Some out and about pictures of the van stowaway!
  2. chippy

    Welcome along

    A good reason to lower your bus before trying to fit into a garage :( Still the new ones are a lot better :)
  3. chippy

    Welcome along

    Who Knows?
  4. chippy

    My 70 Bus!! Wes

    Hi the old bus is so solid i could weep looking at your pics.I've had to repair so much on mine.All that untouched original metal work looks great and i like the way the interia is coming along to.Keep it up.
  5. chippy

    Welcome along

    Thanks for the comments.Don't think a seaside bucket would be appreciated by the wife and daughter.I did say the cab bed was a bit over engineered but when taken down it only leaves four small mounts and when up the curtain can hang down all the way round.It will do untill i can think of...
  6. chippy

    Nose Down Stance

    Like it :lol:
  7. chippy

    Alternator Conversion Grrrrrr

    That looks nasty.I agree orginal parts are best but when i changed mine to an alternator i used a kit.I used the pulley as i destroyed the old one getting the spacer out from behind it.After that i changed the bottom pulley for a cheap one with timing marks as i had timming issues.So far all is...
  8. chippy

    curtain rails/ tracks

    Use VW camper curtains ltd-Sarah.I had the rails but Sarah made curtains and supplied sliders/hooks.Best quality and excellent friendly service very happy.
  9. chippy

    Porth Beach Newquay

    We've stayed there before over the years but not for some time.Its a great place to stay.Have thought about going again but it sounds like standards have dropped.We have just stayed at Cromer that was £21 a night.
  10. chippy

    Welcome along

    Drum brakes no servo,steering box,no anti roll bars,some small amount of engine power and surrounded by every combustible material known to man.Just pack spare pants and have no time agenda its all good. Brakes where we're going we don't need brakes The cab bed is a bit over engineered but...
  11. chippy

    Sometimes its hard to take yet another knock back ....

    I carn't even begin to lsit or remember all the problems and set backs i've had you just have to let it wash over and keep going.When you go for a drive and alls well its great.
  12. chippy

    Going grey ( L345 that is )

    Nice original looking bus now the works done.Good colour choice.Devon interia is nice.
  13. chippy

    Welcome along

    Thanks for link your bus is looking good.No van is ever straight foward is it.
  14. chippy

    Welcome along

    From what i can see your bus looks really nice and original are there more pics of it here.The reg are very close maybe they rolled out at similar times.We have not discused yet.Is that single silencer very quiet i have a bugpack twin quiet pack and it aint.Trikky2 i had reached the same...
  15. chippy

    Welcome along

    Thanks for the comments.The van is a june 68 but build date of april so an early right hand bay.Have been trying to get on the road agian after lots of repairs.Not in perfect nick but with the rat look all the thing i'm encorraged to not worry about the dents rust repairs tears etc and use it...
  16. chippy

    Welcome along

    Nice to be welcomed to the forum along with the others.(after posting pics in say hi here and faces with bays)After nearly twenty years of owning my 68 earlybay.com is proof i'm not completely nuts.Nice one!Would be good to talk to any of you if you see us out and about Norfolk.
  17. chippy

    Lets put some faces with the Bays!

    Don't make padlocks like they used to Andy
  18. chippy

    Lets put some faces with the Bays!

    Amy,Debs,Me & van
  19. chippy

    Post your drive away awnings?

    Not an awning i know but a handy tent for £35 from Argos which was very handy at Bugjam. Somewhere for the loo to wash and put things out of the rain.Front door has poles for a sun/rain shade to
  20. chippy

    New to EarlyBay ? Say Hi here ...

    Hello all After a long long time back on the road
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