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Cheers all, Luckily the bus was already lowered when i bought her, just had to replace the shocks as they were shot Matt

Also managed our first trip away, to a place called Sandy Balls Campsite (interesting name) Bus ran a dream apart from the horn going off every time we turned left! cheers all Matt

Hi all been a while since i've updated this thread. Been quite busy on the bus with finishing the welding and prep work, but pleased to say that the ole girl is now painted and MOT'ed and all road legal. So a few pics, not done to well as they are off my mobile as some scrote broke intop my car...

Hi loving your van - a quality job and insperaton. Can you tell me on your interior - where did you get the trim for doing all your edging? Doing up a Dormy myself at the mo, my interior is ok but all the trims are discoloured or broken. Do you know if what you have used would fit the original...

Hi all been a while since i have updated this thread. Jobs now done include finished off welding underneath - with new outriggers and jacking points, then primed and shultz all new brakes and brake pipes new front hubs Finished off the welding on the body and final filling done, so just waiting...

Also managed to finish they middle panel, this only needed some dents filling and tidying where the PO had welded on new inner and outer sills Hoping to be back on 4 wheels this weekend so i can turn the bus around and start on the front !!

Hi All Managed to get a little more done to the bus over the last month, the engine is now back in fully rewired and ready to go - but not quite firing yet for some reason :cry: Have also finished off the arch and given a coat of red oxide One of the nastier jobs was repairing the...

managed to do a little more today before rain stopped play. Rubbed down the engine bay, primed, sealed and top coated all the new panels. Just need to sort out the fuel sender as it sends the guage to reading over full - think that its either wired back to front or a short somewhere. Once...

this is my old bus that i sold last year - have to ask myself why, now i'm in the middle of doing up another one!!

had a few more hours on the bus, have now gotten the rear corner, battery tray, arch and inner panels all welded on!! :) the panels nearly ready for welding welded on and first coat of filler in, bit crap on the photies - got my head down and before i knew it was almost finished without a...

nice job chap - at a simular stage with my dormy - keep up the good work

Managed to get the MIG fixed - so no excuses for not being out on the drive 8) Got the section under the window welded in and the runner guide on as well also made a start on the drivers side - where there is a touch more of the dreaded rot had to make up some repair sections to...

The only other job on the quarter was to replace the slide cover channel. As always cut one bit out and the rest comes with it fortunately JK do a replacement panel, which took some finding and i was worried i would have to fabricate my own all was going well to that point, managed to...

Once i had gotten the bus home (back of recovery lorry - and hopefully the only time!! :) ) the first job was to drop the engine out to give me access to the battery trays and corners not sure what was keeping the battery in! Started on the passenger side and decided it was easier to...

Cheers all, Been working slowly on the bus for the last couple months - weather permitting, will try and update with some pics soon :roll:

Hi All, Been viewing this forum for a while now and thought it must be time to introduce my ongoing project. I have had Sydeney (said as spelt thanks to my three year old who named him) for about 6 months & he's a Dormobile conversion - in need of a little love :( Anyway here is a couple...