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It's been a while, a long hard slog, but the van is nearly finished and thoroughly worth all the long hours and I'm glad I followed through to the end! I still have a few jobs to sort out but the majority of the work is now complete. I have loads of photos to put up but only have time for a few...

Hi all, a quick update. Painted the engine bay and after around a year without wheels and being on its side the van has wheels again! Still lots to do but today has given a good boost to morale!

A quick update plus a quick question! I have tarted up the engine a bit. A few bits more to do but will do them once back on the vehicle. And the question. I have this piece left over from a box containing all the tinware nuts and bolts. Does anybody know where it came from. I'm...

I added a ‘Y’ section to the heater pipe with the intention of connecting it to a propex, or similar, heater from inside the van and hoping the heat would reach the front windscreen. A larger wiring loom pipe to make it easier to pull future cables through. This could be the reason that I...

OK everyone, it s been some time since I last posted on here! My plan was to do a bit of work on the van then get it on here for you to see but as I don’t have a laptop and am doing it via my ipad it been more than awkward to sort out photos and get them online! It has been a struggle to keep...

Today I cleaned up the front beam. The end plates are rusted through so I suppose that I will have to replace them, I might as well narrow it and put in adjusters while I'm at it! I have some torsion bars missing, it was how the last owners lowered it, I'll have to get a new set from somewhere...

I've been a bit slow on putting things on the website, but that's just the way I am! I have started the restoration mainly by stripping the van further back than I really wanted. But once I started digging I couldn't stop! So the van is now on its side with the help of a roll over jig which has...

Hi everyone. Thought I would start my own topic after spending a while reading everyone else's. I'll keep this post short to make sure I know how to post things correctly! Gracie, is our second baywindow, the first being Beryl, a late bay. The current one is a 1971 Dormobile (we came to this...