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Well done Alfie, it's been a long journey but the end result has been well worth the effort. Fantastic job mate. Now get yourself off on a Camping trip :mrgreen:

Great work Alfie, that beam will be better than new when your done :mrgreen:

Top job Alfie, looking very tidy m8. That alluminium trim really sets it off well :D That must be the interior just about done now eh ? Have you got a date in mind for hitting the road ?

A job well done there :D Looking very nice and well worth all that effort you put into the prep job :wink: Now comes the fun part of putting it all back together without chipping the paint :shock: Masking tape works well on edges to offer some protection when fitting doors etc.

naa, Steering wheels are really overrated :lol: :lol: :lol: Picture was taken near the end of an 18 month resto, I do have a steering wheel... Honest :wink:

Fitted a VDO rev Counter in mine which is very usefull to have, then used a Porsche 911 speedo with tripcounter I had spare and gave the old vw gauge a coat of paint to match :D

I used a pair of Granada Scorpio leather seats, fully electric and heated :D Very comfortable and only cost £50 the pair :wink: Bit of a pain to fit though as I had to make a support frame for runners to sit on.

Your doing one hell of a job on this Bus and the attention to detail is superb. With body preparation to this high standard the finished paint job should be excellent. It's all about the prep work :wink:

That interior is really taking shape now Alfie, doing a great job m8, it just gets better all the time :wink:

Great job on the hatch :D It looks just like the one I made for my Bus :wink:

Great job Alfie, coming on very well m8 and love those overhead units, I'm going to have to nick that idea off you, hope you don't mind :lol: Not long to go now eh, you'll get it to RTTH and Vanfest no problem this year :wink:

Your doing one hell of a job there and look forward to seeing more on the engine install as I'm considering the smaller 2.4 Porsche lump for mine :wink:

Happy New Year all :D We had a small club camping trip in Co Durham to see in the New Year :D Cracking night and not to cold either, although it was a little damp later on. Mind you, we'd had a few shandys by then :wink: :lol:

:lol: I think she'll be sticking with this one... Just look at the Bug he's just bought her :wink: :lol:

:D That 67 looks very nice Emerald :mrgreen:

Cheers m8, hope to get ours on the road for the Spring with a bit of luck. Problem is I have to many projects and not enough time or money :lol: Always the same eh ? :wink:

Snap :wink: We've Just got ourselves a 66 Bug project to build next as well :lol: Your 66 looks great by the way, very nice :D

Here's mine, 2 splines rear and home modified front beam

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Thanks Johnny :wink: I think the best and easiest way to go about fitting a rear hatch would be to cut the complete frame out of a scrapper and then trim it down to size and weld it into your Bus. The reason I went for home made option was because I couldn't find anything at the time other...