Thought I'd finally start a gallery / documentation of my ongoing van ownership, rolling restoration and bank account draining [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH] as have been lurking on here for a fair while.
Having always yearned to own a camper from very young having grown up in Cornwall. Eventually managed to get enough money together to purchase one a couple of years ago albeit needing 'a bit of work' given my budget. Quite a bit of work to do given its a rhd and bodywork had lots of filler. But chassis is solid so a good base.
So to cut a long story short
Has been a fair amount of work to even get to this stage, lots my own and lots by garages as don't have my own garage to do the more heavy metal work etc. Plus lots of people calling me crazy.
To date major bits I have done
Renewed all brakes still drums want to move to discs at some point.
New clutch (decided to give out on the morning of wanting to leave to take it to its first volksworld show)
Changed Dynamo for alternator
Leaky old solex changed for weber 34icts with bell crank linkage
New vintagespeed
New front arches, lower front panel, cab floor
Porsche 944 tombstones fitted in place of badly fitted old Saab ones.
Volkswares bed fitted as unfortunately not much of nice old Devon interior left.
Firetec fitted
Loom currently being replaced (more on that later)
But has all been good fun and happy in the knowledge that all those things have been done and properly[SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH]. Still a work in progress as will never be finished but slowly getting there plus very usable/ a lot less chicken wire and filler/ expanding foam [FLUSHED FACE]. Will stop waffling on now and post some all important photos [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES].
In sort of order
As I picked up
Floor
Some of the original front arches
Getting to grips with rust lots of blood sweat and tears
Coffee sacks time plus some orange fabric
Realising should always buy quality parts
Original studs a bit past their best
Complete nest of wiring now being stripped and replaced with new loom
Finally getting there and finally got an original grill to replace the stainless one
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Having always yearned to own a camper from very young having grown up in Cornwall. Eventually managed to get enough money together to purchase one a couple of years ago albeit needing 'a bit of work' given my budget. Quite a bit of work to do given its a rhd and bodywork had lots of filler. But chassis is solid so a good base.
So to cut a long story short
Has been a fair amount of work to even get to this stage, lots my own and lots by garages as don't have my own garage to do the more heavy metal work etc. Plus lots of people calling me crazy.
To date major bits I have done
Renewed all brakes still drums want to move to discs at some point.
New clutch (decided to give out on the morning of wanting to leave to take it to its first volksworld show)
Changed Dynamo for alternator
Leaky old solex changed for weber 34icts with bell crank linkage
New vintagespeed
New front arches, lower front panel, cab floor
Porsche 944 tombstones fitted in place of badly fitted old Saab ones.
Volkswares bed fitted as unfortunately not much of nice old Devon interior left.
Firetec fitted
Loom currently being replaced (more on that later)
But has all been good fun and happy in the knowledge that all those things have been done and properly[SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH]. Still a work in progress as will never be finished but slowly getting there plus very usable/ a lot less chicken wire and filler/ expanding foam [FLUSHED FACE]. Will stop waffling on now and post some all important photos [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES].
In sort of order
As I picked up
Floor
Some of the original front arches
Getting to grips with rust lots of blood sweat and tears
Coffee sacks time plus some orange fabric
Realising should always buy quality parts
Original studs a bit past their best
Complete nest of wiring now being stripped and replaced with new loom
Finally getting there and finally got an original grill to replace the stainless one
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