'70 sunroof deluxe - WORK IN PROGRESS

[mIKe cAIn]

got some more done tonight....

gearbox finished

and then fitted

then the old motor went back, not had chance to add all the goodies to it and tidy it up

leanne spent ages polishing up the wheels yesterday

and she also finished making the headliner up so thats goin in next 8)

hopefully when the headliners in the windows can be put back in and then off to the tester :mrgreen:


mIKe

 

[Guest]

looks like someone has other ideas about the headliner!! :lol:

if they are anything like my two mutts it will be in shreads :shock: :lol:

great work so far, the wheels look great, nice job Leanne :wink:

 

[mIKe cAIn]

headliners just about fitted and is looking ace, the pics dont do it justice, windows started going back in tonight - what a pain in the arse new seals are!

cab doors are back together with new armrest/freshair duct things and finally real handles not string!

dash is back in

and the '68 mirror is in and looking miles better than the shitty nicoteen stained cream plastic one

and a couple of more pics now the lights are on and exhaust..

hopefully mot fri or sat

 

[Guest]

top job 8)

i really like the finish on your paint.

 

[mIKe cAIn]

its a trick of the camera i tells thee, its not that good with lots of over spray on the n/s as i couldnt reach round with the gun but the hard works done now, i can blow it all over anytime. just want to use the thing now :mrgreen:

 

[Chris]

looking good. all the hard work is paying off.
love the wheels

 

[mIKe cAIn]

was just looking at the first post of the thread and the paint looks the same as it does now :roll: but the PO before the PO had painted the bus with hamerite and the paint was pitted and rough and a mess, so now its kinda smoother

 

[mIKe cAIn]

The MOT drama....

i drove the van out of the unit and got about a 1/4 of a mile before the cluch failed, managed to stager it to the testers but he wouldn't test it as it wasn't drivable. so got it back home and pulled the motor, it turned out to be the cir-clip on the relase bearing shaft pushing it all out of line and mashing the release bearing, lucky enough leannes dad had a spare one. i put it back together and used an 'e' clip instead of the circlip and then put the motor back in sat morning, took it to the testers and leanne said lets check the lights one more time, so we checked them and the brake lights didnt work, checked the bulbs, changed them out and double checked the wiring, and fuses. still no joy so i got underneath and bypassed the wiures, still nothing, in the end i got a live from the fusebox and ran it to the swtch and it worked. then checked the rest of the lights and the sidelights wernt working, turned out to be a fuse. so then it was ready to go in, after a long wait and a much needed pint we went back to the testers and it had PASSED

so off to the post office for the tax and we went away for the weekend to wales

interior retrim next but i might wait till winter and enjoy the bus for the rest of the summer

 

[Guest]

nice... well done on the MOT 8)

 

[easy]

Nice looks 8)

 

[T2-Nate]

Did you find those passenger seat catches in your stash yet?
I'd really like to borrow them from ya!
:mrgreen:

 

[mIKe cAIn]

i havent found them yet i know they are in my garage somewhere! we cleared out the unit i was renting and everything went into my garage last night, its a mess but im doing an autojumble at tatton park vw show so i WILL have to pull everything out and hopefully i will find them then and let you know, cheers mIKe

 

[mIKe cAIn]

nearly finished tidying the engine up, had a few problems though, but now all sorted

 

[Little Nod]

Very nice

 

[58herbie]

Mike,

just noticed your bus is on Y plate have u never thought of gettin an age related plate ( H )for it coz i bet they charge u road tax for it. and being a 1970 it would be free.

jon

 

[mIKe cAIn]

been waiting for this post to come along... :roll:

its declared manufactured in 1970 and is classed as Historic :wink:

so no road tax to pay! and i quite like that plate although it has been valued at £800!

mIKe

 

[58herbie]

Thats all right then, hate some one to be givin Fat brown more than he needs..

Jon

 

[Guest]

i think as long as your log book states its 'historic' your ok with tax.

 

[mIKe cAIn]

well after the van has been outside over the winter it has started to 'bubble through' in a few odd places, the new arch that i put on has started to really rust and its startinging to bubble in strange places on panels! so im gonna have to re do some of the paint. bit sickening but hey!

also finally got round to sorting out all of the bits for the interior trim, gone for light gray and charcoal vinyl for the rear door/panel cards and a bmw seat material and black brush velvet for the seats, as for the rest im thinking of using ply and facing it with oak

so i've got my work cut out again :roll:

 

[pinheaduk]

awesome looking van dude, well impressed with the finish, what material did you use for the headliner?

cracking job