A slack winter and busy Easter

[Clem]

Been an odd winter for me, I lost my long standing workshop facility, and was promised a new one at Christmas, but Im still waiting for the current incumbant to vacate it, luckily the old place let me store my bus in there till a couple of weeks ago, it meant I could do some stuff, but not really get tearing into it like I'd wish to, still ....

I had a peep at the factory underseal in the arches and decided it would be better to lift it and see what was going on under there - took a lot of nights to strip out the two front inner wheel arches completely, and then, not sure what to do with scraped out arches(?), I decided to clearcoat POR them and liberally wax

they look better, and moreso behind the alloy Sprints

Id like OG ones, but the wife likes expensive holidays, so something has to give and I scored some Flat 4 used ones at a very nice price

The old exhaust was a Brasil stock item that I had to weld together last year, so I replaced it with a Bluebird stainless unit .... much better

After scouring the Samba I scored a couple of nice purchases, an accessory tissue dispenser for the dash

and a pair of OG Seattle dealership licence plate frames. I didnt realise that paired genuine frames were so valuable :shock: I took the opportunity to get some new pressed plates from http://www.platemyride.com as well

So, pretty much ready to go now ...... here comes summer

 

[Grazy]

Said it before Clem didn`t think it could get better but it does 8)

 

[Justin & Muttley]

Looking very sharp Clem - I like it!! 8)

 

[Rusty Lee]

nice mate that ticks all the boxes for me

 

[carole]

Less......







.......is more.

very nice 8) 8)

 

[ddffrost]

seriously nice mate loving the mint deluxe bumper trim i've looked all over and come up dry!

 

[Fraggle]

Looks sweet man!!

My bus is also from Seattle, Washington US of A

Would love some plate surrounds like yours.....keep my eyes peeled!

 

[ddffrost]

is that plate uk legal?

 

[Clem]

is that plate uk legal?

Not strictly.

 

[Guest]

the rules...

The size and spacing of number plate characters is specified in the regulations, as follows:

Each character must be 79mm high and 50mm wide (except the number 1 or the letter I). The width of each character stroke must be 14mm. There must be a space of 11mm between characters within the same group, and character groups must be 33mm apart. For the purposes of measurement, each character (again, excepting the number 1 or the letter I), regardless of its shape, is treated as a rectangular block of dimensions 79mm x 50mm

Optionally, number plates may display one of the following national emblems: British Union Flag with “GB”, English Flag (St George Cross) with “ENG”, Scottish Flag (St Andrew Cross) with “SCO”, Welsh Flag (green dragon on green/white field) with “Wales” and “Cymru” or Euro Flag (circle of stars) with “GB”. If the Euro/GB configuration is displayed, then the bearer vehicle need not display a separate “GB” emblem when driving within the EU.

The colours and reflectivity of number plates are also specified in the regulations, and there is a British Standard (BS AU 145d) which describes the physical characteristics of number plates, including: visibility, strength and reflectivity. Front plates must have black characters on a white background, while rear plates must have black characters on a yellow background. The British Standard also requires that a number plate must be marked with the following information: the British Standard Number, the name, trade mark, or other means of identification of the manufacturer or component supplier, the name and postcode of the supplying outlet. A non-reflective border is optional. There may be no other markings or material contained on the number plate.

SUMMARY: What is required and permitted on UK road-legal number plates
Required:
White front plate (to British Standard BS AU 145d)
Yellow rear plate (to British Standard BS AU 145d)
The registration number of the bearer vehicle in the mandatory font (black ‘Charles Wright 2001’)
Spacing of characters and character groups in accordance with the measurements specified in the regulations. Variation is not permitted
Permitted but not required:
3D variation of the mandatory ‘Charles Wright 2001’ font
Coloured, non-reflective border
National emblem: English St George Cross with “ENG” legend, Scottish St Andrew Cross with “SCO” legend, Welsh Dragon with “WALES” and “CYMRU” legend, British Union Flag with “GB” legend) or Euro Stars symbol with “GB” legend.
No additions or variations are permitted. Common illegal variations are:

Fancy or decorative typefaces
Bolts placed in such a way as to alter the appearance of characters
Adjusted spacing between characters or character groups
Altered characters
Additional logos or symbols, such as sporting emblems and religious symbols.
There are concessions for older and vintage cars. “Historic vehicles”, i.e. those built prior to 1973, are permitted to bear the old-style black plates of either plastic or traditional metal construction.

To quote the DVLA: "Vehicles constructed before 1.1.73 may display traditional style ‘black and white’ plates i.e. white, silver or grey characters on a black plate."

the last bit might be open to interpretation :wink:

 

[beetlebug321]

looks awesome!
love it

 

[ddffrost]

I always think Westy roofs look like the van is wearing a flat cap!

 

[Airtime]

Those wheels really are the bomb! 8) Just awesome! 8)

The tissue dispenser is also a nice touch!

 

[MMMC]

That is sweet...

what size tyres you running on those rims dude?

 

[Clem]

Thanks for the 'rules' Johnny. Whatever

Tyres are 195/70x15 rear and 185/65x15 front, which retain the gearing correctly.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the 'rules' Johnny. Whatever

No need to be 'arsey', dude! :shock:

I was only trying to help

 

[Clem]

Thanks for the 'rules' Johnny. Whatever

No need to be 'arsey', dude! :shock:

I was only trying to help

The wink was meant to convey my 'cheeky' intent. No offence meant. Apologies.

 

[Guest]

i love your plates and if it was me, i'd keep them on for the cool factor 8) . (I'd also keep the OG's in case the 'filth' stop ya).

sorry it was the 'whatever' that worried me. /hug

 

[easy]

like that 8)