Before and After...

[Justin & Muttley]

Nice Dave - very nice indeed... 8)

 

[EgoTrippin]

@ Egotrippin': Your bay is one cool looking van, mister! Loving the torkers!

Cheers Airtime. Still the only bay running these wheels -not for much longer though.

 

[Ali]

Before:

After:

..got the aerial in the front panel now, instead of those holes

 

[gninnam]

Some cracking pics and work going on in this 'ere thread - keep it up guys (oh and gals :wink: ),

Respect 8)

 

[rustydiver]

Before:

After:

..got the aerial in the front panel now, instead of those holes

Love that colour. 8) What is it? :?:
I want mine to look like that when i get mine done

 

[faux]

A couple of evenings work my 69 went from this:

To this:

Thanks goes to:
Paul Revere...general lifting, advice and moral boosting.
Simon Hall....selling the bus to me
Tim (Roadhouse Retro).....wheels and advice
Paul (T2D)..... Parts and advice
James....bleeding brakes

 

[Airtime]

@ Ali and Faux: Just awesome! 8)

 

[Ali]

Love that colour. 8) What is it? :?:
I want mine to look like that when i get mine done

Thanks

It's supposed to Savannah Beige on the bottom but i'm not so sure. I've not had it next to an original SB to compare but i think it's a shade lighter...

The top half is the original pearl white, it didn't look creamy until I painted the bottom half but i think they compliment each other really well.

Cheers Airtime, not bad for a couple of weeks work eh!?

 

[Airtime]

Cheers Airtime, not bad for a couple of weeks work eh!?

Not bad at all! Did you paint the poptop as well? Or did you just clean it?

 

[Ali]

Scrubbed and then painted it.

I ended using some hard wearing external floor paint on it. I didn't want a gloss finish because it would have just highlighted the imperfections in the surface, so i chose a satin finish.

It looks really good...even if i do say so myself

I've got to tidy up the roof rack bars and tie-down hoops a little still but they're not to obvious under normal circumstances. A quick lick of paint will soon have them looking better.

 

[Airtime]

It really looks great! 8) I'm planning to do this job as well. Will probably happen next year, first have to finish the welding and service/overhaul the engine this winter.

Cheers!

 

[olance]

Before inside and out.

After!

 

[lobus]

Looks like it is well restored and doing exactly as the designers intended it ito do.
Great stuff.

 

[mattyd72]

before:

After:

 

[olance]

Looks like it is well restored and doing exactly as the designers intended it ito do.
Great stuff.

4 weeks in S France over the summer, not a problem ..... carbs have now fallen to bits but hey ...... it's getting there!

 

[Cali-Bay]

The first few pics are how i got it last year, the last few are how it stands now. Still got a few bits to do on the interior but its nearly there :mrgreen:

 

[Chris]

Cali-Bay, your van looks stunning. the before pics look very familiar. sure I went to see it on the south coast last summer. Very impressed when I saw it, almost bought it but went away on holiday. it was sold when i got back, must have been you !! transformation looks amazing. you've obviously put a lot of time, effort and money into it. nice one.
by the way took quite a few pics of it when i went to see it to show my other half what we might be buying. if you want them pm me your e-mail address and i'll try to send them to you.

 

[Cali-Bay]

Thanks Chris It sure sounds like the same one (south coast).
Would be cool to get some more pics of it, PM on its way !!

 

[Clem]

Heres mine in the good ole US of A

And a year later, UK side

 

[lobus]

Hmmm, nice bus and nice bumper trim Clem, I'm still on the look out for some rear pieces for you.
David