GLADYS: GOING "BACK TO BEIGE' 68 RESTO.

[Mickey Sam]

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The interior I inherited left a bit to be desired.....

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So , after reading good things about Delilah's Campervan Furnishings I thought
I'd have a look at their website http://www.delilahscampervanfurnishings.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .

Spent ages working out roughly what I wanted for the interior and gave them a call.
I've got to say that Darren and Lizzie are a really helpful couple and were willing to
put up with me trying to make my final decisions, then changing my mind or adding
bits and pieces :roll:


I got the front rubber floor mat from Mad Matz and the under seat mats from
Custom and Commercial and waited for Darren and Lizzie to create my new interior.

I had already booked a place in the line up at Bright Breeze so left Darren and Lizzie
with a bit of a tight deadline but they came up trumps. I got the call that it was all
finished and I went to sunny Huntingdon to collect the bits.



Anyway, after all the discussions, phone calls and e-mails ( they have the patience of a Saint ) this is the outcome........


Cab seats and door cards ,,,,,,,,

Behind the cab seats......

Sliding door......

Opposite sliding door and rear seat.......

From the back......

Rock and Roll bed from inside......

Rock and Roll bed from outside..........

Front kick boards.( complete with footprints ) .......

Darren and Lizzie are making me a cover for the rear kick board
under the Rock and Roll bed and are posting it to me so I can
finish the kick board / speaker panel in the same material as the
front kick boards .


I've got the vinyl for the floor and hope to fit it this week just in
time for Brighton Breeze




Let me know if the photo's are getting boring ...

Tough if they are 'cos I'll be back later today with loads photo's of the outside........ :lol:

 

[Mickey Sam]

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And here they are.........



Couple of shots before the dropped spindles and adjustable rear spring plates

And as it stands now , about 90% finished but still loads of little non urgent jobs
like re-chroming the headlight rims and door handles, microphone for hands free phone,
insulation on new heater pipe, lots of tidying bits
.. oh ... and some camping furniture :lol:
but the main thing is I'm ready for Brighton Breeze




Remember this ?

After 5 years and two months of blood sweat and tears........another old VW bus saved from the scrapyard.........

Taxed , insured, MOT'd and raring to go

 

[tomedwar72]

Splendid work, been watching this one for some time. Great to see it on the road at last.

:mrgreen:

 

[Mickey Sam]

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Cheers mate , must admit it's nice to be able to actually drive it after all this time..



Done a few more finishing bits.


Stitched Vinyl arrived in the post courtesy of Delilah's......

Started to fit the vinyl to the kick board .....

Kick board covered....

Speaker holes sorted...

Speakers fitted.....

Also got the flooring down.......( crap photo's though :roll: )

Better photo of the flooring with the kick board and speakers fitted....

Fitted the cab bunk ( fecker of a job ! ) which will probably be used more for storage than a bed when I'm camping...

From the front...

From the side.....

And from the back .....

Even found a white phone charger to match my steering wheel :lol:

Anyway that's about all I'll get to do before my maiden voyage to Brighton Breeze on Friday and Saturday.
Still loads to do, but there's a beer or two with my name on in Brighton so it's time for a weekend off.

 

[Delilah]

Nicely done Mick ...looking dead good!!

 

[Mickey Sam]

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Daz/Lizzie, it's all about the stitching

Thanks again for posting the vinyl in time for Brighton, much appreciated,

 

[EgoTrippin]

Great job Mick
Looking forward to seeing this in Brighton this weekend...

 

[69rhdpanel]

Great job on the resto!
Can ask what tyres are you running?

 

[Mickey Sam]

Thanks,

Tyres are AVON ZV3 ,
Front 185/60/14
Rear 185/65/14

Not done may miles on them yet but they seem OK so far, cheers

 

[the irv]

wow!!!! very nice 8)

 

[gninnam]

So jealous of where you have got to :evil:

Looks fantastic - well done (bet your right chuffed) :mrgreen:

 

[Mickey Sam]

Hi Andy, yeah, pleased how it is at this stage thanks - still loads to do though. ( ain't there always !)

Good to see you're back working on your bus again - keep up the good work, soon be there

 

[gninnam]

Good to see you're back working on your bus again - keep up the good work, soon be there

Thanks :mrgreen:

 

[69rhdpanel]

Thanks,

Tyres are AVON ZV3 ,
Front 185/60/14
Rear 185/65/14

Not done may miles on them yet but they seem OK so far, cheers

Have got the front beam turned on the adjusters or is it at standard height?

 

[dubscum]

clean and tidy, that

 

[Mickey Sam]

Thanks,

Tyres are AVON ZV3 ,
Front 185/60/14
Rear 185/65/14

Not done may miles on them yet but they seem OK so far, cheers

Have got the front beam turned on the adjusters or is it at standard height?

69 rhdPanel,

Front beam is standard width with adjusters, Transporterhaus 4" dropped spindles, and adjustable coil overs.
Rear is Transporterhaus adjustable spring plates.

I'm really pleased with the comfort and handling, but others have used the same method and have had slightly different results .

There is a thread in 'Technical' started by Easy titled "Tyres/Stance, let's see what you're runnin' !"

There's 18 pages of it but well worth reading more two or three times before you part with you 'hard earned'

- Best to get it right first time

Good luck , whichever way you choose,

 

[Mickey Sam]

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UPDATE: 240 v Hook-up / 12v Leisure / Split charge install.

Haven't updated for a while as I've been busy installing camping electrics.

I wanted a 12v leisure battery set up and a 240v site hook-up incorporating a permanent battery charger / conditioner.


Started by fitting a discreet 240v hook-up connection in the engine bay by the spare wheel well.
Probably stating the obvious but the the white piece hanging down is a cover for the connection...

Ran 240v cable to a Consumer Unit .....

Tucked nicely between R&R frame and front of wheel arch...

Boxed it in temporarily till I have time to make something decent.
I want to make easy access to circuit breakers and RCD.

Ran cable from Consumer unit through trunking to a 240v socket for battery charger.
Also ran a cable from Leisure battery to a 12v fusebox.
Again, sits nicely in front of opposite wheel arch.

12v fuse box in position...

Then mounted the charger on a board which will sit on top of the 240v socket and 12v fuse board.
This will all be boxed in later and the charger will lift out on the board for easy access to the battery charger plug and 12v fuse box access.

Now here's the bit I like (purists look away !), ran a cable from the consumer unit, through conduit to the air vent behind drivers seat...

Not quite finished yet but this is what you will see when not in use....

And then when hooked up to site 240v mains .....

And safe as houses ( and keeping the original look ) from the other side !

Back in the engine bay I fitted a 140 amp split charge relay to the hinge panel, out of site...

Used a lumpy, waterproof fuse between main battery and relay...

Also used waterproof fuse holders between relay and leisure battery and between leisure battery to 12v fuse box.
Battery charger cables ready for permanent connection to leisure battery...

All connected up and ready to rock....

So apart from a bit of boxing in and tidying up, that's the split charge 12v leisure system ready and 240 v site hook-up installed and
whenever I'm on hook up my leisure battery will be charging and when that's full the split charge should then top up my main battery.
I will plug into the mains when parked in my garage and keep the battery charger in conditioning mode so should not only keep battery charged
but in top condition too......



I've also been playing about with some buddy seats.

Back soon with some photo's,

 

[Mickey Sam]

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UPDATE


I wanted some extra seating in the bus but not as a permanent fixture.

I knocked up a prototype in tri-wall cardboard so I could get an idea of size, etc..

Then made the frames with an idea of also being able to put them together to form a small bunk....

Delilah's VW Upholstery covered the rest of the upholstery so I asked Daz & Lizzie to order me some more of the vinyl and also make the kick panels.
Started putting it all together and hinged the seat base to use the obvious space for storage ..

Note the circular hole on the right hand side - this lines up with the 240v socket I installed in the air vent behind the drivers seat

I made the backrests hollow, out of ply, and hinged them...

Then took the backrests to Daz and Lizzie at Delilah's to cover, and also make some cushions to match my R&R bed..

The reason for the hollow backrests was so that they could hinge forward ....

And could be used to house the cooker and sink.

Not quite finished yet, still got to make it waterproof and heatproof so I don't melt the seats :shock:
The cooker will be stored inside the backrest and be raised up when in use.
There's stacks of room at the back of the seat to store a heat/wind shield to protect things.

Also made myself a removable table ...

Table top matches the floor :roll:

Table in place

and with the seats..

Something didn't look right with the seats.

I decided that the backrests looked a bit high so before I finish the areas around the sink and cooker I'm going to take the
backrests out and re-make them so they are about 2 inches lower than they are now

So back to the drawing board. Going to try and get the seats finished for Sandown VoWo show.

The units are not meant to be the be all and end all of kitchen equipment - just for camping trips when you need a quick cuppa and a spruce up.

I'll eventually make a removable kitchen unit with maybe a sink, double cooker, grill and fridge but sometimes the extra seating is useful so
I want to have different options and have it all removable rather than carting the extra weight around if I don't need it.












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[68_early_bay]

That's some nice work on the buddy seats 8)

 

[stuif]

Wow, looking very good