Gunter - 69' Adventurewagen conversion + Dodge & crewcab projects

[creationblue]

Great work on your bus mate, real bonus that the mrs & kids love it too................. 8)

 

[Valentine Won]

Love that white coming through on the front under the wind screen 8)
looking good mate

cheer shaun

 

[thejones's]

Used the Bus a few times since the last update - loving it, shame winters on the way...

Due to the Poor mpg, 14mpg! I've been having a fiddle. So far I've reset the valve clearance's. checked the timing, set the points correctly, reset the carb settings to haynes basic setup and slightly advanced the dizzy - much improved performance now. Time will tell if the MPG issue improves.

Fitted a header and Bugpack today to add a little bling to the rear end - not sure if I like it over the std exhaust, but gonna give it chance - sounds very nice though. Also added Mr Monkey to match my daily

 

[Gwar72]

Great thread, top work..!! Very cool bus..!! 8)

 

[68_early_bay]

Looking good 8)

 

[krusty]

Your bus rocks dude, awesome job on the headlining!
Where abouts did you get your rock n roll bed from?

 

[mister]

Lovely bus and nice work

 

[thejones's]

Your bus rocks dude, awesome job on the headlining!
Where abouts did you get your rock n roll bed from?

R&R bed was from here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vw-volkswagon-split-bay-camper-van-bus-kombi-t2-rock-and-roll-bed-full-width-/110958430567?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19d5a34967" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Not the best quality, but it works well and fitted without too much hassle - you get what you pay for and it was cheap as chips. Just re-enforced it myself and covered it to make it a wee bit easier on the eye. Works well with the car seats too

 

[thejones's]

Found some pics of the bus while it was sitting at the dock in the US :shock: looking very sorry for itself...

 

[T2 Brinky]

awsume work

 

[thejones's]

Recently had a close call where we may have needed to sell...luckily we have found other ways of raising funds so we can keep her.

Ever since fitting the BRM'S, I've missed the chrome caps, so managed to pick up a set of original wheels with nice old yellowing paint and some slightly troubled hub caps. Went to the local tyre place and had 185/70/14's on the rear and 185/65/14's on the front.

Bit of a win win, the bus looks lower as there's more rubber hidden, but we've gained almost an inch in ground clearance so I can now get on and off the drive without scrapes. Plus, the BRM's fetched decent cash to cover the new tyres. PIC:

 

[68_early_bay]

Happy days on not having to sell :mrgreen:

 

[matt-me]

very nice bus, good work, chap and chappess

 

[thejones's]

Not really much of an update, but since garaging the bay for the winter, I've spent most of the time sorting through the crap I moved out of the garage to make room.

Always disliked the 'fake' old look front bumper, so when one came up for peanuts locally on eBay, I snapped it up. Best of all it's totally original - worts and all!!!

Before

After

Next on the winter to do list:

Fit some kind of sound system
Pull the engine out for a cleanup/leak fix
Clean up the engine bay

 

[dubscum]

looking good mate 8)

 

[thejones's]

A late Christmas present for the bus arrived yesterday. Can you tell what it is?

Perfect looking rack that suits the lightly worn look of our bus. Can't wait to get it fitted!

 

[thejones's]

Wee update

Took the bus on a 140 mile round trip to Cube upholstery in Ilkeston, derby to be measured up for the R&R cushions and to recover our front bench seat. Going for a classic red - after weeks of deciding between red or brown vinyl.

Had the front seat apart again today to narrow it by an inch and thin out the bottom part as it was a wee bit high.

Also fitted these while the seats were out

 

[Shavey]

Hi ya,
not sure if you want these or not. But I took some photo's of two buses at Jays last year in June, not sure if they were imported at the same time from the same place. Anyway, here's a couple of photo's of your bus. You have done a fantastic job on your bus, certainly has given me some inspiration. Due to work commitments I only got my bus in December. Started doing some work on her now.

 

[MrAndyP]

Wee update

Took the bus on a 140 mile round trip to Cube upholstery in Ilkeston, derby to be measured up for the R&R cushions and to recover our front bench seat. Going for a classic red - after weeks of deciding between red or brown vinyl.

Ive never heard of them,i live in Ilkeston.....

Nice looking Bus BTW!!! 8)

 

[68_early_bay]

Wee update

Took the bus on a 140 mile round trip to Cube upholstery in Ilkeston, derby to be measured up for the R&R cushions and to recover our front bench seat. Going for a classic red - after weeks of deciding between red or brown vinyl.

Ive never heard of them,i live in Ilkeston.....

I was thinking the same :lol: I only live 10 min from ilson, have they been there long?