my 1970 earlybay

[hipshaker]

as far as i know jim, it was no trouble above and beyond the trouble it usually causes. it came from here i think:

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[Jim Drake]

Cheers for the link ,looks like they have got every thing i need.Give us a shout when you come over for your grand island tour,there are some camp sites a little out of the way if you need to chill out .

 

[hipshaker]

took a couple of pics on sunday, backstage area of simply red gig @ osborne house on the iow. interior a little further on, altohugh not fixed in permanently ... and a couple of pics with a nice beetle owned by a friend. in total 3 buses and the beetle were there.

 

[hipshaker]

some i took today on the mobile, portsdown hill above portsmouth. joined for a while by a late bay:

 

[wiley coyote]

crikey it's not raining! Have you photo shopped that? :shock:

 

[hipshaker]

don't worry ..... looking out the window it looks like the rain is on its way back

 

[hipshaker]

hmm, my letter or registration says 1970 (dec 29) but the m plate thing says 1971 (jan 5). but anyway, the radio is in:

cooker in place, but still to be fitted (with nifty grill attachment):

and more pics up on the hill today:

 

[Bessie]

Absolutely love this concertina poptop look,well done mate.
Very cool.

 

[hipshaker]

cheers.

crumpets @ the sea front this morning:

 

[streetboy]

What a transformation :shock: very nice bus, and I like the interior, a credit to you sir
I also like crumpets too

 

[hipshaker]

thanks, its coming along.

interior as it stands:

and from outside:

got the gas in, cooker and heater off one bottle. i was toying with the idea of using the bottle holders that go through the floor (they came with the interior - same size as the cut outs) but not too keen on cutting big holes:

and, this for the hook up. in the wardrobe:

 

[Frisco69]

Was this van rebuilt by a bloke called Nobby by any chance? It's just that I recognise the van with the palm trees!

Matt.

 

[Jim Drake]

Your van is looking lovely ,it looks even better in the flesh.Had a nose at it at beachbuggin .
It's hard to belive from the photos you had that it's the same bus,it's a credit to you and your mate.
keep up the good work

 

[gninnam]

Very nice van - some good work done there 8)

You need some hole in the floor near your gas bottle - the gas is heavier than air so will escape through the hole in the floor instead of stying in the vehicle

 

[RICH-I-AM]

Just read this thread from start to finnish. Sweet looking Bus 8) .
Loving the nifty Grill attachment and the Babs Windsor plate :mrgreen:

 

[easy]

Nice work sir 8)

 

[hipshaker]

thanks all. its been done to a decent standard, if not exactly mint.

gninnam - yes, the hole thing is causing me some thought. like i said, toying with the idea of the metal gas bottle holders through the floor. but maybe just a hole will be ok. trying to get a gas safety test booked at the moment.

jim - cheers. shame i missed you, i was around for most of the day. he's done a pretty good job. it is his first total resto type job and i'm happy with it. it needs a decent paint job but that is my fault as i had the option of a proper job before he put it back together.

anyway, nearly finished. just need to sort a bit of headlining out to the rear of the poptop. might put a locker there. and then sort the fuel lines, solenoid cut out switch, fire extinguisher, move the fuel filter and get a leisure battery charger fitted.

 

[hipshaker]

well, just had what i think will almost be the final stuff done .... bar a decent paint job and an overhead locker of some kind:

1641 piston kit, fuel lines replaced, fire extinguisher fitted, alternator conversion, pertronix and fuel filter moved:

vent for the gas bottle:

new headlights and indicators:

new (old) heater levers and a clock (can just see), and the little red light between the speedo and clock is wired in to the extinguisher:

leisure battery charger:

and an old picture of the ipod conection in the glovebox to the period radio:

and i've had the windscreen washer changed to electric, a little pump hidden away and operated by the the wiper stalk. just need to get out and use it more now

 

[hipshaker]

added an extra gas bottle today ...... no chance of running out now!

 

[hipshaker]

a coupleof new bits:

engine lid lock with key

locking petrol cap