Supertramp
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Amazing progress Lee. Love this bus.
My new crossover
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Myvanway
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Looking awesome. 8)
Lee C
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gee thanks gents :lol: I had grand plans tonight for more progress, until!!!
A customer came to pick his car up & said nice job but what about the back bumper! :shock:
Ian my business partner showed him what we had agreed to do & wrote down in the diary.
The customer said the damage may not have even been there at time of estimate, BUT. The car is going back to Audi at 9:45am, can we repair & paint the back bumper NOW,!!
So we did, but no time on the bus unfortunately
Never mind There's always tomorrow !??!?!!
Lee C
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Hangover impeded progress
Started on the wardrobe,
Re glued the laminate,
Made a new shelf for the bottom bit & put a new back on,
The black trim was all shapes,
So I heated it up n stretched it,
Then I fitted this aluminium trim on the corners as the black trim was missing & the laminate was lifting up, I think it looks canny??
Also fitted some 12v sockets with a USB thing to charge phones n iPads n stuff.
That's it for now!!!
We also got these VWs in too!
T5 is getting colour coded & the side painting, the beetle is getting a roof rack colour coded and fitted.
Started on the wardrobe,
Re glued the laminate,
Made a new shelf for the bottom bit & put a new back on,
The black trim was all shapes,
So I heated it up n stretched it,
Then I fitted this aluminium trim on the corners as the black trim was missing & the laminate was lifting up, I think it looks canny??
Also fitted some 12v sockets with a USB thing to charge phones n iPads n stuff.
That's it for now!!!
We also got these VWs in too!
T5 is getting colour coded & the side painting, the beetle is getting a roof rack colour coded and fitted.
Myvanway
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Nice work on the Westy locker/wardrobe, your doing a grand job. 8)
Snapon ratchet screwdriver is a must! :mrgreen:
Snapon ratchet screwdriver is a must! :mrgreen:
Lee C
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Aye, it's old as the hills!!
Well half of it is!! :lol:
Bit like trigger's brush!! :lol:
Well half of it is!! :lol:
Bit like trigger's brush!! :lol:
nice work on the cabinets, love the shiney finish, should brighten things up a bit inside!
That's a cool looking Beetle. 8)
That's a cool looking Beetle. 8)
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Brilliant progress, the cupboard looks great.
Where did you buy the 12v sockets with usb? thats a great idea
Where did you buy the 12v sockets with usb? thats a great idea
Lee C
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Cheers people!!
Socket thing was £6.50 off eBay!!!
Will be wiring it into the leisure battery system eventually like!!
Well Darren will I mean, or at least watch me do it!!
Wires are scary :character0036: :scared0016:
Socket thing was £6.50 off eBay!!!
Will be wiring it into the leisure battery system eventually like!!
Well Darren will I mean, or at least watch me do it!!
Wires are scary :character0036: :scared0016:
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Lee C said:
Thanks for info i will have a look, good idea though, didnt know you could get them with a usb.
Lee C
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Headliner started :character0036: scared stuff indeed!!
Got given this as a template, for a pop top bus obviously, but better than nowt!!
Also got given 2 free boards, sourced a 3rd locally, different shade/ type of wood
But hopefully once the cherry varnish is on it'll not be too noticeable :?
Had to remove the gripper bits for the headliner, should have done this a long time age when I painted the interior !!
Daffyed up the paint, good as new!!
Found a couple of these in the scrapyard.
Made this , not quite the same as the template mind!
So as to fit onto the roof support bar!
Offered it up, but needed to alter the front to move it forward 10mm so as I can get the next one to screw to the roof support bar too
Finally that's it fitted in place with a handfull of screws,until I get more time!!!!
Got LOADS of cars booked in at the moment though, so bus will have to wait till the weekend!!
Also Darren got the wipers working!
:lol:
Got given this as a template, for a pop top bus obviously, but better than nowt!!
Also got given 2 free boards, sourced a 3rd locally, different shade/ type of wood
But hopefully once the cherry varnish is on it'll not be too noticeable :?
Had to remove the gripper bits for the headliner, should have done this a long time age when I painted the interior
!!
Daffyed up the paint, good as new!!
Found a couple of these in the scrapyard.
Made this , not quite the same as the template mind!
So as to fit onto the roof support bar!
Offered it up, but needed to alter the front to move it forward 10mm so as I can get the next one to screw to the roof support bar too
Finally that's it fitted in place with a handfull of screws,until I get more time!!!!
Got LOADS of cars booked in at the moment though, so bus will have to wait till the weekend!!
Also Darren got the wipers working!
:lol:
mattie
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Keep it up look forward to the posts.
Lee C
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Me too!!!
Means I've done something :lol:
Means I've done something
:lol:
Myvanway
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awesome... 8)
Lee C
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MUST get back on this!!! :evil: :evil:
Work work work!!! :roll:
Not as busy next week , so ,,,,,?????
Work work work!!! :roll:
Not as busy next week , so ,,,,,?????
Lee C
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Not thought that far ahead yet
Probably not as I've heard they're quite dear, I'll think of summit tho!!!
Probably not as I've heard they're quite dear, I'll think of summit tho!!!
Lee C
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Making a wooden headliner is a lit bit difficult :| :x
Reet, it's all got to come out again yet to varnish & fit insulation to the roof.
The last pic is of a wooden strip which covers the join, but I think I've done it wrong as it should be slightly curved :roll: so as to match up with the roof support bar that I'm screwing it to!!
But as I've drilled the holes already , if I can't get it to secure properly, I might have to start again by cutting new boards :?
Reet, it's all got to come out again yet to varnish & fit insulation to the roof.
The last pic is of a wooden strip which covers the join, but I think I've done it wrong as it should be slightly curved :roll: so as to match up with the roof support bar that I'm screwing it to!!
But as I've drilled the holes already , if I can't get it to secure properly, I might have to start again by cutting new boards
:? 
