Photos of my new '68 tintop!

[boatbuilder]

*************My newly acquired '68 tintop**************

Sliding door side

Cab....

Interior...

German army tow hooks......

Side belly pans riveted on....

Middle belly pan welded on.....I can hear the deathrattle of rust when I bang on the middle pan!

"68 only" wiper arm successfully mig welded back together (would cost £40 stg for a new one)

Battery tray rusted out.....

Rear left wheel arch on inside looks kinda rusty.......

Under cab floor is pretty good.......waxoyl everywhere

Rust holes in the heater tubes!!!!!! not good!.....

1600 Vege reconditioned engine.........

Is there supposed to be somethin holding the foamy stuff up???........

Rust coming through at seam at front wheel arch :-(

Rusty exhaust.....

 

[Alzy]

sweet as 8)

What is that colour??? Is it a genuine VW colour as it looks as though that is what mine would have looked like along long time ago


Cheers

 

[Scampi]

Very nice :lol:

 

[boatbuilder]

Not sure what exact colour it is....I have a spare dribble of paint that came in a tin with the bus....it says "Autocolour" on the tin...looks like it was mixed.

 

[easy]

Hello mate, nice van there love the little curtain over the glove box 8)

 

[Justin & Muttley]

Nice van, great to see the underside of the cab floor looking so good (I wish!) 8)

What are your plans for it?

 

[boatbuilder]

My plans are to get a stainless exhaust, new heat exchangers (or try and botch the old ones together), new air ductwork, new door seals. Take the belly pans off and fix whats underneath (not looking forward to that). Treat the rust inside the rear wheel arch and battery tray. Put on a new push button for the window squirter. New aerial for the radio, renew cracked rubber engine mounts, put a chrome vw badge on the front.
Tune engine/adjust carbs.

Really really confused as to how to tackle the rust. Everyone seems to have their own way of doing it and there doesn't seem to be one definitive answer! :shock: :roll: