Project Ice Cream Van

[rossco]

Hi, I am new here and to vw vans in general. I started work at Rusty Kampers (plug,plug ) a few weeks ago and I decided I needed to get an early bay in my life. So after talking to a few friendly customers and asking around I have now got a project.....

 

[rossco]

After staring at it for a few days wondering what to do with it , this happened

looks better already , but leaves another decision put a new roof on and make it into a tin top or a webasto type sunroof ?

Ideas?

 

[rossco]

While thinking about the roof I decided to repair the engine cover as you can see it needed a complete bottom putting back in it , both inner and outer.

and since it started life as a panel van I am going to convert it back to a panel van

 

[slammedresto]

i saw a "Rossi" bay high roof ice cream van in southend on saturday

it was on the a127 heading out of southend

 

[sparkywig]

Funnily enough, I'm after an ice-cream van... :?

 

[mattyd72]

From the lack of roof bracing it looks like a Factory top stuck on a tin top, it should have no metal roof at all only metal hoops extending from the gutters.

Nice Bus though, and tin tops are far cooler anyway!

 

[dubscum]

hope that high tops going back on

 

[61 stu]

high roof and slammed 8)

either way cool bus mate

 

[rossco]

Sorry dubscum, that roof has been chopped up into little bits !

Matty, it has one metal hoop that goes from gutter to gutter, just uploading some more pics.

 

[mattyd72]

Sorry dubscum, that roof has been chopped up into little bits !

Matty, it has one metal hoop that goes from gutter to gutter, just uploading some more pics.

Interesting....

What style bulk head is it ?

 

[rossco]

here are a few more pics to show the general condition before the main work starts

 

[rossco]

Interesting....

What style bulk head is it ?

Hopefully you will be able to see in the pics ,cos im not sure :?

 

[rossco]

high roof and slammed 8)

either way cool bus mate

Thanks mate , but I couldn't stomach the high roof

 

[cunning plan]

Nice project and a good start..

Watching arty0051:

 

[chenzo]

I see that you are turning it back in to a panel van by welding up the windows.

What have you done with the rear window glass?

I've got a hi-top panel with small 1/2 windows cut out, I'm looking to put larger windows in as it is going to be a camper.

 

[Ands1]

here are a few more pics to show the general condition before the main work starts

You picking your bum here mate :lol: go to the doctors it could be worms

 

[ghop99]

[/quote]You picking your bum here mate :lol: go to the doctors it could be worms [/quote]


Far out! if those worms can do that to his panels, whats it gonna do to his arse?! :lol:

 

[marcher]

:evil:

 

[67panel]

more panels 8) mine had windows cut in as rusty around the rubbers as yours,

 

[rossco]

Just thought I would do a quick update on this , but there has been no more progress due to work and family birthdays but I am hoping to get a bit done to it this week.

67panel - that is a really nice van mate , hopefully this will end up like that.

marcher - thanks mate

ands1 - luckily for me thats my friend doing the excavating, I will alert him to the trouble with worms :lol:


chenzo - yes I still have the windows I will send you a pm

I look forward to some more of your comments and hopefully next time I will have some progress for you all