rusty old nail to sow's ear
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A Mexican blanket for the foreseeable future. 
I'll get the foam and the bench seat retrimmed eventually to match the Porsche seats in the cab.
What I need to do next though, is to gaffer tape the rear hatch up to stop the rain coming in and the foam soaking it all up. :lol:
I'll get the foam and the bench seat retrimmed eventually to match the Porsche seats in the cab.
What I need to do next though, is to gaffer tape the rear hatch up to stop the rain coming in and the foam soaking it all up. :lol:
Finished the trim panels now.
Makes a big difference to the noise levels while driving.
Just need to get some of the headlining trim strips and I can fit the headlining boards.
Oh, and another roll of gaffer tape for the rear hatch....
Makes a big difference to the noise levels while driving.
Just need to get some of the headlining trim strips and I can fit the headlining boards.
Oh, and another roll of gaffer tape for the rear hatch....
Too hot for much to be accomplished today.
Rear seat belt mounted welded into wheel tub, oil change and some more soundproofing over the engine.
Rear seat belt mounted welded into wheel tub, oil change and some more soundproofing over the engine.
Seat belt and bench seat back in again.
Fitted the cigarette lighter at last, just need a surface mounted one to put in the back for the fridge.
All ready for CamperJam when I've filled up with fuel.
Fitted the cigarette lighter at last, just need a surface mounted one to put in the back for the fridge.
All ready for CamperJam when I've filled up with fuel.
Hooray, CamperJam without any hitches, but still gaffer taped up.
Got sent these pics from the line-up. Both the bus and me look a lot better from a distance.
Just don't ask for a rear view... :lol:
It was worth staying for a while as well.
Anyway I was bored this afternoon, so decided to have a fiddle in the garage...
Before
During
After a coat of ht paint
Just need to find a cheap quiet pack or similar to make long distance driving slightly quieter.
Just don't ask for a rear view... :lol:
It was worth staying for a while as well.
Anyway I was bored this afternoon, so decided to have a fiddle in the garage...
Before
During
After a coat of ht paint
Just need to find a cheap quiet pack or similar to make long distance driving slightly quieter.
creationblue
Well-known member
Nice pics, shame about the that strange looking guy in your bus :lol:
You not cut the hatch out yet?
Just
You not cut the hatch out yet?
Just
Not yet Just, need some cash first for primer and paint, etc.
Also need to get a free weekend down the workshop so I won't be in the way too much.
Also need to get a free weekend down the workshop so I won't be in the way too much.
:mrgreen:
I think I need to go lower, much lower
I think I need to go lower, much lower
faux
Well-known member
Definitely lower :mrgreen:
Looking good though 8)
Looking good though 8)
mattyd72
Well-known member
Excellent work, good to see the effort put into saving a UK bus, it looks superb.
And I always wondered where my back seat ended up....
And I always wondered where my back seat ended up....
:lol:
And very comfortable it is too, Matt.
And very comfortable it is too, Matt.
creationblue
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What ya doing with your BRMs? Steels look great, and I recon an inch will do the trick, well thats what Sarah tells me :lol:
Just
:lol: Just
Had a go at cleaning up the brake drums as they're now on display.
Seems some parts of my bus are a bit earlier...
Seems some parts of my bus are a bit earlier...
dubscum
Well-known member
nice!
Had a spare 20 minutes or so earlier, so I thought I'd play around with some more ply.
After an hour of making a cardboard template...
Oh dear, can't really fit it to this can I? Bloody horrible white gloss, about time it went.
So after an hour of scraping with a blade, bored now.
After an hour of making a cardboard template...
Oh dear, can't really fit it to this can I? Bloody horrible white gloss, about time it went.
So after an hour of scraping with a blade, bored now.
creationblue
Well-known member
That looks like one of them jobs you wish you never started :lol: Top work!
Just
Just
You're not wrong there, Just.
After not making much progress with the scraper, I thought I'd take all the hairs off the back of my hands with a heat gun now the rain has stopped.
The plan worked, but only in removing all the paint and not just the gloss...
I have learnt today that the original VW paint softens at a temperature less than household gloss.
Looks like I shall be carrying out a full repaint inside at some stage.
Anyway, this is what it will sort of look like when complete.
Time for a cider methinks.
After not making much progress with the scraper, I thought I'd take all the hairs off the back of my hands with a heat gun now the rain has stopped.
The plan worked, but only in removing all the paint and not just the gloss...
I have learnt today that the original VW paint softens at a temperature less than household gloss.
Looks like I shall be carrying out a full repaint inside at some stage.
Anyway, this is what it will sort of look like when complete.
Time for a cider methinks.
