The Travels and Adventures of the Igloo Bus

[CHILDSEY]

Well, I`ve owned my 1970 Westy for nearly 4 years now and been on here as long .
So i thought it was about time i got my arse in gear and actually did a gallery thread for my bus instead of just thinking about it
The van was advertised on here by a chap called Mark (username Vil) from Tamworth.
He had done a lot of the hard work and bought all new seals ,alloys etc.
It was exactly what i was looking for. So i drove from Eastbourne to Tamworth and did the deal
How it looked when i bought it,

Now you may be wondering how it came to be named the Igloo Bus. Well on my first ever camping trip in it the temperature dropped to a rather chilly -6c :shock:

Luckily the sun came out in the morning

Fastforward to last weekend, i took my son camping in a private wood near Hellingly.

Fire on the go!

Sunset

A nice chilled trip

Well thats all for now, more pics soon.
Thanks for looking Paul.

 

[mister]

Cool photos and you bus looks great, look forward to seeing it sometime.

 

[Marriedblonde]

Cool pics

But I have to ask -6 :-O!!!! Did you not check the weather before you went

 

[CHILDSEY]

Thanks guys.
I`d had the van about 2 months and was itching to go camping in it.
It was a mate`s birthday and being up for a challenge we booked into WoWo campsite.
The owner thought we were mad as it was December and the place was deserted.
It was that cold the curtains froze to the inside of the windows :shock:

 

[68_early_bay]

Cool bus 8)

 

[Myvanway]

Nice. 8)

 

[CHILDSEY]

I had monday off work and took my son on a little adventure.
We headed to Birling Gap first, near Beachy Head, for a little rock pooling and picnic

The

n off to Abbotts Wood for some mountain biking.
Even got round to sticking my new Earlybay badge on

 

[Myvanway]

8) nice.

Thats a nice ride height, whats the set up you got there dude??


Paul.

 

[68_early_bay]

Even got round to sticking my new Earlybay badge on

Looking good 8) haven't got round to sticking mine on yet, what did you use superglue ??

 

[CHILDSEY]

Hi Paul. standard beam up front with adjusters and Slamwerks adjustable springplates at rear.
She drives pretty well, but anti roll bar does scrape sometimes on bumpy roads
She was lower at front, but hit the road all the time, so raised her a tad
Thanks Paul.

 

[CHILDSEY]

Even got round to sticking my new Earlybay badge on

Looking good 8) haven't got round to sticking mine on yet, what did you use superglue ??

Hi Shaun, i used a little bit of clear silicone sealant and held in place with gaffer tape til dry

 

[CHILDSEY]

I went to Magnificent Motors on Eastbourne seafront today.
There were a few bays , beetles and splitties, plus loads of other classic cars including a Mini Metro :?
The wife was rushing me along so no time to take photos :evil:
I parked next to this beautiful Merc

 

[mister]

I like the roo bar Paul

 

[aogrady]

I like the roo bar Paul

^^^^ +1 Very nice bus!

P.S Don't suppose you have a spare mooneyes spot light cover... :msn4:

 

[CHILDSEY]

Thanks guys, i`ve had the roo bars for a year now after a mate kindly found them and brought them over from Australia, as hand luggage :shock:
I finally got round to fitting them just before Volksworld show and think they suit the van quite well.
Not sure whether to powder coat them or roll with them ratty?
I do have another spot light cover but its going on a spot light i hav`nt got round to fitting yet :roll:
I`m still up for Sussex based camping trip
Cheers Paul.

 

[CHILDSEY]

I found a couple of pics from the Volksworld show.
It`s hard to believe it was just over a month ago, with snow and freezing conditions.
Then today i got sunburnt on a bike ride with my son :shock:

 

[CHILDSEY]

A few pics from Brighton Breeze
Sorry i forgot to take any of the lineup

 

[Myvanway]

Cool to see your awesome bus in the flesh. 8)
Great show wasnt it.

Paul.

 

[gninnam]

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