dazza1975
Well-known member
Well at long last we own our first VW Camper and yes its an Early Bay!!
We picked her up on the 18th February 2012 and then it rained all the way home!!! With me driving up the road the wife looks out the window at home and the look on here face!! priceless!!! then the next remark was not as bad as she thought which was a result!!!
Then she said whats all the white stuff on the hire trailer and yes thats right, the paint was running off!! Before it left the states at some time it had beed sprayed with what i can only be described as emulsion!!!
So first job was to clean the hire trailer from paint and..... OIL!!!
We have the interior out, cab stripped apart from dash, engine out, and then the cutting begins.
Engine was stripped and cleaned then we found a nice crack in the casing so the search began for a doner casing!!!
Fitted so far....
battery tray
both lower rear corners
both rear cill arch repair panels
both outer sills below side door and other side
To do....
2 small holes in cargo area to sort out
both front step/arches
front windsreen, side window panels repairs or replace once windscreens out
lower valance front and what ever else we fine behind
both the front floors need small patches
and god knows what else!!!
Engine casing bought on fleebay, stripped, cleaned as best we can and re built!!!! used old heads (cleaned) and pistons as they are better than in the doner engine!!
Tin ware cleaned and sprayed satin black for now, trying not to spend to much incase the un thinkable happens and i need a new engine
Brakes stripped and cleaned, sprayed black and re fitted, blead and hey presto we have contact!!!! not sure if it will stop as needs engine fitting!
Bought loads of bits like new window winders, nice fly wheel with timing marks!, new cab door locks, rear heated window as was smashed, engine lid hinges, new ali air pipes, and loads of other little bits!!! How small things can really cheer you up !!
We put the new cab door handles on and the grin on my face was a picture!!! the wife comes out and says why you so happy, and I go look..... she goes at what...... the handles.........and?????
I will try and post pics once i work out how to!! inc all the before and afters!!!
We picked her up on the 18th February 2012 and then it rained all the way home!!! With me driving up the road the wife looks out the window at home and the look on here face!! priceless!!! then the next remark was not as bad as she thought which was a result!!!
Then she said whats all the white stuff on the hire trailer and yes thats right, the paint was running off!! Before it left the states at some time it had beed sprayed with what i can only be described as emulsion!!!
So first job was to clean the hire trailer from paint and..... OIL!!!
We have the interior out, cab stripped apart from dash, engine out, and then the cutting begins.
Engine was stripped and cleaned then we found a nice crack in the casing so the search began for a doner casing!!!
Fitted so far....
battery tray
both lower rear corners
both rear cill arch repair panels
both outer sills below side door and other side
To do....
2 small holes in cargo area to sort out
both front step/arches
front windsreen, side window panels repairs or replace once windscreens out
lower valance front and what ever else we fine behind
both the front floors need small patches
and god knows what else!!!
Engine casing bought on fleebay, stripped, cleaned as best we can and re built!!!! used old heads (cleaned) and pistons as they are better than in the doner engine!!
Tin ware cleaned and sprayed satin black for now, trying not to spend to much incase the un thinkable happens and i need a new engine
Brakes stripped and cleaned, sprayed black and re fitted, blead and hey presto we have contact!!!! not sure if it will stop as needs engine fitting!
Bought loads of bits like new window winders, nice fly wheel with timing marks!, new cab door locks, rear heated window as was smashed, engine lid hinges, new ali air pipes, and loads of other little bits!!! How small things can really cheer you up !!
We put the new cab door handles on and the grin on my face was a picture!!! the wife comes out and says why you so happy, and I go look..... she goes at what...... the handles.........and?????
I will try and post pics once i work out how to!! inc all the before and afters!!!
