Warbys 1969 VW early bay!!

[68_early_bay]

Look what I got in the post today!!




It's so much better when it's Free :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Got mine today too, free is the way forward :mrgreen:

 

[dazza1975]

Been looking around, getting prices for re covering the buddy seat, rock and roll bed, boot mattress as og ones all torn and brittle and making a spare wheel cover. Couldn't justify at present the cost to re do so thought, I learnt to weld, do mechanics, paint, do electrics so why not stitch! :shock: And yes I am a Bloke :lol: :lol:

Well................ results as follows....................









:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[Myvanway]

why not stitch! :shock: And yes I am a Bloke :lol: :lol:

:mrgreen:

Why not indeed! :mrgreen:
Exactly, if you have a machine and the time, material is easy to find so..
I found it very therapeutic, and its quite enjoyable seeing the missus trying to pic fault at my effort!! 8)

Cracking job.

 

[dazza1975]

Cheers myvanway!

Can't believe a full year has gone and it's mot day already! Looking at my old pictures of last mot and the van looks totally different!!

Booked in this morning so fingers crossed!!

 

[68_early_bay]

Good luck on the mot :mrgreen:

 

[dazza1975]

Only had 2 mot's with my van and both times it breaks!!!

Cuffing hand brake cable broke whilst testing



But....................... it PASSED arty0053:



Kept the guy talking whilst doing the MOT, had a right chin wag, don't think he checked half of what he should have done :lol:

 

[68_early_bay]

arty0003: of the mot :mrgreen:



:sad0049: for the cable

Nice easy fix though 8)

 

[dazza1975]

Getting the bus ready for Volksworld!!!

Mot ... Check
Free tax disc ... Check

arty0046:

Decided to make the rear hinge cover today, made some formers, covered in bendy plywood, scribed in and cut to shape, filled and sanded and covered in matching seat vinyl and fitted into place!!!



:beerchug:

 

[Alpine Burt]

Good work that man

 

[dazza1975]

All packed and waiting for my eldest to finish school!!

See you all at Volksworld!!!

Camping tonight and Saturday night!! arty0041:

Safe trip down everyone :character0028:

 

[dazza1975]

Well what can i say.... Great weekend and the bus didn't miss a beat!

Camped from Friday to Sunday and was good to meet a few guys of her and their vans!

All packed up and ready to go!



Early Saturday morning at the Camp site



Waiting to get in with me in picture





Saturday line up!



Sunday line up including the Ice cream Van! :lol:

 

[mike202]

Did you know all your earlier pics have vanished from your thread? :?

(Unless its my computer playing up)

I can see the pics from today's post, looks like you got a lovely van there.

 

[dazza1975]

Did you know all your earlier pics have vanished from your thread? :?

(Unless its my computer playing up)

I can see the pics from today's post, looks like you got a lovely van there.

balls :sad0049:

As photo bucket was getting full, decided to clear out and organise and this must of screwed it up :evil:

Guess what i'm doing tonight! Re posting all my pics

 

[mike202]

never mind mate, it's happened to me once or twice as well :roll:

 

[dazza1975]

Had a guy at Volksworld ask a few quesions and asked for a pic of the van, told me he was from Classic car weekly. :sign0023:

Looked in the paper today and guess what :?: He was from CCW :lol:

Anyway, they have done a page spread on Volksworld and we are in arty0049: :bliss:

Pic from paper!



:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[68_early_bay]

8)

 

[dazza1975]

So 9 trips around the van today and I knackered!

So it began with a 1500 gauge wet and dry to my paintwork which is nerve racking when you've spent so much time, money, sweat and tears in getting her to where it is now !

2nd trip was washing it down

3rd trip was a chamois leather

4th trip was Auto glym paint restore

5th trip was polishing off all the residue

6th trip was another wash

7th trip was another chamois leather

8th trip was NXT McGuires wax polish

9th trip was to buff up!

And all by hand! Beer o'clock and time for a rest!

And the results........





:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[dazza1975]

Before the hard work



And after





Well please :mrgreen:

 

[dazza1975]

Managed to get a set of new side reflectors at Volksworld so now fitted!

 

[dazza1975]

Fitted a set of bamboo parcel shelves that i got off here!

The wife has found a place for her phone already!