Thought i would add a bit of info here about my resto/project. I brought the van in June 2011 with a years MOT and 6 months tax - purchased on a Wednesday and away that Friday. The bus didn't come with any real history, i'd been told the engine had been rebuilt, but no receipts to prove it and so far i've not had any real issue's with the engine (a 2ltr type 4 with an auto box). Something was wrong on that first trip, i could get barely above 50 on a long straight - so not to bore everyone it just needed the valves adjusting, then it felt like a rocket! We're still yet to name the van so if you have any suggestions.... i had thought about lenovo after LNV in the number plate, but it just sounds poop. So here is a picture, when we brought the van and before we had even got it home.
So after using for the summer months, off it went to panel kraft for some much needed roof work. Here are some pics before the metal work started
So, pic's pic's that's what we live for. Show us their great work, what of it now? How are things going??? Your admiring public want to know. LOL We like the colour!.
Wow, that is EXACTLY the same roof as mine. Mine was even the same colour canvas as yours (before I forgot it and knocked it off on a height barrier). We even had the same hook up socket in the same place. Look at your windscreen wipers and you'll see that they are wiping the 'proper' way for a right hand drive van. Australian vans are the only ones that do this, the right hand drive English vans wipers are still set for left hand drive vans.
Some video's of the rust https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=122578671180236 and https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=122593634512073
New/second hand panels welded in https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=123747501063353 and then to bare metal https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=125369154234521 sorry can't figure out how to add the vidoes to work here so a link is the best i can do
Due to funds issue, we could only afford to get the gutters up done - i have absolutely no bodywork/metal skills at all, so had to pay to get it all done
so now for the finished roof these arn't the best quality i'll see if i can find some better pictures
so that was all the bodywork we could afford to get done in October 2011 and not much else got done until the following year February 2012, we found some more funds and Panel Kraft managed to get us booked in - they are mega busy and you can be waiting 9 months to well over a year. so we got the top half finished.
Due to an expanding family, i had to spend some money on getting the poptop material replaced. This was done by myself 10% and 90% Sparks Marine in Oxford, who were very helpful and done a great job helping get it all sorted and were well over 50% cheaper than the usual people i.e they didn't charge the scene tax
New rollers for the poptop (i have these for sale if anyone needs these) as the last ones were non existent
I should hope so - they are not cheap, but come well recommended and they did say they will give me a 5 year guarantee