Chilli, The funky green chillin' machine!

More laminate and varnish going on...







The big and small pop top bed bases were in a pretty poor state and covered in glue from the awful fablon white headliner so we decided to use a new bit of 18mm ply and a few coats of varnish.



The kitchen unit is by far the most complicated to do. ive been 2 whole days on it so far and I'm not sure that I'm halfway there yet!



That's the new kitchen hinged top on the beer crates. its cut from a sheet of 18mm best ply.

 

biggest news is that ive driven it out of the garage after a Austin powers style 68 point turn! first time under its own steam in our ownership so a big step! Engine starts on the button and sounds A mazing! I wanted to get it outside so I could lift the roof and fit the new canvas. What an absolute bassstard of a job, and one I hope I wont be repeating anytime soon! I was so fed up I didn't even take a finished photo. I just drove it back in the garage and opened a few beers!






ive restored the heating fan to find it doesn't fit! I didn't realise there were different types of mounting bracket. the hole don't line up on mine..








I'm not a massive fan of the sisal mats that we fitted as they don't finish well along the wheelarch. so have fitted some repro rubber mats from Wolfsburg west underneath.



and bought a interior panel set from NLA VW. I could only fit the tailgate panel tho..



and finally...other progress in other shed....

 

will be great when the sun turns up!

 

cabinets are looking fab. top job

loving the cab project too, you've got a sweet collection of rides there.

 

I love the space you have to work in ........

 

Thanks Rob, still a bit to do yet! After I’ve finished the cabrio I’m gonna start on the ‘58 bug for the missus... just got to find a genuine rear wing. I’ve been looking for over 5 years!

 

If I had more space I’d buy more projects!!! In fact I’ve spotted something I quite fancy!

 

Thanks mork! Can’t wait to get them finished, it’s been to long without an aircooled on the road!

 

Do tell ....I’ve just scratched a 914 itch

 

Oohhh! I love a 914! Is it a project or ready to go? We need pictures! I’ve always had a dream of owning every aircooled model but space and nowadays the rising prices means it’s just a dream but I really do want a split panel van to use for work on sunny days. The prices they fetch has always kept them just out of reach! The search led me to a local stash of splitties but of the 2 panels that he had there, one was an ultra rare, immaculate, twin slider rhd with a massive price tag and a 75 fleetline which was very rough. He also had a rhd 59 so23! Now this would be beautiful finished but it is missing so many parts and the bodywork although mainly rust free needs lots of work! Tempting tho!

 

So more work on the Westy furniture. These are the little side supports on top of the kitchen.

 

Replacing the ply sides on the spare wheel cover and a new plinth piece too

 

Then a start on the cooler unit. Not a lot left of it now!

 

Kitchen unit nearly done...needs a good clean, dust and glue everywhere! Also need to varnish the insides and service the sink and hob!

 

A few bits need powder coating for the Westy units so I'm taking some of the eberspacher BA6 parts to be media blasted too

 

That's the flapper box!

 

And Stanford hall is just around the corner!

 

So back from an amazing Stanford Hall and nursing sunburn! What a great show, we really will make an effort to camp there next year when our camper is finished so we can enjoy more than a few hours there.

With refreshed enthusiasm I've got chilli back outside to fit the pop top bed base

 

And yes, the poptop canvas could be tighter!!