Miss Daisy's Light Restoration

Discussion in 'Restorations' started by popester63, Jan 13, 2013.

  1. Like this :thumbsup:

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  2. Lazy Andy

    Lazy Andy Supporter

    Feel a bit of thread jacking here, sorry!! That looks the trick tho. I have a gaping hole in the bottom of the door and I'm thinking I'll leave the poly hanging loose underneath to form a skirt than nearly hangs out of the van with the door closed!
     
  3. :eek: that is a gaping hole :eek:
     
  4. Progress has slowed down about as I am waiting on the seat trimmer who is on a bit of a go-slow after finishing the cab seats and the guy who is going to make the furniture is still 4 weeks from being freed up to make a start. Decided to tackle an important piece of the job and brand Miss Daisy as a TLB-bus:

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    Got the accelerator pedal back to its former glorious travel with a but more surgery on the carpet. Van is running very nicely now the CV joints and the brake caliper are sorted. Got a weeks holiday next week, so if the weather perks up will get a first camp of 2013 under our belts - hopefully on the newly trimmed rear cushions :cool:
     
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  5. Hey dude, quick question, do the madmatz carpert sets wrap around the lip on the arch? cheeers:)
     
  6. If you mean the lip along the door side of the arch, then no. They sit on top of it - quite neat and mine are held in place by the seat belt and seat runners being bolted through them. I can take a picture and post if you like.
     
  7. Ahhh ok no worries mate I have ordered some biege narrow weave ones that have the wrap around:) thanks anyway! loving the sticker;)
     
  8. Enjoy your holiday:thumbsup:
     
  9. Pick up my rear cushions from the trimmers today and am very chuffed with how they have turned out:

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    and the buddy seat:

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    Just need a seat to go under it :D

    Nearly there - furniture should be fitted by early July, but we can go camping in the meantime and have a girt great bed to sleep in - happy days.
     
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  10. Looks good Popestar
     
  11. looks well smart mate! nice one:thumbsup:
     
  12. Furniture guy came around today to measure up and will be starting build soon. Going to be a bit 'compact and bijou', so the wife better lose a few pounds :eek: (good job she doesn't come on here).

    Not much room to play with when the bed is down, but it is luxury compared to the old 3/4 width, so we will cope:

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  13. Kruger

    Kruger Sponsor

    All looking good there,

    I noticed the foams you 1st got had a knee roll on the rear seat, but after trimming it has gone, and I was thinking of getting the same myself, what happened to it? is it too much hassle to trim?
     
  14. Yes. Trimmer pointed out the knee roll might look a bit odd given the design we came up with so off it came.
     
  15. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    Might have been a bit odd to sleep on as well? I thought about it, but rounded off the front "old-style" instead...
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  16. The knee roll was just an extra bit of memory foam glued on so it was easy to whip off.

    I love the 'Zed throne" :)
     
  17. Well, the first bits of furniture are fitted and had a first coat of oil today. I am chuffed with how it is looking:

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    I am lucky to have a very skilled cabinet maker as a neighbour - he has used oak, which is beautiful - will probably still be going strong long after the van has rusted away around it.

    Just a buddy seat/loo-box and top locker to go and aside from fitting a propex and interior lighting, the refit is done and dusted (famous last words :rolleyes:).
     
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  18. Lazy Andy

    Lazy Andy Supporter

    Very Nice!! You must be well chuffed! :)
     
  19. Just seen this thread - looks great! Good work.............
     
  20. Interior is looking ace mate! Looks really good quality:thumbsup: mines all finished now but ive got phone and computer errors going on at the moment so will get the pics on when all is resolved!
     

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