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Discussion in 'Restorations' started by vwmad1mk2, Feb 14, 2012.

  1. hello there peeps thourght it time to show my small face around here again ::)
     
  2. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    Hello fella :)
     
  3. started a thread a few months ago maybe 6month
    with mi blue panel conversion then the site colapsed
    will be posting pics again soon
    hope you dont mind but ive been busy with the mk1 gti
     
  4. From this


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  5. Fairly solid panel van
    Needing a lot of none structual body work
     
  6. took about six months of hard nites and weekends to eventually end up like this!


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    And was used all throughout spring and summer 2011, shows and campsites around the country
     
  7. Mind you still fair bit to do
    will post some pics up of the work carried if anyones intrested
    and of the work im doing at the mo
     
  8. welcome back,see you had a lot work going on there :)
     
  9. cheers mate
    had a load of bodywork to do new arches front panels door skins ect
    just on with the engine now! although it ran great for us last year ,i wanted to clean up the engine bay and sort bits of rust out in this area.
    and i thourght i may aswell do all the engine oil seals as it leaked a bit :eek: good smoke screen device tho!
     
  10. welcome back mate :)

    you cant have much left to do on it now? ;D
     
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  12. welcome back fella
     
  13. dog

    dog Tea Boy

    lovely bus, welcome back!
     
  14. took the tank out and found loads of rust but not rot thankfully
    put pics up soon
    cut out all ther rust and let new metal in
    painted the tank area and and the tank
    replaced all the breather pipes
    repaired the tank straps
    cleaned and repaired all the tinware
    deep breath
    repaired the chassis sections blah blah blah!
     
  15. Welcome back dude, it looks great!!
     
  16. thanks for the replys guys
    had the van nearly two year now had loads of fun and use out of it last year so thourght it was only rite to sort the engine and bay
    been in a stripped stae for about a month now
    hope to get it all sorted and back together even runnig by next week
    as volksworld show is looming
    never been many of you lot going
     
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