old newbe

Getting there dude, slowly and annoyingly!!!!!

 

yeah i kow the anoying bit too well lol1
looks awesume tho mate like the engine pic looks the tits
you doing all the work yourself or you won the lotto ;D

 

paint look good sure it was black last year

 

Yeah done it all myself at home mate, lots of late nights n swearing!!

 

cool late nite sweariing and cold beers are wot its all about
and been knacked at work lol
will bee all worthit in the end
got mine on the road last year after i painted it, loved it mate
parked it up through winter and working on it again seems nwever ending but its worth it for the summer fun
good look and may the force b dude

 

well ive clean the engine up 8)
replaced all the oil seals and ported the head and inlet manifolds ^-^
whoop whoop! 8)
put it back in set the valve clearances rang great
then it went bang clatter clatter smke bang
:'( :'( :-
did 100 mile in it then it went clatter

 

thorght id add a few more pics of the van from last years efforts
hope you like

 

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff476/vwmad1/june2001118-1.jpg

 

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only cut it so high as they where 2 repair panels over this
dont know why

 

will try to keep them in order
stared at the rear driver corner

 

first body panel i had weldered on my own but it looks ok with no rot underneath lol!

 

so i got brave and cut the rear arch off completly

then the rear arch

 

plenty of rust on this bayyybeeee

 

first time id atemped a bus or anything older than me lol!
was shocked at all the po bodge work

 

but things could only get better couldnt they!




guess not