The All New, New "What have you done to your Bay today" thread.

And what about the van ?

 

Yes I got the same answer from both the DVLA and the very knowledgable man at the main post office, if it’s 40 years old or older and it ticks all the boxes then you can drive it

 

Drove it back from Herne Bay. Still had moderate oil leak on T piece from oil sender hole. So cleaned up and epoxied the damn thing into the hole.

Repainted one heat exchanger where the paint was washed off by some spilt petrol.

Replaced the top rubber elbow on the fuel filler with a GSF version - thicker and shinier than the previous one.

Discussed my neighbours T5 - he drove slowly into a bollard in a car park at work.
New passenger side door and frame .. parts £1250 .. in garage for 2 weeks..
He says he is at least satisfied that the bollard is knackered too. .

 

Aligned both doors
Adjusted the clutch
Fixed new roof springs
Sorted dash board
Loads of other bits

 

Crept up to the industrial estate in the dingly darkness to adjust my spotlights. Needless to say, soon as I got my spanners out, every commercial vehicle in Hampshire decided they wanted to use that road as well. Gah! Gave up, went home.

 

My wife drove it (and me) back from Bala.

 

put new bulbs in the headlights waiting for darkness!!

 

New starter In
Then I'm going to rebuild my old one with the help of an internet "freind"

 

Is she a single Russian lady from your area?

 

That’ll turn out to be a couple of hairy Russian Mobsters intent of divesting you not just of your clothes but of everything of value in your possession.


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As long she is handy and dandy.

I also pulled out about 30mt of wiring that went nowhere a switch that did nowt and a 1mt long wire that was earthing the radio that had been joined 4 times.
The radio is earthed on the dash

 

Took it to the Isle of Wight for the weekend.


Campsite was rammed though. Just enough space for the bus and my friend’s tent:



Cost a blimmin fortune on the ferry but worth it.

Was quite amusing as we waited to exit the ferry on the way home last night. They packed me in with the oversize Tonka toy cars alternately.
The Range Rover parked in front to my right had it in reverse as we waited. I mentioned it to my friend who asked if I should tell them. There was enough space that I knew it wouldn’t hit me, fully expecting them to put it in drive. Nope. She gave it full gas and it leapt about 5 foot backwards past my window.
How we laughed!...



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I seem to have to do similar to mine on a regular basis, the damn stuff grows like weeds!

 

Adjusted the idle mixture to a little richer as it leaned out totally at traffic lights on Monday and kept on stopping ...
Did my back in Monday taking out the carb to discover the idle jet wasnt blocked..
(Actually it was uprooting dead gooseberry bushes on Sunday did it.. )
.. probably a split vacuum hose, a half turn on the mixture screw has richened it up. But I can hear the carburettor spindles hissing...

Put a new spring in the pull on the drivers side door lock made out of some springy wire.
Put it back together.

 

Added another layer of acoustic-foam-o-stuff to my engine compartment. Worked surprisingly well. I think I may winning the war against the bag-of-spanners aircooled racket coming from my rear end.

Went up the industrial estate (again), tweaked my spots. Success! They now turn bloody night into day on full beam. Well done, Hella!

Went for a test drive down the dark country roads, past the Vitacress place and beyond, avoided errant badgers, small rodents, mentally-impared villagers. Ended up halfway to Newbury, as I always do when I get lost.

Came home, had celebratory corned beef sarnie. Might watch a bit of telly. I live fast and furious, life on the edge...

 

Used it, five nights in to my ten away for VW Action and Busfest

 

Packed it ready for our meanderings around Cornwall....off down to see ( cadge an overnighter) at relatives in Cheltenham ...then the South West here we come....back home end September/ early October van and weather willing.

 

Pressure washed it, let it dry as it was a nice sunny day.
Then sanded down with 120 paper, lightly dusted and dabbed the bare parts with Dulux Aluminium Oxide.