Winnie the poo - our new van has arrived.......

Things have been a bit held up in the bodyshop, but work has started in earnest now and we expect completion next week - things are starting to get a bit tight. ....but I am making good progress with the engine and collecting important bits and bobs....

 

The panel beater / body repair guy has been very very busy today!!!

 

Here's a sobering thought..... We have to sleep in this in three weeks time....

 

Your doing a fine job mate, cannot wait to see the final result

 

Re: the stripes - your best bet is probably one of those companies that makes vinyl decals for motorhomes - you know the ones, where they have the coloured swooshes down the sides to break up the expanse of white. I got some italian stripes for my wife's Fiat 500 made by a company not far from me.

 

Nice suggestion re stripes, I hadn't thought of that, however I have found just the person for this job - he just doesn't know it yet!!

 

Hang on bruv i cant here ya
Yo bruv let me turn the stereo down
Nah man flat out busy init
Another one of those old campervans bruv
Nah not to bad
Nah bruv not rotten it a yank one init

Yeah bruv bring us a nandos and another tub of filler

Sweet laters

 

Trouble is Paradox, Ronaldo (in these pics, not the footballer) is Brazilian, so the conversation wouldn't have gone like that..... He's more of a KFC man, and they don't have Nando's in Bicester!!

 

Looking good and still making swift progress.

Think my £10 bet is safe though as cant see it being finished by next week.

 

Camperjam - I have three full weeks, I'm at the half way point now.

 

Had some quotes for those stripes, and they can be done before Camperjam - I'm very tempted.....

 

My daughters birthday today, she's looking forward to Winnie being finished!

 

Winnie's bodywork is full steam ahead, having a first coat of primer tomorrow, but I must say I'm really impressed with how straight this bus is, she's going to come out lovely! Ronaldo is doing an amazing job!

 

You gotta go red and yellow with a name like Winnie! Looking good, bet you're all excited for when it's all finished

 

Here's our little concession to Winnie the Pooh, one of Winnie's finishing touches!

 

Lovely clean and rust free.....mmmmm



This was the worst part of the body, needed a fair bit of welding which meant it got a bit wobbly... Hence the filler, but it's solid rust free metal so I guess that's ok... And it's lovely now!

 

Interesting to see its white paint under the brown



Again, the sand blasting has got rid of the nasty rust