Milly my 1979 Westfalia Berlin Deluxe Vanilly my 1971 half a Beetle trailer

After packing up we used the opportunity of all the family being together to go to Porthcawl to scatter my fathers ashes. We tried to make it an enjoyable day strange as that may sound so we all had a nice family day out:-

 

I'm hoping I can have a few years off LOL

 

Cut the vent in for the Propex:-




While we were at it we fitted new Springs to Raa Raa :-


Then I took the kids to camp at Camper Jam:-

 

Bought a new piece of Trim at Camper Jam:-

 

I haven't updated for a while but I have done a bit, the first thing was to replace the broken sunvisor, I didn't want to replace the driver one as there is a label on it I want to keep:-

 

I had a worrying knock from the rear that I thought I had a problem with the engine. It turned out it was the bumper bracket rubbing on the exhaust, so I had to take it off:-


While it was off I thought I'd replace the rusty bolts for the third time. I've decided instead to weld the bracket to the bumper & repaint the lot. The cleaner lines will look so much better:-

 

Your van looks better than factory. Just a thought, we had great luck with our sun visors (and headliner) cleaning them with a vinegar and water solution. It came out clean with a bit of rubbing with a tooth brush.

 

Cheers pal.mine look clean but one broke & the other is a bit limp.

 

Took Milly down for an MOT:-


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While it was on the ramp the guy let me Dynitrol it:-

 

These are some of the holes that need welding up left over from the LPG:-




Engine is still quite clean and no oil leaks:-

 

This is the real reason the bumper bracket has been rubbing on the exhaust:-




There is no rot but, the welds have split. there were only 4 bolts holding the bumper on & I think had there been 6 it wouldn't have happened.
The next job is to repair this and to refit the bumper.

Well she passed the MOT with no advisories:-

 

This is the real reason the bumper bracket has been rubbing on the exhaust:-




There is no rot but, the welds have split. there were only 4 bolts holding the bumper on & I think had there been 6 it wouldn't have happened.
The next job is to repair this and to refit the bumper.

Well she passed the MOT with no advisories:-

 

Congrats, she's ready fro the next adventure.

 

Thanks pal, its off to custom Classics next weekend to sort the LPG holes underneath.the ones in the engine Bay & the rear cross members ready to put the bumper back on.