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

Found this on the heating system:-
http://www.ratwell.com/technical/Heating.html

 

Rear Deluxe rubber trim turned up today, so I fitted it:-





So did the replacement deluxe trim but its just as Marmite as the last lot & I can't get it to fit:-

 

Got my seats back today the guy done a cracking job to be fair The Guys name is David Rall living & working in Llandeilo 07786942106 he has a workshop in a garage by his house. He's got the lines of the cloth arrow straight, he's painted the frames & fitted all ne rubberised horse hair filling as per original. The stipes on the two seats side by side are spot on too:-

 

My mother has nearly finished making me curtains & I got to say shw's doing a great job, they are real nice, the ones at the back are the original ones:-

 

Curtains are in Mam done a fine job, thanks Mam, my M8 simon lent me his table untill I get another & my mother picked out a nice bottle of while her best glasses & a table cloth.





I'll take a lot more pics when I get there.

 

We all jumped in the bus on Friday morning & left the house at 6AM, drove to Newport & I went to work while Yvonne & the girls waited in the works car park. Had a shower & a shave in work & got out at 9.30AM (whats the point I did no work & the factory is shutting in 3 weeks) We were on our way by 9.45AM & got on to the M4, stopped in Reading Services to check the oil & strech our legs then we set off again, got to Epsome about 12.30AM & checked in the hotel. We then drove Esher to the Volksworld show where we arrived about 2PM. The Volksworld staff were very friendly & helpfull & got us into place as soon as they could. I was really pleased to find we were in the main hall inside, with all the top vehicles in Europe, to say I was pleased is an under statement.
The 4 of us beavered away at polishing the bus, cleaning the glass & shineing up the aluminium & chrome, Milly looked brand new by about 7PM. We left about 98PM & treated ourselfs to a chineese in a resturant upi the road before getting a Taxi back to the hotel.
Returned to the show the next morning by about 9AM to find that the VOlksworld Staff had put a tech sheet in the window & surrounded the bus with barriers it looked really good. Anyway I'll post a few random pics of Milly in the show.

 

While Milly looked great in the show there is still a lot to do so today I removed the sink & hob cover & sent it over to Kevin for him to fix the laminate up, its starting to come away from the plywood underneath so now he can work his magic on it. I also want to get my electric water tap to work & connect up the gas line to the hob. So I stipped every thing down ready:-








I'll be using a piece off poor old Chug Chug to repair the laminate:-

 

Not sure where to fit the front plate that I had made in the Volksworld show, either stick it to the lower front panel or screw it to the bumper, what you all recon?

 

Found this pic on the net taken by someone else at the Volksworld show:-


Continued with the sink repairs on Milly fitted a new foam seal around the sink & screwed it back in place:-




Fitted the waste just got to do the gas & water connections now.


Removed two of the vets & painted them satin black as per original:-

 

Got a fem more jobs sorted, the wiring for the leasure battery & mains hook up is complete at last, I used some contact adhesive on the front edge of the front door rubbers because they were oving a bit, now they are sorted, fitted a new sticker to my spare wheel cupboard door& ordered a campmobile one refitted my hob & sink coverKevin has donea small repair on it but eventually the whole lot will need re-lainating, while Kevin was here he repaired a few loose edges on other pieces of lamiate. I ot my uner dash tray on & cut a slot for the handbrake warning light switch (its meant to be that angle to match the original hole underneath), I aso fitted my new No. plate went for the bumper in the end:-








As you can see I need a few new stickers especially the two on the dash.

 

Got my gas sorted now thanks to K & J so my hob & propex work now.





Just got to put the sink back together now & clean it:-





Now I got the sink back together my missus is packing the camper ready for a weekend away.

 

David Rall 07786 942106 who done the seats has sent me some pictures he took:-

 

Decided to fit a chrome engine lid latch instead of the black one:-




I need to order a new striker for the hatch too (its not rust its dirt attracted to the waxoyl)


Fitted my new plastic clips to the deluxe trim, but still no joy, I wish I'd bought the originall Alloy one now but its too late now, think I'll contact the supplier & they can sort me out!

 

Forgot to add this when Milly was in the Volksworld show:-

 

]No done much to Milly lately cos I've been busy with my new job & been away most weekends with her, I've fitted Stainless Steel wipers & wiper arms & a new Campmobile sticker, I've had a photoshoot in her which I'll tell you about again. I also had a puncture in the front driver side wheel, thats been repaired now. I'll just put a load of pictures up for you to see. Here is Milly at Bank Farm when we all went camping there:-