what have you done to your bay today ?.

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Poptop2, Jun 30, 2012.

  1. rickyrooo1

    rickyrooo1 Hanging round like a bad smell

    came to work in mine and entered zeds official tlb virtual drag race
     
  2. not today but this week

    fitted these


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    fitted some of these

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  4. Today, I have ordered my carpet, which'll then be trimmed up by a pro next week. It's green. Lots of shades of green, I know, and you might be thinking I chose the wrong one - it's a bright grass green. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. It'll look a treat. Matches the rest of the bus perfectly and really does shout 1970s.
     
  5. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    Thought I better investigate zero battery charging before Camperjam. Bottom dynamo brush in pieces, the spring fell off and I couldn't get it back on. :(
    Removed dynamo and chewed up bits of the comutator fell out the end and there's loads of play in the bushes.
    Then found I had non-doghouse fan housing so the fan/alternator combo no good as fan too thick for the housing.
    Swapped fans, changed pedestal, refitted and rewired for the alternator.
    Luckily my pict 31 carb doesn't foul the alternator and the pulley lined up. ;D

    Started this at lunchtime (changing the brushes in the dynamo) and consequently starved all day trapped at the workshop as the job escalated. Flippin vans.

    All good now and charging while driving which is a novelty. First time in a year.

    Then shopped and loaded up for camperjam.
     
  6. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Result then dude ;)
     
  7. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    We checked the starter on Gusbus as it wouldnt turn the engine over....cleaned the terminals on the starter, checked them earths, battery leads and wiring for security and nipped up....the outcome

    Gusbus engine turned over for the first time in 4 years

    turned the engine over to try and pump a bit of oil round (coil disconnected at this time).

    Mondays job is to complete the fuel lines and start the motor up properly ;D
     
  8. Rushed home from a parents evening and then spent a frantic one and a half hours fixing... backing board to the westy cooler so our food doesn't fly down the back, passenger seat that wasn't fitting on the runners, underfelt for the cab area...shattered and me feet are throbbing too :-
     
  9. Took all the crap out of the kitchen cupboard, discovered a mahoooooooosive space under the false cupboard base above the rear wheel arch, stashed all the spares kit and tools in it. Winner.
     
  10. Took out the well worn out OG seats, which was a hammer and lever job as they have been rusted in the same place for 30 years.
    Replaced them with some nice Porshe 944 seats which are going to be re-worked in orange crushed velvet to match the rest of the bus.

    Managed to tear a chunk out of my finger in removing said seats, luckily stuck the chunk back in and it seems to have welded back onto my finger. Tetanus jab from doctor later today as there is a good chance that theres some 30 old years worth of crud which managed to get under my skin.

    Sometimes i could say *@*@*n buses! :mad:
     
  11. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

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  13. I love reading this thread, what everyone's up too. Without TLB, I would feel like I'm the only one in this world who's totally nuts and who's world is dominated by an old camper van. It's nice to know there's plenty of other folk out there who're totally crackers too ;)
     
  14. hailfrank

    hailfrank Admin esq.

    11pm last night i thought i'd put my new 'direct replacement' lcd stop/tail light bulbs in.
    11:05 pm i put them back in the pack lol

    grrrr
     
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  16. rickyrooo1

    rickyrooo1 Hanging round like a bad smell

     
  17. hailfrank

    hailfrank Admin esq.

    Just wouldn't fit. I'll take them cj with me as maybe Missed something but surely putting a jk bulb into a jk bulb holder can't be difficult...............
     
  18. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

     
  19. I've not done anything to the Bay yet, however I did leave my mug of hot coffee on my wifes roof as she drove off to work...
     
  20. we were working till it dark yesterday about 10.30, the cab looks lovely and shiny, I'd just like someone to see it now :(
     

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