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[Teapot]

Did you find any Easter eggs in Dolly yet?

[Bungle]

no that's tomorrow down in the village

[Bungle]

not a good day today, first the minis manifold gasket blows then i take Dolly's quarter light windows out and the frame crumbles to dust



shows the bit missing,i wanted to finish the doors tomorrow so i thought i would have a go at making a new frame

first bend a bit of steel into a U shape



then trim it off to the right size and offer it up to the old bit



bit of welding cutting and bending and it looked like this



and with a bit of paint like this



hopefully it will fit tomorrow

[Bungle]

the other door is now finished and fitted

doesn't fit the hole quite as well as the other side (maybe i should of replace this wheel arch as well) but it's not too far off

who ever says fitting out door's is difficult is a girl

[Teapot]

Brave talk in cyberspace there, flameboy

But you sure are working hard at that Dolly

[Bungle]

first camping trip is the riviera run at the end of this month

[Bungle]

fitted my new head lining after work today

back clipped in and front pulled tight





good job Mrs B didn't want to hang the washing out today



now clip the sides in



and put the curtain rails back on





big thankyou to retro retrims for the head liner

[Bungle]

front screen is now in + tail gate back on and new washer jets fitted

not much else done as it was someone's 4th birthday today

[liam_italian]

Is there a towing eye at the front of your camper anywhere Bungle? if it broke down how would you tow it?

[smtaylor3]

the old vw vans are very reliable if they are set up right we have had 6 and only one blew a head as it was an 1968 first of the baywindows had an 1800 engine with twin carbs imported from hawaii we are currently restoring a 1965 split screen and building a 1640 engine with all nice shiny new parts

[luiji89]

coming on nice bungle!

[Bungle]

not having much luck with the MOT

first time fail on top ball joint, small bit of welding on the back inner arches and the hand brake cables needed tightening

second MOT yesterday all that lot passed but a wheel cylinder started leaking on the back

did that last night so hopefully another MOT sometime this week (3rd time lucky)

[liam_italian]

Bungle can you recommend some good vw camper van forums please? I need some info as im hopefully picking one up tonight. I need to know if I can tow one from the front and also how to start one without a key (current owner last it)

cheers

[Teapot]

not having much luck with the MOT

hopefully another MOT sometime this week (3rd time lucky)

You can do it, Dolly

[Bungle]

Bungle can you recommend some good vw camper van forums please? I need some info as im hopefully picking one up tonight. I need to know if I can tow one from the front and also how to start one without a key (current owner last it)

cheers

volkszone is the TMF for VW's

Justkampers is good for parts, how to video's and there's a small forum

apart from that find your local club and join them

as for advice, theres a lot of rusty ones out there and a lot are very bodged, friends bought one for 5k i offered to look for them but they said no. A month later it failed the MOT and needed 4k worth of welding

problem with towing from the front is the beam is a long way back and most A frames or towing Dollys don't fit