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Lou
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Location: CHIPPENHAM, WILTSHIRE
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Top work on that interior I'd be well happy with that... did you make it all from scratch ?
Enjoy a well desevered break over the summer.. ready for the real fun to begin over the winter 
What's the plan with that other bus you had ? you still gonna save it ? |
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Covin
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Joined: 27 Feb 2006
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Location: Tyne & Wear
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Alex (FTS) wrote: | | Sweet! Its coming on like the tornados you drove through! Having an interior realy does make a diff when using the vans I'm loving going camping down the beach at the mo-just need the surf to get the same idae!! |
Cheers Alex, hope to start getting some real use out of it after this weekend now the brakes are sorted. Looking forward to some camping adventures and using it for collecting bits like.... V6 ENGINES 
| Lou wrote: | Top work on that interior I'd be well happy with that... did you make it all from scratch ?
Enjoy a well desevered break over the summer.. ready for the real fun to begin over the winter
What's the plan with that other bus you had ? you still gonna save it ? |
Cheers m8, I could really do with a rest to be honest, knackered is an understaitment 
Made all the interior from scratch and just made it up as I went along, didn't even make a drawing, it just sort of happened as more bits were added.
Still going to save the other Bus and work should be starting in a few weeks time with a bit of luck. Should be fun eh ? 
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Managed to sort out the brake calipers today but ended up having to make an oversized Nipple on the lathe to sort out the drives side caliper.
Could really do with a new pair of calipers in the near future. They work spot on now though and the old flexi hoses were blocked solid inside when I cut them open. No wonder the brakes were sticking on and binding  . . . .
I'd recomend changing your old flexi hoses but be prepared for a saga if your bleed nipples are rusted because there's no way they'll come out 
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Covin
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Joined: 27 Feb 2006
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Location: Tyne & Wear
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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 Yoo Hoo . . . . I'm still alive and full of busy. Currently restoring my mates Rotten Bus and a VW T3 Fasty so not much spare time at the moment to work on my own Bus. Got a 66 Bug coming my way soon which I'm going to restore for my Wife and another guy wants me to do a full resto job on his 67 Beetle  Talk about busy ?
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Thought I'd share a few pics of Camping trips I've done in the Bus since getting it finished and on the road. Just to show it's being used
My m8 did this Video clip of us leaving the Newark show on the Buses maiden voyage of 320 mile round trip No worries 
MOWER POWER IN ACTION 
Blackwell Plantation in Derbyshire
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Grinlow in Derbyshire
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Durham Dubbers Club Camping Trip Fallowfield Dene Hexham Northumberland
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There's been quite a few more but pictures were naff, already covered a few thousand trouble free miles in the Mower powered Bus. Missed out a little 6 cylinder Cosworth motor a few weeks ago. Gutted was not the word Plenty of time though and another will turn up I'm sure 
I'm planning another Camping trip in November so it might be a bit chilly. It's cold up North you know
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richbaker78
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Joined: 31 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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| theres a 850 bhp cossy lump in PPC mag this month that would do you...a snip at £30k as well least your getting some use out the van tho. |
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Covin
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| richbaker78 wrote: | | theres a 850 bhp cossy lump in PPC mag this month that would do you...a snip at £30k as well least your getting some use out the van tho. |
Bugger, I've only got 29k spare Rich Looks like I'll have to pass on that one
Have to say I'm lovin the Bus, even with the Mower engine. Best thing I've ever bought or built to date. Should have got one years ago m8
Cheers
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jp
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Joined: 09 Nov 2005
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Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire
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Gotta love those wheels 
Great to see you getting good use out of the van and agree about wishing I'd got one years ago.. you can't beat the VW camping scene.
You'll have to start a new thread on your other projects... so the Mrs will have bug and covin !! how spoiled is she 
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