Transformative art Strange how art can often bring a transformative experience. When embraced, it can turn things around and make you see things from a new perspective. When I lost my last bus in a dramatic fire, I had no idea where this event would lead me or even end up. On a very practical … Read more
Interior refresh Opps, a bit of a delay in posting as I got sidetracked with a work project! Having got the essential items sorted on the camper, it was good to have some time to look at tackling some of the ‘nice to have’ options on the to-do list! One of these was the padding … Read more
Custom power steering rack upgrade Well, once again the guys at Resto Classics have come up with a brilliant solution for the custom-powered steering rack for my vintage VW bus! Their collective knowledge and experience have produced an awesome result, so a big shout out to Nathan for bringing it all together and making it … Read more
Although I’m keen on keeping my VW bus pretty much ‘stock’, I never intended it to be a candidate for the VW Wolfsburg museum in Germany! This is bus to be used as our camper, so some things over time will be updated… Although I love the original features of the bus, it’s not to … Read more
Protecting x2 Been another couple of long days lying under the bus. Going over the areas you’ve already painted was always going to be tough. The initial thrill of seeing the aluminium coloured Epoxy Mastic 121 transformation was going to be a hard act to follow, but it was time to crack on with the … Read more
Paint protection Well, who would have thought that lying around on your back all day could be such hard work! Finally, after a couple of days hard graft at Resto Classics, I managed to get the first coat of the aluminium coloured Epoxy Mastic 121 applied to the underside of the bus! 🙂 Bus before It … Read more
Windscreen woes One of my (many) little OCD hangups is being able to see out the windscreen clearly when driving along in the rain. And although I’ve upgraded the wiper blades to the best options Volkswagen did for Split screen buses at the time, they are not the best things in the world for keeping the … Read more
Ah, that could be the problem So although the speedo on my vintage VW bus was working OK, the odometer wasn’t. Not sure how long it had been like this, but as part of my mini refurbishment of the bus, it was on my list of things to get sorted. So I sent the speedo … Read more
The day has arrived where the Canterbury Pitt interior in the rear of the VW Split screen gets a well over due makeover, as at last the old, thin, faded and poorly fitted cushion covers get ditched in favour of a bit of an upgrade! As the existing door/seat panels, and front seat covers were … Read more
As the various parts are gathered to put the VW Early Bay Westfalia Camper back together again, some bits will require looking at or possibly replacing. In the case of the sliding cargo door hinge, it is just a case of a cosmetic update to the exposed/visible painted area. So the existing paint is stripped back and … Read more