Real Van Life. Everyday ownership of a classic VW Split screen van

Galley Hill to Rock A Nore

Air-cooled hangout At the end of a long, hot day, I remembered a few local air-cooled drivers were having another catch-up at Galley Hill

Headlining resources Waste not, want not. I used a large ply offcut from cutting the sheets to length, as a full-size test piece to

Headliner back on track No chance of going too stir crazy in lockdown. A VW camper often presents lots of potential work projects to

Impromptu gathering by the sea It’s been a while since I caught up with a few bus buddies. So it was nice to have

Heading to the back With the front two flexible ply pieces for the cab headliner all cut to size and fitting nicely, time to

Transformative art Strange how art can often bring a transformative experience. When embraced, it can turn things around and make you see things from

Headliner transformation Having spent a while getting all the sizes and dimensions sorted, and the flexible ply cut, I finally had both pieces of

Headliner project gets real Lots of measuring, drawing and making templates. Now it’s all about to get very real. Time to transfer the refined

On to the next stage… Template testing time is just about over. Having checked and then double-checked with full-size templates to ensure all the

Headliner template v2 to the test Having commandeered the kitchen floor to cut the first version of the templates out, it was time to

Time for a change of headliner finish This is a job I’ve been thinking of doing for a while. Trouble is, I had kind

Did you hear that? Everything was going pretty well with the engine refresh until the guys heard a ‘pop’ sound from the engine bay…