Looks great, have been following progress which is as impressive as the quality. What are you plans for the interior?
I have the original Devon interior in my garage, although it looks more like weetabix now. I'll use it as a template to make a new interior with some adjustments. I won't bother with a sink for instance, as we never used it, and would rather have a larger fridge and more storage. First though is getting it back to roadworthiness. Gearbox cleaned up a bit and replace split gaiters, engine back in, brake overhaul, etc.
'andles. Glass. Underseal. And (thanks Sandy!) cavity wax. Possibly wrapped up tomorrow with the wheels back on, ready for collection on 9th
He's not refitted the rear lights, front indicators and wing mirrors as they look a bit "patina'ed" compared to the rest of the outside now. Similarly the hub caps. If anyone has some nice NOS items that they are willing to part with please feel free to PM me Edit: Ah, Schofields have some genuine VW lights in stock
It's taken a few hours but the garage is hopefully ready to receive the restored camper tomorrow morning. I had a little entertainment when the wind caught the garage door and trapped the bunch of keys on the frame, snapping the key off in the lock. Luckily my lad managed to find the spare key and poke the sheared shard out from the other side. Lovely job by Timpsons down at Saino's making a couple of copies of that spare key!
It's one out and one in at Upton! John's calling in here tomorrow on his way up to Sandy to collect a syncro fuel tank he's bought for his resto...I'll bet you can't wait..
Certainly not! Sandy has done a fantastic job and I can't wait to get it back home Oh, and I know of at least two TLBers in his queue as a result of this thread. I bet they can't wait either!
Yep, thanks a lot for the recommendation. I told him it's a keeper, do it up as if it was your own, and he's done me right.
It's a sorry state of affairs when I've simply been too busy every weekend for the last 2 months now. The only progress is the arrival of a set of rear axle boots (I went for the thermoplastic ones from Brickwerks rather than the horrible fragile modern rubber ones)
I'm still accumulating parts for the next phase, but did manage to pick up some NOS hubcaps at Stanford Hall. So as a bit of a thread bump / self-motivation / excuse to post a photo... Oh yes, the new front indicators are fitted too
I can't believe how long it's been since I've had time to spend on the bus. I also can't believe it took nearly all day to remove the driveshafts so I can change the boots. At least the wheels turn freely once more! And I got to use my new breaker bar That will make it easier to whip the gearbox out for a clean up too. I might just join the engine and box together when they go back in
When you don't have a press... ...you improvise A 15mm socket as a drift, a big hammer, taking it steady and making sure the wooden supports are always in the correct place and the bearings are off. It would have been almost impossible to use the jaws of a vice like Haynes suggests - the boots get in the way too much to keep the bearings squared up and avoid flinging the balls everywhere!
One of the shafts looks to have older boots on it. The bearings look a little gnarly on the outside too. I'll strip and clean them for a proper inspection. What probably hasn't helped was not having any clips on the boots. You can see how the boot at the hub end of the shaft has moved out of the retaining groove. The grease was very liquid on that bearing too, not viscous like grease should be
