At last The boy has landed!

Isn't it great when a plan comes together Well done.

Well what a luverly day Today I are be mostly workin on Jack! Next week our lad is going down to Dorzet to have a couple of things done, so as the weather was so nice I thought I'd do some bits on me boy. First up was to remove the door cards and give the door a liberal dowsing with a corrosion inhibitor, I suppose this bit should go on the Tech site? The qtr light is as you know is riveted at the top (a really pants job on these bays, mine are corroded already) but the bottom is a spigot which is sort of welded to the qtr light frame which in turn is clamped to the door. When these babies are put together they don't to give it any lubrication, which could result in the spigot breaking off from the qtr light frame (I know coz it happened to my Mex Bug) so I dowsed it in a bit of WD40 and worked it back and forwards a bit untill it moved freely, (Jane couldnt open them with one hand) then a good coat of white grease. As for the back of the door cards, Tim used wax which is a good form of water repellent, the guy who reshaped our interior said that on a proper compacted hardboard, marine varnish (a tad more expensive than candles) is ideal. The only downside of course is the fact that the plastic membrane is pretty much destroyed so i would make sure you have some suitable plastic sheeting ready when you put the door back together (oh dear).

Part two of today was dedicated to Cap'n Tim HAA HAAR! and the, what is now standard, Clear light lense fitment was carried out in Catcott Dockyard.

And the same can be seen astern!

Next up was the gangplank. Before we had very H&S non slip stuff (had my fill of this working on Wasp helicopters).

and hey presto a good old retro 70's tread

Finally, it had to be done, from my split screen locker came the relic of me old lost shipmate, Barnacle Bill the Sailor. What stunnin blue eyes ye have me hearty

I love it - just how a RotKombi should be.

Glad you likeit Tim, dont think I'll go the whole rat look though, Jane would have me Keel hauled

Well we now have our new bespoke interior, A Big thanks to Simon at www.vwbusbits.co.uk. who has done a cracking job at what I would call a very reasonable price
Kickboard with speakers, light switch and LED's.

Two pine units, one cupboard with two drawers and room for a fridge (MMMM!) and one dickie seat/storage box. Also the sliding door strip with LED's.

Hi level LED unit this and the red kickboard unit rotate in their holders, so not only does this one illuminate the whole cabin area, it lights up my little lads cave when he is upstairs

A bit of a theme here I think, but yet more LED's, this time under the dash. One either side which iluminates the footwell.

So there it is, just the curtains, jail bars and a few bits and bobs to do. We are both very pleased with our Van as it shapes up and are looking forward to season even more now. You can't really appreciate the effect the lights have untill you see it at night, it's like a little Las Vegas

Love the LEDs - in my fave colour too!

Love it!!!

Is the LED unit along the sliding door runner a standard bit of kit, or something bespoke?

I've had my eye on one of those for ages ....

Vanwurks sell them ...

LED Door Sill Protector

Loving those LEDs!

thanks for the link Tim - something else for the 'wish list'...!

peppa wrote:

Can you have too much Red...?

Never enough red Peppa

thesplitsombrero wrote:

Never enough red Peppa

Unless you are doing a salad, then it looks untidy.

Next addition is..........



Shiny mirrors

It's amazing what you can do whilst Camping,



Shiny door handles

very phantastic pictures. good photos. thank you :-)

Thank's Michel I have great pleasure presenting them