What did you do to your VW today?

Stan spent the weekend at Sumners Ponds (near Horsham) testing out the newly fitted tow bar bike rack. Four bikes no worries!

Surfwagen Stan wrote:

Stan spent the weekend at Sumners Ponds (near Horsham) testing out the newly fitted tow bar bike rack.  Four bikes no worries!

Oh, got a photo? We'd like a four bike bike rack eventually!

Karen
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What rack did you go for SWS?

A pic please

Today...I blew my transmission crossing over into Alaska

I'm now stranded in a very bad situation and looking for help over here:
https://brazilianvwbay.forumotion.com/t4972-real-time-help-stranded-in-alaska#60338

Safely negotiated a 2 chevron hill in Wales!

Washed, leathered, Resined, Buffed, Polished and Buffed Stan. I will be sore tomorrow.

Back to the bike rack. A photo would have been a great idea. Will do the next time were out. Its a Pendle tow-bar, flange mounted, straight bar for 4 bikes. It coped really well and flexed only slightly on nasty speed bumps. So the only modification I will make is to put a spacer between the 1st bike and the upright on the rack. This is more for peace of mind but it will increase the clearance between the handle bar and back window (just in-case of a big bump) . I could alternatively loosen the handle bar and twist it around.

Surfwagen Stan wrote:

 I could alternatively loosen the handle bar and twist it around.  

That's what I do. 2 min job once I've found the allen key.

Wild camped last night in the carpark of The Cricketers Inn Kingsley for the price of an àmazing meal. Marcus the owner welcomes campervans to stay and it is a minutes drive from Brand Autos. He also has rooms in a converted barn if you needed an overnight stay in the area. We waited for the delivery of our new stainless steel exhaust but once on the ramps Paul discovered a huge hole in the exhaust outlet so we had to leave her there until we get a replacement from VW Heritage. So it was home on the train for us.
Mrs Bumble

Set up camp in campsite no. 7! (awning up, hooked up, roof up etc. etc.) and decided I didn't like the pitch we'd been allocated and wanted to move to one 4 pitches down. So - yep - we moved - whole lot down and back up again in 45 minutes!

greenjc90 wrote:

Set up camp in campsite no. 7! (awning up, hooked up, roof up etc. etc.) and decided I didn't like the pitch we'd been allocated and wanted to move to one 4 pitches down.  So - yep - we moved - whole lot down and back up again in 45 minutes!

Sounds good - well practiced no doubt as it was campsite no. 7

Had Team Tallulah over today to fix the pop top strut on Scooby, then had a FAB BBQ
Many thanks for your help

Scooby wrote:

Had Team Tallulah over today to fix the pop top strut on Scooby, then had a FAB BBQ
Many thanks for your help

You're welcome, thanks for the feed and great company!

In our Kombi but in our Beetle. Spotted a Brazi Bay itched at Calshot near the activity centre so went to say hi.

Good to meet you @dean

Brushed teeth and washed up - nev sulking in carfest car park - next to a motor home and close to a wraith!

Down at Danbury yesterday for Minor Service, MOT and replacement fan-belt (so as to keep the old one for emergency spare). Matt and Andy also added Brake bar adaptor and new fuel cap seal.
Passed the MOT but seems to have needed some adjustments to do so.
1) Steering locking device insecure front steering arm box to axle pivot - rear ball joint clamp
2) Anti-roll bar attachment bracket / mounting insecure nearside front lower (to lower suspension arm)
Not sure what these mean but thanks to Matt and Andy for sorting things out right away.

Whilst there met up with Feliz. Thanks for the chat you two, and hope your lambda sensor has now been extracted for replacement.

osg

ordered new steering box seal, new sliding door lock, chrome handbrake handle, chrome cab door interior door pull handle, chrome interior sliding door handle, chrome window winders,... and best of all a beautiful wooden steering wheel in natural oak with engraved steering boss and engraved horn... oh.... and a rear window jailbar kit. We just need to do our dashboard and headlining now and were about complete...

and...... some side repeaters.

Thanks OSG for the kind words and I'll pass on your thanks to whole Danbury service team. Glad it was all sorted for you

Charging Batteries

As we had left Scooby for a week to look after himself we treated him to a Meguiar's wash and polish today - see his coat shine (we also waxed the gutters).

Treated rust on gutter at end of pop up

And packed ready for next weekend in Henley on Thames

Oh and popped a forum card under the windscreen wiper of a Danbury in Kenilworth.

We took the van to get measured up for a new Rock & Roll bed cover with new foam down in Blyth.
They have us booked in for 2 November so we won't have the new bed for the Beer Festival trip.

They are using the left over leather from our front seats to add some panels & trim to match in as much as possible.

(Blyth also has a very good VW garage who do classic vehicles)