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A VW Bay Window Story: Rust, Rehab and Restoration- ‘…define “road-worthy”!’


‘…define “road-worthy”!’ So this next part was incredibly exciting. As the title suggest, Moss was about to get his first official taste of road. MOT was booked in, but first…

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A VW Bay Window Story: Rust, Rehab and Restoration- ‘No, I have no idea how to sew a canvas roof liner…but I can learn!’


‘No, I have no idea how to sew a canvas roof liner…but I can learn!’   This is where the finer details and designs had to come into play. So neither me or my dad are particularly good at interior design, so designing an interior for a small space seemed like a colossal job. We… Read more »

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A VW Bay Window Story: Rust, Rehab and Restoration- ‘Were these bits supposed to go back on too?’


  ‘Were these bits supposed to go back on too?’ Now, with a heading like the one above in the ‘Engine rebuild’ section of my story, you know this is going to be good… This is how we started. Using an A-Frame ladder, loads of cheap pullies and some cheap rope that was NOT load… Read more »

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A VW Bay Window Story: Rust, Rehab and Restoration- “I’m not impatient, I’m excited…and impatient.”


“I’m not impatient, I’m excited…and impatient” Big things were happening. The bus was looking less and less like an empty husk and more like a homeless man’s make shift home. In my eagerness I was beginning to get a little ahead of myself and started on a few extra jobs that were not particularly necessary… Read more »

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A VW Bay Window Story: Rust, Rehab and Restoration- “Is sander’s elbow a thing?”


“Is sander’s elbow a thing?” The rebuild had begun. I had lost hope and motivation many times over during the long welding process and on occasion contemplated selling up and doing away with all the stress. However, it had all been worth it. Nothing could be as difficult as endless welding…right? I could barely deal… Read more »

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A VW Bay Window Story: The Gallery of Weld


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A VW Bay Window Story: Rust, Rehab and Restoration- “Dad, the van’s on fire again…”


“Dad, the van’s on fire again…” This chapter is also titled the “Learning to weld again” section. The van was bare of all fixings, bar the wiring loom and a few other small things we did not fancy threading through the body again later on. In front of me I had a list of all… Read more »

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A VW Bay Window Story: Rust, Rehab and Restoration- “Oh look, more rust…”


“Oh look, more rust…” So here is where it began… I rolled the van onto the drive under the 1 dp (dad power) engine, then stood back to admire the best buy of my life so far. Holes every where, dripping old oil, mirrors hanging off and questionable ‘cigarette’ burns in the upholstery…I could not… Read more »

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A VW Bay Window Story: Rust, Rehab and Restoration- “That’s a hole lot of bus…”


“That’s a hole lot of bus!” The following morning I woke feeling content in the drunk exploration of a dream and that it was remaining so. I went to work early and spent the short shift in a daydream of VWs, adventures and oddly an episode of Poirot featuring Pete’s Dragon (please see previous post… Read more »

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A VW Bay Window Story: Rust, Rehab and Restoration- “So here’s what I’m thinking…”


“So, here’s what I’m thinking…” Over time, stories tend to acquire new details and become further and further for the truth, so believe me when I say I will do my best to remember exactly how everything happened. Memory is not my friend and it has been a life time since this story started. A… Read more »

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