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Cool, thanks for the advice :ok The vans already been off the road for a good few months and it could still be a while until it's back up and running properly, so I just want to make sure that the engine doesn't sieze while I'm working on it. I could be over worrying, but I'd rather be safe than sor...

I'm in the process of a complete overhaul on my 1981 Aircooled and it's going to take a lot longer than first expected (now there's a surprise!!!). At the moment, everything is stripped out of it as I'm having to do a lot of rebuilding work, the inside is completely empty, including the whole dashbo...

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And the drivers pillar!

More of the same with the front passenger pillar. Again, with all these holes everywhere, it's given me access to check what's going on behind panels and give it a clear up and treatment with vactan too. http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u510/MrMetT25/IMG_0247.jpg http://i1071.photobucket.com/albu...

You'll get nicer welds if you remove the primer at the edges. There won;t be as much spitting etc. A bit of cellulose thinners on a rag should dissolve it. Its really only intended to be used on overlapped panels where you can't paint in between after welding. Are you going to butt weld or overlap ...

Here's some cleaning up I did on the passenger side rear panel. As you can see, it started off in a really bad way. Again, another bodged job from a previous "fix up". This was another case of a panel being put over an old rusty panel, and this was still cover in filler too! The whole wind...

I've also done the same on the passenger side too. I marked out where the things are underneath, so that I knew where I had to be careful and so I didn't chop through anything! http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u510/MrMetT25/IMG_0154.jpg http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u510/MrMetT25/IMG_0159.j...

Ok, so it's been a while since I updated this, but that doesn't mean that no works been getting done, quite the opposite! While I get to grips with my welder, i've decided to cut out the rust ready to start patching him up. As you can see, the driver footwell is not in a good way. It'd been patched ...

After spending the weekend ordering various bits and pieces so I can get on with the work, today i thought i'd do some cleaning up inside. Thankfully it cleared up ok, which is more than can be said for the weather...it was tipping it down outside...so much for summer! http://i1071.photobucket.com/a...

Sometimes its easier to replace certain panels than repairing, what I mean is, if you plan on keeping your bus, then its best to do things right. That rot for example on your rear door, personally I would look for a later more solid door as the inner and outer skins look well gone. Cheers for the a...

Cheers for the support :ok I have a feeling i'm going to need it! Every time I take something else off the van, i find more rust hiding behind it! Either that, or more bits that were botched in previous work. At the moment, I'm still waiting on some money to come through that will allow me to get th...

Hahaha!!! Not long actually, I love pineapple! Plus it made it really awkward getting the pop top to stay up too!

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