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Thanks mate. I'm already a member of that group so I'll post up on there. Good suggestion.

Hi, been a while since I posted on the forum, or indeed, actually worked on the van! Been working on the rear wheel arch. It was coated with some kind of rubberised protection which did a good job of keeping the water in where the sealant had cracked. I've removed the sealant and alot of the crap me...

Reciprocating saw. The bolt will be seized inside the bush so they will need to be replaced too. If you cut through with a disc make sure you wear gloves with long sleeves. The disc will touch the rubber during cutting and it melts it. Melted rubber on skin burns and its sticks so hard to remove. T...

Hi people,

I'm trying to remove one of my trailing arms to carry out the usual top hat repairs. I've finally got one of the bolts to move but as it rotates the bush rotates with it so I'm struggling to get the bolt out. Any ideas?

Hi Dave, are you the guy with the black van I met in Sainsburys garage this morning? Try D&D Autos. They started off with VWs and there's a guy there who seems to know his stuff. There's also a VW restoration place somewhere around Chilmington. I'll see if I can find his number.

Hope he gets well as soon as possible

Nice!

This is a great thread and going to be immensely useful for when I have to rebuild my 2.1 engine soon!

Zak, that's a great looking van. Trying to convince the other half that orange is a great colour. She's not convinced yet so may have to show her your van!

Nice looking van!

Good work and nice skills with the door. Like the dash tidy

Great thread

That's how I got mine, got outbid on ebay and the buyer pulled out.

Why not 15"?

Nice work!