Let the work begin...

[Peter-T]

hey look its your van but what/why fix the panals on by welding them in the seams?, are you going to fill them and de-seam it or what
have a look here, half way down,http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.p ... 7&start=60 you will see the front panal was welded in the seams and bodged over with filler, ,and this i beleive by a vw dealer, the welds were then ground out and this left little remaining for securing,
if ive jumped the gun and its done for another reason or choice then accept my oppologies.
oh and when do the B posts come out/off were all waiting
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I'm afraid I have no idea what any of that means?! I trust Creative to do a good job, I don't know how any of this metalwork works?

With regards to the B-Pillar, theres still a some more repair work to do yet:
the drivers side rear cab panel,
the front panel,
re-locating the fuel filler cap
the cab bulkhead is going to be replaced

and then it'll be time to move onto the suicide door.

[Peter-T]

So as pointed out by metalmick8y, i've not updated this for quite a while!

I was at Creative early last week just discussing a few details before I disappear to the Falkland Islands for four months.

They've done more work on the flat-bed support struts and have ordered the checkerplate to form the floor.

I've bought the new suspension (the 70mm AVO springs and dampers from Brickwerks), some door poppers ready for my doors to be smoothed of their door handles and a flush fitting fuel fuller cap (say that when you're drunk!).

Work should be starting on the passenger-side B pillar to form the suicide door soon.

Pictures / updates as soon as I have them!

[Peter-T]

So then, four months later, I have returned from a very windy tour of the Falkland Islands, and have a handfull of new photos.













You may notice that the new wheels have been put on, as has the new lowered suspension.

[Plasticman]

hope the 'tour'was a good one
any picks of the cab with the B posts removed as im keen to see this
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[Peter-T]

Yeah, on that, it doesn't look like that's going ahead.

Alan @ Creative has some doubts with regards to the structural rigidity and the safety aspect, and i'll be honest, now matter how much I wanted to do it, if there is any doubt over safety, then i'd rather not.

It's a shame, but i'm sure i'll get over it!

[markandhelen]

Cool work..

we have just bought a 1985 t25..

need panels cut out,, seems welded,,

any one recommend someone to do this in Norfolk please?

[halfbakedpixels]

Cool work..

we have just bought a 1985 t25..

need panels cut out,, seems welded,,

any one recommend someone to do this in Norfolk please?

Where about's are you? I'm in Heacham and have just done the same thing but i'm doing the work myself, with advice from Metalmickey of course.
Send us a PM.

[JamesT25]

good looking work going on there!!

i got my crewcab in a fairly good state about 5 years ago and I am still doing it up. will be very interested to see how it turns out

good luck and glad to see another crewcab coming back to life!!!

[Peter-T]

Cool work..

we have just bought a 1985 t25..

need panels cut out,, seems welded,,

any one recommend someone to do this in Norfolk please?

I recently spotted an advert for these people in the back on VW Camper&Bus. I don't know what their work is like though:

http://www.mn-Aircooled.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


There'll be some more straightening work going on soon.
No work has been going on for a while as i've been busy with work, in and out of the country etc.
Of course, pictures as soon as I have them.

[Peter-T]

Few photos:

[ELVIS]

Good effort chap!

Only just found this thread on a google search.

What did you do with the load bed in the end?

[Peter-T]

Bit out of the blue. The doka is now in New Zealand, I sold it in January 2014.

It now looks something like this:





And instead, I shall soon be driving this:




You can read about that here: http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=139024" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[mid england retrims]

Nice van , alan at creative is my brother. Cant remember seeing the doka there.

[Peter-T]

Ahh ok. The van was there for a long time, I forget exactly, over a year. Some great work done, but the project was too expensive for me at the time. I'll be taking this one to them probably for a few bits to be done.