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Sleedale wrote:That is one amazing restoration, it looks awesome, even little bits of it, bet the whole thing is, well, beautiful. mm is a genius and LMS you must be sooooooooo very excited. Drive carefully tomorrow and enjoy your pristine van.

I couldn't agree more, it looks fantastic. I've really enjoyed following the resto'
David

metalmick8y wrote: this has to be the most complete craptrap going

So are there any none craptrap ones? We've got similar, and although I almost hate it, have to say it is useful and I have no idea what is underneath so if there IS a nice one out there

I daren't drive it!! Have asked hubby to do it. You have no idea how excited I am

I will say more tomorrow after collection but in short Mike is outstanding in all aspects of his work and character. He has been professional, transparent, brutally honest, kind and very funny. He has never failed in keeping in touch, answering my questions and most importantly putting a virtual arm on my shoulder when I was freaking out in the early stages. The fact he has put all the pictures up for scrutiny means I know not once have I been taken for a ride, there has been no anxiety that money was not well spent. In sourcing parts he always looked for best value but also best quality. In fact I for one will miss my nightly 'Sunnivagon' fix and deciphering the texts and emails - I do hope there will be another great thread to follow this.

Will gush more tomorrow - but for tonight it's just butterflies and excitement.

You are the best of men Mike, thank you

LittleMissSunshine wrote:I daren't drive it!! Have asked hubby to do it. You have no idea how excited I am

I will say more tomorrow after collection but in short Mike is outstanding in all aspects of his work and character. He has been professional, transparent, brutally honest, kind and very funny. He has never failed in keeping in touch, answering my questions and most importantly putting a virtual arm on my shoulder when I was freaking out in the early stages. The fact he has put all the pictures up for scrutiny means I know not once have I been taken for a ride, there has been no anxiety that money was not well spent. In sourcing parts he always looked for best value but also best quality. In fact I for one will miss my nightly 'Sunnivagon' fix and deciphering the texts and emails - I do hope there will be another great thread to follow this.

Will gush more tomorrow - but for tonight it's just butterflies and excitement.

You are the best of men Mike, thank you

I can imagine how excited you are, I would be too. It's lovely to find someone who you can trust and whose work is of such a high standard too. We will all miss the Sunnivagon updates but hope to see the new, improved Sunnivagon on tour with lots of pics, enjoy your 'new' special campervan

daft as it may seem im now really embarrased, i just do what i do in the way i do it, and I admire MSS and others for leaving a van with me knowing they will only ever see it in the flesh again when its done,no visits no nothing and then to watch it being cut open takes a lot more ,cant think of the word but more courage? then i think i would have, its a real commitment and im happy to say nothing insumountable just some aspects are harder than others which adds to the challenge and keeps boredom away .sad but there it is
bring your new propane cyclinder will you.
mm

Hey LMS, whooooohooo, today's the day - post pics, lots of pics, pleeeease

And mm, you shouldn't be embarrassed, good craftsmen are becoming a rarity these days and deserve to be applauded.

Another great thread, has been good to follow.

Looking forward to seeing some great pics of your shiny van in action LMS.

Well done mm, thanks for the posts. Have you got the next one already lined up?

Cliff

metalmick8y wrote:daft as it may seem im now really embarrased, i just do what i do in the way i do it, and I admire MSS and others for leaving a van with me knowing they will only ever see it in the flesh again when its done,no visits no nothing and then to watch it being cut open takes a lot more ,cant think of the word but more courage? then i think i would have

You do yourself very, very short, Mike.

Somebody has a van. It needs serious structural bodywork. They can't do that work themselves.
Do they hand it over to somebody based solely on word-of-mouth?
Or do they hand it over to somebody whose work they've seen unfolding on other vans, "live", on the forum, knowing that they'll get that exact same documentation - showing really top quality work?

I know which sounds the easy, safe, comfortable option to me...

yes i take your point,but it still sort of embarrases me, also as its never seen till done then its a bit traumatic, i wonder if it will be well received and is it as Id have liked and the owner ,you worry are they going to be happy, sorry but I do worry and fuss about these things,
but i have always documented this sort of thing back when doing intertesting classics when it was all 35mm, it was then very important to have documentary proof of works done to important and rare vehicles,sort of a provenance, just as a vehicle with a complete service history is more desirable than an unknown to a certain extent.
soon find out though
mm

Just said by hubby I'll probably cry - think episode of DIY SOS

See you soon - and yes I'm sure we'll love it

typical of most blokes ,,, i dont do blubbing,not very good dealing with it.lol
mm

If you blubbed i bet it would look like weld spatter....

Awesome mike

Well a very nice lunch was had
broken orange peko in a pot(tea)
choc au pain
home made chilli leek and spud soup with Sth American sweet seed bread....ahhh
so a few miserable picks of it




thanks for the lovely things you brought and call me when you get back
mm

Yet another killer van Mike.
LittleMissSunshine must be absolutely chuffed.