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Firstly, hello everyone.

I'm James and I have a orange and cream 1982 T25 'bus' which I am currently converting into a camper van, with the help of a mate of mine who used to work for south west classic volkswagens down in not so sunny devon!

I have owned the van for just over 2 years now and at first I found this forum to be very helpful (the first 6 months or so) and then unfortunately for the past 18 months I haven't had the time to do any more to the van, hence the delay in introducing myself

So here is how things have gone (or haven't) so far!

I started by removing all the rear seats (which I still have if anyone wants to buy them ) then I put leather saab 93 seats in the front with a swivel base on the passengers seat, sorted out a floor for the back, re trimmed the door cards and dash and put in an r&r bed from just kampers. I then had rather grand ideas of putting a Subaru engine in which I bought and that's as far as I've gotten with that (not sure if I'm going to still do this so if anyone wants to buy a Subaru engine let me know) I also changed the wheels firstly for mercedes alloys and now to some nice Porsche twists.

As you can see I have gotten my priorities right and done the important things first
So I have now started work on the van again...... With the intention of actually finishing it this time!
Photos and progress updates will follow, I've still got a lot to do namely, get it starting better, finish the bodywork, wrap it in vinyl, build the units/interior.

And that's as far as I've gotten

Looking forward to hearing any ideas anyone has about anything.

James

How it looked last summer

Old wheels I had on, now for sale.

Welcome
Get it camperable and hopefully we'll see you and the bus at some events

Hi bucketbabe

Funny you should say that, my girlfriend in her wisdom has booked my van, the one pictured above, in to show and shine at Devon dub fest! Lol

So if your there you will see it then, hopefully nearly 'finished' if that ever happens but I'm not holding my breath

Hi and welcome to the club.

Wotcha. Cheery looking van, nice shot - is it Dorset? Prefer paint myself but what did you have in mind for the wrap?

Hello to you both! Flyinghitop it's exmoor in Somerset/Devon.... So you're close! I'm thinking of wrapping it the same colours that it is now but with different finish, but I am as yet undecided, I'm also finding it hard finding cream vinyl.

Welcome to the forum James

Hello !

Looking forward to seeing some photos of your progress

Hello and welcome,looking forward to seeing your progress

as above
and if you have bits to hawk as in engine.seats etc then price them and stick in for sale section.
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Welcome to the club

Neil

JimmyT25 wrote:Hi bucketbabe

Funny you should say that, my girlfriend in her wisdom has booked my van, the one pictured above, in to show and shine at Devon dub fest! Lol

So if your there you will see it then, hopefully nearly 'finished' if that ever happens but I'm not holding my breath

Show and shine? You're braver than me!
If there were a category called 'mud and mess' I might enter.
Unlikely to make it all the way down there, but looking forward to seeing the pic with the winning rosette

nice one Jimmy

Some photos of the latest progress, doesn't really seem like progress though!? :/
New steps tacked in!

Taken off the lovely purple window tints!

Found some more rust :/

Took out the windscreen.



Found what's caused the rusty floor!

And got the badges off without breaking them