Intro to my van
Posted: 15 Mar 2026, 10:49
Good morning all.
I’m Barny, I’ve been here a while and had a few questions answered but thought it’s time I did an official intro and say hi. I’m over in Ireland, don’t see too many VW’s this side.
Had plenty of VW’s a Passat as my daily, a T4, two mk1 golfs and a Mk3 golf. This is my first T3.
Knew it needed work, so I’m about 13 months into a 3 month restoration. Being my first I didn’t really know what I was looking for. It seemed solid enough but as with everything, once you start poking around…
So it’s a 91 originally petrol, now running a 1y 1.9D. Originally a panel van, was converted to a camper somewhere in its life but retained the tin top.
So far I’ve replaced the front end and rear corners, lower panel opposite sliding door, welded up the vents, replaced the door steps, replaced the rear slam panel and bottoms of the b pillar. Tidied up and sorted the bodge that was the engine conversion. Replaced the seats, sorted some electrical gremlins, replaced all the hoses and now virtually at the point where I can put it through a test and get some use of it this coming summer!
I’m sure I’ll have more questions so thanks for your answers so far and here are a few pics
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I’m Barny, I’ve been here a while and had a few questions answered but thought it’s time I did an official intro and say hi. I’m over in Ireland, don’t see too many VW’s this side.
Had plenty of VW’s a Passat as my daily, a T4, two mk1 golfs and a Mk3 golf. This is my first T3.
Knew it needed work, so I’m about 13 months into a 3 month restoration. Being my first I didn’t really know what I was looking for. It seemed solid enough but as with everything, once you start poking around…
So it’s a 91 originally petrol, now running a 1y 1.9D. Originally a panel van, was converted to a camper somewhere in its life but retained the tin top.
So far I’ve replaced the front end and rear corners, lower panel opposite sliding door, welded up the vents, replaced the door steps, replaced the rear slam panel and bottoms of the b pillar. Tidied up and sorted the bodge that was the engine conversion. Replaced the seats, sorted some electrical gremlins, replaced all the hoses and now virtually at the point where I can put it through a test and get some use of it this coming summer!
I’m sure I’ll have more questions so thanks for your answers so far and here are a few pics
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
