I can`t get it out of the garage with the blue light on!!.
I bought this bus in 1998, after meeting someone at the VW Euro show that mentioned they had a panel van for sale. It turned out to be a ex firetruck, that needed some work. A price was agreed and two weeks later I trailered the bus home from Germany.
The bus was trailered home from Germany.
I spent the next 5 months changing the gearbox, swapping it to 12v electrics, adding alarm, radio etc. Most of the bolts were seized and it took longer than I thought.After being on the road for about six months, I got a respray and what a disaster it was!! The guy who was painting my van lost interest in doing it after getting half of it done. Three months later I got my bus back, the van looked very wavy as it had not been prepared properly. There was a lot of filler in the drip rail, as he wouldn`t weld the roof rack holes up! It has since started to craze near some of the corners. As my camera was stolen with all the respray pictures on, I cannot tell what parts were done properly. It will all be re-done again (sigh!).
Bad paint!.
On the way back from the VoksWorld show 2000, the gearbox let go of most of it`s oil and the alternator broke!! I managed to get the bus home on the auxilary battery and had to push it into the garage. It has been there since(!), partly because I decided to put 944 rear suspension on, but also I lost interest after being in an accident on the way home from the 50 years tour.
How the bus looks (JAN 2002).
Update 2002.I have made new door panels for this bus after the insurance company wanted interior photos!(I thought that rain soaked hardboard didn`t look very good). I made new panels out of hardboard covered in black vinyl. The fuel tank has been painted, so has my flashing light. I will be painting the engine bay again before reassembling eveything. The rear suspension is now type 3 with a 1303s box. The original drums have been machined to fit, and I have a new set of 15" wheels.
