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I don't think there's room, but will check

I'm fitting my van with 72 Moonraker interior. I know one of the tables slides in below the overhead lockers, but where does tolhe second table get stowed?

I've just restored and fitted a 1972 Moonraker interior into my Crossover. The problem is that I don't have any cushions to use as a pattern for replacement. I'm not even sure how many cushions I need. Would someone mind telling me the measurements please? Thanks

Then the blue bits. My van was originally Niagra blue on the lower half, and I was keen to return to the colour it left the factory, in fact this desire to return the van to as close as it was in July 1972 when it was dispatched from the Devon works in Sidmouth carried though the restoration...

So after months of preparation it was time to start spraying. I was very lucky, as you may remember the summer during the Lockdown was very warm, and it was during this time I sprayed the van. The weather really couldn't have been more perfect. White bits first.....

The preparation for painting went on, and on, and on. it wasn't exciting in the least, so I've hardly any photos, but I will say that I found getting the side panels flat and without slight ripples very, very difficult. The turning point came when I watch a video on YouTube about how to get...

While I was striping back all the rust & paint around the rain gutter, I uncovered this stamp in the body. Did VW date stamp their bodyshells?

With most of the welding on the lower part of the van complete, I started to think about preparing the body for paint. Part of this included removing the Devon pop top. Which of course, revealed more rust. Luckily though, and almost uniquely for this van, it wasn't as bad as it could have been...

I can't believe it's been so long since my last update, but I have been steadily working away. Having found so much rust pretty much everywhere, I came to the conclusion that although it looked sound, there was every chance that the off side sill would be rusty as well, so I removed it, and...

The outer arch finally went on ok and allowed me to align the curve of the outer sill correctly, and from that the alignment of the B post outer repair panel. Definitely one of those stages of a job where it seems like you make huge progress in a short time after weeks of seemingly hardly any.

It's been a while, but as I said at the beginning of the thread I'm not the fastest of workers. However progress has been made, even though it's been slow. I must confess I'm not too proud of end result with the his inner arch, and it falls squarely in the category 'Sound but not pretty'...

Looking through the photos of the van I found a photo I took at the beginning of this job showing the panels I thought I'd need to fully sort the van. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I had a Polo 6N and loved it! :D Anyway, a friend has a Mk1 Polo that's been in a garage for 5+ years. It's rust free apart frm a small hole where they all go between the fuel tank filler and rear inner wing, has only had one previous owner (his great aunt) and has done about 40k miles (maybe...

I'm certainly lucky with my garage. Built about 3 years ago after a life time of working on the drive, in cramped single garages or a filthy old cattle shed, it's the culmination of about 20 years of planing and saving and a very understanding wife.

Thanks!