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Duct tape a big box to the front with a couple of cardboard wheels and a broomstick as an axle, that'll sort it. I too have been caught with this one....rob dogs

Taken mine on a few long hauls in Europe, mainly down to the French Atlantic coast (La Rochelle) and the far tip of Brittany. As well as a trip to Austria in December. Every trip she has been pretty much fault free, Austria was in 2001 before i had her restored, I stopped overnight outside...

Need to check again on production date on M plate. she is the 8255th bus of 71 /72 model year which indicates august 71 build. So long since i checked M plate i've forgotten but pretty sure that is 1st August, shes wrapped up in her winter cover at the mo and i'm too lazy to go have a look...

you still looking? I have a set of Dell 34frd carbs, filters, linkages, manifolds etc for type 1 i may be up for parting with.

Mine is a 1st august 71 crossover, she was also type 4 engined, again must have been one of the first, always been fitted with a 1600 since i've had her but has the type 4 air filter brackets etc, no engine hatch though as the very early ones didn't have it fitted.

This was handy as mine snapped yesterday after 46 years 1 month and two days :) Just ordered and cheaper than a new one, next question how do you change the lock barrel on it?

Hi Can i have this please. Can pay quickly but might take a short time to collect as I live in Kent now, but from Stafford originally so will be able to get someone to pick up for me. Thanks Stodge

On an off chance you are not an ex navy Simon Jessop?

Found just one (sure the others must be somewhere else!) £10 posted?

I think i have some in the garage somewhere in a bag of bits from when i changed my knackered dormy interior. Will have a search and let you know

if you don't need a camper why don't you get a crewcab? As for prices, 2 - 3k seems to buy you a resto heap, 4k ish buys you a running resto heap, no buses cost 5k (fact, least in my perception :) ) 6k - 9k gets you something relatively nice but maybe needing a tiny bit of fettling. 10k - 12k...

similar story, ordered bits, they sent me the wrong ones, returned them at my cost and have never seen the right one, he does a good line in ignoring you after a while, seems to be a friendly bloke with lots of m8's that will speak up for him, doesn't make for good business though.

I have a pair of dormy Hammock canvasses in a tan type colour one has a bit of rust staining on it due to a roof leak but they are only a year old got changed because they did'nt match the new interior. So sorry to jump on the thread but if anyone wants a funtional set of bunks then they kinda...

pretty sure mine are riveted on, i'll have to check tonight but I definately remember drilling out some rivets somewhere around there.

Well yes fitting a realy goes against what VW originally put there......true funny how on there next back to basics design...the T25 they put a relay in the starter circuit, now why did they do that when the old system without a realy was so perfectly designed? If your vans an original...