Hi, I am new here and to vw vans in general. I started work at Rusty Kampers (plug,plug ) a few weeks ago and I decided I needed to get an early bay in my life. So after talking to a few friendly customers and asking around I have now got a project.....

After staring at it for a few days wondering what to do with it , this happened



looks better already , but leaves another decision put a new roof on and make it into a tin top or a webasto type sunroof ?

Ideas?

While thinking about the roof I decided to repair the engine cover as you can see it needed a complete bottom putting back in it , both inner and outer.







and since it started life as a panel van I am going to convert it back to a panel van

i saw a "Rossi" bay high roof ice cream van in southend on saturday

it was on the a127 heading out of southend

Funnily enough, I'm after an ice-cream van...

From the lack of roof bracing it looks like a Factory top stuck on a tin top, it should have no metal roof at all only metal hoops extending from the gutters.

Nice Bus though, and tin tops are far cooler anyway!

hope that high tops going back on

high roof and slammed

either way cool bus mate

Sorry dubscum, that roof has been chopped up into little bits !

Matty, it has one metal hoop that goes from gutter to gutter, just uploading some more pics.

Interesting....

What style bulk head is it ?

here are a few more pics to show the general condition before the main work starts

Hopefully you will be able to see in the pics ,cos im not sure

Thanks mate , but I couldn't stomach the high roof

Nice project and a good start..

Watching

I see that you are turning it back in to a panel van by welding up the windows.

What have you done with the rear window glass?

I've got a hi-top panel with small 1/2 windows cut out, I'm looking to put larger windows in as it is going to be a camper.

[quote="rossco"]here are a few more pics to show the general condition before the main work starts




You picking your bum here mate go to the doctors it could be worms

[/quote]You picking your bum here mate go to the doctors it could be worms [/quote]


Far out! if those worms can do that to his panels, whats it gonna do to his arse?!

WOW an UK RHD 68 bus

Nice project to "cut your teeth" on chaps. I'll be keeping me eye on this thread.

BOL

more panels mine had windows cut in as rusty around the rubbers as yours,

Just thought I would do a quick update on this , but there has been no more progress due to work and family birthdays but I am hoping to get a bit done to it this week.

67panel - that is a really nice van mate , hopefully this will end up like that.

marcher - thanks mate

ands1 - luckily for me thats my friend doing the excavating, I will alert him to the trouble with worms


chenzo - yes I still have the windows I will send you a pm

I look forward to some more of your comments and hopefully next time I will have some progress for you all