About the Blog


This is a running record of the work Jason and Lena are doing to bring a 1978 VW Bus back to life. She was very close to death's door when we bought her.

We now have a functional vacationmobile that we are taking on adventures. So, this blog has morphed into a travelogue sprinkled with our break-down stories and latest upgrades. Hopefully more of the latter!

Look back in the archive for ALL the work we did to get her where she is today.

Enjoy :)

Suzanne the Van

Suzanne the Van

Friday, 6 January 2012

Bondo Nightmares and Champagne Dreams

So, we stripped Suzanne's, interior out and started on the paint.

A few things were discovered:

a) Suzanne used to be a Champagne Edition 7-Seater Bus before she was a red camper van
b) Whoever made her red, really liked Bondo.  I mean really liked: it cast shadows when we ground into it!
c)Spray-foam, fiberglass and Bondo do NOT make an appropriate filler for rusted out body panels.
Questionable Body Filler
What was in that hole in the body (by left rear fender well)

Bondo shadow

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