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

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Iron Oxide is in the Air....

Rust, Rust, Rust....

We have had a few solid days of work and pretty much all of the rusted out panels are gone.  They seem to have made their way into my hair, ears, nose, etc.  BLAH!

Here's some pics:
SO MANY spot welds to drill out  

Close-up

Wheel Arches are Out

Mock-up for of plans for the centre console/stool
Front floor on its way out
It's gone!

All-clean and rust-treated
Rust treatment in the right front wheel arch too
Welded up
Seat-back patched up some more
Suzanne was starting to collect top-soil in the rear panel
 
See!!!

Soil and damp equal rust - guess that's why the rear bumper mount nuts tore out of the body!

Rust out of the left rear quarter

All the bits of Suzanne's rear-end (HA!)
Where the bits came from

Right side battery tray is out


Sliding door track welded back together (someone decided to cut it out at some point ?!?!

Steppin' back to have a look

Stay tuned!  

There should be some parts returning soon.  We can make her better, stronger....

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