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

Thursday, 5 April 2012

Putting her back together (starting slowly)

Got some more work done today.
Here it is:

Nice Flowery Pillows for Suzanne
Curtains!

Jasper plays Peek-a-Boo in the tie-dye
Bits and pieces all clean and painted
Left front fender from yesterday -painted now

Front under carriage clean and rust-treated #1

Front under carriage clean and rust-treated #2
Front under carriage clean and rust-treated #3 (now painted)
Miranda is off to a new home (to become part of a dune-buggy)
Rear - note that there are no holes in the lower frame under the engine bay door

Rear under carriage clean, treated and painted #1

Rear under carriage clean, treated and painted #2
Back to front - you can see what's left to do!

Left rear - ready to rebuild the pillar (to the center - right side of photo)

And, best of all.......a NEW left rear fender!!!! Whee!!!



 Tomorrow is another day off work so another day for Suzanne... see you shortly!!!

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Sorry for the delay, here's an update!

We have been picking away, sourcing parts and etc but nothing worth taking a picture of lately .
Until now.....
Running parts though "the dip" to remove rust
"The Dip"  -pH neutral iron cleaner


Engine Case - good to go and pretty!
Engine tin, dipped, clean and painted
Same for fan, mounts, dipstick (hee hee) and oil filler
Mounts for engine and bumper
Rock and roll bed hardware
Right rear - cleaned, treated and started on the paint
Right front #1
Right front #2

Left front wheel well #1
Left front wheel well #2
Left front wheel well #3
J in action!
Engine bay: cleaned and treated, paint started
 Much more coming up including.... curtains and pillows!!  Let the good times roll :)