Painting

Today we got the tinware, heater components and some other stuff that surrounds the engine, gave it a good clean then painted it.

Before

After (clothes lines have more than one use you know!)

Spolsion!

Well we found the culprit that was causing the engine problem: a severely damaged exhaust valve.
The give-away is the large piece missing! Looks like I need to add 4 new exhaust valves to my shopping list.

Bible

This will be my new best friend for a while.

Engine

2 litre 'Boxer' 4 cylinder, aircooled. 70 HP @ 4200rpm.

Engine out. I have read and heard on a few occasions that these engines are famous for being able to be pulled out in 20 minutes. After 4 hours I can say with confidence that record was in no danger of being broken today.....

Engine with exhaust, heater and a few other bits removed.

The engine was missing badly when we had it going prior to removal. (Yes we got it to run after being in a paddock for a couple of years!) Next job is to identify problem and fix it.

Brakes

The front discs are a bit rusty, but I have it on good authority that they can be saved.

Assessment

Well, today we started stripping out the interior and giving the old boy/girl* a clean up. As you can see from the pictures, most of the fit-out is beyond repair and will need to be re-made.
*name pending

 

At least the sink is still in good condition!

The same cannot be said for the fridge, which is kaput. (Yes that's tartan on the fridge door! MacCleod!)

The pop top was actually in pretty good condition, apart from a few holes.

First floor: sleeping quarters

"Look, this is where the table goes"

"How the hell does this work?"

Rust. Luckily this one does not have that much.

 

The cockpit.

The back section sans junk

Kombi

Well....here we go!

I have just purchased a 1976 Volkswagen Kombi Type 2 camper van for the princely sum of $1000. As you can see, it's seen better days and need quite a bit of work.

It is my intention to restore this van to it former glory....and then some!