At
the end of the summer, Rusty Kampers began working their magic
on our van.
Based
in St. Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent, Rusty Kampers specialise in VW (and
now Bedford tea van!) repair and restoration. They have specialists covering
every aspect of vehicle repair meaning they can take any project from start to
finish.
Our
first priority was to fabricate a new front end and remove the column shift
gear lever. Paul, Rusty's fabricator, has undertaken this task with great care
and skill.
Column shift gear lever, before and after:
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Front frame work begins:
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Wheel arches emerge:
And the engine and gearbox are soon covered, with clever access holes for ongoing work and future maintenance:
Not only that, but we soon have a floor!...
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...a very, very sturdy floor:
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With the wiring organised, we began testing the starter motor, and having troubleshooted that a pesky dirty switch was the only thing breaking the circuit, we got it to work.
We also measured up the ideal place for our foot pedal positioning so the last of the metal work can be completed at the front.
Once this is complete we can finally turn our attentions to the conversion itself. Watch this space.
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