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Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:05 pm

she arrived today she has a few holes, needs a LPG tank, rear main seal, clutch and e brake cables, and a lick of paint
not forgetting a pair of unwonky mirrors

Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:56 pm

Yaay for Lucy! Glad to see you keep another one on the road. :D

Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:03 pm

welcome to Lucy, may you have many good times together!

Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:23 pm

I bet once you do a bit of work on her then look back on these pictures you'll see, edit: be amazed, how much difference a bit of care makes.

cheers

alistair

Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:25 pm

Welcome Lucy! I hope you have many fun miles and trips with her.

I was looking at your photos, and noticed the Rhode Island license plate. We lived there for 5 years before moving out here to CA, and we often talk about how we miss it there.

Enjoy Lucy.

-Lisa

Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:21 am

rubbachicken wrote: she arrived today she has a few holes, needs a LPG tank, rear main seal, clutch and e brake cables, and a lick of paint
not forgetting a pair of unwonky mirrors

Lists like this always remind me of "Ghostbusters" when Ackroyd wheels that ancient Cadillac ambulance into the garage. :lol:

Looks like a great van, keep us posted!

Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:27 am

congrats on the new ride

Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:32 pm

thanks for the kind comments

trans is out and on the floor

the release bearing is fecked, clutch and flywheel are coming off tomorrow if the rain holds
then i can start cutting out the rot

having it up in the air, the rear wheel bearings are shot :(

Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:38 pm

Hello,

Beautiful looking bus. Don't forget that Transporterfest is in Brookline on the Sunday of the Columbus day weekend. Plenty of busses to take a look at as well as as encouragement from others plus you might be able to snag a part here and there from people selling stuff in front of their vehicles.

Keep us posted on your progress. :-)

Dennis

Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:58 pm

Dennis Perusse wrote: Hello,

Beautiful looking bus. Don't forget that Transporterfest is in Brookline on the Sunday of the Columbus day weekend. Plenty of busses to take a look at as well as as encouragement from others plus you might be able to snag a part here and there from people selling stuff in front of their vehicles.

Keep us posted on your progress. :-)

Dennis
we will be there, if you see us, please come and say hello
we are 5 minutes away, so even f i have to push lucy we will be there

Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:00 pm

Congrats.

Was wondering how far that van would go. Obviously not too far.

See you at Transporterfest.

LP

Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:22 pm

we have a few holes :(

this one is the worst

they got bigger :lol: then they will go away :D

Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:24 pm

Hey, former RI-er too. Like your window stickers too.

Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:48 pm

christmas came early, i have a pile of bits, tomorrow i can start work getting lucy back together

still waiting for the clutch disc and throw out bearing
there's a show next weekend so i have a LOT of work to do

Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:54 pm

Show? Transporterfest?
Ilook forward to meeting Lucy (affinity for that name -my last Bassett's name)
LP

Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:48 pm

Congrats, looks like a lot of work, sounds like you are up to it. Looking forward to future pics with an improved complection! Nothing that some hearty Vanagonitis can't fix :wink:

Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:30 pm

today's little effort
both rear hubs removed, and driven an hour outside the city so a friendly garage who'd let me use their press, to press out the old wheel bearings and press in the new ones and an hour home
once home refit the drivers side hub backing plate, change the wheel cylinder and fit the drum, next refit the right hand side hub, then the sky opened to give me and my tools a wash :(

i hope tomorrow i can finish the rear brakes and get them blead

Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:45 pm

today i had a third go at the gearbox, many thanks to mr stanagon and randy in maine today i had to loan of an alignment tool, more struggling it finally went in :D
all done and dusted, i found another dodgy brake line and replaced it, blead though the brakes and clutch
adjusted the e brake and took her in for an inspection

she only blooming PASSED :shock: :D :shock: :D

i cannot believe it, with the holes that are in her

i LOVE duct tape :D

Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:42 pm

See Ya Sunday at Transporterfest then?

John
86 Wolfsburg Wesfalia Weekender (Gold, or "Savanna Beige in VW speak)

Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:42 pm

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