Interior plan

This is a lost more for myself for what I want to do on the inside.

• Smev double hob and sink with cover
• 10l waste water 10l fresh water
• Table pole in middle (plus a outdoor pole bracket that folds up)
• Buddy box for portapotti (plus somewhere to put toilet roll)
• Overhead locker (with lights and speakers)
• Full redesign of the cabinets (with space behind for chairs etc)
• Redesign for the rear if the van (back of the R&R so more storage can be underneath)
• 12v fridge location and wiring (to run from chassis battery when engine is running)
• Locker catches (although where to source these is a little tricky)
• Lighting (I know the lights I want but I don't know where to buy them from)
• Book case in the sliding door
• Full leisure re-wire (considering two leisure batteries, one small one running from solar panels on the roof for some lighting although the main lighting will be from the main leisure battery, any extra charge will be sent to the main leisure battery)

Really, I need to draw my ideas then I can have a idea how I need to rewire it.

Prices...

I have just scared myself silly with the price of parts.....

I know Bobby needs two new front winngs, lower sliding door repair panel (outside, might also need the inside) and thats just £100 for the three (the cheaper pressings).
Then I looked for a replacement hob and sink in one..............the cheapest being £275 (for a double hob, you can get a single but that wouldnt work for us.....granted that included the fitting kit).

So I will probably buy a panel a month and start work on the bodywork soon.

It's been a while

I have not updated this for a while. Bobby is sat at my parents awaiting light restoration but the Polo and Beetle (Michelle) are in the way at the moment.
The plan is to get some panels and start working on Bobby in summer while doing other jobs on the Polo and Beetle.

I believe that it would pass a MOT with a new set of tyres.

MOT pass :)

Well finally, after two new drums, brake discs, pads, a calliper and some brake pipe we have a certificate :) followed by tax....
Thanks to Jon and John at motogo in Beverley

MOT repairs & parts

Whilst Bobby has been at the garage Jonny discovered that the O/S/F calliper was past it and had warped the front disc, so add to the parts total a set of pads, discs and a calliper (typically for me, mine uses the rare horizontally opposed callipers rather than the single piston one)....this should teach me to keep the van parked up over winter not used!!
On the upside, the rear braked have been done and the hand brake cable was released (it was very seized by all accounts).

I forgot to mention last week, when Bobby had his 'smokers test' (the emissions test), he was only .1 (yes point 1 %) away from passing the more modern and more stringent cat test!
So running lean, running green :)

This morning I took a delivery from Neil via Stuart who very kindly collected the boxes and met me at the services.
So I now have three decant replacement head lights and frames, one decant headlight frame, two used (but not automatic folding when you go past 40mph) wing mirrors and a water tank for the conversion.

So, please please please hear my warning.....if you don't use your van over winter then expect a HIGH MOT repair bill!!!!! I know mine will get used weekly from now on no matter what!!!!

FAILURE!

I kinda knew it was going to be a fail today, the way things seamed to work out.

Luckily, the majority of the work is easy serviceable items, just labour intensive.
So the fail sheet goes as this;

• O/S head light beam (glass is bad so a replacement required)
• Steering rack gaiter split
• Front anti-roll bar bushes (advisory)
• O/S/F brake binding
• N/S/F wheel bearing - play
• Both rear drums warped 
• Rear brake pipes corroded
• All tyres cracked (to be fair they are past it though the tread has plenty of life left in them)

So really, its not too bad, and the MOT tester did comment how solid it is underneath for a 28 year old van.

Will hopefully have a pass sheet in my hands next Saturday :)

Preparation

With Bobbys MOT tomorrow, today I was sorting out the little niggly issues.
The job the annoyed the sheer hell out of me was the washers!
What at first I thought was a dodgy switch turned out to be the pump, I did get a pump before but unfortunately that one decided to not work either. So, a simple, quick fix with a external pump I thought.
Worked well at first, then the O/S washer blocked up, then the N/S....a quick blow through with the compressor attached, a full clean of the pipes and we now have washers.....oh and a flat battery for good measure :( (the battery lasted 363 days since fitting on the 24/2/12 before going flat lol).
The rest of the jobs were pretty straight forward under seal and a little seam of weld for good measure.

So now it is just charge the battery and drive home for the sleepless night with a little bit and worry added in (how I dread MOT day).