Soapbox's 73' Bay

Well i was bored so i thought i would start a thread.

Mot on thursday

New parts bort in the last couple of days

New shocks
new rocker gaskets
new tie rods

new heavy duty role bar

I thanks to Maltloafs old man is going to let me use his garage lifts so i can do the tracking and fit the new shocks and roll bar, this we be done hopefully on thursday. otherwise this will be done on friday on new week!

ahh well done you took my advice the roll bars are bloody brill your be able to have some fun round corners now without it feeling like your in a boat ps be a bit carefull though i pushed my bus once round a long bend i had it on two wheels fully. i shat myself

Picked up the front seat from ad77 today, thanks bud, but it isn't as easy as i through it would be to fit so once i have some metal i can mod them to fit.

Yeah Jamo i bit the bullet and through i would give it ago as it never even had the shandard roll bars on it so it's going to make a massive difference i hope!

MOT 9am tomorrow, hope it passes!!

The new bit and bobs going on the van next week when i get the use of the ramps.

Good luck dude fingers crosssed for you

yeah good luck with the mot dude

Pre-MOT checks done

well water bottle pressure done
and took her for a spine

here is hoping!

Good luck with the test Bud.

Good luck Soapbox, may your lights stay on and your indicators flash at the right intervals!

you'll be fine... stop worrying damn it!

top banana!!

Well it failed but only one the wiper blades, head light ajectment and a bulb!

should get it back this afternoon.

well chuffed

Nice one dude bet you well happy with the girl..

Well thats fantastic news bro! We seem to be having a lucky run of vans passing on silly little things at the mo. Long may it continue.

Well the Tranking was done this afternoon with some help from maltlofe and his old man, and hopefully will be poppin by to get the rollbar and shocks on.

However when on the ramp we notice a 12inch by 0.5 inch section of the rear tyre delaminating!!! how the hell did they miss that on the mot!!

Came home to do some welding on the bug and the van but after getting the welder working and struck the first arc.........and the fuse went. Looked through the manual and it needs to be on a 30amp circuit. Bum lover.

So are there any Electricians out there willing to give up 20mins of there time to get the welder put on a higher amp circuit, Something about using the cooker fuse. This would be saving are skin as we are so far behind on the beetle.

[UPDATE] have checked the fuse in the plug for the welder and it was 3amp, think that may have been my problem!

The delam tyre

and they missed that on the MOT? not good amn!

Right bit of an update as all these photos have been on my phone and i haven't been able to get them off!

Right replaced the two front seat with a bench seat from ady77



Then when i messed about with it i found that they done just slip in to a walkthrough bay so i had to get think. So i desided to weld a piece of steal studing to bottom to lift it up slightly.



Other jobs that where done was the replace ment of the shockers (for beetle rear ones), fitting of a uprated roll bar (as i never had one) and new track rod as the one on it where bent to sin.



Lastly but no least on saturday me and steve went into his work and continued with the inside for the van. I had picked up the real word (american white oak)laminate from a company in clevedon called paneltec. So laying it on to the cabanat that had already been made we glues it on.







We also got the bench seat done to but i didn't get any photos!!

Steve you are the man!! i am so chuffed with it" it look so cool! i owe you a whole heap of beers!

Looks good dude nice work

I am really falling out of love with how the bay looks from the out side, i was looking through the photo taken by the people at the show coming out of the services and i didn't like it at all!!!

I am racking my brain as what i could do to give it a bit more of a twist or make it to my liking!

A few things like have been thing about......

Lower profile tyres or drop spindles or both

Drop the back down another spline

get new white walls and kerb feelers!

Removing the headlight and fabricating is all in one headlights and indercaters or changing it for small splitty ones.

Removing the eye lids

removing the shinny vw badge and put a white one (or removing completly)

painting the bummers (the only bit never done when it was sprayed)
or
change to early bummer!

Remove spot light

Remove pop-up and get a full lenght rag

deluxe trim?

I Have bitten the bullet and ordered some black plates

but any ideas guys, i am in need of a little inspration!

Mate, Ive said it before, your stance and outside look are just spot on for the van, i want mine to look exactly the same afetr its been hit at the back end with a lowering stick. Keep the light on, its what its known for. If you do sell the rack, gimme 1st dibbs.

pS how they missed that tyre is outrageous.

the rack is staying, sorry dude.
thanks man but i have some plans now and i will have a to put them in to place after the hot rod is done that gives me some time to think about it some more and i may come to love it again!

Right after writing my list back in april i have not got the money to put some of the mods i wonted to do in to action!!.........

But for now i am going to keep on quite on what i have done as i am still waiting for some parts the arrive which should be with me this week as i got my house deposit back yesterday to cover them!!

Watch this space for the the reveling or at the next meet......................

Anymore updates then Andy?

Not at the mo dude....the van is about to get her winter serivce and head to the garage for the 6 months of winter.

i was hoping to have all the changes done for a meet before the end of the year but that hasn't happened due to holidays and other comitments and delayed orders.....

so i am afraid you guys will have to wait 6 months.......or so