Entries by Jim Ley

Rear bed cushion

Rear bed cushion finished tonight. Put through quality control by Max and B and installed in the van. We’re ready for basic camping now!

Van Upholstry

After fitting the wrong hubcaps to the van I’ve now replaced them with a nice set of stainless steel caps that fit properly: I got sent an extra one by mistake (ssh!) so fitted it to the front spare: I’ve been continuing with the van interior over the last month or so. Fitted the rear […]

Floor and Rock ‘n Roll Bed: Pt2

Not quite appreciating how dark it was getting we put the glue down for the floor about 7:15 and ended up putting the first batch of tiles on by iPhone and candle light (I couldn’t find any of my torches, suspect I left them down the workshop!). Not ideal but looked great: Finished up the […]

Floor + Rock ‘n Roll Bed: Pt1

A long bank holiday weekend saw both the floor and bed go in. After work Thursday I was supposed to be meeting a van and man at the local timber yard to deliver a sheet of marine ply, only to find the place shut at 4 (assume they clocked off early for the bank holiday). […]

Interior beginnings

Since getting the van back on the road last month I’ve slowed down a huge amount with getting bits done on it. I’ve just been enjoying driving it again and having my evenings back. I definitely needed it, but at the same time it’s been a bit of a shock to the system to be […]

On the Road!!

7 years ago we bought an old VW camper. Don’t think I’d done so much as change a car tire. 3.5 years ago we decided to take it off road to complete a much needed full restoration. I can’t begin to describe the amount of time, effort, patience and money it’s taken to get to […]

Rear bumper and front build up

Rear bumper mounted with stainless fittings: Front panel cut and polished: Spent a few hours wiring up the hella spotlamps. The relay plugged nicely into the bottom of the fuse board, I fitted super seal connections to the lamps to make them easier to take on and off. They’re wired to come on when the […]

Cab doors and engine out again!

 More cutting and polishing this week, cab doors this time. Both cab doors rehung on the van, and all built up with new handles and mirrors (you can just see the new wheels on too, love how these look): I’ve started cavity waxing the life out of everything to try and preserve my work. Bumpers […]