Entries by Jim Ley

Bracket welding complete

So I’ve not got much further over the last few weeks, however I have finished the welding on the rear bumper brackets. These were in pretty poor condition when I took them off the van, with a lot of pitting on the surface that sits behind the bumper.  The second one I worked on was […]

A little progress…

I didn’t manage to get much done this weekend as we went over to Dorset Volksfest yesterday and today seemed to disappear.  I’ve made a start on patching up the rear bumper brackets though, starting with the one that’s in slightly better nick (although still pitted quite spectacularly). Rot marked up: and cut out. Small repair […]

And so the restoration begins (sort of)

jamesley: Over the last few months I’ve been acquiring tools, replacement panels and various other bits to begin some of the resto work on Iris. Having finally finished my workbenches last week I decided to take a look at the rear bumper on Iris as a gentle start. After 20 minutes or so of Max […]