Monday, 16 December 2013

TWO WEEKS TILL CHRISTMAS!!!

Its Busy Busy Busy at Brookside!!!
Usual amount of rot in the corner of the floor pan, We have seen worse!
Brand new metal about to be shaped and welded in!
Jason's cylinder head cracked!
Another cylinder head being re-conditioned to replace Jason's cracked cylinder head!

ITS INTERIOR TIME ATLAST!!

Next the fantastic interior going into martin and diannes 71 westy!
Look at that sink and those curtains!
Rare OG Sink/Fridge unit!!
Another view of the interior!
A view of the workshop, SJ loves it up here!
Rust free bodywork!
Rare rear curtain board!
OOOOOHHHH!!!
GROOVY!!!

Leannes Lovely Beetle nearly finished!!

More of leannes lovely floor pan!
Anti-rust paint on the interior floor pans!
The interior reftitted!
Brand new front wings bolted on!
Assembly, the most important and rewarding part of the job!
The rear wings bolted on!
The floor looks like its just left the Hannover Factory pop pickers!!

Kiersteys Kite!

Kiersteys beetle about to have its engine removed
She has suspect cracked valves or heads, a case for Columbo!
The engine removed, as much space now for the USS Enterprise!

The engine on the bench, ready for strip off.....The engine that is! HAHA! More progress soon VOLKS!!!

Monday, 9 December 2013

Its a busy time at Brookside!

Neil and Ulhas Splitty having final sand, she is now in the spray booth!
Ready for the gearbox and drive shafts!
Interior view of body being sanded!

This is the beetle 1303 high ratio gearbox having a new nose cone being fitted, Ready for Neil and Ulhas Splitty!
Here are the drive shafts restored, ready to be fitted!
Next.......Martin and Diannes T2 bay window with the newly painted OG rear bumper!
Look at those curtains!
OG sink unit and front curtains (Almost finished).
Finally the Rare OG offside rear window panel with curtain....Cool, MORE SOON VOLKS!!!

Dizzie December!

This is our fabulous 1965 Bob Dylan bus!
Look at that original front end!!


Shes has OG kick panels, and the steering box and column is now refitted!
Neat job aye pop pickers!
This is the bulk head panel being carefully fitted prior to being welded in!
Look at that brand new floor!!
These are from wolfsburgh west, USA and fit as nicely as Miley Cylus's Bra!!!
Carefully electric spot welded cargo sill, note nice panel fit!
Now painted with rust repellent paint!!!!