A New Girl In The Workshop!!!

Well its been another very busy week down at the farm!

This gorgeous 1965 11 window kombi has just landed! Fresh from Oregon in the states this lovely ratty van is incredibly solid. The underneath is all OG! No filler, bondo or patch work. As original underneath as when she left the factory.

At some point in her illustrious past she has obviously had a bit of bump up front and a kind fellow American has repaired with a bit of filler, this and her unique homemade paint job asside she is pretty much unmolested like so many. A real honest gem.

Slammed with Brookside's signature spindles up front and a straight axle conversion out back she rides nice and use-ably low.  She flew threw her MOT and is now ready and waiting for a new home. so if your looking for an honest 11 window bus you need look no further. Open to offers around the £9000 mark 12 months MOT and TAX.

Give us a call on 0121 451 3232 for more info.

2011 Update!!!

Afternoon Boys and Girls!!

It has been a while since our last update and for that I must apologise! We have been snowed under with work and  the blog had taken a little bit of a back seat!

Anyway moving on to our first post of 2011 and already what a year this is shaping up to be. The pale blue westy is long gone and her new owners are chuffed to bits. Ready and waiting for summer to enjoy some camping in the old girl.

Mikes bus is back in the work shop for some lowering action. His bus has been smacked mildly with the lowering stick. Lovely brand new rebuilt dropped spindles and a straight axle conversion on the back. Dropped 2 splines so she is still nice and drivable.

 

We also have this beautiful early bay in at the moment having some accident damage repaired. This lovely early 68 was restored by us a few years ago and is still looking great. The damage is pretty much all repaired now and the owners should be picking her up this week.

And last but by no means least is this lovely 1970 bay window which we are currently just over half way through. The new owners have specified the colour and the various extras already added to the van. It wont be long till we have an MOT and another Brookside resto takes to the open road.

Almost there....

Well the final bits and bobs are coming together nicely on the westy. It wont be too long now till MOT time.

Last week Simon has been putting together the interior, refitting some of the original Westy cupboards and making a great start on getting the interior trim in order.

Martin has been busy fettling with the old girls electrics and finally all her switches and knobs are wired and working!!

The exterior bright work is coming along and the freshly powder coated wheels are now back and fitted.

A few more days and she should be ready for a trip to the MOT station. We are just waiting for the new spindles to come back from the specialist restorer and she will be good to go!!

Long overdue update.

Right then first off a little apology for not updating the blog sooner. We have been literally snowed under with customers cars to have any time take some pictures and update you all the the comings and goings down here on the Brookside funny farm.

Good news is that the Westy is back from paint and looking fabulous, Patrick's paint job looks fantastic in the late autumn sun, painted to the new owners choice of cream white over sky blue. Unfortunately for us today there was a distinct lack of sun and so the pictures were taken of the old girl tucked up in the dry.

Next stop is to get the wiring finished, and get the interior trimmed and sorted. Si has made a good start with the sky blue door cards and headliner re-trim.

It wont be too long now till she takes to the uk roads for the first time.....

A few more pics of the Westy!

Well the winter seems to have really crept up on us this week and working on the bus outside has been a little cold ;-)

As you can see from the pictures the new nose has been fitted, the cab floor welded in and the bus is ahead of schedule for an early December finish!

The cab doors are being trial fitted and aligned and Paddy is making a good start with getting the roof etch primed and flatted ready for pre paint prep.

All in all good progress so far this week but still a way to go. Next stage is finish off of the new auto craft front window bottoms and give the old girl a good rub down and start the preparation for some colour!

More to follow soon!!

Another new week, another new van....

Whilst we wait on the final few bits and bobs for mikes red and white bus before he comes to collect, its time to start work on the next addition to the Brookside hall of fame.

I haven't currently got the pictures to hand of the bus as we collected it from the docks, but here are a few shots of the work so far.  She is a 1967 pop top Westy from the sunshine state across the pond.

All in all she isn't a bad a bus, a bit of damage to the front so we have already wipped that off in preparation for her nose job.  The usual areas of rust in the cab floor, outer sills and battery tray but, generally though not too rusty which is always a good start :-)

We have had all the seams, gutters, engine compartment and other hard to reach areas sand blasted, It was a incredibly noisy and messy job but well worth it. It has highlighted a few areas that need attention and will without a doubt help to keep the dreaded tin-worm at bay!

Its new owner Ronnie is keen to get her on the road as quick as possible and has already decided he wants her sky blue. So lots of updates likely to happen over the next few weeks.

Anyway here are a few pics, more to follow as progress is made.....