Happy Crimbo to all.

Inner windsreen view. Scrape both the inside and out.

exterior paint work

Locks frozen, doors and windows stuck shut.

Ice cooled!

And more snow.

Ive decided to try and not drive Elcie for a few days now until it gets a little warmer!!!

White Out Trouble.

Well Norfolk has been hit proper this year in terms of snow. Had to go out and rescue Lisas folks cut off in west acre - no power, no heat etc. Darren and I headed off with a gas cooker for them. Got stuck as so as we hit the small roads and HILLS!!! Landrover to the rescue!!!! My rear hand brake on one side had locked on, this did not help, but you try being the usual effient VW monkey stuck on a frozen slope! Made it ther and (thankfully) made it home!!! Driving at 45 degrees up hill is fun though!!

Thank you Mr.Landrover man

On the move again...nearly there. This was Snow Joke!! I am worried that a new knocking sound is that of a knackered CV joint or a damaged differencial!!! It knocks as I speed up only on one drive side only??

VW Winter

No chokes, no heat........Yahhhhhh! No water cooled softey shit here!!! Keeps on running!!! ( I did have a windscreen in, though!!) Im dreaming of a Propex gas heater Christmas!!!!!

Winter Service

New bigbore 35mm j-tubes..........loads more space!!

The best of both....i had to keep the original spindel as the two liter starter is longer , and it has more ware than the 1600 spindel. Better solenoid fitted also. A little sealant also.

Get it clean, abrasive paper on the electromagnetic surfaces, cleaned all the brushes.

So with winter fast approaching and with a host of failures , notably the broken manifolds and dodgy starter motor. New j-tubes (no more crappy heat!! :0) with quality slim 11mm brass nuts and ss bolts....new 35mm gaskets also. Also stripped down the dicky starter and it was totally full of dust and rust......so cobbled together the best of two......cleaned, greased and sealed it all it up, fresh.

New concept??

A replica cast 69 bay badge.....this material actually rusts!! Who the fuck would steal that off your bus??? Glue the bugger down as well!! It can easily be modified or cast in ceramic and raku fired!!!

World Record Attempt

World record attempt made today 08/12/09

"Longest distance travelled in a 1974 VW T2 with no front windscreen at 60mph with only a pair of shades and a jacket in the middle of winter"

38.9miles!!!

NICE!#