VW Bus T4&5+ – July 2019

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elevating roof was then added and it’s

a Teahupo’o design too. The interior

then received the usual ply lining and

Veltrim, before a 15mm thick floor

was laid. The rock and roll bed is

also the company’s own model and

is very simple to pull out and return

to the upright position, this is all

thanks to Russell and Lisa’s unique

research and input into the design

and development. The bed can be

mounted at any point in the rear of

the van, although nearer the back is

encouraged as then it can be used as

a rear facing sofa too, if you have a

view you want to enjoy in comfort,

although this was originally done

to maximise the on-board storage

and access to it. The bed can be even

secured to a rail system too for total

He is also a fan of surfing

and managed to merge his

working pattern with surfing

tours and school holidays

on to his customers. Meaning he

is able to offer vans like this one

which is top of the range and had

only delivery mileage on it for a

very reasonable price. He can get

older models and others with a

few more miles on the clock, but

rest assured none will be bought

unless they meet Russell’s exacting

standards. When this Kombi

arrived at the company’s workshop

it was completely stripped out to a

bare shell, all except the dashboard,

which is VW’s Comfort version

and so was retained for obvious

reasons. The roof was cut out and

all the exposed bare metal in the

vehicle covered with a two-part

foam insulation that has both

thermal and acoustic properties. The

the unique wave formations found
in that area. The village is known
in the surfing world as “The End
of the Road” as the waves literally
break at the end of the local paved
road. In a poetic moment, Russell
and Lisa chose it as the name as
they felt that their customers will
find them at the culmination of their
search for a convertor, or indeed at
the end of their own road. We first
featured a Teahupo’o conversion
back in Issue 22, it was a van that
they had built for a customer. This
one however, is the company’s latest
demonstrator, the last one was
sold after Russell had completed
a trip to Trogir in Croatia, when
he was approached by someone
with a large enough bag of cash.
This 2018 150bhp Highline T30
Kombi is fitted with a tailgate, air
conditioning in addition to cruise
control and VW’s DSG (Direct
Shift Gearbox) automatic box. It
was sourced from Russell’s trade
supplier and as he has bought so
many, he unsurprisingly receives
a decent discount which he passes