VW Camper & Bus – June 2019

VExactly as

#projectsh*tter

was bought from a

driveway in Essex.

We parted with

£3,500 for the Van

and it looked alright

for a 217,000 mile

old van with more

plaster under the ply

fl oor than a branch

of B&Q

V

A couple of

years later once

I’d bought the van

for myself from the

mag and carried out

rather a lot of work

with help from my

mateHarvat HR

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theRustyLeeM1Rock’n‘Rollbedwith

a jigsawsothatI couldgocampingand

actuallysleepin a littlebitof comfort.

£50of 9mmplywoodandsomememory

foamwereallit tookto makeit habitable

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T h e f ull T 5.1 fa c e lif t was b o u ght f ro m eBay o n e ni ght

whilst I was slightly drunk. I paid £200 for the new

bonnet, slam panel, lights, bumper and inserts. Bargain!

If you’ve ever lifted an old ply floor out of an

ex-builder’s van you’ll know only too well what

s or t o f t h i n g s y o u’ ll f i n d u n d e rn e at h