Thanks to Paul from the VW Audi workshop finally got the new cab doors (Non swage line Just Kampers, best quality bundle kit) and although i now have the novelty of not having a door held together with gaffer tape and windows that wind down, the doors do not however fit properly (aaaarrgh!) This is no fault of Paul as i have discovered that everything about the old girl is non standard and botched. Firstly i should have done the doors first and built them around the replaced wheel arches. Even so there is somthing odd about the pillars and windshield section that does not line up. Its to the spray shop soon (The final stage of disposing of the childrens inheritance : sorry kids but at least youll be getting a nice camper at some point in the future!) and some final bodging and welding might make them close a bit easier.
Not very exciting, but useful none the less : new distributor, coil, spark plugs and leads. Now have the old ones in my spares box for emergencies. Also got a ciggie lighter fitted to light that celebratory cigar, but more usefully to charge the phone, ipod, sat nav etc. Looking at the picture i must tidy up the tinware at some point.
Today i jacked up the old girl and did an oil change with the help of VWHeritage oil change kit of new filter and gaskets. Luckily for me i have the sump with the 21m oil sump drain which combined with the handy oil drain container (pictured) got the job done with the minimum of mess. (Just as well as i was using my friends driveway - thanks Amanda!)
The job was made really easy thanks to the Just Kampers how to video which i followed to the letter.
Just like in the video my old was like a gunky black treacle, but now is a lovely golden colour thanks to 2litres of Morris SAE30 Oil. Will make sure to do it again in another 3,000 miles rather than the 30,000 since the last change by the looks of it.
Thanks to Paul from the VW Audi workshop finally got the new cab doors (Non swage line Just Kampers, best quality bundle kit) and although i now have the novelty of not having a door held together with gaffer tape and windows that wind down, the doors do not however fit properly (aaaarrgh!) This is no fault of Paul as i have discovered that everything about the old girl is non standard and botched. Firstly i should have done the doors first and built them around the replaced wheel arches. Even so there is somthing odd about the pillars and windshield section that does not line up. Its to the spray shop soon (The final stage of disposing of the childrens inheritance : sorry kids but at least youll be getting a nice camper at some point in the future!) and some final bodging and welding might make them close a bit easier.
