| 1989-fresh out of the junkyard. Notice it's a hardtop? |
| 2005 |
| 2003 |
| In 2005, I just finished the restoration of this 1967 Type2. I replaced the entire bottom 8" of the vehicle: minor frame repair, whole sub frame, floor supports...added side impact rails for safety. The rocker panels, cargo doors and wheel wells were also given thorough attention. All new work was industrially sandblasted & immediately self-etching epoxy primed & double undercoated. . This summer The Bus got some minor service, all the interior, freshened up the 2007CC engine, installed the new transmission, touched up the chrome and gave it a whole new paint scheme. Most people would not have been up to the challenge of restoring a vehicle with 286,000 miles on it...it just goes to show that NO TASK IS INTIMIDATING! (Well, I wanted to...I rode 204,000 of those miles in 16 years.) |
| 2- 500W Jensen amp, 1-320W Alpine amp tucked neatly under the rear seat |
| primered Subframe & cross reinforcement |
| Everyone's nose is usually a mess to start with... |
| Off to the sand blaster (minus the drive train) via flatbed |
| Michigan folk are familiar with this type of rust repair! |
| Flarered the fenders slightly |
| 12" (Cerwin Vega & Luckinbill designed) custom box- produces best sound possible & occupies least amount of space in this vehicle. |
| very comfy interior: recline seats cable shifter 3-point harness 12 speakers throughout |
| cylinder head temp gauge unobtrusively maintains theme of interior |
| 2005 woodward dream cruise...(crowd dissipated!) |
| A little recreation! |
| Last, but certainly not least..... |
Collage by Paul Schaefer
Enough NEON to flag down an alien spaceship....or an ice cream truck!
| This is the third time I've seen 5-nines on this odometer! |