http://www.vwkombi.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:15:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I get asked for links to other people's sites from time-to-time, but usually have to say a polite no, mainly because I don't actually have a dedicated links page and never really wanted one, and often these ad-hoc links don't warrant a post in their own right. However, ... http://www.vwkombi.com/blog/some-vw-how-tos/03/12/2007/ I'm not fibbing. See, it's even in a comic strip, so it must be true. http://www.vwkombi.com/blog/the-dormobile-interior-restoration-is-complete/27/08/2007/ With the van completely empty and looking shabby, I really needed to get on and finish the job. The interior was mostly done (well, the new doors I cut out needed routing – so that I can put trim around the edge – and hinges, catches etc) but while the ... http://www.vwkombi.com/blog/nearly-done-on-the-dormbile-interior-resto/15/08/2007/ Well, the restoration on the units has been going pretty good. It took a couple of weeks of filling, sanding, re-fixing old joins and applying finishing touches (fablon vinyl covering and edge trimming), along with a bit of painting, varnishing and good old-fashioned cleaning. The bed/seat is recovered and everything ... http://www.vwkombi.com/blog/interior-gone/18/07/2007/ Long time no blog post. About time I did something about that and I have just the reason – a long overdue refresh of the interior of our VW Camper (aka our Ethel). Last week I collected an old Dormobile (D 4/6) interior from a guy in Slough . Originally ... http://www.vwkombi.com/blog/the-dormobile-interior-resto-project-begins/21/06/2007/ ... she would probably look a bit like this: So, I don't have a split-screen bus, so I can't do a proper job of recreating Filmore from the film, so the Photoshopped version will have to do! http://www.vwkombi.com/blog/if-ethel-were-in-the-film-cars/15/02/2007/ Heard about this just a couple of days ago, saw it on the Maplin web site today, had to have it this evening! So, that's my Xmas present from Manda come early then! Check out the other pics here .... http://www.vwkombi.com/blog/my-new-toy-a-remote-control-samba/05/12/2006/ I was sent a link a little while back and it's taken me a while to get around to posting something here. I don't understand the text on this site but that doesn't matter - it's good enough that there are loads of pics of a hard looking camouflaged Kombi ... http://www.vwkombi.com/blog/travelling-around-south-america-in-a-kombi/15/09/2006/ I knew it would happen. Just a couple of weeks ago I was having a discussion at our monthly VW meet-up about the film Cars, specifically about the VW split screen bus called Fillmore and how it must surely only be a matter of time until someone painted up their ... http://www.vwkombi.com/blog/filmore-vw-split-screen-is-alive/14/09/2006/ ... so don't go telling me how gosh-darn jolly good it was otherwise I'll use much stronger language in my reply! Seriously, though, this was the year that I really should have been there but forces conspired against me. Why should have I been there? Because: I own a ... http://www.vwkombi.com/blog/vanfest-2006-which-blimmin-well-missed/13/09/2006/