Swearing as you do it, but looking back on it with a smile
What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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Yep, I'm looking forward to that moment. For now, I have a decision to make... https://www.t6forum.com/threads/ply...s-roof-and-one-piece-floors.19412/post-366679Swearing as you do it, but looking back on it with a smile
Or opening the bonnet and looking at a nice set of twin 48 Dellorto carbs attached to a BDA
Or opening the bonnet, knowing where the washer fluid goes, and recognising that everything else is witchcraft!
Yep, it’s all Voodoo to me 
Got the other half done.One bed cushion down, two to go. New skill learnt, but not mastered.
@Texxaco, I know what you mean re a nice V8. Back in the day, I used to own a 427cu in 1968 corvette convertible.
It was absolutely mad to drive, anything other than a dry road, if you put your foot down, it could go any which way it wanted!!
I was thinking about tying one of the ceramic type waxes, compared to the usual wax I use. Was this just the spray bottle they do with the green on it? I take it from this that you’d recommend it?Washed Floyd, removed all the rust particles, Floyd was temporarily pink with rust signs, dried with my heated blower dryer, cut the paint with my DA then coated with Turtle Hybrid Solution Ceramic wax. Within minutes of finishing the heavens opened and the line on the turtle spray bottle “Insane beading” proved to be very true.
It’s better than my ceramic coated Q5.
Young people read that and were mystified. Like I am when they talk technology!
Got this stuff after watching countless YouTube videos on all the different makes. I did try the Ceramic hybrid but it didn’t really hold its beading after a couple of washes.
I decided to go with Turtle hybrid Ceramic wax, you have to do some prep work prior to applying it, wash, dry then apply panel by panel with such a small amount as it’s goes miles. I even did the glass.
There is no sound like the growl of a V engine. Although I also loved my E30 325i AC Schnitzer straight 6.
Well, yesterday...
Stripped down black leatherette captain driver’s seat and transferred onto passenger seat sub-frame and base.
Using an old T5 frame allowed the seat belt buckle to be secured to the correct strong point rather than drilling the original. Rest of seat fittings transferred straight across. Even managed to switch out bar seat adjuster to the T6 handle. Turned out to be an economical alternative to buying the same passenger seat outright.
Stripped down black leatherette captain driver’s seat and transferred onto passenger seat sub-frame and base.
Using an old T5 frame allowed the seat belt buckle to be secured to the correct strong point rather than drilling the original. Rest of seat fittings transferred straight across. Even managed to switch out bar seat adjuster to the T6 handle. Turned out to be an economical alternative to buying the same passenger seat outright.
Mine stays open if I open it as far as it goes
Just about stays where it is as long as no one moves
Looks like its only applied by hand, not with a roller? The local audio shop did a test where they hand applied the deadening and later rolled it tight against the panel, there was a 3dB difference with the sound levels just by rolling in flat against the panel.
100 percent rollered out I can assure you actually on my second roller now as my old one gave up the ghost quickly.
