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The Production Automotive daily driver!
As we bought it ... the first time on the hoist, getting ready to work!
Standard height
Standard height
Front view at standard height
The new four-inch narrowed, adjustable front-end
The front-end ready to bolt in, three degrees camber corrected
Two-inch dropped spindle with Commodore bearing housing and brakes
Two-inch dropped spindle modified to take the standard speedo cable
Commodore disc and caliper bolted on
Running Commodore discs allows us to run a vented disc on the front
Fitted up with 17x7-inch T5 Transporter rims
Lookin' good!
Inside view of the clearance of the brakes to the wheel
Sittin' pretty
Perfect height!
Tucked in nicely!
Now to the back end ... standard height
The new dropped spring plate with internal adjuster
Dropped spring plate showing the internal adjuster
Notched the chassis to make room for the drive shaft
The new spring plate fitted up and ready for the brakes
Standard drum brakes fitted up with built-in handbrake cable bracket
Wheel tucked up nice and cosy
Nice ride height
Suspension work completed!
Front wheel tucked in so well you can barely see it!
Attacking the rust and bog
Bog removed! :-)
New (bog-free!) front clip ready to go
Removing the rust from the passnger side front footwell
Removing rust from inner front skin
New floor and step installed
Small tubs to prevent the wheels from scrubbing
Installing the tub, keeping the standard seat runners
Passenger side tubbing done
Newfront installed
Rust removed from windscreen frame
Rust removed from A pillar, passenger side
Driver's side step
Driver's side sill ... now rust-free
Removed rust from roof gutter
Rust removed from battery tray area
Rust removed from rear right corner
Rust removed from rear left corner
More roof gutter repairs
Rust removed from base of sliding door
Undercoat being applied to the roof
Half of roof done
Driver's side of van in undercoat
Passenger side in undercoat
Lookin' good!
All undercoated, the pink sections are final touch-ups
Getting there!
Slowly but surely ... almost ready for paint
All of the doors in the spray booth
Sliding door in black
How good does fresh paint look?
Back door in black
Final coats of black applied
About to be blocked for the final time
Rolling out of the spray booth
Got any blacker?
Rear seat installed (Whose idea was it to paint black inside? I could barely see what I was doing, even with a light!)
Piecing it back together
Child safety anchor bar installed
At the signwriters ... mid-way through
Rear signwriting almost done
A glorious work-in-progress
Kombi image being applied
Kyle from Excite Signs weaving his magic
Chrome trimmings now attached
Door internals going back together
Signwriting complete!
On display at the 2009 VW Nationals, showing our new dropped spindle with Commodore front brakes
The vented disc brake set-up
2009 VW Nationals
Gorgeous!
Lowbus, fitted with Secure Plates courtesy of National Locksmiths (www.nationallocksmiths.com.au)
Fitted with Secure Plates courtesy of National Locksmiths (www.nationallocksmiths.com.au)
Lowbus, fitted with Secure Plates courtesy of National Locksmiths (www.nationallocksmiths.com.au)
Lowbus, fitted with Secure Plates courtesy of National Locksmiths (www.nationallocksmiths.com.au)
Photograph courtesy of Penrith City Star, Fairfax Community Newspapers, Simon Bennett
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