The transformation begins!

Thin bits of metal and bright blue light. Including glass & trim.

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The transformation begins!

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So after the resounding response from you all about fitting the poptop. Work has begun.
Over the last couple of weekends the interior has been stripped out, i found all the cavities stuffed with damp loft insulation, so that went in the bin. I have started sound deadening and insulating with proper closed cell foam and dodo mat.
And today this happened
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looking good Martin :)
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Managed to get the old sunroof hole filled today (photo pre welding). 1980s universal aftermarket sunroof free to good home if anyone wants it, condition is by my standards poor.
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Looking good, hope that it comes together ok and I'm sure it will :D
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Cheers guys, more progress today.
Noticed a few rust bubbles above the gutters so thought I'd clean up and rust proof before fitting the roof then i found this...
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So after a little crying and a lot of cutting grinding welding and painting i finally got to this stage
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And once happy with fit and positioning a few tubes of stick o flex and rivets later. And my van now looks like this... Yay!
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I had to put on my super Viking roof on with hands. Are you not cheating a little doing it like that?!?!?
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Merlo - finest teleporter known to man.
Why would the glass be anything other than half full?

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Unless you have one that was made by the Italians on a Friday afternoon and bits keep falling off :D
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I think all merlos were made by Italians on a Friday afternoon. It's a handy machine but i think the previous owner had the best out of it. I don't consider it cheating though just being resourceful.
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Progress this week has been slow but steady me and the wife have trimmed out some of the van. I don't think it'll win any awards but looks ok to us.
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More progress over the last 2 weeks repairing the fibreglass on the roof followed by filling and sanding and filling and sanding!
Here she is ready for primer
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The first coat of primer showed up all the imperfections and pin holes in the filler so out came the stopper (fine filler) followed by more sanding
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Then another coat of primer final sand and top coat.
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The interior refit had kept me so busy for the last month that I hadn't had time to do any updates. But I managed to get it finished (more or less) in time for our first trip away!
Here's some before pictures of the b&q special interior.
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And this is what she looks like now!
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And here we are all set up at the isle of Wight festival for our first trip away.
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