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The insulation is stuck on with Tiger seal work relay well

going to get my dad to wire up the split charge circuit today if his up to it

And thanks for the comments it make my sore hands feel better

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I have stop work for a few days will kick of again Monday as its to cold to do any thing and I've gone home and I'm now outside at my shed at my place as the van no more fits in used to but not any more so all work will start again Monday morning so watch this space any way i deserve a break i have the van almost done now

[JohnBF1]

You have done well to get that far in such a short time
Everyone needs a break otherwise you would not do it as you had in mind cut a corner here and there
Bloody freezing here as well got snow

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I'm going to do warm bit tomorrow going to buy some door handles and have a look for the nice bits

[JohnBF1]

I'm going to do warm bit tomorrow going to buy some door handles and have a look for the nice bits

Now Now going soft next you will get a VW
They are forecasting MINUS 10C and 15 inches of snow the worst widespread snow for 17 years.
So I asked my dad to give me a lift to Hull from Leicester tomorrow he said "No" then "Wait till Monday weather permitting"

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my home place is right by the sea the good old Atlantic ocean here in Co Clare so when its cold its cold when its windy it windy so i thought I'd stop work till the cold snap clears a bit now wheres the keys to VW van

[JohnBF1]

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Bad news i crashed the van in the ice don't know what damage as been caused and how much as it still in the ditch

What happened was i came to a sharp bend on a hill so i geared down as i was going down the hill towards the band next thing i knew i was side ways then facing the road that i just traveled then facing the way i was going then the other way then a pole then back the way then a wall then a house then a drain and that's where it ended in the ditch all you can see of my van is the top left corner i have gone right in to a drain going to pull it out first thing tomorrow morning and yes i needed to change my pants afterward

around around i go where will i stop

[dirtydiesel]

Sorry to hear that Tom, That van was becoming very popular here and you put serious work into it, not to mention your dads finger, sounds like you had a very lucky escape, , sounds like she done a fair bit of destruction on her way out.
And to think you would of won the race to finish your van first!

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I'm not out of the race yet i haven't taken out of the ditch yet and when i do and its not damaged boned repair I'm still going to finish the camper van before Christmas so its a cold start tomorrow i got a farmer to pull it out for me so here me praying i haven't worth it of

My family must love ditch my brother just rang me to see if i was at home as he as just put his car in a ditch two going to have to pull that out in the morning with the starlet oh joy I'm no where near home

[dirtydiesel]

Ya hopfully you can sort her, transits are tough, would hate to see a transit lost to mother nature! keep us informed as to the extent of the damage.

[Luke]

oh dear

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Thanks for the comments and it all good news

got it out this morning it was still dark looked over the van in light and all i can say is thank god i haven't done any long term damage to the van the ditch on the other hand as a nice size hole in it now

I thought i had a broken the drivers window but it just fell down into the door and my number plate is now in bits also i scratch my fade paint job and i think i finished the exhaust of to oh well it could have been worse i could have wrote it off right Christmas camper van dead line here we come ice road here i stay away from

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I have a picture of the van half out of the ditch I'll upload later on with today camper van update

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Half out sorry for the bad picture but its dark had to drag it out backwards up the hill

My old number plate can i still use it


Oh before any one ask my cats eyes are always like that his half blind

Who can get the rest of my reg number

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slow start today but i did this and then it clicked i forgot the doors

Now this is a drill had to buy it to put holes into my mums house the house is an old irish cottage with the stone walls

I feel like a mad man with this screws i have tons of them in the car i use the car as a shed