Even more summer days

This years summer seemed to be a long time coming but now seems to be in full swing, and the workshop has been busy preparing cars to be enjoyed whilst the sun shines.

If there's one car that thrives in the summer sun, its a Beach Buggy. Nev's Bugle buggy project is really coming along now, and E's Autos whizzed across Surrey and Hampshire and seperated the body and shortened VW Beetle floorpan to enable the floor to be rolled out from the garage, painted, detailed and prepared for the body to be dropped back in place once it has been painted.

Dan came over in his beautiful Oak green Mk 2 Golf Gti 16v to show just how noisy the stainless exhaust system is, and to discuss alternatives. A stock OEM system may well be the way forward here.

Terry's daughter realised just in time that the MOT on her VW 1303 was due, so paid us a visit for a few jobs and tweaks, a new MOT and a project plan for the future.

A customer enquiry about rewires, and vehicle electrics led to a chat with Neil, who wanted the piece of mind that a leisure battery and auxiliary wiring system could offer for family camping trips in his 2 litre, 1978 Baywindow Westy  (IE- the family could run everything all weekend and still drive off at the end of the holiday). A complete new system was fitted with extra 12 volt sockets, a seperate easily accessible fusebox and space for additions as and when required.

Thanks to Neil and his E's Autos Flyer distribution (thanks Neil) at the Volksworld Camper and Bus cruise/ show from Guildford to Bournemouth, yet another Westfalia Baywindow camper found its way to the unit for a thorough engine checkover. Dave's 1970 VW T2, now benefits from a leisure battery system, a mains hook up and a working fuel gauge which should mean that the whole family are kept happy on those camping holidays near and far. 

There's also a few other projects bubbling away under the radar but the owners are shy.
We also had a very interesting visit from the owner of the "Humbersaurus'. Google "Humber Hot Rod Burnout" for this highly modified Humber, with around 650bhp.