Pauls splitscreen van project

Hi welcome to my 1964 VW Type 2 split screen campervan restoration blog. This will be a record of the vans restoration, and hopfully share infomation about bringing a splitty back to life.

Machined front caliper mounts

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Every day priorities like moving home, exams, barbeques and playing new playstation games have unfortunately put the van's rebuild on th...

Van Restoration Relocation

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Haven't had much time to get on with the panel repairs because the restoration has had to be relocated, I was able to find a nice big do...

Left "A" pillar and cab floor

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Another patch in the floor that needs filling up, I wonder if it may be easier to replace the whole cap floor with the time it takes to cut,...

Cab floor and door seal carrier repair

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I've managed to drag myself back to the welding, and attempted to deal with the rust holes behind the cab door seal carrier, and the par...

Porsche brake conversion Pt3

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I think I've been a bit sidetracked sorting out the brake conversion instead of getting all the welding completed, probably because it...

Porsche brake conversion Pt2

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After all the previous measuring I realised that using only one spacer behind the inner bearing to take up the 8.5 mm lateral play would pus...

Front Valance Pt3

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Well back to the job of repairing the front valance again. I’ve been going back and forth to this job for too long now and I decided to post...

front door hindge replacement

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So that when I weld the wheel arches in place I get a true line to compare against the door bottoms I’m replacing all 4 front door hinge pin...

Porsche brake conversion

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Helpfully link below from Vdub engineering porsche-brake-conversions technical info After having a bit of a break from welding up the v...
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S london, United Kingdom
Hi, I’m Paul, I’ve been into air cooled V Dubs’ since before I learnt to drive. I’ve owned a few but my first still is a 1964 Type 2 splitty that I bought when I was 18. Its firsts years with me saw lots of exciting adventures, touring the show scene at its height in the early nineties, surf trips to Devon, being stopped by the police and trying to explain why 6 volt brake lights are so dim. And many hours underneath hitting starter motors with large hammers. In 1997 I started the vans restoration but traveling the world took on a higher priority and with good intentions the van was left in its garage, but slowly and surely (not helped by a leaking roof) the red tin worm started to draw its' plans against the van. So with a huge bag of enthusiasm, an endless pot of cash (found under a rainbow) and an understanding girlfriend the van will once again be restored beyond its former glory. PB
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