Milly the 1979 Westfalia Berlin Deluxe Bay Window Camper Van

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On the back of my trailer it says:-
I'm half the car I used to be, I've done an on-line translation & its come back in German as:-
Ich bin die Hälfte der Wagen, den ich verwendet werden, um
Does anyone know if this is correct as when I translate it back to English it comes out:-
I'm half the car I used to

I'm going to make a sticker to go on the back window in German.

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Just a small update, I've painted my fuse box cover as it stands out a bit too much in white:-





I've also replaced the pedal rubber on the clutch pedal as it was worn & starting to perish, although it looks OK in the photo, there is a big difference in the new & old:-

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Maybe I'll put a french one on the back of the screen too:-
Je suis la moitié de la voiture, j'ai l'habitude d'être

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At the moment I'm a bit reluctant to anything on the bus as we are using it regular, we're off to a car show down Cardigan on Saturday, then the following weekend is Volksfest Wales. I do wan't to pull the engine again but I'm going to do this after Brighton Breeze. There is an oil leak from the fan end of the crank case, from the seal I think. But for now I'll just keep an eye on the level. The oil does make a bit of a mess on the trailer & the back of the van but I'll live with that for now. Then it will be a full engine strip down & I'll pull the gearbox the same time so I can clean it & detail it. Next year I hope to win a few more trophy's, there are a lot of nice vans out there so, mine needs to be better. While its out I might as well fit a new clutch, mine is good but I'm hoping not to pull the engine again for a few years.

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Anyway a few pictures of my bus in the drive:-




Notice the shonky telegraph & electric pole outside my house blocking my drive, it really pisses me off Western Power want £3,000.00 to move it. It supplies electric to the 2 houses opposite me across the road & supports a telephone wire to a neighbor 2 doors up, what the flock has that got to do with me & why do I have to have it blocking my drive what can I do about this (apart from cutting it down)?



Untill I sell my beetle project taking up all of the garage Milly & Vanilly have to live outside, at least big brother is watching them:-

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Only a small update, I've bought a new curtain tie back & fitted it today:-

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I got a cool picture off Baywatcher, cheers M8:-

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Spent the weekend at Volksfest Wales, had a real good time went on the Porthcawl Crawl on Saturday & Milly came second in the show & shine on Sunday:-

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Changed my old hinge cover:-

The old one had discoloured



The new genuine OEM quality one, it has the same grain & is made by the original manufacturer, they are only sold as a pair & cost £60 I could have got them cheaper but I want the best.



Marked the new one 10mm bigger than the old.

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We've never used our kitchen paper roll holder but I decided it's about time I did:-

Got some wast pipe I had in the garage, perfect size bore


Cut it to length


It's on, just need some matching kitchen roll now.

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Some new bits I got:-

Engine component brackets, thermostat bracket & I can't remember what the other one is called.


Battery clamps


Jacking point table leg holder, I've had this a while but now its powder coated


Mud flap brackets


Heater cable clip

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I've downloaded windows movie maker & decided to make a few videos of Milly, this is my first attempt:-