Final fettling before new paint

The wheel arches on Bettie have now been tweaked after we decided we weren't happy with the gaps









The front has now been linished back to uncover some nasties


It's had a new top but it has been welded on just glued into place with filler, lets look for our surprised face not



The water ingress has coursed the bottom seam to rot out so we'l replace it



Measure the area you wish to replace and cut a piece of steel



Put a 90 degree fold in it



Work out how much curve you require



Stretch the metal accordingly


Check against body and mark



Cut out rot and clam in new piece not forgetting to linish and drill ready for lower spot welds



Spot into place



Weld in fully, being careful not to get too hot and distort the panel and then grind back;) go home eat cold tea, shower then back to work in a couple of hours. God bless Manflowers. Stay tuned for more rock and roll tomorrow xx

Modified rear bumper

The fisher bus is getting some frenched in fog lamps

Re-loom in progress

It's time to treat Betty Daisy to some new wiring in anticipation of her soon to be engine start up



Looks like spaghetti but this is what she needs, some energy carbs



To feed this little beauty some power



The rear cv boot kits we fitted 12 months ago have perished:( not good GSF so we've got to replace them






In doing this last Monday morning. I slipped with the air ratchet and broke my hand on the rear suspension bolts. Silly me, no snowboarding for me this season:(

Betty On The Rebuild!

Modifications Continue to Betty

Betty is now sporting a bespoke polished alloy knucklegrating style firewall (not white as shown, this is protective cover). These are now available from Manflowers, with or without louvers. The sides are removable for when driving, and clip in to hide the batteries for when you're at the show ground.

Underneath we have modified the tophat floor supports and added two of our own, which follow the bus front to rear. These have had nutserts fitted and then welded into place, these allow us to fit a newly fabricated stainless cradle to house the propex heating system under the floor. Thus not taking up any room inside of the cupboards or damaging or altering any of the westfalia interior. The bellypans are now removable, however we have had to modify them heavily. The centre pan has been lowered one inch, to accommodate the propex. I must add, this isn't the usual propex size, this badboy would heat a sixth birth RV (slight overkill).

Servo Tweeks

When you get a Red 9 Design twin wishbone front end it comes with a laser cut plate that you can weld in anywhere you like depending on the size of servo you're fitting. The L shaped plates need a small notch cutting out to allow for a large late bay servo. We found that fitting the lower plate underneath gave the best clearance on the steering linkage to miss the servo. Cheers for the info Mr R9D.

Betty Fisher

Sorry Darren, even the best of us have to do the mundane tasks sometimes Bud. We need a bitch! Apply with CV ;)

Betty Swollocks

Two inch drop spring plates with new brakes etc, looking the dogs.

Rear Arch Made Good!

The bus has had an arch put on, over the top of the original which you can see at the sliding door gap, so we've cut it back and butted it in to look as it should.

Betty Mocked By Passing Dachshund

Betty was spotted by a passing bystander today. The Manflowers team were challenged when he asked if we were taking the mick out of his disability. We explained that Betty (much like himself) was in need of some trolley wheels, as her back end had been removed for paint. The dachshund - with a tear in his eye - explained that his equipment had been removed, after an unfortunate incident, with a Frisbee and barbed wire fencing. Feeling the love for his low rider stance? We hooked him up with some chrome Empi rims and sent him on his way!

Betty Gets Her New Rear Wheel Arch Front And Outer Sill

Betty Gets A New Red 9 Double Wishbone Front End

High Gloss Paint Job Under Wheel Arches

Graham Fisher's bus is now sporting a new paint job underneath the van, in readiness for a Red 9 Design double wishbone front suspension setup, which includes a rack and pinion steering conversion.