Several years ago, I invested the summer of 2000 in restoring a 1970 Volkswagen bus, working with Lu Sewell and her brother Sage. As you can see in the photos below, our work was comprehensive: we fixed up the body, gave it a custom paint job and interior, and replaced the engine.
 
 
A before and after comparison:

 
 
 
An album of photos documenting the restoration process: