Starting to feel like autumn down here with the track to the workshop covered in orange leaves now. Still relatively warm in the unit though. What’ve I been up to this week?! Main cab loom repairs finished and installed loosely back in the van. I’ve temporarily cable tied the cable groupings and will neaten it […]
Picked up the fuel tank, firewall and engine bay panels fresh from the blasters today so straight on with a few coats of epoxy: I’ll finish these in Anthracite grey then I can get them in the van and out the way. I’ve also fitted the brake pedal lever (no pics). I’d forgot the lever […]
Today’s activities. Instrument cluster reassembled with newly painted bezels. No-one will notice them but looks tidier than when I took it out of the van: Re-assembled and fitted the gear shift rod with all new nylon guides, rubber boots and new rear cage rubbers: I re-used the old rear cage and centre pin, as while […]
Some further rebuild work over the last week or so. These bits are off to the blasters this week for a clean-up, so should be back on the van soon: Blasted, zinc primed, epoxied and top coated the engine hangers, rear bumper irons and gear shift rod: And the same treatment for the driveshafts, clutch […]
LPG tank fitted to the van tonight to get it off the workshop floor.
I ran out of time last weekend to paint the engine bay, so got it done tonight. What an awkward area to paint! I also raptor’d both sides of the battery trays, underside of the engine bay surrounds, and this year’s must have van accessory; a colour coded LPG tank! I’m starting to get bits […]
For those that are interested here are some further pics of all the paint work from my long weekend. Friday Van inner all masked up, cargo area and cab upper painted in pastel white: Van pushed out into the yard to make room for the doors, to spray the uppers. My first attempts with basecoat/clearcoat […]
Here she is in full colour! To say I’m chuffed would be an understatement. All of that hard work has finally paid off.
After 3 years of cutting, grinding, welding, sanding, painting and various other skills I’ve never done before the van is finally in her final coat of paint! I’ve gone far beyond what I originally planned to do but hopefully the results speak for themselves. To say I’m pleased would be an understatement. We’re a way […]
Keeping up the momentum. Cab door inner bottoms into Neptune blue. Glad I stuck with the original colour. Four days off now to paint everything else. See you on the other side
