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Post by muttleymk2 on Feb 8, 2014 23:14:45 GMT 1
Tis a thing of beauty and a sight to behold
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2014 4:12:57 GMT 1
Lovely to watch a project like this evolve.
What are the plans for the rear end?
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Post by oldskooler on Feb 10, 2014 10:46:11 GMT 1
this one will probably eventually end up with a recovery body but the plan for the moment is to fit a tipper body if i can find a nice one at the right money.
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Post by irishtransit on Feb 10, 2014 15:13:00 GMT 1
amazing work ya got going on there.
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Post by oldskooler on Oct 5, 2014 17:56:21 GMT 1
wee bit more progress on this one. the welding is not that far off finished. sorry bout the crap pics, my camera was acting up for a while! got the steps finished, we made em so the plastic mk5 edge trims ill fit to work with the mk5 floor mat that will be fitted. all tied up nice and strong underneath! the r/h spring/subframe hanger on the mk4 section wasnt in great shape so it was replaced with a new one. as im planning on this being a useable truck i decided to go for a pair of fibreglass wings from smith and deakin. i also got a bullnose front valence off them. it all looks like good quality gear. will see what its like to fit although i cant complain if theyre a difficult fit after the chopping about this one has seen already, lol!! so after some measuring we took out the angle grinder once more! the back skin of the mk4 crossmember can be retained and ill get a piece of sheet steel folded to box off the front of it behind the fibreglass valence. will be tight enough for the rad but should be ok. next major task is to get the wings and front sitting on the truck which will take a bit of effort id say. meanwhile just when i thought there was no more previous bodges left uncovered i came across this suprise on the scuttle! at least when this is sorted there cant be much else left as most of the steel is now replaced or changed!! the two corners are already repaired, thankfully they werent that bad. im beginning to feel a bit of progress on this one now, still a nice bit of work ahead but i like the way its turning out. just hope the wings and front ill turn out half decent.
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Post by troppo on Oct 5, 2014 22:18:46 GMT 1
You guys are so lucky being able to do something like this, if we wanted to do it here in Aus we would need at least 3 visits from the local D.O.T engineer at about $400 each and application and design paperwork to be lodged by the afor mentioned engineer at another $400 odd.
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Post by oldskooler on Oct 6, 2014 9:55:28 GMT 1
things are beginning to tighten up in our country regarding classic commercials. anything over 30 yrs old used to be exempt from roadworthiness testing but the powers that be are now saying that classics will have to undergo the same test as modern vehicles. all a bit of a grey area at the moment but i intend to test this one regardless when its finished for peace of mind as ill be using it a nice bit hopefully.
i cant see too many issues testing it when its complete as most testers who look under it wont know the difference between a mk1 or mk5!!
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Post by irishtransit on Oct 6, 2014 18:41:53 GMT 1
hopefully they won't change the rules but they way this government are they probably will. tidy looking work going on there.wish they done f/g wings for the mk2.
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Post by dodgerover on Oct 6, 2014 18:42:36 GMT 1
You guys are so lucky being able to do something like this, if we wanted to do it here in Aus we would need at least 3 visits from the local D.O.T engineer at about $400 each and application and design paperwork to be lodged by the afor mentioned engineer at another $400 odd. You couldn't do it at all legally in England with our rules as far as I know......
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Post by bambimk1 on Oct 7, 2014 0:13:50 GMT 1
things are beginning to tighten up in our country regarding classic commercials. anything over 30 yrs old used to be exempt from roadworthiness testing but the powers that be are now saying that classics will have to undergo the same test as modern vehicles. all a bit of a grey area at the moment but i intend to test this one regardless when its finished for peace of mind as ill be using it a nice bit hopefully. i cant see too many issues testing it when its complete as most testers who look under it wont know the difference between a mk1 or mk5!! That's why they are testing and not repairing them.You will probarly need a SQI report for the test.If you need one I may be able to help pm your no and I will get back to you.Ps great work your doing .
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Post by troppo on Oct 7, 2014 3:35:25 GMT 1
over here if we want to modify a vehicle we need engineers reports (like i mentioned) unless the vehicle if pre 1969 which was when they brought in the applicable ADR`s (australian design rules). Every car has to comply with the ADRs of its year of build which can be a real pain in the butt.
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Post by oldskooler on Oct 8, 2014 9:55:28 GMT 1
cheers guys, it looks like i may be lucky in that, so little of this sort of stuff is built in our country that rules dont even exist as such. i do know the road safety authority here are only now introducing rules dealing with modification of heavy trucks, extra axles etc which is mostly what theyre interested in it seems.
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Post by oldskooler on Oct 31, 2014 20:08:01 GMT 1
well heres another report on progress of this project, mind you it ill be the last update for a while. i had my back operation on tuesday after having problems on and off for a long time. i finally bit the bullet to have it done and all seems to be going well so far. it will be a couple of months at least before i can get back at any sort of manual work if im to give my recovery a proper chance. so now that the boredom is kicking in i thought id update this thread as far as i got before packing up!! repairs to the scuttle panel is almost complete. i put a shot of paint on the fresh metal to hold the rust back a while when its sittin up one wee bit yet to be done. i recently invested in this little toy which is a great help on those small hard to access repairs. next we made a start on figuring out getting the front end panels sitting in place. i came across a nos bullnose front panel on my travels which should give good reference for the fibreglass wings etc.. the l/h wing didnt look too bad but the r/h side did not look that at home!! its going to be a bit of a challenge getting everything right as the cab has been chopped about so much. i guess the fibreglass wings should make it a bit easier if stuff needs altering. i used every bit of help i could find to figure out gaps and positions from pics etc! to get some more measurments i hauled up one of my donors from the yard which even though isnt in great shape has untouched front end panels. we set about making up a sort of "jig" that could be mounted on common positions on both vans to take some measurements for where the wings should be sitting to be in the more or less correct position. it proved helpfull as theres more or less no original original points left to measure off on the project truck!! :rofl: after a lot of shuffling and panel swapping etc we got things looking half decent. still a nice bit to do on this but its looking do able at least. the doors now need to go back on to double check everything. meanwhile i got the piece of sheet metal folded which will taper off at each side to box off the front chassis crossmember behind the bullnose fibreglass valence which will only be there for looks rather than mount the bumper brackets as id did originally. i intend to weld tubes through the box section behind the valence which will take long bolts through and will be strong enough to hang the bumper brackets off and still look original. the old donor tranny will also hopefully supply the outer valence corners as they look pretty decent. will see when theyre chopped out, but thats a bit off yet im afraid, still a lot to do!!
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Post by jonochap on Oct 31, 2014 21:09:15 GMT 1
Lookin fab though
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Post by irishtransit on Nov 1, 2014 20:09:19 GMT 1
she's coming along great.did ya have a donor scuttle or did ya make it?
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