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Post by FredTransit on Dec 15, 2014 12:50:20 GMT 1
TBH I haven't had a lot to do with the Mk5 but can't see a lot different in legroom. Also won't having odd footwells look funny? Maybe I heven't got what you mean,
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Post by jimh on Dec 15, 2014 18:23:25 GMT 1
The foot well is 2" further forwards into the engine bay on the Mk5. Not be noticeable when it's together.
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Post by jimh on Jan 21, 2015 17:40:37 GMT 1
Right then, after the festive break we've managed to make a start on the engine mounts. It seemed to me that Mk1 mounts are bolted to the inner skin of the chassis where as Mk2s are bolted right though using a welded in spacer. Di lumps are pretty damned heavy so this is what's happened today- Opened out the holes on the inside to 22mm and put new ones in the outside. I 20mm hole sawed then hand drilled to 22mm.Turned up some spacers. Welded inplace. Amazing, you can see right though. One from under the arch.
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Post by jimh on Jan 21, 2015 17:55:15 GMT 1
Purchased this last week. It will end up on the back eventual.
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Post by jimh on Jan 22, 2015 17:10:57 GMT 1
Mk5 engine mounts adapted using 60 x 60 x 6 angle. and from the other side
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Post by jimh on Jan 27, 2015 18:56:56 GMT 1
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Post by jimh on Feb 6, 2015 19:02:54 GMT 1
Started putting the shock top mounts in today. This has got to be the worse part of converting to IFS. At least that's one done. Second one should come easier (fingers crossed)!
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Post by jimh on Feb 11, 2015 11:26:01 GMT 1
I don't seam to be getting much time to work on it as I would like but hoe hum. Managed to get the near side inner arch cut ready for the shock top. I also cut the lower bit out as there where holes in it from removing the original shock mount and I'm using slightly thicker steel.
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Post by jimh on Feb 19, 2015 10:54:37 GMT 1
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Post by FredTransit on Feb 19, 2015 10:58:54 GMT 1
Nice work! I am not sure I like IFS enough to get all that done though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2015 22:20:54 GMT 1
Nice work! I am not sure I like IFS enough to get all that done though. I dream of ifs!!!! I swerve all over the roads here on a daily basis (north Essex/ Suffolk boarder) every bump which would normally go unnoticed in any other vehicle feels like I've hit a bomb crater !! But then that's what mk4 to mk8s are for
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Post by irishtransit on Feb 19, 2015 23:27:13 GMT 1
nice work
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Post by jimh on Jul 15, 2017 12:23:49 GMT 1
Hello,
It's been 2 years 5 months since I was last on here and at that time I was flat out working and also flat out working on the Mk1 pick up. Just to explain what happened - in April 2015 my wife and life partner of 20 years Sally was taken away from us in a road traffic incident (shalln't say accident). My life got seriously turned upside down. The pick up got put under raps and so for I've not the heart to restart the project. I have been doing other Restoration work on motorcycles, a Leyland coach and if I may swear a Mk5 camper. My long term intention is to get round to completing the pick up and do just the same as Sally and myself wanted. Until then I just thought I'd explain the sudden stop.
Kind regards. Jim
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Post by FredTransit on Jul 15, 2017 12:34:27 GMT 1
Oh Jim I am so sorry for your loss. I hope things get better for you soon.
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