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Nov 18, 2014 13:09:29 GMT 1
Post by potter on Nov 18, 2014 13:09:29 GMT 1
Hi folks Been lurking for some time now so thought I'd say hello. I'm Tom,I live in Malta and I'm an old car nut! Own all sorts,Mk1 escorts, a Series Landy,a Triumph and various Minis as well as a 1985 Mk2 Transit. I originally bought it as a stop gap kinda thing while I did some work on my Landy (always comes in handy,a van does!) and ended up taking it to bits and totally abandoning the Landy! It used to be powered by a Toyota 1.8l engine with matching 5 speed box which made it hideously underpowered if surprisingly economical. Anyway last year I ripped the Toyota out and fitted a Di engine from a Mk3,with 5 speed box,a better steering box and various miscellaneous parts like new balljoints,spring bushes etc. Then I decided to make a start on the rust and discovered it's a total wreck:( But by then I'd spent so much money on it I couldn't bear to scrap it so I started cutting, and I'm still at it a year later! Plan right now is to get it on the road by no later than January then turn it into something resembling this: I'm planning a 16 foot bed or thereabouts (mainly so my Landy will fit on it if ever the need arises) which will mean extending the chassis but now I'm too busy cutting the rust ouT! Sorry for the lack of progress pics. Ill address that as soon as poss! Cheers for looking!
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Howdy!
Nov 18, 2014 13:57:32 GMT 1
Post by irishtransit on Nov 18, 2014 13:57:32 GMT 1
welcome along.good ya decided to keep at her.
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Nov 18, 2014 15:00:01 GMT 1
Post by FredTransit on Nov 18, 2014 15:00:01 GMT 1
Welcome mate. Good chioce on the engine. Can you legally use veg oil there? If you have a Bosch pump you should be fine to.
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Nov 18, 2014 17:40:00 GMT 1
Post by muttleymk2 on Nov 18, 2014 17:40:00 GMT 1
I like it just as it is
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Howdy!
Nov 18, 2014 21:21:18 GMT 1
via mobile
Post by phorbiuz on Nov 18, 2014 21:21:18 GMT 1
Howdy back at ya!
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