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Post by oldskooler on Mar 6, 2018 2:03:42 GMT 1
heres the progress so far on my sin bin project,......mk3 transits are rarer than mk1 or mk2,s here at this stage so i thought as this one fell into my hands for next to nothing.... why not!!
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Post by oldskooler on Mar 6, 2018 2:04:33 GMT 1
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Post by oldskooler on Mar 6, 2018 2:06:10 GMT 1
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Post by oldskooler on Mar 6, 2018 2:07:04 GMT 1
a few more bits done...... lashed on a good shot of soundproofing on the bulkhead before refitting the heater box. it does these wagons no harm! i was looking into maybe buying a pair of lightweight alloy ramps, but it seems none of them are cheap and it would push my budget way over. so i decided id make my own with 40mm box and chequer, as the back alloy sheet needed replacing on the body and id get enough material out of that to sheet the frames i made up. there was two different layers of paint on the body and the chequer plate looked crap, so i tried nitromors paint stripper on it, let it dry and gave it a shot of the soft wire brush on the grinder.....cleaned up fine!! good as new!! will do the rest of the sheets as well when theyre off again. got the cleats fitted to the body...... and ramps finished and fitted,...will strip sheets off again and send frames off for galvanising with the body. i got the ramps made at 6 ft long which will help loading lower wagons no doubt. it leaves it tight going for the ramp tray to fit in under the chassis crossmember but its working out fine. ill add the final section of main chassis to match the body and maybe mount a towbar when the chassis/cab comes back from paint.......i want to leave it short for moving around the bodyshop easier. i got the new sheet cut out and fitted to the rear section of the body next. next job was to try it out for size to make sure all was good! i put my cavalier on and all is looking good....i also got the ideal locations marked out for the rear lashing rings.....i had measured out the front positions roughly which look ok. thats all for now folks!!
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Post by oldskooler on Mar 6, 2018 2:07:54 GMT 1
bit more progress to report......body is not far off ready for blasting and dipping, just adding the last few bits to it beforehand. i actually had the blaster down last week doing another job and got him to give the sills and back lower corners of the cab a lick as they had horrible black stone chip which would have been hard removed any other way! got my ramps and lashing cleats finished.... got the side locker mocked up and fitted.... next job was to decide where to put the spare wheel....i sometimes see them bolted up at the front of the body one side of the winch behind the cab which i think looks gash! i knew it would not be deep enough under the side of the body to slide the wheel in flat but at an angle it would not protrude out past the side of the body. i sized up putting it on the passenger side behind the diesel tank which i just left in place for mocking up. it was when i winched the wheel up into place for a look that i figured,....rather than make some sort of tray as i was planning,...that it might be simpler to go "factory" so to speak for mounting the spare!! i duly went and raided one of my mk5 scrappers of its lifting cable mechanism that originally sat under the rear loading floor and winched the spare straight up against the floor. and after some modding using an old early di fanbelt tensioner wheel, mounted the setup differently to pull the wheel up into place under the body. should work out sweet when the sheeting is back on the body. i also had to make up a different hanger bracket for the 6 stud twin wheel. had to make the unit bolt on as it wouldnt fare out well getting galv dipped!! just a few other bits of welding to finish and the body should be ready for blasting and dipping,.....and the chassis cab ill be going for bodywork and paint as well soon hopefully! thats all for now!!
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Post by oldskooler on Mar 14, 2018 20:00:50 GMT 1
another wee update with this project.... as i had a bit of material left over i decided to make a pair of 3 ft ramp extensions to just leave over the existing 6 ft ones for loading very low vehicles etc. i made up carriers for them to slide in under the middle of the body from the r/h side. they will be held in place by spring latches from underneath. now that i have all the mocking up work done the body could finally come back off the chassis..... next job was to hook up the tow pole...take advantage of the dry day,.... and get the chassis/cab to the bodyshop...dont know whats goin on with that pic lol!! with the chassis/cab away for bodywork and paint the next job is to finish any bits of welding on the body which couldnt be fully accessed on the chassis,...get it ready for blasting/dipping......and finally get this puppy fitted/mocked up... which arrived yesterday!! thats all for now!!
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Post by oldskooler on Apr 24, 2018 2:33:14 GMT 1
another bit of an update on this project..... with the chassis/cab away at the bodyshop i got the last few bits finished on the body... got the winch mock fitted..... and got a bracket made up to fit the spooling guide that came with the winch. the body is now waiting in line to be shot blasted to remove any paint and heavy rust before it goes for galv dipping...... meanwhile ive been calling into the bodyshop a couple of times recently to take a few progress pics..... the lads are going well on it considering that they have only put a couple of good saturdays into it so far! cab is now in primer ready for rubdown and paint. its deffo heading in the right direction at this stage,.....next job is to pick a colour,...ive decided on a light blue to keep it period looking.....just need to pick a shade. one of the nicest parts of a project!! will hopefully have another update soon!
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Post by irishtransit on Apr 24, 2018 14:36:34 GMT 1
well that's one hell of a transformation.can't wait to see it finished.i could do with those chasis rails for my bus lol.
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Post by oldskooler on Sept 13, 2018 9:49:44 GMT 1
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Post by drtransit on Sept 23, 2018 19:41:29 GMT 1
It looks good. A lot handier than towing a trailer.
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Post by FredTransit on Oct 10, 2018 18:18:18 GMT 1
That's a hell of a job! I have to ask though, couldn't you find a twin wheeler to start with?
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Post by oldskooler on Oct 11, 2018 12:44:28 GMT 1
That's a hell of a job! I have to ask though, couldn't you find a twin wheeler to start with? I never do things the easy way lol!! Aside from good mk3,s being hard to find...it probably wouldn't make much difference as I'd probably end up stretching one in any case.. And as this one popped up for handy money I just thought..why not!!
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Post by FredTransit on Oct 12, 2018 19:01:31 GMT 1
It hasn't got enough wheels to start with
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