1998 Tourneo GLX Turbo Restoration project

[RonTransitmk5]

Great work m8, floor looking very

Seeing it fiited I wish I had bought that panel now

[vanmanloki]

it does look cool i must admit, but it was a lot of work

[vanmanloki]

well guys i have got a new problem, i took the sliding door off and now i cant remember how to put it back on, and its the only thing holding up taking it for my Mot

[vanmanloki]

side door now fixed big thanks to AndyG for the tips on sorting that out. I took the tourneo down to the garage this morning for its Mot so fingers crossed its not too bad

[RonTransitmk5]

side door now fixed big thanks to AndyG for the tips on sorting that out. I took the tourneo down to the garage this morning for its Mot so fingers crossed its not too bad

Drum Roll..................................................

[vanmanloki]

side door now fixed big thanks to AndyG for the tips on sorting that out. I took the tourneo down to the garage this morning for its Mot so fingers crossed its not too bad

Drum Roll..................................................

well Ron, should i start with the bad news.....or the bad news nah its not that bad, some of the things i knew about, some was a surprise.

front disc and pads
rear reg plate
windshield washer pump
and a bit more welding on the floor

i think there being a bit picky on the welding but what can you eh?

[RonTransitmk5]

Any more updates?

[vanmanloki]

Any more updates?

sorry Ron, been mad busy. Well the van is on the road, got the MOT, Tax, prop shaft bearing, done Monday day, and worked on putting the seats back in till 10pm Monday night, then made the 213 mile trip to Heathrow to pick up the family all 7 of them. So the van has worked hard, altogether I've done about 1000 miles in the van
since last Monday. And i haven't really had any real problems......except it doesn't like hills, if you don't get the speed up before you get to the hill, it struggles to get up them. i don't know what the problem is yet, could need a replacement engine, but could be something simple. when i stopped at the services today on the way back from Heathrow, i checked the fluids, and noticed a diesel leak on the engine, which looks like its coming from the pump. It wasn't much of a leak, but it could have something to do with the loss of power.

i'm not to worried about the loss of power for now, as i'm not going to be doing a lot of motorway driving, but i'm going to try and sort it if i can

[RonTransitmk5]

Mine drives great around town & cruises nice @ 65-70 on the motorway but as soon as a long hill approaches it drops to about 60
seems to be just the way these minibuses are, my engine is only 76 horsepower so don't expect to much from it.
Would love to drop a 130hp engine in, but I think my insurance company would too

[vanmanloki]

[vanmanloki]

been meaning to get these posted for a bit but just been so busy.

seats are all in now and i used the van to pick up the family and drive them around while they were here from Canada on holiday.

next job is to take all the interior back out and clean the floor and paint it, and put some sound deadening on it

[vanmanloki]

Mine drives great around town & cruises nice @ 65-70 on the motorway but as soon as a long hill approaches it drops to about 60
seems to be just the way these minibuses are, my engine is only 76 horsepower so don't expect to much from it.
Would love to drop a 130hp engine in, but I think my insurance company would too

mine was worse then that on the hills, at one point i was at about 45 going up hill, but then again i was only doing 60 on approach. i have since adjusted the clutch and i think it has made a difference, but that could just be wishful thinking lol. bloody insurance companies don't let us have any fun

i would like to put the Essex v6 in and run it on lpg if poss, but that will have to wait some time down the road

[dieselhead123]

i would like to put the Essex v6 in and run it on lpg if poss, but that will have to wait some time down the road

This is what you need then mate;
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=105677

Great work on the van

TIM

[vanmanloki]

i would like to put the Essex v6 in and run it on lpg if poss, but that will have to wait some time down the road

This is what you need then mate;
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=105677

Great work on the van

TIM

Thanks Tim, the vans getting there, i still have the arches, sills, 1 wing, and repair the bottom of the tailgate to do. After all that is done i'll move on to the engine next if all goes well. But the engine swap is not something i can do myself. How much would you charge to do the swap? i realize your a way down south, but your work is worth the drive

[ColinJack]

Mine drives great around town & cruises nice @ 65-70 on the motorway but as soon as a long hill approaches it drops to about 60
seems to be just the way these minibuses are, my engine is only 76 horsepower so don't expect to much from it.
Would love to drop a 130hp engine in, but I think my insurance company would too

Worth asking your insurance company. I have recently insured my 76 HP van and told them I would be replacing the engine this year with
a turbo version of the same Di engine. They said that providing the engine capacity was the same it wouldn't be a problem.,