Conrod's new Sundowner

[conrod]

Well done conrod, you're saving them!

I think you get a free set of steak knives once you collect 3

[RustWidow]

Ha ha I wish....

[conrod]

RORO ferry docked at Auckland ports this morning with van on board. A top secret agent of mine snapped a couple of spy shots for me using stealth technology

on board, about to be unloaded:



unloaded, waiting for inspection from the authorites:



Will probably take a couple of days to be cleared, so hopefully will be delivered later this week:)

[Luke]

nice

[transitandy]

Aint it just

[conrod]

Finally picked up my van on Friday First impressions when I saw it was "f#$k me, what have I bought?!" It looked quite bad So loaded it on to my trailer, and took it home. Spent the weekend cleaning it out, gave it a quick machine polish to see what it would look like once it was repainted, as the original paint was very faded. I also threw in a set of spark plugs and HT leads,cleaned and gapped the points, as it was running on 4 - 5 cylinders.

Much happier about it after a close look. Rust around both rear wheelarches, along a seam on RH side, a little inside the A pillar on LH side, and 2 small holes in LH step. A few dents here and there, and that is pretty much it. Underneath is mint, wheelarches, floorpan and chassis rails are all perfect and won't need any work. The aftermarket air con system that was fitted when new even works! Waiting for my signwriter to come over and take tracings of stripes, then I will take it to my storage unit and start work stripping it down. A few more pics:

[Neil]

after market air conditioner was the side door window and the roeberk mirrors on when new

[conrod]

after market air conditioner was the side door window and the roeberk mirrors on when new

Those mirrors were a standard fitment on the Sundowner. Side loading door has a check strap on it so that it does not open through 180° and clonk the mirror! The side loading door on the Sundowner did not have a window fitted as standard, someone must have had this one fitted. I have a NOS side loading door without window, so I will fit this when I repaint the van.

[Neil]

yes the heads are just a bit different than the ones sold at custom shops here not much tho I have a pair somewhere

[conrod]

I really haven't had time to do much on this van since I bought it, it has just been sitting in storage. Anyway, had a call from a production company, who is currently hiring out my white Sundowner, and said they needed a second van to do some filming of the interior, just the actors reading the script. Needed to be same interior as the white van. They are using the white van on driving scenes on the same day, so couldn't use that. So I gave "backup van" a clean, fitted new screen, new black carpet in the cab, fitted a muffler, and she is off to work soon

[Altransit]

[conrod]

A brief appearance on "Westside" tonight, looks like the big chase scene is coming next week!

[Altransit]

I hope that they're looking after it