Hello All.
For the last couple of years I'm doing everything, to keep my old friend Mk5 1996 Di alive (
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=89169). And it is alive with one remark. Longer trips (long for me -> more than 500km one direction) are a true nightmare when you want to take the family with you. Noisy and slow.
Of course I can use regular passenger car, but you know, todays family wagons are everything but not cars you can pack with 4 people and luggage for two or three weeks. Not working, simply.
What to do? Why don’t you buy a Transit! So I thought, so I did.
Here it is, 2004 125 tdci, SWB, low roof, LHD Ford Transit Euroline. As per my research it has true 150 400, and last 1200 is driven by myself.
And it so looks like. Not smoking until I drive in “pedal to the metal” mode, quite clean. Paint refreshed couple of years ago, here and there scratches. Generally no rust, but someone did the wheel arches when refreshing the paintjob. Not a top-quality but definitely put some heart and money into it – even the Euroline stripes are made.
Chassis is generally rust-free, here and there surface rust, just need cleaning and protection. Only right side over rear axle looks worse, have to weld it proactively.
Interior complete, needs solid cleaning. Not devastated tough, just a little bit dirty.
Electric windows, front/rear manual AC, webasto, windscreen heated, electric mirrors. Tow bar 1800kg.
Todo (first version, short one, hahaha):
- Chassis – rust protection
- Bodywork – here and there corrections
- New stripes (I’ll make custom ones)
- Steering power pump and water pump (the first one leaks a little) – to be replaced.
- Front fog lights
- Cleaning inside, full
- Something is really noisy over the roof liner on a bumpy road – have to check.
That’s all.
More pics to come, here a couple taken when getting back to Poland.