mk5 work in progress take 2

[AndyJ2506]

Well picked up my new van yesterday and i must say i love it. Its a mk5 lwb med/roof ex minibus td 85ps auto.
It has all the toys i want inc air con leccy windows and mirrors, central locking and last but not least double glazing
The body work needs a little bit of tlc but nothing to major and the manifold is blowing but on the whole a pretty clean van. this will be turned into a crew van so i can use it for work and play hence the size. I have quite a bit planned for the old girl to modernise her a bit and generally make her a bit more desirable. i was going to start today but spent the whole day messing around with the missus car so here are some pics as she stands now and i'll keep updates coming soon


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excuse the junk was swapping interior in the focus and need somewhere to throw it


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[MinorMatt]

Its become the garden shed already?

[AndyJ2506]

i know i know
should have most of this week to tinker and get her cleaned up tho

[alcapone]

That's a nice looking van you've got there

[AndyJ2506]

That's a nice looking van you've got there

funny you should say that

[AlanN]

Looks really straight Andy

[ake]

Crackin colour

[AndyJ2506]

It seems pretty straight. Needs a few bits doing then I'll get the bottom half Dusted over. Well chuffed with the colour it will look good with my new headlights

[AndyJ2506]

well this has been a bit of a bugger of a van so far. The manifold gasket had blown and there was a stud snapped in the block so i removed the manifold which was a nightmare in its self I managed to drill the stud out but most of the thread was already gone so i helicoiled it. I got the manifold re-fitted and then rounded off another bold because another one had been snapped of and not completely drilled out So off it comes again and i drilled it out and helicoiled that one as well. I've now got it refitted tho i've just got to get all the downpipe and air box re-fitted now. i've had the van nearly a month now so i really need to pull my finger out on a plus side tho it started first time on the button today when it hasn't been started since i got it . I also started lining it this weekend so hopefully i'll finish it tom/mon and i'll be able to get some piccies up

[transitandy]

I like the colour

[AndyJ2506]

I like the colour

Defo my favourite colour
On another note its up and running i spent the whole day on it today putting the engine bay parts back together, fitting the new speedo cable, getting my front seats in, fitting the tourneo alloys from the other van and generally tidying it up. Had to go to Lakeside so took the it for a quick spin and i must say i love it. its so smooth and quiet and cruises lovely at 70 and its quieter than mine was at 50 It was to late for pics so i'll try and get some sorted during the week

[AlanN]

Well done for sorting those studs Andy, didn't fancy that one after seeing the previous owners attempts

[AndyJ2506]

Well done for sorting those studs Andy, didn't fancy that one after seeing the previous owners attempts

Cheers he'd actually paid someone to do that Don't think the mechanic could be bothered to do it properly tbh. Not sure i'd fancy doing it again

[alcapone]

Well done for sorting those studs Andy, didn't fancy that one after seeing the previous owners attempts

Cheers he'd actually paid someone to do that Don't think the mechanic could be bothered to do it properly tbh. Not sure i'd fancy doing it again

The old saying: "If you want something doing properly, do it yourself." It's because of crap workmanship I hate paying someone to do something for me.

[AndyJ2506]

Well done for sorting those studs Andy, didn't fancy that one after seeing the previous owners attempts

Cheers he'd actually paid someone to do that Don't think the mechanic could be bothered to do it properly tbh. Not sure i'd fancy doing it again

The old saying: "If you want something doing properly, do it yourself." It's because of crap workmanship I hate paying someone to do something for me.

defo right there bud plus its nice to learn new things