mk1 transit supervan1

[bj928]

Well i head off on Sunday to collect my MK1, so my supervan 1 tribute can start to take shape, yes it will have the engine in the back, and it will be independent suspension all round, i work in the states 8 months of the year, but will get as much done before i head back stateside in April, but lots of goodies will be coming home with me this time next year to make the van very very special, mustang ii front suspension (bit like granada mk1/2 and cortina mk 3/4/5), rear axle will be a from a 2015> mustang GT, engine will be a ford 5.4 block with Ford GT supercar heads (heads are already in the uk, block is sitting in america waiting to ship in April, gearbox will be a hybrid of a mustang gt500 6 speed, and a corvette diff to make up the transaxle, oh and the engine will use MMR rotating assembly (rated at 2500hp), and a pair of GT35r turbos, god this thing as going to be fun to drive



front suspension (already have some crossmember and arms with air bags)



rear axle from 2015 mustang

[Neil]

at least you managed to buy it then you forgot to mention rhd

[bj928]

yes, it will be converted to RHD,

[ned]

Hope your gonna start a progress thread on this, sound interesting.

Oh yeah is that Aaron from GMG in your picture N

[bj928]

Hope your gonna start a progress thread on this, sound interesting.

Oh yeah is that Aaron from GMG in your picture N

Yes it is aaron, i also met richard this year over there as well

[Luke]

look forward to this

[conrod]

COOOL! Keep us updated! What wheels/tyres/ wheel arch flares you thinking of running?

[bj928]

COOOL! Keep us updated! What wheels/tyres/ wheel arch flares you thinking of running?

wheels unknown yet, but maybe billet so i can get the offset i need, or else something retro looking with big dish, i would like to run 290 tyres all round for mega grip, wheel arches will be modified mk1 escort bubbles, to get as close to the supervan 1 look, i want to do a tribute rather than a copy, that way i can build it to a more modern spec, but look like supervan 1 on the outside, not even 100% it will be white, maybe a colour for today, like a satin black or something, i'm not a fan of white vehicles, and back in the day, white was just easy.

[bj928]

at least you managed to buy it then you forgot to mention rhd

yes, all being well i head off to get it early sunday, ferry is booked, euros in pocket, apparently the trailer i bought earlier in the year while i was in america, is BIG, 19ft long bed, lets just hope my merc can cope with pulling it (320 cdi estate),

[bj928]

well i got it back to the uk, good run but a long day, first time towing my new trailer, but the 3.2 diesel merc didn't even know it was there, even with van on it.

it is a 1.7 v4 Cologne engine as the dizzy is at the back,

[Luke]

nice
is the sliding rear door with it?

[bj928]

nice
is the sliding rear door with it?

its got everything with it, just stripped

[bj928]

well me and a couple of friends spent a couple of hours on the old girl today and she looks more presentable now

[Neil]

cant seem to get the images open

[conrod]

same, just a big "-" symbol where the image should be