tonys smiley swb 80 cosworth v6

[OxtonyxO]

hi all just thought i had better start up a thread for my van as a lot will be happening to it soon!!

right i bought my van in july last year as i was self employed now i work for a company again the van is mine to do what i want with (wife permitting)

plans for the van:-

24v conversion done
rear discs
rear seats done
lowering springs
body kit maybe
central locking done

about 8 weeks ago i found a nice cheap cosworth granny on ebay for £250
which i am in the process of stripping

yesterday i picked up the engine plate i needed and exhaust manifolds, also my new doors with windows
today i will be welding up all my rusty holes in the floor pan, once this is done the lock holes will be welded up ready for the central locking.

right as you can tell i will be busy for the next couple of weeks with all this taken a while to get all the parts needed but now i have them all!!

just one more thing thanks to everyone here for all their help would not have been possible without it

will keep you posted

tony

[Luke]

hi all just thought i had better start up a thread for my van

about time mate!! look forward to reading about this one too!!

[MarkM]

Don't forget before, during and after pics
It will make the process slower but will give you a pictorial sense of satisfaction later on plus might well help out others thinking of doing a similar thing.

[madmark]

well done tony, the 24v conversion is getting everybody wanting to know how to do it so dont forget all the details! wouldnt mind one myself!

[Gunslinger]

today i will be welding up all my rusty holes in the floor pan,

tony

..... oh i do like a bit of optimism .... either that or you found a fairly rot free one

either way, good luck with your project

[OxtonyxO]

ok end of day one and here is the result some good some bad as expected the rust hole grew till they where massive







once they floor pan was out i found one repair to the chassis rail which had been done very well

then i found this


not a big problem just have to weld that up too!!!!

this is what i am welding it up with a nice big mig welder




after all that this is what was removed from the van

[MrMPuk]

Looks like it's coming on! I bet you can't turn that welder up past about 4 without tripping the whole house out!

[OxtonyxO]

if it trips the house out i will fix it will be pluged in through a 16 amp rcd that should stop it

[Gunslinger]

yeah thats a substantial hole all right

nice to see you cutting it all out though

yup .... nice welder, i nearly got one of those, but got a migatronic 180mxe instead, either way you should be good with that, it will weld nice .... i do like the idiot guide labels on it

as for what came out .... i was expecting a pile of dust as i scrolled down so it could have been worse !

[OxtonyxO]

the dust is out on the drive

[Gunslinger]

the dust is out on the drive

just sweep it quietly into the flower bed and hope the missus dont notice the change of soil colour

[crazyscoot]

the dust is out on the drive

just sweep it quietly into the flower bed and hope the missus dont notice the change of soil colour

When the flowers start looking at bit odd, just tell the missus they're rustyus steelius flowers

[OxtonyxO]

ok end of day two still not finished!!

still have some of the welding on top to do and all underneath

here is the pics so far

not the best welding but ok will be fine when i grind them down!!








will have to do the rest next weekend

[Gunslinger]

thats what i like to see, the sort of thickness steel that Fraud SHOULD have used in the first place

looking good there, looks like the welder is running nice


whats the red looking splatter around some of the welds ? ... you using an antisplatter spray or is that where you have sprayed inside the box sections first (i used a weld through primer from UPOL for a lot of mine, quite impressed with its durability)

[OxtonyxO]

yeah its anti splatter spray

put bitchumen (spelling?) paint down the chassis

that will stop the rust