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by **FredTransit** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:36 pm

I didn't realise that last pic was in the back of your van! Looks tidy enough to me..... Top work, I wouldn't know where to start!

by **Luke** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:55 pm

bit more progress today :D

Ive removed all the beam axle and leaf springs of the van, ive also fitted the ifs front - in hindsight it might have been easier to use a mk3 the front holes are the same size as the mk1 20mm i think and the mk4 is 12mm - i think i will make some top hat shaped spacers to fit in the chassis hangers to reduce the holes to 12mm then weld them in

unfortunatly the bump stops are in the way now so ive got to remove them - not a problem but once i do that it's more difficult to go back :lol:

i also tried to fit my mk1 hubs to the mk4 discs and stub axle, the idea of this is to narrow the front track - which it will if it all fits as the mk1/2 hubs are narrower :idea:

unfortunatly the inner bearing is different, the outer is the same i think, also looking at it the mk3 one looks the same as the mk1/2 so again easier if i did a mk3 conversion, i may have to swap it to mk3 if i cant sort this but im gonna try get a bearing with the inner race the same as mk4 and the outer race the same as the mk1/2 if i can.

the reason i chose mk4 over mk3 is the mk4 has vented disks and better calipers, but does anyone know .............................

if mk4 disks/calipers can be fitted to mk3 or mk3 stub axle fitted to mk4 :?:

i prefer the mk4 shocker top mount and i'd like to keep that but can mk4 shockers fit mk3 or can mk3 shockers fit mk4 top mounts :?:

by **ovlov** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 11:03 pm

Dont no if this is any help Luke, But Ive had to fit another caliper to my mk4 it came off a mk3 it fitted but I had to use the mounting bracket off the mk4 but mine's a twin wheeler :shock:

by **Luke** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:37 am

ovlov wrote::roll: Dont no if this is any help Luke, But Ive had to fit another caliper to my mk4 it came off a mk3 it fitted but I had to use the mounting bracket off the mk4 but mine's a twin wheeler

unfortunatly it doesnt (at the moment) but good know as i might end up fitting 4 pots off the twin wheeler

This pic shows how i welded up the axle to keep the alignment perfect :idea:

the cling film was just to stop the threads going rusty as i kept it outside for a while

by **Luke** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:26 pm

just removed the bump stops - what a shite job that was

if i dont do the conversion i needed em gone anyway for the lowered front - so no harm done ............. yet :lol:

by **Luke** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:28 pm

ive now cut the centre out of the box section - so each arch is a separate piece - before i cut it i measured the length 1496mm (just incase i forget :lol:

) and when there both in place i will line them up with a length of angle and hopefully the measurement will be the same :lol:

ive also found a bit of rust in the mk4 arches so im gonna do that before it goes in the van

and after ligning them up in the van i think it will be easyer with just the arch panel so im also cutting them back so its just the arch panel left

im aslo stuck on the drop arm - cant get the damn thing off

so i'm gonna make a puller to get it off, usefull for future if it works :lol:

by **transitgeoff** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:49 pm

i know what you mean with the droparm :roll:

i had it time after time and eventually bought a snap on one £100, well worth it hes already replaced it f.o.c. once ,its worth its weight in gold though

by **Luke** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:51 pm

i've just made a drawing and i'll knock a puller up tomorrow - if i can find a bolt big enough :lol:

by **Luke** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:39 pm

well the drop arm flew off with this

http://www.fordtransit.org/forum/viewto ... 5277#75277

by **transitgeoff** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:40 pm

quality mate

looks much stronger than the snapon one i have, the thread on the snapon is really fine and my man ripped the first ones thread out when he tried pulling off the drop arm without removing the nut first :roll:

still lucky it was snapon as he replaced it no problem :lol:

by **Luke** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:34 pm

Toady i fitted the mk4 column. I ground off the part where it bolts to the mk4's bulkhead, and took the top mounting off the old column

Looking at it the next job is to remove the mk1 shocker mount, so it's no turning back time

but ive got my heart set on it so thats it :roll:

the only thing is i tried a wheel on today and they seem to sit forward in the arch by about 1-2" i remember this from the last one i did but for this one i really want the wheel perfect - so i think i'm gonna redrill the front mountings as far back in the panel as i can - also this will get rid if the problem i have with the mk4 bolts being smaller than the mk1/2/3 ones

by **Luke** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:39 pm

well i didnt get much done sunday

something to do with a metro rear wheel arch

anyway got this pic to show how the wheel sits too far forward

hopefully i should be able to get it looking better

by **rover** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:51 pm

Why does it sit that far forward mate?

Rover.

by **Luke** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:30 pm

rover wrote:Why does it sit that far forward mate?

Rover.

im using the front pick up points (at the moment) - i guess thats where the extra 1½" on the mk3's wheelbase over the mk1/2 is :idea:

i will redrill the front hangers to get it further back, the last one i did i just left it like that but for some reason it didnt look as bad with the mk1 wings

by **rover** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:04 am

Yep, that makes sense

Cant wait to see this bitsa

Rover.

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