My First Transit

[MrSelected]

Hello all,

I just took a walk to take a look at my transit, and I happened to have my camera with me. But I forgot the keys at home, which is a 3 minute walk from the parking spot my van actually fits in, so interior pics may come another time.



Yes I know it has no wheel capsules, but what do you want for 1300 pounds?



It's a 1995 Ft150 with 74 kW. Type: 357/3300 Don't know what 357 means but the max total weight is 3300 kgs.



According to my information it should be about 5.7 meters long, anyone knows better?



1824 kgs dry weight, how much torque has it got to pull that weight to normal speed?

When I find some wheels I'll fit m under the car, but how do you think it looks for now? I'm proud of it!

Greets,

MrSelected

[transitgeoff]

thats an unusual one thats for sure, where in the world are you and i dont think you will find any different wheels for that its a six stud

[BigNeil]

lovely van, definetly something to be proud of.

looks as long as my long cube. its 3.6 metres internal length, have not measured actual length of vehicle but will think about now.

[rover]

That is one very unusual Transit, like it a lot

Rover.

[hdegroot]

And another LWB low roof, looks nice also with the heavy duty rear axle i like that.

Uit welke stad kom je

It seems to be a bit low on the back do you keep a lot of stuff in the back??

[Granadadriver]

What rare kind of motor! In case of wheels you could look here:

http://www.americanracing.com

or if you like Sunraysia style try:

http://www.roh.com.au

Other nice wheels will be hard to find in 6-stud!

Try to find a company here which is near to you, they might import them for you:

http://amerikaanse-auto.startpagina.nl/

[MrSelected]

Is it really that rare? Thanks for the positive reactions.

Netherlands is east from the UK. Ik ben woonachtig in Amsterdam.

What does 'six stud' mean? If it's really that hard I'll just put some mondeo capsules on it.

On the picture I just had some wood in the back, not much. Today I did load it up, I even used the seats. And it handled it beatifully! No problems with speedbumps, and getting from 0-60 mph.

Wheels don't have any priority for me know, I first want a total technical check up and then when I have some spare money I will check out some nice rims.

Doesn't anyone know how much torque this engine got? 74 kW / 100 bhp 1995 engine. That would be some interesting information for me, I'm very curious actually.

[MarkM]

Six stud = the number of bolts holding the wheels on,
Even with a five stud version you would be very limited to the choice of wheels, six stud alloys can be got .....if you have a contact in China

Mondeo wheels will not fit unless you change all of the hubs or get adapter plates made. I have no idea of what insurrance is like in Holland but Car wheels will Invalidate many insurance policies in the case of an accident, if that doesn't worry you then think about the weight handling that car wheels are designed for against proper van/commercial ones.

[MrMPuk]

capsules = wheel trims!

[MarkM]

capsules = wheel trims!

AND? THE NEXT QUESTION IS SURE TO BE ABOUT A TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF WHEELS

[MrMPuk]

capsules = wheel trims!

AND? THE NEXT QUESTION IS SURE TO BE ABOUT A TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF WHEELS

[hdegroot]

Look here and post the details of your engine please

http://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10363


maybe you can get some original wheel nuts like these:



Also get some mudflaps that looks nice

[MrSelected]

I don't even know half of that list.

Box 2 Transmission and clutch
C8 - MT75 5 Speed Close ratio (3.89)
or
E8 - MT75 5 Speed Close ratio (3.61)

Boxes 3, 10 & 11 Engine Coding
4EB - 2.5 100ps Diesel T/C or
4EC - 2.5 100ps Diesel T/C

4. Model Type code
Transit Ft150 Gb 74kW 2.5 Td 357/3300


Box 6 Rear axle type

B - 34 Timken (less LSD)
L - 51a Heavy Sailsbury (less LSD)
M - 53 Heavy Sailsbury (less LSD)
D - 34 Timken (with LSD)
P - 51a Heavy Sailsbury (with LSD)
R - 53 Heavy Salisbury (with LSD)

I really would not know...

Box 7 - 18.. don't know

Box 19 Wheelbase
3570 - LWB including extended frame

Box 21 Overall vehicle width
Double Cab 4T with Float. - 2150.

In "technical" MrMpuk told me that my van has 224 Nm @ 2100 rpm, so that's cleared out.

I would really like those nuts, I'll go find some next week.

But mudflaps? You would know that that is not the way to go?

[Guy88]

So its a 100ps turbo