Rovers been on holiday and so has his van

[rover]

While I was away the old gal was in the body shop.

New drivers side front arch (not the wing that was new a couple of years ago).



And a new rear arch on the passenger side, and the tops of the rear doors. Oh yeah, I had the front doors done too, had them weld a plate on the inside to stop the damn things from splitting!



None of it looked too bad and most people would have left it for another couple of years yet, but I canr stand to see ANY rust spots at all

[crazyscoot]

Nice work rover! what was splitting mate?

[FredTransit]

Nice! Shiny, shiny! Now not even madmark could complain about those arches !

[rover]

Nice work rover! what was splitting mate?

The front doors were splitting below the window strut, where they always go on MK3s and 4s, probably 5s too.

The guy that does my painting does a storming job, I'm well chuffed with it and all for £300


Rover.

[Valsheda]

Lovely job Rover and the paint job looks great

[transitgeoff]

nice work,best mk3 ive seen for a while,even the mk6 doors are splitting in the same place

[crazyscoot]

I see what you mean Rover. My last van split on the door but this one is fine, for now!

[FredTransit]

Theory has it that if you drill a hole at the end of the crack, it stops it splitting further by relieving the pressure. I have never needed to test it out !

[rover]

Thats a recognised way of doing it Fred, but I thought welding might be a more permanent option..... 40mmx40mmx1.8mm plate inside each door, the buggers wont split again

I didnt realise how rare the MK3s were getting (probably cos the majority were utter crap ), I have done just over a thousand miles down to and around Cornwall and back in the last week and have seen far more Mk2s than Mk3s

Rover.

[FredTransit]

Thats a recognised way of doing it Fred, but I thought welding might be a more permanent option..... 40mmx40mmx1.8mm plate inside each door, the buggers wont split again

I didnt realise how rare the MK3s were getting (probably cos the majority were utter crap ), I have done just over a thousand miles down to and around Cornwall and back in the last week and have seen far more Mk2s than Mk3s

Rover.

More Mk2s than Mk3s? My theory is that during the 80s (and this goes for the Mk2 as well), everybody had loadsa money, and just got rid of vans when they got a bit old, ie the ashtray was full.

[rover]

Its either that or they were made from that crap Spanish reclaimed steel that Ford were so fond of using in the late eighties


Rover.

[FredTransit]

.........like the Mk1s around 1976? Something to do with the steel strikes so I hear.

[mike69woodford]

wooow. got his number might get i quote for my girl

[madmark]

well yes she is the best mk3 i have seen for along time well done mate!

[rover]

Thanks for all the nice comments

Rover.