The journey of my MK6 (Day van conversion)

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Screen is in!

I need to check the voltage to the terminals because I don't even know if it works as it only had a standard screen in before (Left factory with a heated one though).

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Finally collected my side openers.
They were a little damaged, and completely filthy. The locking mechs on both windows were partially seized and made opening them difficult, which is why I think they had started to break.

I took them apart, glued the runners back down with some grip and grab I got from my Fiance's Grandad (Amazing stuff!), and then WD40'd the locking mechs.
Gave them a good clean, and put them back together. Sprayed loads of silicone spray into the runners, and they are like new now. Will be cutting them in on Wednesday.




Trial fitted the new arches too. They fit SOOO much better than the old ones, and look right on the van.
Fronts will take a bit of trimming because they will foul the bottom of the doors, but I can work with that




And there we have it. Transit Connect arches do give a good bit extra arch width, for anyone wondering weather the are worth paying out for.

[Shaun306]

Looking good......the arches and bumpers done gloss grey would look cool...

[Cal1990]

Arches look good man not a fan of the wheels but each to their own

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Been flat out all day.

Plated up the inner wings, and sealed up with some schutz stone chip:







Cut windows in:










And made room for a 300x600 FMIC

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Started fitting up the Connect arches.
Fronts still arent wide enough. Doh!
Next option is to either go for skinnier tyres, and stretch them on a bit, or modify the top mounts and run a bit of camber.
Or a combination of both.

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Sound proofing laid down. Blue carpet (Nice and camper van style ), seats bolted back in, and wiring re-laid so it's all out of sight.
Looks nice, not sure how long it'll stay clean. It's a lot lighter than the photo shows

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Today I started making an Island table.

MDF, covered with white carbon effect vinyl. And then overlaid with the Ford Logo.
Cut out with a Jig-saw.

Next I need to get some thin perspex, and somehow glue it on top to protect the vinyl, and give a nice flat, and durable surface.








And some better photos of the carpet:

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Got some lengths of flexible LED strip to downlight around the cupboards and under the seats.

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Not sure if it's just a dead forum, or just no interest in this thread.


Yesterday I got the arches about done. All rust and scabs ground off, skimmed and primed ready for paint.

Need to make a choice now on painting the van.

[dirtydog]

What colour have you got in mind for its respray?

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Ideally the same again as I really like College Blue.

Will get some quotes once I am back off holiday. I think gloss is going to be cheaper than metallic.

[Brains_transit]

Now with water based a metallic and solid is the same process just the paint might be slightly more not like the old days when a metallic was more work

[stevo]

Started fitting up the Connect arches.
Fronts still arent wide enough. Doh!
Next option is to either go for skinnier tyres, and stretch them on a bit, or modify the top mounts and run a bit of camber.
Or a combination of both.

How hard were the connect arches to look right?