thrud's lil' van

[thrud]

it looks closer than it is, the fan is lower than the pulley
correct
didn't have one on my old mk4 too

[chadmat]

My old mk3 had nosliding door either.

Like that mk5 bumper. mate it looks

[AlanN]

Ive not seen many without a sliding door, did you have to order that way? Seen a couple disabled buses without one.

[Guy88]

Ive not seen many without a sliding door, did you have to order that way? Seen a couple disabled buses without one.

securicor vans dont have SLD Not really practical for builders etc so there aint many about same with twin SLD

[thrud]

cheers again chadmat
i've only had the van 2 years, and the builders before me only had it since '96, so i don't know who ordered it without the s,l,d. it's one of those mysteries

[thrud]

thought i'd update/end this tread before starting the next one,
since the last few pic's of the van, not much has changed,
but here's what has,
returned to england(no work in portugal )
fitted a eberspacher

got broken into and lost some tools
fitted a mk3 bonnet

a split charger and 2nd battery(for the heater)

and then the diff started to whine like a mother in law, so i got one from a scrapy, hammerited it and fitted it

then the van was stolen but without any tools in it
but with the eberspacher in it
so no more mk3 for me, i've since bought a T reg smiley,
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=28581

[AlanN]

Ive just read through you thread, thinking doing a great job, night heater, bonnet etc... and then you go and upset me Im now getting worried about mine now

[thrud]

i know mate who nicks a 18 year old van,
it couldn't have been for look's,
scabby back door and dent's in the side's,
must have got weighed in some where,
just wonder if the b@stids spotted the heater tucked under the seat
or the switch for the fan hope not, then maybe it cooked itself leaving them stranded somewhere,
anyhow, not happy

[thrud]

well....
it's been found...
for the second time...
first time it was taken again before i got to it
but its been stripped



so, whats missing;
tax disc
two wheels
rear lights
rear no. plate
drivers seat
passenger door
mirrors
wipers
radio.... but they left the face(F***ng morons)
tools and CD's... but that was expected
exhust... including manifold
both batterys... and all split charger wiring
timing belt casing smashed open(just in front of pump)

and the bit's i got off it;
EBERSPACHER (yes i'm happy)
radiator fan
roof rack
ply lining + insulation
and odd other bit's (door handles and switch's)

and the local scrappy is taking the rest

[Ucof]

Some good news, some bad.
Most of all, I'm delighted you got the Eberspacher! You must have smiled from ear to ear when you saw it still there!


Mind if I PM you about a few bits before you scrap it?

[AlanN]

What a sorry state, looks like its been nicked to order, another MK3 bites the dust
Bonnet looks a good one

[Ucof]

*looks out the window at his Mk3*

[thrud]

sorry ucof, as far as i know it's gone already but what did you need mate?
yeah alan, i did think the same.
those pic's were taken @ 10am,
then i went and asked the scrappy to take it,
then i niped home to get him the V5,
when i got back to him he said, "i just got off the phone with my mate, that's gonna take it, and it's got no axle"
someone ripped the axle off in less of an hour

[thrud]

*looks out the window at his Mk3*

i wish i still could mate

[Ucof]

You are more than welcome to come to Wales and look at mine