my ex german mk1 fire van 1970

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my dad rang the dvla and aparently thats what they said

[madmark]

yes inshurance on the vin number and mot and form v55 i think oh and the german log book

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rhd convertion will be done soon - went to the vosa to see about a vic test and they said to come back to them when the convertion is done but it will need to have another mot to check the work has been done upto standard

jut out of interest what is the lenth and weight of the van
i thought it was length (35cwt) and about 2 ton but need exact weight and length for them

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well here are the pics of the dash i got out of the doner transit - it has a fair few holes cut in it for radios ect but that can be sorted out AND it comes woth a custom soft dash top which dispite its looks has cleaned up mint but it needs a repair in one corner - it wasnt as difficult to get out as i thought - just a hacksaw, hammer and cold chissle to hand

[madmark]

should cleen up well looks like it was some form of auto in its life

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was out of a blue swb auto minibus - could have been an ambulance for transporting old people as it had a side door and rear door step and a "dorset ambulance crew do it for free" sticker in the window

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got on with a bit more work, primarily the preparation of the dashboard


first stage the dash blasted


second stage painted with red oxide
theres a little more work to do on the dash e.g a bit of welding and painting but that will come a bit later


also started to treat the custom dash top - painted the back in grey primer - i need th replace the bottom corner as the metal backing has rotted away - also bought some black stretchy type leather material to eventually recover it


also found a rear valance to replace my damaged one

[Luke]

that pash panel is a bit crusty round the edges i think i'd be tempted to join it further in especially as you've got the dash top to cover it

[madmark]

comeing on well i just hope the people that are doing the job for you wont charge to much

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that pash panel is a bit crusty round the edges i think i'd be tempted to join it further in especially as you've got the dash top to cover it

yes im going to sacrifise the edge for the edge on my lhd dash

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comeing on well i just hope the people that are doing the job for you wont charge to much

i think the blasting and painting cost around £20 so not too expencive

as for the convertion its self...aparently it might take a week with putting 2 new front wings on aswell

[oldyellar]

comeing on well i just hope the people that are doing the job for you wont charge to much

i think the blasting and painting cost around £20 so not too expencive

as for the convertion its self...aparently it might take a week with putting 2 new front wings on aswell

Your van will be getting there then man get a load of pics if poss

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dont worry ill be getting lots of pics when the convertion happens - im not sure if it will be done by gaydon or not - if not ill just turn up allbeit still LHD

need to talk with vosa to find out what the guidlines for a RHD convertion are - to see if theres anything specific we need to do incase they want to test the vehicle - things like block up all bulkhead holes to prevent fumes entering the cab..ect

[madmark]

just register it as rhd
its going rhd so why make it hard for yourself just tick the box that says rhd

[Neil]

but its not yet