Muttley III

[Hitch]

how do you treat the chassis for rust and stuff mate, like the patch where u have welded above the rear springs in your picture,

just layers and layers of underseal ??

thanks

they both look great aswell, keep them bothhhhhhh

[Muttley]

When the truck was cut in half I took the time to blast out all the crap inside the chassis rails, then when the welding was complete I waxoiled from front to back (note waxoil is flammable!) Then I put in extra drainage wherever rust had occured before, also all welds were seam sealed before being painted with u/seal and then overpainted with stonechip. most of the truoble with M2 was I could not get at the chassis to maintain it, so thats why M3's bits are all exposed

[Hitch]

i get you

sound good

i have a mk6 transit a fiesta mk5 track car (in pieces as blew it up) and a mk6 fiesta st

but all of this realy inspries me and i want a beavertail recovery truck (mk5 transit chasis) i think and going to hopefully build it myself when fiesta is re built, to take it to track and then can hopefully tow another one behind on trailer

so i cant wait to watch the build you do on m2 to transform it into a beavertail

how far do you intend to extend the chassis?? total of 21ft with crew cab??

[Muttley]

M2 will have a 13 foot wheelbase, with the max overhang at the back I should have about a fourteen foot body, that would make about a 22 foot overall length as a maximum. That means putting about 3 feet into the chassis. I have done a job today and have a pic, quite fitting for an 85 truck



Its my next resto job and it belongs to the guy I am making the beaver for! A real good customer!!
I am going to to try and finish the body over the weekend as I dont like the big gap in the middle

[Hitch]

looks ace there specially with the old mk1

[Hitch]

ow and dont you feel a beavertail with a winch is more use fully that a spec lift??

as when axles and wheels and stuff broken or come off in crash you can recover them??

or can you still fix them to your lift and transport them if one axle is ok??

also whats the maximun you can lift/tow

thanks (sorry all questions just interested)

[Muttley]

For the work I do a spec is perfect, I can lift any thing provided it has at least one axle with wheels on it Try draggin a motor with no front leg on it up a beaver The speed of loading is top too, I can pull up, drop the spec and be away in less than 3 minutes Especially good on the M25 at night in the pissing rain I have some frames and straps for holding motors with no wheels on the spec and skates for moving them on the floor. Another good thing is that you are only carrying part of the car, I can carry 1000 kg on the spec so I can rear lift big motors that you couldnt put on a beaver

[malta transit]

Hi Muttley,are you going to fill that gap with a sort of spoiler and move the emergency lights on to it. Great job. By the way it remindes me of a model i v seen on a Dinky model Transit converted to a spec lift like yours

[MR BigBeefy LDV Guru]

the paint on that car is ford olympic blue ive just bought a load of it for my ldv camper van

[Muttley]

the paint on that car is ford olympic blue ive just bought a load of it for my ldv camper van

Well that will make it a better van then eh

[MR BigBeefy LDV Guru]

the paint on that car is ford olympic blue ive just bought a load of it for my ldv camper van

Well that will make it a better van then eh

muttley i have a secret squirrel mission for you

can you get me the colour code for the dark blue ???? name code anything please

[Muttley]

The only one I know is Balliol Blue, thats a mk2 colour.

[Mad Lensman]

Truly a great restoration this - I've just read the whole thread start to finish and am in awe of the work Mutley - We are not worthy!!!!

I know where to come when my Mk 5 needs the odd hole patched now ... ! An inspiration to Van owners everywhere! Well done that man!

[Muttley]

Cheers Mad Lensman I started on filling the gap today, the one between cab and body.
It has to be accessible for large items so the front will be two piece and will form a ramp for engines etc. I think it looks better with the light bar on the flyer It will all have to be panelled in yet and doors made for either side, but its a start




Keep the spare safe in there too




Deffo looks better up there



Coming on

[noobrider]

can't wait to see this one finished, something a bit special