My mk6 swb

[looneyfitter]

Thanks mate I've looked over most tbh. Most I've read have changed the scuttle. Was looking at yours because I think it's prob the best ice seen.

I think I'm gonna get my mk6 up here tomoz and whip the front end off it. Suppose holding the panels up etc will point me in the right direction

[Punto443]

I trawled round the breakers for ages looking at both stripped down before I plucked up the courage to set about mine, it was a good place to compare both together

Stephen fergusons thread was helpful too, viewtopic.php?f=13&t=92888

[ossie cossie]

when i got the inner wings and scuttle for my conversion, i got second hand ones, not many transits in scrap yards out here in OZ, the guy i got them from took them off for me, i dont think he realised what was involved, luckilly i paid for them before he started, he also broke the windscreen when he got the scuttle out.


looneyfitter, Check out my thread in members transits gallery (OZZY transit) there is a pic of all the parts he took off for me.

[looneyfitter]

Thanks for that I'll have a look, did you just fit your new scuttle over the original? I've read you can do that too.. Don't really wanna be taking the screen out, I'm selling the van so wanna do as little as poss really. Just want to tart it up a little

[looneyfitter]

I'll go check now thanks ozzy, wanna make a start over the next couple of days

[ossie cossie]

mate when you do start a thread on here, on what you do, as i too am going to start it soon in the new year and i am sure i have forgot some parts., also i would like to leave the windscreen in. when i do it.

[looneyfitter]

Gonna start one now as I have Started to hijack Punto's thread lol. Sorry Punto Thanks mate I'm sure I'll be back to re-hijack you tho

[ossie cossie]

i would particularly like to know how much (exactly) you cut off the front of the chassis before you weld on the MK7 front bumper mounting brackets, as the guy has cut them off the MK7 he had and i cant find any in scrap yards to measure. Stupid me (should hove measured them before they were cut.) So pics of before and after would be great, not just for me but for all the other guys that are thinking of doing it, that is the biggest draw back for me.

[Punto443]

I cut the new scuttle down and fitted just bellow the screen, I honestly can't remember how much I cut off the legs,but I measured it off a mk7, it depended on how it's measured( inside or outside) as the 6 has angled ends and 7 has square ends

So it's about 15mm on the outside, and a lot more on the inside

[looneyfitter]

I've read on one of the threads that there's no need to cut legs. You can mod the bar to fit

[looneyfitter]

I cut the new scuttle down and fitted just bellow the screen, I honestly can't remember how much I cut off the legs,but I measured it off a mk7, it depended on how it's measured( inside or outside) as the 6 has angled ends and 7 has square ends

So it's about 15mm on the outside, and a lot more on the inside

How did you fix the scuttle? Just tacked on to the old one?

[Punto443]

Yeah, just spot welded on to it, and seam sealed, I'll see if I can dig some more pics up, but I needed it for work the next day so forgot to take a lot!

[looneyfitter]

That would be a great help mate. Much appreciated

[ossie cossie]

got a pic of the bracket that is needed for the MK6 wiper motor mount to the MK7 scuttle? thanks.

[Punto443]

It's no a great pic, but it's just the u-shaped bracket that supports the bottom of the linkage unit and bolts to the scuttle it's my original motor and linkage