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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:41 pm

its now motd all i gotta do now is make some time to start the project
if its got tits or wheels its always gonna end in trouble !!!
anyone can restore a van but it takes a real man to chop it up !!!
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:58 pm

looks like im not gonna have time to start this for next few months
so its up for sale its had new wings .windscreen o/s flexi pipe all welding done
its diesel 150k isk if i remember
taxed till end of july full mot
rear arches need sorting but went through test with tape on
rear door bottoms are crap
im the 3rd owner
suprisingly its really good underneith
it now owes me close to £800
ILL TAKE OFFERS AROUND £600ish to a good home
if it dont sell ill just weigh tax in and park it up till i got time to do it
give me a call 07902662280
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Postby pat stevens » Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:22 pm

nobody seems interested so i might as well put it on back of pub till i have some time to do it
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Postby AlanN » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:52 am

Im sure you will work some of your magic into her and will blinging for Transitmania :wink:
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:11 pm

hope so my pub reopens tomorrow after refurb hopefully its my time now
it should run itself with the mrs and good staff ive got
time to play lol
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Postby AlanN » Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:43 pm

Hmmmm, pub. I feel a pub meet coming on Hahha
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby RustWidow » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:19 pm

Hope the pub goes ok, and hope you get on the project soon now, can't wait to see what you do with it!
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:11 pm

cheers
only prob with this pub we dont have a carpark
but im trying to negociate with the shop opposite if we can use theirs at night
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Postby RustWidow » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:51 pm

Parking is always a pain anywhere you go.... so good luck with the negotiations.... i'm sure if you give out the right incentive they'll go for it lol
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:33 pm

hope so
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Postby RustWidow » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:36 pm

Just can't wait to see what you do to the van when you get a chance :wink:
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:38 pm

ive gotta puick up a rolling shell the end of the week
so hopefully while the mrs runs pub i can get started
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby pat stevens » Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:32 pm

picked up the ex bt van rolling shell yesterday
got the use of a mates unit to build it in
so work should start monday cutting the first van down
its got power steering on so thats also a bonus
will be taking loadsa pics as i go along
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby Vandalism » Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:10 pm

thought all mk4/5 had power steering :?:
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Re: pats new project watch this space

Postby gravelrash2004 » Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:32 pm

Vandalism wrote:thought all mk4/5 had power steering :?:


No
Only very late mk5's had it as standard. till then it was an expensive optional extra.
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