mk4 swb semi transit gone !!! :)

[intransit89]

it matters because thats the law if you have an accident and kill someone then you will go to jail for a very long time

yes i know

[MR BigBeefy LDV Guru]

so its not clever is it

at best if they see you driving they will crush the van and give you a massive fine

[intransit89]

got the log book today so gona sorn as soon as by phone as internet is fooked as my last one was the orange one and it wasnt sorn so dont trust the internet one


only 5 owners too

[MrMPuk]

What a total numb nut!!! We knew that though didn't we.

[intransit89]

got my new transit badge today for this van for the back door for when i have tidyed them up and resprayed them

[intransit89]

bad point and good point of geting this one done is

start with the good ones,

got two new rear arches

got some steel thats new from work for the floor and welding the inner wings up.

got some wheel trims coming to tidy it up

take the floor up and clean to bare white paint and spray back stone chip on to stop it rotting
take the back drivers side wood sheet to push a dint out on the back window panel

got some 2k white do to the back doors and back wheel archs and front bonnet and grill thats that done

bad points

got a shed load of crap in it at mo due to mate moved just down before cleethorpes

no gas and knacked spray gun

[intransit89]

today i got a set of wheel trims some plastic filler and some plastic primer

oh and painted the transit rims mat black

[intransit89]

to dayswork

[intransit89]

right then on this one iam doing a other badboy bonnet ie the white one that was on it i been hiting the edge of the steel where its got a 2cm bend so its bend over back on to the steel thats the edge as i rember guy88 saying its need to be like this so you dont cut your head open i did this with the red bonnet too thats going back on the orange one when i finshs this red one in primer and painted in orange

tomorow night iam browing the markita metal electic cutter from to cut my steel to shape ready to weld them on the white bonnet for next week evenings to pass time on as its dark when i come home from work

the plan is to keep the orange painted bonnet for a recovery ie if the bonnet fails mot on the orange one so i have a normal one to put back on haha

[intransit89]

oh and forgot this i got from ford

for the white van when the back doors are in new paint 2k dimond white

should finsh the job nicely when the back archers are on to

[bigmastif]

rob like i said on the other thread GET ON WITH IT
just dont turn this van and thread into another 100+ page thread and drama

[intransit89]

rob like i said on the other thread GET ON WITH IT
just dont turn this van and thread into another 100+ page thread and drama

i am i got my back drums of the orange one to night tock 10 mins each with the crow bar but i need some shoes but the drums are ok good as new also i need them springy bits for the brakes as thay broken when i tock the drums of with the shoes so now iam gona order some new brake shoes and them springy bits and a new hand brake cable

looks like i just sort the cable by undoing the theaded bar till thay tenched up?

[MinorMatt]

springy bits = fitting kit

[gazza]

you most likely ripped the retaining clip off cos you didnt wind the hand brake off, or release the auto brake lining adjuster. a lip will have formed on the drum, snagged on the shoes and then bust the retaining clip.

before you refit the drums it is a good idea to remove the lip from the drum. this can be done with a grinder, but you must be careful and not stray onto the working face of the drum. the corrct way to skim a drum is to put it up in a lathe, but for god sake dont attempt it yourself..............

[gazza]

btw, i agree with you about the cost of industrial gasses. i use a 10l beverage co2 cylinder at a rental cost of £5.69 per 3 months including VAT. refill is a tenner. i have not had a refill in a couple of years.................BOC for a size Y argosheild (argon/co2 - the correct one!!) - about 4 times bigger cylinder is 62 quid + vat. refill is arround 40 odd quid. you should not be using as much gas as you do.
you need a flow meter set to arround 8 - 10 litres per minute, check all your connections with soapy water.