my new transit project (ebay find)

[mk5 transit recovery]

brought this little gem of ebay as looked an easy fix:





but it was a typical crap ebay description & pics!

colected it 2day & it was allot worse then i expected but she's all stripped down ready 2 be cut open & repaired



she's on the R reg with power steering so well worth fixing.

more updates 2morra when i go 2 work on the old girl

[motorwise]

walk in the park

you'll have that on the road in a few days - how much was it?

good find have fun with it

[mk5 transit recovery]

was £350, spose its worth £900 on the road on a R reg???????????

[popuptoaster]

If i turn up to buy something and it dont match its description i walk away, if more people did the same maybe the liars would have to be more honest in their ads.

[mk5 transit recovery]

yes trouble was i sent my bro to collect it & said jst go get it & bring it back & thats what he did.

the description said damaged transit thats all so in all fairness he didnt mention or not mention anything about damage.
just by looking at the pics above it doenst look like crossmember damage & allot of little odds & sodds, looked an easy fix.

still i think it was a cheap van as i can repair it myself so no problem

[mk5 transit recovery]

got all the front end cut off 2day



then fitted new crossmember & cover



more 2morra (maybe)

[popuptoaster]

does look ok though especially for that money

[sanny512]

good to see it going back together m8.keep up the good work

[mk5 transit recovery]

had a good day on the transit 2day.

got all front end straight & headlight pannel in



& fitted it up to see if alls ok



also put new powersteering bracket on as was snapped, new pully & belt so she's got pwersteering again!

few more jobs b4 it gets the final coat of paint & a 12 months test put on her & then its off 2 work.

[mk5 transit recovery]

started painting bits 2day:

front & headlight pannel


bonnet


grill


get it all fitted up 2morra ready for the m.o.t on monday

[FredTransit]

Nice work, and fast too! Enlighten me please. Why did you spray the grille seprately, and not on the van? Or was that a first coat only?

[mk5 transit recovery]

overspray.

i painted all bits then drove van in at end 2 paint headlight pannel

if i painted grill on te van then ide have 2 mask up all the van & engine bay cos of the overspray

[FredTransit]

Ah! Good plan I get you now.

[mk5 transit recovery]

all done

[OxtonyxO]

great work mate

how hard was it to replace that cross member