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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:34 pm

liking the re use of the spare wheel windy bit 8)
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby transitandy » Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:49 am

Great thread :)
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby oldskooler » Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:29 pm

another wee update with this project....


as i had a bit of material left over i decided to make a pair of 3 ft ramp extensions to just leave over the existing 6 ft ones for loading very low vehicles etc.

i made up carriers for them to slide in under the middle of the body from the r/h side.


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they will be held in place by spring latches from underneath.



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now that i have all the mocking up work done the body could finally come back off the chassis.....


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next job was to hook up the tow pole...take advantage of the dry day,.... and get the chassis/cab to the bodyshop...dont know whats goin on with that pic lol!!


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with the chassis/cab away for bodywork and paint the next job is to finish any bits of welding on the body which couldnt be fully accessed on the chassis,...get it ready for blasting/dipping......and finally get this puppy fitted which arrived yesterday!!



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thats all for now!!
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby oldyellar » Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:27 pm

Brilliant work Declan
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby oldskooler » Tue Apr 24, 2018 2:30 am

another bit of an update on this project.....


with the chassis/cab away at the bodyshop i got the last few bits finished on the body...


got the winch mock fitted.....



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and got a bracket made up to fit the spooling guide that came with the winch.




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the body is now waiting in line to be shot blasted to remove any paint and heavy rust before it goes for galv dipping......


meanwhile ive been calling into the bodyshop a couple of times recently to take a few progress pics.....


the lads are going well on it considering that they have only put a couple of good saturdays into it so far!



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cab is now in primer ready for rubdown and paint.

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its deffo heading in the right direction at this stage,.....next job is to pick a colour,...ive decided on a light blue to keep it period looking.....just need to pick a shade. one of the nicest parts of a project!!


will hopefully have another update soon!
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby oldskooler » Sun Jun 10, 2018 6:14 pm

another wee update to this project,.....its getting close to the final build up stage which is always good in my book!!


i got the body all shotblasted.....

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and got it back on the lift to drill lots of drain holes and add a partition panel at the front.




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i made up a couple of stands to bolt to the body so it could easily drop onto my trailer for transportation to the galvanising plant which is a couple of hours away..




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i dropped off the body last week and i should be getting the call to say its ready in the next few days.


meanwhile i got sent these pics from the bodyshop......always great to see a project in paint! :happy: :happy: :super: :super:


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im collecting it tommorow....will post more pics then.

cant wait to see it in the flesh!!
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby oldskooler » Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:51 pm

well i collected it today, and i have to say im well happy with the colour out in the daylight!



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looking forward to getting stuck into the build up looking at it now!!
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:11 pm

lookin tidy, like the colour, good luck wiv the reassembly :)
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby Chug » Wed Jun 13, 2018 10:06 pm

Yeah nice job oldskooler, looking forward to seeing the rebuild pics. :D
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby Stule » Thu Jun 14, 2018 6:10 pm

You done a great job there mate it looks superb, color is cool. I'm in process of finishing mine mk4 recovery you can see it on my progress report. Keep up with great job and post pics regularly.
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby oldskooler » Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:09 am

cheers guys,....looking forward to getting stuck into the reassembly!! 8) 8)

more progress soon!
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby Stule » Sun Jun 17, 2018 11:08 pm

Keep up god work man and dont forget pics...
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby oldskooler » Wed Aug 15, 2018 3:35 pm

well not as much progress made on this one as id like to report!!

just up to my eyes busy the last couple of months and have only got a couple of small stints at it.......


got the body back from galvanising,...ready to go back on, have to say im well happy with it!


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started going through my collection of scrappers for the best bits of trim to use for the build up...rear cab window and rubber came from a mk4 luton so the rubber was sheltered from the elements from new!!

also got seat belts, door rubbers and door step trims fitted along with a new windscreen......



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im getting a bit carried away with this build lol!!!

couldnt resist buying new old stock genuine ford headlamps and indicators when they came up on ebay!! still though i think they will really finish the truck off when its built up,...and they werent expensive,...much like mk2 transit stuff was bout 10 yrs ago......but not the case anymore!!




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hopefully more to come soon!!
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby dirtydog » Wed Aug 15, 2018 7:05 pm

Looking very nice 8)
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Re: mk3 recovery build

Postby RustWidow » Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:47 pm

Great job, keep at it, i can’t wait to see what it ends up looking like
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