So after getting the van on the road I ran it with my original basic 35mm lift in the front with the big boots swapped over too so not to wreck the good tyres on the alloys.
My mate then ripped all the running gear and subframe out of the original van for me which meant I could get the subframe parts powder coated and over the Christmas break I got a couple of different seasons on it to get the rear axle, transmission, front diff and shafts, propshaft, subframe spacers and mounts, fuel tank and electrics all swapped over.
Had a bit of a Mair getting it back on the road with a lack of oil pressure which saw me stripping the sump and timing covers and replacing the oil pump while I was in there, as seemed to have oil pump issues when trying to first prime up, which came down to what appeared to be a sticky oil check valve in the oil filter housing I'd swapped from the original van.
So she is now what was always intended, a 3.2 4x4 and it's a joy!
Since then it's had a remap, I've toyed with the idea of a winch bumper
(why? Because I can)
some new bigger boots fitted all round, gone up from 225/75/16 to 245/70/16 but it's now perilously close to the front arches at one brief point when cornering and suspension compression, but a slight adjustment with a Hyde mallet should see that sorted.
I've gradually been fitting and fettling little bits, the eberspacher, matrix and fan in the back and timer in the cab. better lighting in the back, got my inverter shelf fitted, my compressor and tank piped up.
Changed the load bay fan electrics so it'll only run when the engines running, using the supplied run signal tail to trigger a larger relay I can put several loads through.
Still got lots of little things to do and some major bits two.
I've been asked a few times now if it's "Finnished" but I reckon no matter what I'll do, a van this will never be Finnished, I'll always have another wee idea I'll want to do.
But for now she'll do for me.
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