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Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby erik67 » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:37 pm

Verry nice looking van .
And big engine :P


I do like youre ride hight :?: did you just replace the springs and bushes to get it like this.
My LWB mk2 looks a bit lower than youres
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby kiwi_mk2 » Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:57 pm

Hi Erik,
thanks for the compliments...

To get the front height to where it is now i stripped the front leaves and added
an extra one. It was a bit of trial and error but somehow i got it right first time :D
The rears are from a minibus and have just been sandblasted, painted, lubed and reassembled.
The front may settle a bit over time so i'll have to wait and see.
I would love a LWB Dually.... not sure my shed is big enough tho for 2 Transits!
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby madmark » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:01 pm

:shock: lwb with the 5ltr now your talking :lol: :lol:
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby kiwi_mk2 » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:14 pm

:lol: Surely the second one won't take as long...... :D . Although i have just managed to track down the CF Jumbo that our Vauxhall Dealer team used.... The owner wants $15k NZ for it tho... :shock: . It would also need a whole lot of work converting it back from an ice cream van to what it should be....... Why did i have to find it.. :roll:
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby madmark » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:15 pm

lol no that would be intresting :lol:
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby kiwi_mk2 » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:36 pm

I'm hoping to receive some pics of it soon, i'll post them up here while i make up my mind... ( hopefully i won't get blacklisted for posting Bedford pics!) :lol:
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby madmark » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:38 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: no mate we cant do that otherwise we will have andyg(also bedford owner) on our backs :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby mk5 baby » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:23 pm

Hi

Just read the 10 page thread of this my word.

Hats off to you man you know your stuff :D :D

Nice to see that these older Transits are getting so loving attention they deserve not like some just sat in a field left to rot. :roll:

Well done.

Whilst reading it I could imagine it back at the factory in it younger days been put together (not as good of course) with no doubt men wit big shoes and moustaches bolting it up :lol:

Absolute stunner

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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby AndyG » Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:04 am

Quite a fantastic build :!: 8) 8) 8) 8)
kiwi_mk2 wrote:I'm hoping to receive some pics of it soon, i'll post them up here while i make up my mind... ( hopefully i won't get blacklisted for posting Bedford pics!) :lol:
:lol: No chance :!: :lol:

madmark wrote::lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: no mate we cant do that otherwise we will have andyg(also bedford owner) on our backs :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Exactly :wink:
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby kiwi_mk2 » Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:07 am

Just a quick update to show that this van is no " Trailer Princess", i had to collect an Escort i recently purchased. So here
it is earning it's keep...... :D
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby deankdx » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:43 am

i love it, looks brand new for starters,
and has all the goodness a transit should have come with from the start
1980 Mk2 4.1 litre 5 speed manual, 2.77 or 2.92 falcon diff conversion, falcon front discs.
project thread herer viewtopic.php?f=27&t=24731&start=60
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby kiwi_mk2 » Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:29 am

The only way i new i was towing something was the speed that the fuel gauge dropped...!!! :shock: :shock:
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby Luke » Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:30 am

8) 8) i bet that turned a few heads as you were driving along 8)
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby madmark » Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:04 pm

this is just one hell of a van 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 5 litre transplant

Postby AlanN » Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:41 pm

Definitely a contender for feature status 8)
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