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Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 4:56 pm

So... I've not said much about this, but I've had it for just over a year now. Its an Autosleeper Dutto, on the 6 stud axles (so it can tow), its been painted dark grey and is pretty much exactly what I wanted to turn my first van in to 8)

2 main issues.... it was in Inverness and its rusty as fook :lol: It had also been changed to an auto...

Here follows a lot of photos :lol:
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Re: MinorMatt's Camper...

Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:02 pm

Some.early/pre purchase photos...
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Re: MinorMatt's Camper...

Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:12 pm

So within a few days of it arriving back at the workshop, the engine and gearbox were.out. All the epic bits were removed at the same time - because someone wanted a conversion kit for theirs - and it became a bosch with manual gearbox...

Then it was a trip to the Isle of Wight

Its also provided valuable welfare facilities at my workshop :)
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Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:19 pm

And then the weldathon started...

The rear crossmember was really bad, with patches on patches on patches - so out it came!
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Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:23 pm

And.... cutting
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Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:28 pm

And new metal going in
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Re: MinorMatt's Camper...

Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:33 pm

Another couple of sticking it together

And cutting the mud flap area rot out and sticking the new bit in
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Re: MinorMatt's Camper...

Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:36 pm

And that was it for the rear... so moving on to the front...

This is the passenger step
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Re: MinorMatt's Camper...

Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:42 pm

And the driver side chassis leg and inner wing. I thought this was the worst of it :lol:
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Re: MinorMatt's Camper...

Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:46 pm

Passenger side - after I pulled a patch off the top just using my hands and.got the fibreglass out....
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Re: MinorMatt's Camper...

Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:50 pm

Some metal glued back in the drivers side...
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Re: MinorMatt's Camper...

Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 5:59 pm

You know where this is! (Passenger side)

The chassis leg doesn't look too bad with the top off!
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Re: MinorMatt's Camper...

Postby MinorMatt » Fri Jul 07, 2023 6:04 pm

This just left the step - and unfortunately I.didn't make many pics at all...

I started on the step at about 11.30 last night and the MOT was at 8.30 this morning...

And - yup it failed on more.rust! PANTS!!!
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Re: MinorMatt's Camper...

Postby Luke » Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:35 pm

bloody el :shock: it looked mint in the 1st pics :lol:
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Re: MinorMatt's Camper...

Postby Airthies » Sat Jul 08, 2023 12:13 pm

That's some effort to get a fail on more rust

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