my ex german mk1 fire van 1970

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thanks for the nice comments - i dont have a time limit but i want it done (or atleast drivable on the road) as soon as possible - my dream would be to get it ready for the transit 50th birthday - isnt that in august somtime?

or is it transit 45 cant be bothered to do the maths

[Luke]

1965 makes it 46 so you've got till 2015

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what are your long term plans for an engine

im just going to keep the original 1.7 in for the moment - mabey in a few years if i get hold of a 2 litre v4 i might change it but as i have said before im not sure how insurence companys are going to like me driving a van so a low engine size for the mo - if i cant drive it my dad said he will (he jumped at the chance having prevously driven our mk1 camper )

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:lol: 1965 makes it 46 so you've got till 2015

damm - o well at least my van might be fully restored by then

[madmark]

last year was the 45th wow my 66 will be 45 this year

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hello, i thought i'd upload the transit mot failier and advisory sheet just for a laught and so you can see just what ive goten my self into - the highlighted parts are the work that has been done so far (the welding) - sorry if its hard to read

[blue estate]

so no free retest then

[Luke]

"horn not working" not done yet come on pull your finger out thats an easy one

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it is if the vans in ur front garden - which mine is not lol its about 30 miles away - ill get on it soon - have to sort all the lights out aswell as they dont work...bulbs, fuses probably

[Luke]

mine is in my front garden.......... well on my drive and it's still got no mot

looked a strict mot but lights and electrical stuff is usually dodgy connections on older stuff - you'll be a wizz with a multi meter when its done

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so no free retest then

it was never going to get done in time for a free retest - i only put it in so i knew what work to carry out on the van, and boy is there some work to do

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taken pics of the 2 servos now


servo 1

servo 2

got the inteior lights working


heater works


pic of the cab area - note the half bulkhead behind the seats, not been cut but a factory half bulkhead


need a new indicator relay...where to buy one from

right, ive been playing about a bit today and got some of the lights working just by wobbling the fuse box about a bit ...its in a really difficult place to get to under the top of the wing so i couldnt get to the fuses. i also need a new indicator relay as they dont work and there is no ticking sound. it has 4 pins on it but my local car shop only have 3 pin ones...any idea where to get one?

also...when i convert it to rhd i want to put a double and a single front seat in, but the handbrake will be on the wrong side, is it easy to move and what kind of work is envolved?

[oldyellar]

hello, i thought i'd upload the transit mot failier and advisory sheet just for a laught and so you can see just what ive goten my self into - the highlighted parts are the work that has been done so far (the welding) - sorry if its hard to read

Taxed worse

[madmark]

the twin servo baffles me

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someone said it might be one for the front and one for the back breaks?? but why not just 1 servo??