MK6 conversion Day van

[ParkerBear86]

Hello everyone,
bought myself 54plate swb transit low roof 2.0 tddi was a royal mail van at one time 98000 miles on clock bit of service history looking to convert into day van into a bit of cycling & the odd festival of to sonisphere 4th july so need enough room for bike,bed & basic cooking facilities.
couple of pictures of van when purchased

normal transit rust problems arches,sills etc the rust was nothing compared to my previous van a Mercedes vito mk1
inside


been cracking on with rust problem put new front wheel arches & sill on passenger side also gave a respray on both sides and rear doors,under sealed underneath also and had tinted windows fitted by company in castleford called van window centre (http://www.vanwindows.co.uk/) highly recommended got back couple within a couple of hours.


also gave wheels respray and fitted some wheel trims i got of ebay for restoring bumper colour used autoglym plastic conditioner pretty good stuff used on dash/rubber flooring as well

fitted a whirly roof vent another ebay item

[BigMonty]

Good start you have made there matey.
Van looks pretty clean.

[ParkerBear86]

Thanks bigmonty tidying bodywork was a longer task then expected hopefully it will last.

[ParkerBear86]

bit of a update been cracking on gutting van & getting some insulation installed.

was pleasantly surprised condition underneath floor and side panels the side panels were a bit of a bugger to remove somebody liked his rivet gun.

insulation i work for a company who build/repair heavy goods/refrigerated trailers we use closed cell foam and expanding foam i have opted to use the closed cell foam easy to shape and i can get for free .
in picture there is 40mm cellotex used this on bottom of rear doors & side doors also on bottom half of van.



i used venture aluminium foil tape to attach to inner body did not like idea of it stuck to outer wall .
for roof i used 25mm foam also stuck some plywood for attaching panneling used evostick liquid metal good stuff.

if your considering using foam would recommend putting tape on edges prevent squeaking well annoying when driving.

floor and wheel arch insulating/sound proofing i purchased 12 foiled camping mats of ebay just cut to size and stuck down with tape also used behind front door cards noticed when fiddling with locks nothing there.

that's me done for today time for some grub.

[Frank190]

Good progress keep at it mate !

[StickT]

Looks very clean inside, especially them inner wheel arches. Coming along well though

[p412ker]

Looks very clean mate, and keep the updates coming as all these conversions are helping me decide which way i want to do mine lol...

[ParkerBear86]

update been a while busy with work but odd hour i have manage to get bit been carrying on with van gonna let the pictures do the talking
lined van use foam behind lining this came with van like how shapes to van walls.

floor laid altro flooring harrisons trim supply's in bradford also carpet lined very happy with results especially my stripy roof .

also carpet lined side and rear door panels


unit building next .

[Punto443]

Nice colour