update on the cossie

[custom]

just spoke to cye the bloke who 5 linked the cyco van hes a top bloke he is going to email me the plans for the kit on monday so then all ill have to do is make all the parts and get it fitted so keep looking for updates

[lincolnrs2]

done more work on my suspension today got it all back together after getting some new u bolts and nuts from my scrappy, droped it all off the jacks and went for a drive big mistake needed to take another inch off the arches to get some clearence. did that then went out again big knocking under heavy acceleration got home and had a look under neath.


realised i had droped it a bit too far its now sat on the bump stops and the big knocking is the axel hiting the body underneath BOLLOCKS


plus my coilovers are too short so cant get them on BIGGER BOLLOCKS


so ive decided to get some new coilovers from burton power as they sell them in different lenghts then im going to make some brackets and put anti tramp bars on and do away with the leafs altogether, had a look at how its done on an escort mark 2 and a transit doesnt look much different


so in heinsite if your going to lower your transit dont remove 2 leafs one is fine but 2 is a big nono unless u wanna link the rear end like im going to

Nice try

But I was'nt wrong was I

[cossie-t]

ive removed 2 leaf springs, which is fine but i do have koni shocks, not coilovers.

[Luke]

ive removed 2 leaf springs, which is fine but i do have koni shocks, not coilovers.

do you get any axle tramp then and were the shocks for a transit or off something else and does it btm out at all i remember you have about 1½" travel left befor ethe bump stop

[custom]

i have no suspension what so ever the vehicle is sat on the bump stops i have found some coilovers for 160 quid a pair with what ever poundage springs i want and 35 point adjustable from soft to hard

lowered the front today i cut 1 1/2 coils off it looks good but is going to be replaced with some gaz coilovers so that it stiffens it up not just looks lower

[cossie-t]

ive removed 2 leaf springs, which is fine but i do have koni shocks, not coilovers.

do you get any axle tramp then and were the shocks for a transit or off something else and does it btm out at all i remember you have about 1½" travel left befor ethe bump stop

Don't get any axle tramp at all and the shocks are Konis for a transit

Oh and it does'nt bottom out at all

[Luke]

Don't get any axle tramp at all and the shocks are Konis for a transit

Oh and it does'nt bottom out at all

one more question - what was the van origanally ie. 100, 120 etc

i might have to go this route

[cossie-t]

Don't get any axle tramp at all and the shocks are Konis for a transit

Oh and it does'nt bottom out at all

one more question - what was the van origanally ie. 100, 120 etc

i might have to go this route

100

[custom]

not been on for a while due to some problems and being ill so i thought i do an up date as to whats happened to the van in the time since i last posted first of a couple of pics




here you can see the mods i have had to make to the front panel to get the mark 3 bumper on will be neatened up and undersealed before the bumper is bolted on





pic of the side with the kit pot rivited on (only temperary)will be bonded on and fully fibreglassed on before the paint





pic of the other side as you can see ill have to do something about side skirts as they are far too narrow


took the dash out as the van was originally a taxi and had holes every where, got a replacement dash for a fiver in mint condition, as you can see the wiring was shot to sh*t.In the end i cut out over 35 meters of redundant bad wiring and replaced it all with good wiring.will take a pic of new dash in place and post up soon

van has always had shocking brakes since ive had it so ive custom fitted a 2.5 diesel alternator with vacuum pump on the back to my 24v cosworth engine not had a chance to test it but im hoping it will sort it out.

got a new prop but not fitted it yet,

van is currently off the road so i can work on it but it shud be back mobile again in a month.

[nikon70]

lookin' good!

[custom]

thanks is much lower now as i have got coilovers on it have just pmd u mate

[Guy88]

wheres my spring/money

[custom]

heres the pics of the manifolds i promised and some up date shots







please ignore the wiring i havent rewraped it yet





view from under neath










my old man gassing with the neighbour

[custom]

thought i would put some new posts up to show how the van is getting on


















ignore the height of it it is on axle stands so i can get under it when i take them off the van sits down on the alloys will post some more pics asap what do u lot think to the bodykit so far then? its got to be removed yet and bonded on the smoothed in with fibreglass

[MrMPuk]

For a second there I thought Guy88 had been doing some wiring on your van!