mk1 1969

[roelsmits]

in dis drawing M8 should be M10 sorry



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[malta transit]

Thanks for help. Do you weld the two nuts from inside to the two M10s ,were there is the 6mm flat bar. So you can put the screws through the bumper bracket and then through the M10s and then tighten them with a spanner? Maybe i don't understand what M10 stands for. Thanks.

[Luke]

drill and tap the bracket M10

[malta transit]

Oh! Now i know what you mean , make a tread in the 6mm flat bar. Thanks Luke.

[roelsmits]

thanks luke

photo's!!!!!



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the right looked the same

there are still more!!!!

[roelsmits]

this is hawe fare I've come.

Here a pic of how I drove it in and out off where I work.
My boss allowed me to work in the evening and in the weekends.



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Here is a pic how I sanded it before I can took it to the painter



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I drove the van home for working on the finishing touch.
Fortunately there was no police around when I driving it(no insurance, no windows, no lights etc.)



Here is its new color



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[AlanN]

Well done for getting it home... If caught here, the police would have taken it away from you Fast progress and I like it

[matthew2riches]

It's very nice

[madmark]

looking very good

[roelsmits]

Well done for getting it home... If caught here, the police would have taken it away from you Fast progress and I like it

If I've met the police than they'll done that.
Fast progress that everything I did in three years
The plan was to do it in one year but since I had a wrong approach as a beginner it took a littel bit longer.
I started with the engin it had two pistons stuck.
nicely rebuild with new oversized pistons and bearings

There was a lot of rust.
I had to relearn welding again it was 12 years ago at school
But I did it
Recovering with filler unsuccessfull
In the end I asked the painter's help.

[malta transit]

Wow it looks great. Its a pity you had not been earlier 3years ago as we would had follown you up.

[roelsmits]

Wow it looks great. Its a pity you had not been earlier 3years ago as we would had follown you up.

I don`t really had time for the Internet just like you I had the time around 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. including taking bus in and out the workspace and clean up afterwards cours my colleagues have to work the next day.
Now we have two laptops so I do not have to fight with my wife.
I'm still on sick leave so I should take it easy,that's difficult with my van @home(I do want too much)
I have time for internet now.

[Per Olav]

Nice, car, nice pictures. Gives me inspiration!

[malta transit]

Any more photos of the Transit! it inspire's me a lot to see more Mk1's being restored.

[roelsmits]

Any more photos of the Transit! it inspire's me a lot to see more Mk1's being restored.

I don't have any more pics. 2 years ago my pc crashed, lost a lot off pics
I'll have more but there not interesting, my van was rusty from standing still outside so where water was there was rust (most on the outside and underneath the rubbers/carpets

Here are more pics first the rear axle







This is how I've cleaned the bottom and put the black sticky stuff on, we call it tectiel (nl)





This is a problem I still have to fix including the rubber





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gr Roel