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I have been waiting all day for a call for me to go and get the other gearbox i have bought but i won't be on the road till Tuesday as I'm going to do the clutch as while ah well i can go away next weekend

[smokeytransit]

Hope you fix it soon been while since on forum

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Gearbox replaced i took my old one apart and a lot of teeth where missing from some of the gears and the oil had bits of shine metal in it which is odd but the noise was still there had a look at the diff and that was gone to so took the axle out and then took that apart got a second hand diff and had a look at the two diffs together turned out my diff made its self a new gear pictures to come

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Ok so in the past week or so i have had the gearbox axle springs prop shaft everything under the van out from the the back of the engine back to fix all the noise rattle and problems i have and good news is it all done

Well i only took pictures of the diff cause i was getting a little mad with the van.

Old diff

New diff


Mine had made its self a new gear smart little fell ain't he

Health and safety was my main goal the back of the van is the same way

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Any one got a match and a can of petrol fix the van it breaks down again now i have alternator trouble read all about it here viewtopic.php?f=4&t=89114 and help me if you can before i set the van alight and watch it burn

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Water pump went by by Thursday night
I did get this though it is off a 4X4 and i got it free so i made it fit a transit it needs some bigger lights but for now it will do now i have 30 lights on the van next step is wire it up to work on high beam
But first on my other car and yes that's a camping box on the roof

Now on the van

[SCANIAMAN]

Mate ,you got a great attitude,I really did enjoy the read,I do hope you bring us up to speed with your van,hope all goes well for you

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Thanks SCANIAMAN all as been quite with the van cause it as stop falling apart on me
But it is time for an update though so here we go

Replace the 4th or is that the 6th alternate belt since Xmas i lost count i know it so well i can do it with my eyes shut

I got my lights wired up only to find i need a different relay there not on dip or high there just on all the time

I got my blue sliding door and a mk4 door ain't a straight swap with a mk5 the lock are different had to file the hole a bit also there is a thing on the door that stops it from shuting right but that can be removed i also found one of my many rattles my sliding door lower runner ain't doing any running its missing the wheel so a few washer where made to fit and its as good as new


I added this to the door


I also got two new tires for the front my van likes it rubber it eats the front like there going out of fashion

I fixed my tow bar socket again

And at long last my dear old aunt made me some 70s looking curtains out of some 70s curtains she had hanging around

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I've gone mad with my lights now here is my night time pictures or in my case day time pictures

Need a bit of adjusting to get them spot on but hell i can see in to my cabin

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All hasn't been good with the camper the battery gave up so i got a new one in Halford that to went by by went back got another one first one was faulty and then the second one did the same thing the first one did that two was faulty so i just asked for my money back and now i have no battery well i have my old one which will start the van when warm but not cold so next week new battery and my starter is dieing too but i think its the cable at fault we will find out next week.
I got all this for €60 out of a car my dad was scraping never used








Also it as taken just short of a year but my vans exhaust is fixed no more black smoke coming from under the wheels no picture of the exhaust but this is what i used to jack the van up 30 year old ramps

I have a country transit now

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Update time

My poor mate again helped me install my new sound system
The boxs we made for the subs

We had to cut the the wall between the cab and the camper

A bit of paint don't worry its black not blue looks blue but drys black

And one sub in place

Need to take more pictures with the camera but if you never knew i did this you'd never know there in there all out of view

Next update how to make a transit look wreaked paint the lower half in red oxide well going to stone chip it first and fix the dents

[Hallmark100]

enjoyed your posts fella, van looks immense! You can never have too many lights!

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Thanks Hallmark100 and true you can never have to many lights

Update time i think smoke coming of a starter is a bad thing well in my case it was starter fried itself last Friday got a recon one drop it in no joy check all the lead and soon found out my main earth was cooked to also the big wire going to the starter was over done a bit hoped to the local scrap yard to get some cables some time later and still no joy i have given up for now

[JohnBF1]

Long time no speak but you have done so much, looks wicked with all the lights and sound system, a real close encounters machine

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Ok an update been a while I went to Poland for some skiing not my best plan every but I drove the camper there and sorted back will get back to that.

Re doing the camper inside as on a long trip I found it tight on space.

Now the big part if all goes well tomorrow the camper will be off the road till April or May reasons why well on the way back from Poland the camper started misfiring and the died and wouldn't start up again luckly my uncle drive articulated lorry to and from Poland he was ably to pick up the van back up and I have not gone near the engine as I have had enough of it breaking down did think about selling it then me brain clicked drive my Chevette and turn Camper into a project so this is what been happening so far in no order what so every
Gas door

New Kitchen




New seating





Will no more Thursday if the camper comes of the road and into hiding