33 replies to this topic

[josh.goddard]

Will get some up once it's been delivered !! Just waiting for a delivery date, as I have got to get it moved by my mate with his trailer.

[RossKnight]

I'm intrigued!

[The Clubby Hubby]

This is awesome well jelous

[josh.goddard]

well this project is all change and is still going ahead. the original J reg van has been mothballed for a future date, as i purchased an a reg automatic mk1 van, and will now end up an original restoration. 

 

 

 

because there was no rush with buying the mk1 i almost forgot about the van, until a better donor van for the project came along,

 

 

 

 

this got delivered to me over christmas and i have already started it. i did sell some of the original bits and bobs for the project, but i have since collected some more. The plan is a standard exterior all apart from a rear mg tailgate spoiler (resprayed in body colour), a mk1 golf front chin splitter (also in body colour), and a set of gkn metro challenge alloys.

 

 

i still have the black mg metro seats, and the gauges and bits, and i have now got a set of grey carpets and mg door cards. so my plan is standard interior with a little added mg as i want the seats and rubber floor covering for the J reg van. because i had sold the steering wheel i got myself on ebay and bagged this astrali and boss (which i have now fitted) all the original parts will either go in a box and get mothballed or go onto the resotration of the J reg van.

 

 

 

i have started the project, i have pulled the engine out and ive started to strip the engine bay down, as im planning to paint the bay and front subframe before i put the engine back in ready for when i paint the rest (back to southern electric green). the next job to do is get the front wings off and do the bit of welding to the inner wings before i paint the bay, and underseal the the inner wings, and the back of the front wings. there is a couple of other little patches needed for the mot but these will come once the bay and engine is done and dusted. i have just got to pick a gearbox up and i can then buld the engine up ready.

 

 

 

i did find a little picture of when it was in its fleet days so i may reinstate the sign writing (will decide once its been painted).

 

 

 

anyway thanks for looking and i will update as i go along.

thanks Josh

[minimissions]

I am liking the look of the Southern Elec Metro van that thing is great, could I ask what the paint code is for the green Southern Elec one, I have a mini van that was used by the same company and I have been trying to track the code down, as there where landrovers and metros done in the same colour etc?

 

thanks

[josh.goddard]

The paint code for my van is, hmk Atlantic green

[minimissions]

The paint code for my van is, hmk Atlantic green

Perfect thank you. I have been told it was Altantic green but could never find the code. Thanks Josh

[josh.goddard]

Well I decided I wanted some extra gauges, but still wanted it to look stock... so I've made a insert up for the centre console. I'm please with it, but I've ordered some swirled stainless sheet to remake the face with. I've also ordered some gauges...

Boost
Afr
Oil temp and oil pressure





Josh

[josh.goddard]

Well I decided I wanted some extra gauges, but still wanted it to look stock... so I've made a insert up for the centre console. I'm please with it, but I've ordered some swirled stainless sheet to remake the face with. I've also ordered some gauges...

Boost
Afr
Oil temp and oil pressure





Josh

[josh.goddard]

I have remade the front plate now and it looks loads neater, I have used swirl polished stainless steel and I'm just on with fitting the gauges, pictures to follow soon.

[josh.goddard]

[josh.goddard]

Hi,
Well got a bit of an update (at long last), things are moving at long last !! I have dropped the engine, and front subframe out ready to start work in the engine bay. I have also took the front wings off as first job, is to sort the inner wings out.















Although I haven't got any pictures I have got the interior out ready to do the floor pan patches, and paint the inside, but that will Be after all the engine bay and underside is completed.



I have gone for something a little different with the side repeaters, I have gone for some off an innocenti mini, as I think these will be a bit more inkeeping with the style.



I have also started on the head work (12g295), and I have picked a gearbox up today to be looked over ready to get the engine and box built up.

Thanks for looking
Josh

[josh.goddard]

Well finally I've managed to squeeze half an hour in on the van, next task is a shift round and a tidy up in the unit then welding may begin. I have removed the carpets and surveyed the floors so there is some rust to sort there, it's also down on a trolley now ready to move it all about when my mate comes and gives me a hand to sort my unit out in the next week or 2.









But in the mean time I've got my new toy to play with (still a turbo powered mini)





Josh

[slidehammer]

Looking forward to this project. Had a MG Metro back in the day when they were cheap as chips. Rust got the better of it. Wished I had kept it and put new floors and inner sills on it but there you go. Good luck with yours, love the colour.

[josh.goddard]

Well that's it, now my units sorted out progress can come thick and fast!! My mate liam (who will
Also be helping me through the project here and there) came down today and we got sorted out and had an hour stripping the van down, door off, dash out, column out so were all go now !! Hopefully go and get another hour or 2 done tomorrow.













Thanks Josh