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[ChrisCityE]

We're at a very similar stage. Unfortunately I've got a new job and my dad has a chest infection so no work being done on mine.

Keep the updates coming!

[ryan22_lgm]

Jesus no messing about there Ryan.

cheers mate! Im used to working quite fast as i work in a bodyshop! Plus im sick of my brother having a better condition mini than me and driving around getting all the attention from it when i was the one who restored it! heres a pic for you! (orange one lol)

[ryan22_lgm]

We're at a very similar stage. Unfortunately I've got a new job and my dad has a chest infection so no work being done on mine.

Keep the updates coming!

well if i do speed on ahead im sure you will catch up! congrats on your new job! tell your old man to get well soon there is work to do! lol there will be an update on Thursday as the panels will have arrived by then :)

[ryan22_lgm]

Panels and spot weld drills arrived today ! I will get some gas tomorrow ready for Thursday and get some work done. Need some more zinc 182 soon aswell....

[SAL 821X]

Jesus no messing about there Ryan.

cheers mate! Im used to working quite fast as i work in a bodyshop! Plus im sick of my brother having a better condition mini than me and driving around getting all the attention from it when i was the one who restored it! heres a pic for you! (orange one lol)

Nice pair as they say! also I never knew Devon was so tropical with all thems palm tress. :)

[ryan22_lgm]

Jesus no messing about there Ryan.

cheers mate! Im used to working quite fast as i work in a bodyshop! Plus im sick of my brother having a better condition mini than me and driving around getting all the attention from it when i was the one who restored it! heres a pic for you! (orange one lol)

Nice pair as they say! also I never knew Devon was so tropical with all thems palm tress. :)

Yeh the palm trees grow well as we are close to the sea! but thats not good for the cars! salty air!

[ryan22_lgm]

right then this afternoon i got of work early so i got a little bit done to the van. Removed the corner of the heelboard and the rest of the loadbay to inner sill stiffener. then cleaned it all up

bit of zinc !

zinc primed the new bit

then i struggled to get the subframe on and bolted the new piece on to mark were i would need to cut it :)

Also bit worried about the alignment of the subframe as it was very very hard to get the 3 corners to bolt up holes were at lease 5 mm out depending on what corner you done up first :s i know there isnt much flex in these old rubber bushes so will replace them and see if that helps

Edited by ryan22_lgm, 12 December 2012 - 07:44 PM.

[andybnova]

Your certainly cracking on with, its looking good!! Can't wait to get started on my Van.

[ryan22_lgm]

Your certainly cracking on with, its looking good!! Can't wait to get started on my Van.

Your van looks in a similar state to mine ? Lots already been done ? I need to get of my ass and weld that end repair on! :@

[ryan22_lgm]

Slight update for you !
drilled and painted the stiffener panel ready to be welded on after i tacked the heel board repair panel on.

Clamped it in place

Started to weld in on but the welder is playing up and needs a new tip on the gun so i will get one tomorrow and Finnish off welding the heel board end and the stiffener.

Got £15 xmas money from work so i will be using that to buy 2 more tins of zinc 182 tomorrow aswell!

[ChrisCityE]

Got £15 xmas money from work so i will be using that to buy 2 more tins of zinc 182 tomorrow aswell!

Any idea what your total build cost is going to be, or are you ignoring the running cost?

[scotty_1987]

good work Ryan !! keep it up

Nathan

[ryan22_lgm]

Got £15 xmas money from work so i will be using that to buy 2 more tins of zinc 182 tomorrow aswell!

Any idea what your total build cost is going to be, or are you ignoring the running cost?

Im at around the 2k mark now including the price of the van im not including consumables as these cant really be put into the folder of invoices i am building up as part of the vans restoration folder :) Around 3k total is what im aiming for really then if i was to sell it i would make a little bit! (im never going to sell it! )

good work Ryan !! keep it up

Nathan

cheers bud! i could have done some on it today but the GF dont like helping when im welding XD but she dont mind filler work! shes going to have a lot of fun with that!

[ChrisCityE]

3k would be a bargain, I think that is about where I am at right now. I know I have plenty more to spend but I'm allowing the extra as I want to show it,

I need a gf to rope into working on my car. I'm not getting much done!

[SAL 821X]

Dont do it chris!!!!!