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  1. James26

    WANTED - CJ AUTOS BRACKET

    Looking for a CJ Autos bracket for the heavy duty car turner, does anyone have one they'd be willing to sell ? Cheers, James
  2. James26

    1970 Devon Tintop

    cheers guys that's it all out now appreciate it Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
  3. James26

    1970 Devon Tintop

    il need to have another look next time I'm there, cheers. there should only be 4 to remove from the engine shouldn't there? 2 from the back and 2 from the front? Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
  4. James26

    1970 Devon Tintop

    eventually found these upper bolts, although I only had one nut at 15mm on the right hand side and the other has this.... which isn't even a nut? I presumed maybe it was just part of the casing but I've tried to pull the engine out and won't budge. I've removed all the other bolts/parts as...
  5. James26

    1970 Devon Tintop

    thanks mate, aye there's some pretty wonky repairs. slow progress at the moment as I've been building shelves to store all the bits and pieces, never realised how much space I was going to need. on a side note, I started trying to take the engine out and I've been following the Bentley...
  6. James26

    1970 Devon Tintop

    Also took out the front window to have a look there, not as bad as I was expecting...
  7. James26

    My rotty 69 bay restoration.

    Hi mate, That panel you've fabricated looks immense, how'd you do that ? As for the windows, think I agree with you take it back to a panel van probably easier than trying to sort them.
  8. James26

    1970 Devon Tintop

    Had my van a while now but eventually got some space to work on it properly, So thought I'd better start a project page. Been after a van for few years now, so I had saved over quite a while then eventually sold my car to make up the rest, the plan was to buy a van that was running, Mot'd...
  9. James26

    1969 RHD Devon - I must be mad

    looking good mate, what you using to get back to OG paint ?
  10. James26

    1968 RHD Rot Box

    Oh ya ! good luck bud, much respect ! ;)
  11. James26

    Brake help yet again

    hey wondering of any of you kind souls could send me a picture of how your handbrake cable is routed underneath, particularly at the front end. cheers :D
  12. James26

    Brake help yet again

    yeah I know :lol: , dead simple... take nut off, pull out from the back and reinsert from the back. cheers
  13. James26

    Brake help yet again

    Still stuck on these damn brakes :cry: ... One of my handbrake cables wasn't over the handbrake mechanism under the van, so i loosened from inside the van, took the cable off and put it over the mechanism and back into the van but now, no matter how much I pull I can't get it back into place...
  14. James26

    Best selection of early bay related books

    Cheers folks, thanks for the online bentley manual as well, gave it a look over and decided to get myself one of those and have also ordered this.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Volkswagen-Transporter-Restoration-Manual-Manuals/dp/0857332457" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; anyone...
  15. James26

    Best selection of early bay related books

    As the title says, looking to find out what the best books are, obviously a haynes manual is up there, but anything else specifically for nut and bolt restoration, engine rebuilding, a general guide. Cheers :mrgreen:
  16. James26

    Handbrake help

    Been at these rear brakes for too long now but getting there, was about to start adjusting and bleeding them then I noticed the rear left handbrake cable was off the hook (dont know the technical term :lol: ) at the front end. I loosened it off from inside the van as loose at would go and...
  17. James26

    wheel cylinder leak

    Thanks, I will let you know how I get on. :D
  18. James26

    wheel cylinder leak

    maybe this is my problem too, are they supposed to be flexible? mine are metal
  19. James26

    wheel cylinder leak

    yeah definitely got all the springs and things in the right place, Oh no I haven't checked the master cylinder wouldn't be too sure what I was looking for. How do I check for that ? thanks for your help
  20. James26

    wheel cylinder leak

    ok so I'm stuck again :oops: . once adjusting the shoes with the star adjusters (with drums on) i then press the pedal to centre the shoes and my brakes then seem to be locked ? as if the shoes have went out but not back in ? I checked that the shoes were perfectly aligned in the centre of...
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