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rear centre x member had a nasty dent, heated and pulled out as best as poss
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floor near sliding door was a bit of cooker or something plus the i beams were rotted, replaced
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still need to clean the welds up
 
heater tube and front x member it runs thru removed and replaced (not impressed with schofield x member it was shit had to modify it)
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still a fair bit to go little repairs plus o/s jacking points and inner sill will see how we get on
 
Thanks for the update Nick :oops:

I will be able to get up there this weekend , was away this , see you soon , Excellent work matey , ;)
 
young_dubya said:
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: Where are the jacking points from?? Is the quality good?? :mrgreen:

The jacking points were from VW Heratige mate , best quality ones ,


I went to see the van today and the work Nick ( hogseye ) has done is excellent , Cheers mate :D

Still a bit to do but its getting there 8)

Took the quarterlights out and drop glass ready for the doors to come off , :msn4:
 
Good work Grazy.

When you've got the underside solid I can not recommend KBS products enough for the prep and finish. I used their Aqua Klean, Rust Blast and Rust Seal from The Rust Shop on the underside of my bus. I did 3 coats of the rust seal in Matt black. You could go one further and do a coat of Blacktop gloss on top of that 8). As you've got the van on the Jig I'd definitely spray it on mate. Brushing it was a bit of an ass and took about a month to get it all off my skin! :roll:
 
Ok So as promised , here is the update ,

Due to my impaitence and Nicks (hogseyes) lack of available time the van is being shipped off to another workshop to be completed ,

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So off into the sunset goes the van , soon to be whole again :D

Just to also say a massive thanks to Nick and Chris for all their help and I hope Nick that is a load off you shoulders ;)
 

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