mattc
01-20-2010, 01:22 PM
Well seein as I said I'd start a thread on my van build here goes.
I got the van back in 2007 after looking for one for a while, it was a magazine featured car and everyone loved it. But little did I know of what was to happen and what a bad job had been made of the car.
This is how it looked when I got it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/IMG_0317.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/IMG_0093.jpg
Did a few shows in it that year then decided at the start of 2008 to strip the engine out as it needed a rebuild and see what else was needed.
Well change of job and working away alot meant that the rebuild took a hell of a lot longer than planned so here are selected pics from that time period.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_0728.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_0726.jpg
Engine Coming Out
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_0731.jpg
Interior Stripped
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_0773.jpg
Massive Hole in footwell
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_0771.jpg
Then fast forward to September 2009 and a real good freind started his own buiness and offered to fix up my van at cost and that was the inspiration I need to get it road worthy again
So off it went to have all the rust and bad metal cut out and the van rebuilt
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_1674-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/DSC00526.jpg
Most of the front was removed as it was all rust, it was at this point I nearly didn't carry on with it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/DSC00533.jpg
The spring cup should be attached to the chassis :eek
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_1672.jpg
So my frien worked his magic and these are some of the results
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/210909_7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/210909_5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/210909_3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/210909_1.jpg
Floor removed and fixed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/240909_4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/250909_1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/011009.jpg
Now that looks better
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/240909_7.jpg
Now the car has since been painted as I want and is back with me for the main part of the rebuild. I am going for the Euro look so some tricks are yet to be reveiled.
I will over the coming months and hope to have it on the road for June/July this year.
Comments Welcome. I hope you like it
I got the van back in 2007 after looking for one for a while, it was a magazine featured car and everyone loved it. But little did I know of what was to happen and what a bad job had been made of the car.
This is how it looked when I got it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/IMG_0317.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/IMG_0093.jpg
Did a few shows in it that year then decided at the start of 2008 to strip the engine out as it needed a rebuild and see what else was needed.
Well change of job and working away alot meant that the rebuild took a hell of a lot longer than planned so here are selected pics from that time period.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_0728.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_0726.jpg
Engine Coming Out
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_0731.jpg
Interior Stripped
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_0773.jpg
Massive Hole in footwell
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_0771.jpg
Then fast forward to September 2009 and a real good freind started his own buiness and offered to fix up my van at cost and that was the inspiration I need to get it road worthy again
So off it went to have all the rust and bad metal cut out and the van rebuilt
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_1674-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/DSC00526.jpg
Most of the front was removed as it was all rust, it was at this point I nearly didn't carry on with it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/DSC00533.jpg
The spring cup should be attached to the chassis :eek
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/IMG_1672.jpg
So my frien worked his magic and these are some of the results
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/210909_7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/210909_5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/210909_3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/210909_1.jpg
Floor removed and fixed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/240909_4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/250909_1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/011009.jpg
Now that looks better
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/mattcut/Bob/rebuild/240909_7.jpg
Now the car has since been painted as I want and is back with me for the main part of the rebuild. I am going for the Euro look so some tricks are yet to be reveiled.
I will over the coming months and hope to have it on the road for June/July this year.
Comments Welcome. I hope you like it