i can sympathise with how much work this has been mate, the p100 failed its MOT on some rot, turned into the whole sill, so ended up doing pretty much the same as you. awesome job mate keep at it.

 

i mate? what do you drive ?

 

well been slowed down a good bit with work at the moment spent most nites working late to get customers stuff finished off so not had much time on the van but ive still managed to get bits and bobs done van is now ready to prime ive seam sealed the back inside half of the van put the doors and wings on (there only sitting on) got the roof repair done gawney sort out somewhere on the rear panel for a reversing cam it will be fitted snug somehwere bit gay but fuk it haha also gawney fit heated seat pads in my recaros for the winter coming in dug out my heated and electric mirrors aswell







incase i forget

 

slight set back wen a went to line the wings and bonnet up proper tonite i found a nice wee surprize 1st trying to line up the wings they wer sittin well away from there centre markers i thot might well be cause there chocolite copy wings then tried my bonnet down and couldnt get a decent hight a thot to myself maybe my bonnet aye made into a rs2000 one is took a bit of warping from the welding so tried a standard bonnet and headlights on it and still the same and the bonnet over laping the passanger headlight looks out abt 10mm so now need to roll the van round to the other workshop and either get chains round the leg and give it a tug or ill pt it on the jig and square it up bit of a cunt but hey ho



not bad gap



look how the driver side is lined up at the front also look where the rubber bonnet stop is



then look where it is on the passanger side its moved over to the right



bit clearer here

 

Love it mate, you have some dedication

 

well got the van primed everything bar the front end still to be straightend coming along now





















couple of pics of cammys rocker cover and inlet

candy red silver sparkle

 

looks very good mate, what colour you thinking of painting it?

 

good finish on them pal.. looking good on the van aswell

 

small update seam sealed inside the front floor pan and the bottom of the sills, wasnt to hapy with the old line on my back doors so squared them up blasted the back bumpers gave the bonnet first good coat of high build then blocked it back with 120 ready for primer again got the back doors front doors and front bumper primed blasted and primed the brake servo powderd radiator support neon green and managed to source rare 5 door , door panels with the same pattern as rs2000 seats as the 3 door ones dont fit vans

found pens that can cope with high temps trying out sum custom shit just a mess about









better line now



bye rust





lol neon orange and neon green for a wee guy fae the scheme









ohh yeah love neon green lol



takin shape ready for next coat of primer



these badboys will match the recaro rs2000 cloth

 

its great how you can sandblast the panels and shell. i have a blasting cabinet and means to powder coat so i can do anything upto the size of a 15' wheel, but bodywork ive always had to wire brush, sand etc. i might try getting and extension on the compressor and going outside and doing some panels next time im doing something like that.
would not being able to collect the sand after get expensive, or can you?

 

a just use silca sand mate its 120 a tone in bags and car shells and panels ect rip off in seconds i sumtimes use enough bags on a set of wheels to blast 2 - 3 car shells powder is a nightmare to strip i dont like using acid cause it can cause contamination issues if not washed down correctly

 

well small update got the backs of the front and back doors painted back of the bonnet , mirrors , and front bumper must say paint flowed out nice considering how cold its getting if the van turns out like these have ill be happy it wont take much tae flaten and polish it even if it does thers 3 coats on everything its actually smoother than my old van came out a booth

 

wicked van, dont normally see one getting this much treatment
keep up the good work dude

 

Quality work here mate! il know who to call if im needing stuff powdercoated eh lol

 

fooking great that mate some serious work gone into this going to be mint when its done well done

 

I've not understood most of what you have written, but the pics speak for themselves, awesome dedictation

 

cheers for all the comments guys makes it worth doing sorry about my english iam a bit slang

 

ohh yes love the snow seen as am not very busy because of the shit weather ive only went lined the back of the van up and the front time for more primer and paint tomorrow me thinks



nice even straight gap everything should sit nicely now



lol

the secret tool





this looks more like it





slight accident tweaking my test fit headlights





tomorrows plans are pull bonnet off weld up wings fully grind down welds smooth out take of back doors and lights smooth welds on rear panel prime engine bay and outside of van again then flat all primer hopefully by sunday a can drop the front cradle paint the engine bay and inside and the checks get all the doors on and bonnet mask up the inside and whack the outside with paint the end is nearrrrrrrr

 

Nice work mate can't wait to see this out and about.
Slightly off topic but my apprentice is looking to get his wheels from his zetecs aniversary refurbed black.told him to come see you but he hasn't had a chance.
Ruffly how much to do them think they are 16".

 

looking good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

looking very good wot a lot of work you have done on this shell

 

thanks alot guys hopefully get this sukker fully primed and painted by the weekend and start to get a move on with stripping the old van a powdering all the bits than come off it

for your wheels 16" in mirror black Ł160 includes strip and re fit of tyres and balanced

 

Cheers bud excellent price will let him know tomorrow.

 

got the wings fully welded up full van primed inside and all the cheqs painted few other bits and bobs pic overload...

left my drill at my mates so hadto make something so i could plug the wings i came up with this









then refitted the rs2000 bonnet ive made cause the lasttime it wouldnt fit worth a fuck cause the front end was lying round well guess what this was fuked aswell it must have warped wen av welded it up on the tresel anyway nothing a bit of wood and a bend here bend there wouldnt sort out



kinda had to bend it a bit much where it meets the headlight and craked the catloy anyway sorted that aswell



magazine shoot pic haha



put the back bumpers on and skimmed them up







then we primed the van again





bonnet sorted primed and guide coated again



bumpers done

















painted



















nice finish for off the gun in freezing condtions -3 if am rite







stripped the heated windscreen and washer jet loom out of another escort cause i cut and taped them on my loom cause i never had heated screen or washers well now i do



oooooohhhhh awwwwwwww a small marathon not bad consider its -3 ohh well lucky ive got sum nice ford arch covers :P



had these lying for ages there fuked coverd in paint and offspray





ten mins later after a wire brush and a gd old scrub with thinner



ready for plastic primer , texture coat and satin black theyl be like brand new



vans also painted now but i left my camera in the work will get it updated soon as going to leave it a gd few days to fully cure before flatnin and polishing also got adjustible steering rack coming and mk5 rs2000 steering wheel

 

Looking mint mate, Just wondering though, why didnt you paint it another colour like candy red?

 

not really one for candy colours on actuall full car paint jobs they look ok on show cars ect thats not my scene i prefer nice subtle standard with decent power rather than looks frozen white is the one for me iam afraid

 

looks belter mate well done

 

youve got some dedication mate

ive seen less work go into show cossies, top work and keep em comin

 

cheers guys will need to remember my camera and get the pics of it painted up

 

heres the pics of the van painted and sum other goodies that ive snaped up gave the van 2 heavy coats with no thinners then a wet coat so should have plenty on it for a good old flatnin in polish

aw prepped ready to go





decent gaps





sure a can somehow use this escort tailgate central locking mechanism work somehow on my back doors ive got the loom for it and the switch witch usually opens the tailgate wen its locked or locks it wen you turn the key



genuine ford headlight protectors



good old snout beef masking paper aff the gypsys







sum cunts say am crazey other people just say am stupid



caaaaaaaaaaaaachinggggggggg painted another 2 of these front bumper tow eye covers as cunts alwways thieve them haha



















just gawny start building up the inside with my old loom dash interior new bits blah blah then flatnin in polish the outside and build the sucker up watch this space

 

looking good

 

cheers mate pics are a bit shit needto get sum in the day the place was still filled with over spray lol paints not as smooth as av liked and it gawney give me a job harder than i usually would of flatnin it am not grublin quite shocked the paint even stayed on it at -7 lol theres plenty on her so ill just have to spend a bit of time flatnin it out

 

its looking great, looks like lots of hard work has gone into it

 

What a great project, and what a shame about your 1st van.

Loving the coloured accent pieces too!!

 

cheers guys santa brung me some nice smoked headlights , smoked indicators , hids , adjustable steering coloum and mk5 rs2000 steering wheel , and 2 heated front seat kits

 

well seen as am shut up for new year a spent the day on the van

got aw the doors built up with electric heated mirrors



bk end just abt finished





cut the left blank plate for a cold air feed



how insides looking





heated windscreen ready to go in



need to build 2 good recaros out of 4



these should do the job





need to strip the seat covers off to fit the heated seat pads so a thot a might aswell stick them in the washing machine lol



old dirty covers off





the bk of the centre console where ive mounted the switches



how itlooks from the front



fresh out the machine







started on the interior loom



need to sort out this mess aswell ive re taped everyloom so everythings fresh



aw sorted out placed in place and ecu mounted nicely



wiring up to the back doors



just got the pedal box to strip off the old van fit it to the new one with the heater box then the dash can go in then its on with my powderd goodies and the engine in

 

you are very well with this mate hat off to you

 

van looks ace keep it coming

 

that will be mint once done

 

Love it makes me want to get back into it with my van, mine is pretty much stripped atm just lost the enthusiasm lately but this helps, keep up the good work mate.