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After the shocking discovery of the start of the rot and rust and after making the decision to just get on with a full restoration i remembered that the previous owner (i am making effort not to call him other things) had the original engine for the van for sale separately, i thought about goingContinue reading “June 2018 – Time to get serious”

Well S##T I was half expecting some bad news but bloody hell…. Few scabs around the windows turned into a bigger and bigger hole. Investigated why the door wasn’t fitted and besides the horrendous repair to the lower section it’s turns out the door slider rail would not even support the door if it wasContinue reading “March 2018 – Bad news……Decision time!!”

Starting out slowly and trying to use the knowledge i already had for electrics (my happy place) i decided to firstly inspect and then quickly condemn the wiring in this van, twisted joints, connector blocks and quick clips…..the whole thing was dangerous, dashboard out and looking at a few blogs, one of the best thingsContinue reading “March 2018 – Wiring…..Start of the Journey”