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Today's job was to get the ruddy engine out once and for all! Thinking on it now I could have planned this a lot better, as there was a few really hairy moments. First of all I didn't really have a helper, although I did ask my neighbour for a hand holding the engine crane so it didn't roll back, I'...

For a minute I was wondering why do you need all those linkages and rods for the gearbox then the penny dropped of course the box is in the back! Lots of pins, clips and rods to keep you entertained I suppose. I imagine with the length of the linkages in those vans if there is any play or worn bushe...

Looking good. Got admit out the corner of my eye it looks a bit like one of those American police cars, particularly with the two tone colour scheme. Your primer seems to be holding up well. When I was working under a sheet, I used to have a lot of issues with rain creeping underneath, even now in ...

I spent a couple of hours removing what loose tape I could and taping up the loom with the new stuff. no doubt, sods law and cavalier payback will dictate I have to remove it to fault find something lol! I need to do a bit more work on the loom including fixing that feed wire for the central lockin...

Engine only is quite a tight job to do. But do-able. I had to do it that way for my engine swap many years ago. My bottom ball joints refused to release meaning that I could not get the drive shafts out, and thus pinning the box in place. Sounds like fun times ahead. ;) I'm planning to drop the box...

I spent a couple of hours removing what loose tape I could and taping up the loom with the new stuff. no doubt, sods law and cavalier payback will dictate I have to remove it to fault find something lol! I need to do a bit more work on the loom including fixing that feed wire for the central locking...

I know with the omegas the recommended "aftermarket" kit (tried and tested By OOF guys over the years) is the gates one, so imagine Gates would be a suitable quality for the cav. I've got to admit I don't really pay attention to the belt change on the cav, can't even remember when I change...

The master cylinder looks preety neat, nice job! What's the deal with the clutch slave hitting the UJ? Is it a different part to the original? I remember topping one of those fluid resevoirs up back in my apprentice days (30 years ago!). I'm sure it must have been one of those types of vans, maybe t...

Not quite sure why, but I decided to remove the right (off-side) driveshaft from the rear right hub. Not brilliant for access, lying on the floor under the van, with coolant pipes and the filthy 'other end' of the shaft complete with mingy greasey inner joint in your face. Also the outer CV is insi...

I bought 4 rolls of fibre tape off of Amazon, it's 20mm wide and seems lot easier to work with than traditional electrical tape. For the engine lift I ended up pluming for a Clarke CFC100 1 Tonne folding crane, it came with an optional clark cll500 load leveller, which the combined price was about t...

Here's a couple of oldies I seen out in Portugal, I missed snapping most of them. Stil lots of Renault 4s as well, old mercs, seen a good few old Toyotas, Nissans and quite a few old Nissan/Datsun pick ups and the like going about. MK1 Sierra: https://photos.app.goo.gl/yp62k9BNEwt6Smjx9 Peugeot 304 ...

i'm now on the lookout for a foldable engine crane, after having a look for a 2nd hand one I couldn't see anything suitable close by, most of them were not foldable, so have plummed for getting a new one. I've not fully decided yet on the particular model, probably a sealey or clarke one. I'm also t...

Thanks Rob, I had a look at the throttle body and noticed that the idle filler regulation motor wasn't connected (doh!). After re-fixing it sounds more like it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18nM9PQAnM9hOUuRm1fX389mexcoTolcb/view?usp=drive_link Many thanks (again) for your attention and help. Che...

I think the Bosch number for this part is 0 280 160 221, and the GM No: 90166629 Number 1 part here: https://opel.7zap.com/en/car/j89/g/0/87-1/#2 If you do a google search for the bosch part number (bosch "0 280 160 221") or (Opel "90166629") you get a good selection, you might f...

If I remember I will try and check my diplomat's fuel connections at the weekend. Can I ask how this issue started, you mentioned replacement of fuel lines 2 months ago. Was that just general maintenance or due to fuel lines burst or something else? Did the fault happen suddenly or progressively? Ha...

It's not something I think I would actually do mind you, just a mad notion I got. I used to drive cars with no interiors and a tyre for a seat in the workshops back in the day. That was for water leak detection purposes. this was 1990s Fords so lots of water leak work! A tyre for a seat made for int...

No worries Andrew. I have perfectly good straps on my 'repaired' load area cover. As usual, I do not know whether to revert to original LS spec without hearests, or to have the headrests to coincide with the SRi seats. I spend far too much time being indecisive, and achieving nothing. Do you carry ...

Ah yes Andrew, I remember you saying about the shelf. To be honest the plain shelf fits much better than the headrest version. The headrests bars press into the top of the backrests Jjust having a quick read through your thread Rob, I meant to reply to this a while ago, the shelf I have is just the...

If the rubber is 20-odd years old, I would not risk it. I think 6 or 7 years is about the limit for a safe working life-span. You could put them on during storage, and save the best tyres (in a cool dark place) for when you are using or showing the van. Makes you think about those spare tyres lying...

Hi Rob I know the sheet you are talking about, there is one on the senator but looks like the cavy doesn't have one. I've taken the 2 plugs out the bottom of the ECU unit and will remove it to see how everything looks. I think the water is running straight down the pillar to the floor, doesn't look ...

Spent a bit of time this morning getting wiring looms out the way and taking the ignition switch off and the earth cable from the steering bracket so I could move the whole loom out of the way of the drivers side. Late morning we got a burst of heavy rain so I ditched the work. After the worst of it...

The bedford rascal, oh the memories of seeing those pootling about back in the 90s. Nice find some original brochures always nice for a wee bit of nostalgia!

That van on the front cover was also a mazda van, if I remember right and rascal was used by quite a few jap manufacturers too.

Good that you can fall back on knowledge and experience of using a lathe and saved yourself the guts of 100 bucks for the release shaft, it's always good when you save yourself a bit of doh!

Today's job was to prep the inner sill area for the new panel, had to cut off some of the old inner sill remaining on the back jack support area that I replaced a few years ago before fully stripping the inner sill off - a scary no going back scenario!. Happy to say everything seems to line up nicel...

Robsey wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2023 1:06 pm I suppose by "Transporter T3" standards, that is quite cheap.
Nothing on these old VWs is cheap.
But hey ho... that is what we crazy folk do.
Spend far too much on a decrepit old vehicle.

Only we understand the sacrifice and commitment Looks like it's coming on nicely!