- Thread starter malcolm
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HaHa
That what happened to mine & it blew the glass expansion bottle to bits. Hell of a bang too.
Was our first car. White when we got it but painted it blue with rattle cans & a vinyl roof kit.
Farside
Badly Welded Man
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I wish simple, practical cars / vans like that were still available, and cheaply.
I'm once again toying with the idea of putting a small runabout on the road for the winter, but I'm determined to avoid the old-electronics minefield that most modern-ish rotboxes are.
I'm once again toying with the idea of putting a small runabout on the road for the winter, but I'm determined to avoid the old-electronics minefield that most modern-ish rotboxes are.
malcolm
& Clementine the Cat
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I haven't done anything on the van for nearly a year. I've finally unboxed the chassis. It has stripes where the e-coat has faded in the sun. I want to mount the body on the chassis this weekend so I'm finishing off the welding on the body.
There was a hole in the bulkhead behind the reinforcement bracket that bolts to the chassis. That was inconvenient as the bulkhead panel was sandwiched between the reinforcement and the panel behind the engine. So reinforcement bracket off and a repair nearly ready to butt weld to the bulkhead. All 0.8mm or less so tiny little welds and a good fit needed.
It's good to be doing car stuff again. I've been looking for an E-Type Series 1 FHC for restoration. The ones needing floors and sills seem a bit cheaper at auctions.
There was a hole in the bulkhead behind the reinforcement bracket that bolts to the chassis. That was inconvenient as the bulkhead panel was sandwiched between the reinforcement and the panel behind the engine. So reinforcement bracket off and a repair nearly ready to butt weld to the bulkhead. All 0.8mm or less so tiny little welds and a good fit needed.
It's good to be doing car stuff again. I've been looking for an E-Type Series 1 FHC for restoration. The ones needing floors and sills seem a bit cheaper at auctions.
I used to look after a few R4's back in the seventies and eighties. One thing I do remember is timing chains jumping. You had to almost take the engine out so you could get at the timing cover (it was under the bulkhead) and fit a much-modified tensioner, back plate and chain. I can't remember the years affected but it might be worth investigating yours while you have the engine of the bench.
stevethegrease
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The yellow Vinyard van is actually a Citroen Dyane van . The Citroen 2Cv commercial van was given the model AKA , so the Dyane became the AKA Dyane- or Acadienne.
