It going to be a bit of a challenge getting the old van back on the road (1 Viewer)

[scotzsue]

Looking forward to seeing this journey too.
How's the skateboard doing, or hasn't it arrived yet?

 

[Gromett]

Is this the first Fun bromance going on here?

I have known our Bill for quite a few years. Top chap. Have a few beers with him if you get chance

 

[Wildbill]

Looking forward to seeing this journey too.
How's the skateboard doing, or hasn't it arrived yet?

Delivery problems so she’s doing grate without it for now she’s got 75+ degrees knee bent and only seven days in and using crutches
She’s doing fantastic I have my orders
Must be as she wants the camper back on the road
Wildbill

 

[Wildbill]

Got started today on the old girl just got three bolts to put in on the top flange of the front suspension flange
Then change out the the brake calliper
And new pipes tomorrow
Tomorrow all on off side
The ball joints are in tip top condition thay should thay were only changed two years ago
Fitting
I should have got started first thing this morning but the nabors across the road had a problem with his land rover discovery I had to make a tool to pull the bottom ball joint but the jobs done now very satisfying result.
Wildbill

 

[Wildbill]

That’s the first shock in ther use parts but fully functional and Farley low miles on them
The springs are 4mm thicker and a bit higher load rating 4.5 tone
I have checked them over and all is good
Bit better as water tank is at the front the last one’s weren’t up to it
Brake callipers to chane to new on right and left sides
Wildbill

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[Wildbill]

Looking forward to seeing this journey too.
How's the skateboard doing, or hasn't it arrived yet?

It work very well she’s now walking with the ade of a stick doing brilliant.
She had her first venture out today on her own she went down town.
With her buggy to the shops and got her hare done.
Very proud of her determination to get back on her feet.
Wildbill

 

[Wildbill]

Forgot to mention I have been doing a bit of Welding the van as well
Forgot to take pictures but it looks ok will take some pictures tomorrow to update ran out of light today.
Wildbill

 

[Peavy]

The thing with that old van I can fix it at the side of the road.
No matter what’s wrong with it
Wildbill

Oh, just like the new ones then

 

[Mzracer]

Forgot to mention I have been doing a bit of Welding the van as well
Forgot to take pictures but it looks ok will take some pictures tomorrow to update ran out of light today.
Wildbill

Top man. I like your style, get stuck in type of thing.

 

[Wildbill]

Oh, just like the new ones then

The new ones with there all singing and dancing computers and electronics that you can’t fix without a main dealers extorting you for a software upgrade to fit a ingector I see a new one broken Dow I just drive on as thay see me turning up in my old car thay think I have stopped to rob them.
Old fiat and fords I usually pull up and help especially if it oldies or family’s on holiday
Usually can get them going even if it just to get them home
Wildbill

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[Wildbill]

Ok today I removed the near side suspension shocker assembly.
Not knakerd like the other one but it always better to put matching pairs one

Abuve the welding I done Wednesday mostly and Thursday.
Had to make and form at bit one little blow through that I will fill might drill it out to put some wax oil in then just fill it
Still lots to do but enough for this week
Weekend off
Wildbill

 

[Wildbill]

Just to ade to the welding bit this is the first bit of welding ever done on this van there’s three bits on one side and one bit on the other
Thay were only very spal but I got just a bit carried away with the grinder
Probably would have got away with smaller patches
When I was working on a rig along side in Invergorden a few years ago ther was five gallons of marine Zink oxide primer in the skip because it was out of data still got a load left it stops the rust dead in it tracks
Not bad for a van from 1990
Wildbill

 

[Peavy]

Amazing job, hats off.

 

[Reallyretired]

When younger I used to do practically everything on vehicles myself. Now restricted to swapping over the headlights on the motorhome to the left hand dip ones for the MOT then changing back to the continental ones afterwards. I don't even recognise half the things under the bonnet of my hybrid car.

 

[Wildbill]

Amazing job, hats off.

I have still got to put it back together sheered bolts and getting the bit out of the thread hole
Wild

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[Wildbill]

When younger I used to do practically everything on vehicles myself. Now restricted to swapping over the headlights on the motorhome to the left hand dip ones for the MOT then changing back to the continental ones afterwards. I don't even recognise half the things under the bonnet of my hybrid car.

Is it a European van

 

[Reallyretired]

Is it a European van

It's a hymer on a transit base. The headlight units are only attached by two torx screws and a multiplug so easily swapped. Right hand dipping lights bought from ebay for £50.

 

[Wildbill]

It's a hymer on a transit base. The headlight units are only attached by two torx screws and a multiplug so easily swapped. Right hand dipping lights bought from ebay for £50.

If it a euro van there flat dipping no need to Chang them I am lead to believe
Wildbill

 

[ambulancekidd]

Go for it Bill, the open road is calling you.

 

[Wildbill]

Hot very warm day today got a few bits and pieces to get tomorrow cant for the life of me find the new tin of copper slip I bought.
At the beginning of the year can’t put it back together without it.
Got most of the stuff I need just three bolts I need to Change
Thay loo like thay have cracked I had one brake of with very little torque on it so cleaned up and done a bit of a Mpi on the other three and thay all looking suspect
Buy new last thing I want is the bolts that hold the track rod ends to fail.
Wildbill

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[cruiser]

Well done that man. Keep going Bill And we might see you in Portugal. We are planing to be there at the same as you. We are sailing out of Portsmouth on the 5th September And coming back on the 30th of october. And still got my 1990 Talbot .So it will be two oldies together. So good luck with the van.

 

[Wildbill]

Thinking I had it cracked when the brake pads turned up for the van delivered bright and early 0900 this morning.
Unwrapped the parcel only to find thay have sent the wrong ones.
Thay were piked up at 1400 hrs today but I won’t get the correct ones till Monday.
As thay are in the process of being returned
Mix up in labiles on the package apparently
Cockup stops play
Wildbill

 

[Wildbill]

new ends put on brake pipes callipers on van but wrong hoses sent with pads so they won’t get her till Monday.
The only one thing thay got right is the callipers
Just a bit pissed with the suppler
Wildbill

 

[Wildbill]

The disks will need a bit of a rub over but apart from that good to go
When new pads and hoses turn up

Right side

Left side
Still waiting on bolt for leg should be her soon I hope
Didn’t realise it was a polish company till I seen it was being dispatched from a unpronounceable town in Poland
Wildbill

 

[L' Hobo]

If it a euro van there flat dipping no need to Chang them I am lead to believe
Wildbill

Even if not, he has no need to change the lights.
Every year, for it's MOT, my Germany built LHD VW T25 Westfalia just gets a piece of Gaffer tape stuck on the lights in the correct position.

It has passed like this for the past 12yrs. it is in the testers manual as a 'temporary'

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[Wildbill]

Well done that man. Keep going Bill And we might see you in Portugal. We are planing to be there at the same as you. We are sailing out of Portsmouth on the 5th September And coming back on the 30th of october. And still got my 1990 Talbot .So it will be two oldies together. So good luck with the van.

We’re going to have a steady drive down through France not paying that stupid money for a ferry
We will probably take three to fore weeks to get that far but we never set a schedule.
We just point in the general direction and if we make it all good and well.
But in well over 40 years of camper vans I don’t think we have ever actually made where we originally set off to go.
Had some grate holidays fund some grate places.
And many we can’t find again we will se where wee end up .
You never know where our paths will cross
Wildbill

 

[Wildbill]

Back home from Scotland now seen all those campers on the road.
Got to get our camper back on the road
Driving all the way back in our car not one camper driver waved back
Sure thay will when we’re in our big white box
Wildbill

 

[Lenny HB]

If it a euro van there flat dipping no need to Chang them I am lead to believe
Wildbill

Was like that back in the 70's now they kick up to the right.
Some of th latest LED ones have gone back to flat dipping.

 

[Raul]

I do not envy you one bit, thats’s a mighty list to do, specially the gearbox out, been there. Start shopping for parts and take it in bite sizes. You sound like you know your task ahead and wish you no bloody knuckles.
Hope you have a impact wrench, it saves allot of effort.

 

[Wildbill]

I do not envy you one bit, thats’s a mighty list to do, specially the gearbox out, been there. Start shopping for parts and take it in bite sizes. You sound like you know your task ahead and wish you no bloody knuckles.
Hope you have an impact wrench, it saves allot of effort.

Impacts yes two of them got all the parts together all delivered.
Two three weeks if I get my finger out good weather helps
Wildbill

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