What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[Qnapper]

How did u fix them to the doors? Is there a velcro strip on the back ?

I removed the door cards and used some large washers and short bolts for the top (inside bag) and at the bottom bent a bit of flat tubing at a right angle bolted and again through door card. This takes the weight of the chairs on the door. Bolted bottom of bag through tubing and then covered front of tube with rubber caps ( see photo's above caps just visible.

 

[S700]

Removed one of the rear adjuster rings out of my B14 set up.

Front now as low as it can go and rear wound all the way down with only one ring.

Of course, the front now sits too high, so I’ve got T6 top mounts ready to fit next to hopefully even it up.

I can’t imagine how low the rear would be with the adjuster completely removed!!

Snapped the head off a rear ARB bolt in the process FFS.

 

[Gringo73]

1st MOT due next week and the front disc's were totally shot from no camping action during lock down..
I resisted the arbitrary caliper painting and blasted on a new set of discs & pads.
All sparkles for next week

 

[CAB]

Finished the audio upgrade, the amp this time. Much, much cleaner sound.



While I was there I installed @saxoboy 's LED footwell lighting I got from @Jongall , easy to do and great instructions, recommended.

 

[Texxaco]

Removed the drivers inner door card and sound proofed the door skin plus added sound deadening foam. All buttoned up and both doors now done alone with the scuttle and wheel arches.

Next on the list both front steps

 

[Andysmee]

Half a floor, half in. Kids got excited so we spent the afternoon in the van on the drive

 

[Jason Stancliffe]

I am considering fitting the van x glove box to get rid of the hole. What is the match like to the standard Matt grey dash, & are they worth the money?

Finished the audio upgrade, the amp this time. Much, much cleaner sound.

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While I was there I installed @saxoboy 's LED footwell lighting I got from @Jongall , easy to do and great instructions, recommended.

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nice job
I’ve been looking at those kenwood Amps, where did you pick the power up for it ?
Cheers

 

[CAB]

nice job
I’ve been looking at those kenwood Amps, where did you pick the power up for it ?
Cheers

If you get it from @Absolut5 Jason supplies it with the loom already fitted, just unplug the head unit and plug the loom in.

Fiddly to get it in and get all the looms through to the head unit, but I would think having it prewired cuts out a lot of hassle.

 

[ei-aprilia]

Not today but yesterday, swapped out the broken underbody plastics again! Got a tool from ebay to remove/refit the compression washers this time, what a joy to use and no cuts to my fingers!

 

[Niknak]

Not today but yesterday, swapped out the broken underbody plastics again! Got a tool from ebay to remove/refit the compression washers this time, what a joy to use and no cuts to my fingers!

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Ha ha got to love those washers, great tool I made one similar few years ago

 

[Insert Coin]

Wash time, did ‘er indoors car too, so might get lucky tonight

 

[t6blo]

Started to empty it out. Decided it is time to sell it and get something else that doesn’t mind sitting on the driveway not being used and depressing me.

Still got some stuff to remove like swivel base, side bars and dash cam but it’s looking pretty bare now. Putting the original number
plate on it seemed to finialise things. Will have a few bits to sell as well as the van.

 

[JOG]

Wash time, did ‘er indoors car too, so might get lucky tonight

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Oh, that is looking good! Let me know if you’re successful tonight and I might wash SWMBO’s - it’s only a Mini, so I could only hope for a fumble!!!

 

[Niknak]

@JOG your going to wash her mini ?

 

[JOG]

@JOG your going to wash her mini ?

Yeah! I’ve been wearing it all weekend and I might have stained it! Good job I didn’t borrow her muff in this cold weather, eh?!! I might have made a right mess of that!

 

[JOG]

Started to empty it out. Decided it is time to sell it and get something else that doesn’t mind sitting on the driveway not being used and depressing me.

Still got some stuff to remove like swivel base, side bars and dash cam but it’s looking pretty bare now. Putting the original number
plate on it seemed to finialise things. Will have a few bits to sell as well as the van.

Are you replacing it or abandoning us?

 

[t6blo]

Are you replacing it or abandoning us?

I’m afraid after 2 years and 3 months of the T6 I’m off to explore bangernomics for a while.

 

[JOG]

I’m afraid after 2 years and 3 months of the T6 I’m off to explore bangernomics for a while.

Ah! The old Beetle?

 

[t6blo]

Ah! The old Beetle?

Keeping Percy the ‘68 Bug and swapping the T6 for something sub 2k - run it til it breaks kind of thing, don’t matter if it gets dinged in the car park, no need to spunk every penny on van mods and repeat....

 

[JOG]

Keeping Percy the ‘68 Bug and swapping the T6 for something sub 2k - run it til it breaks kind of thing, don’t matter if it gets dinged in the car park, no need to spunk every penny on van mods and repeat....

Understandable and probably good thinking! Stick a parts list up here of what your selling!