The Van by Tom Sanderson

6 minute(s) of a 112 minute read

The lower rail is all in and sorted now

Then tried on the padded rail to make sure it's all fitting correctly



I also knocked up some plates for the floor where the rear seat legs rest, they must be just a van thing as I've not seen them on any other models?



Should get them welded in tommorow

7-13-2014

Got the plates welded in today

Also welded in the spare wheel bracket, moved it slightly from the origional position and gone for a more symmetrical approach

7-14-2014

The last main bit of rot to sort out is along the rear roof gutter, I've got a local fabrication shop to knock me up a panel to replace it, here is the rust in question

Here it is now that I've got it cut out and cleaned up ready for the new bit

My drivers side door arrived today too so I hung that for a trial run and check alignment. All seems pretty good so far.

7-15-2014

I'm excited about seeing it in paint too!

I did a bit more tweeting with the drivers door and I also buffed up the rear panel to highlight and dents, the straighter I can get them at this stage the easier it will be later on, they actually arnt that bad!

7-20-2014

Yep colour code is jnd.

I picked up my panel so I can get the rear bit above the doors repaired

Also got it out the garage so I can move it next door to sandblast some areas

7-23-2014

I got one complete side sand blasted today, looks better for it but I did find a couple of tiny holes above the door. Nothing major mind, most of the rust was just surface and it's cleaned out real nice.

Then I added a bit of primer for protection