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Hi Colin, yes there are a number of none Ford components in the build. This is down to availability and budget, the owner who is just 21 doesn't have the budget just yet to make this 100% authentic, so for now we've used what parts he had. Or to be more precise, it was his grandfather that began this gathering parts to build this for him, sadly due to ill health, he was was never able to move on with it so I took it on as a favour to help out a friend.
I think If you would have sanded it lay a cream primer and then use the trilogy of lacquer paint then clear coating it would have been a better outcome. It looks rough not smooth.
Very disorganised. If you're going to make a video ,have what you need to hand. Also,decide what you are going to say to the camera. "Um, eh, ah," doesn't entertain your audience. Watch a few videos of Mustie1, or ViceGrip garage,they know how to engage an audience . Make some effort,man - we all want to see this work!
@@jalopyfreaks I bought an old Sprinter before Covid to repair and turn into a campervan, I have been working on it, on and off for FIVE YEARS! You're like a formula one racing driver compared to me!!!!! Good luck with your project, look forward to the next upload, best wishes from Glasgow
Personally I'd rather keep the Transit good one's are getting more and more rare . V.W's are every and ridiculously over priced and had to be rebuilt from ground up so a lot of lost their original attraction. Just my opinion mate good luck with both.
Unfortunately, as much as I want to keep it, it's not an option. I need to fund the VW which in turn is going to fund another much larger project. And if that works out, it will allow me a little more freedom to build something for myself.
I would guess the rims are not load rated for van use either? Its a good opportunity to sell the wheels and tyres and replace them with steel wheels and 70 profile rubber. Low profile tyres, and Chinese alloy wheels, will mean a frequent need to get cracked wheels repaired, and in most cases new tyre at the same time.
Hi, the rims are load rated for this van, I checked that back before fitting them, though they are not Chinese, they were made in Italy. I am moving to a 16 inch rim, similar spec, with a 65 series tyre. Got a video on them in a week or so.
@@humourless682 To be honest I've been doing this for a very long time and if matched correctly there should be no issues. In-fact the only time I have had one fail on me was a few years back on a Quigley 4x4 Ford E350 van while off roading in Moab, Utar, and that was my fault. Also this van came originally equipped with alloys.
Good afternoon good to see that you are saving the transit van and other vehicles I just started watching you fixing different vehicles up please keep up the good work up on your videos on your you tube channel
Personally I didn't fit waste water tank to my van, I can't see a bit of soapy water doing any damage, it's a lot less toxic to what the water companies are pumping out every day.
To be honest I wasn't going to, I originally just plumbed the waste water pipe to exit under the van. However, back in January I was chatting with a couple who'd been fined the previous summer while in North Yorkshire, somewhere near Sutton Bank if I recall. So I already have the tank, I'd bought it for another project which didn't happen, so figured I'd play it safe.
Some years ago. Our family had a '46 GMC 6x6 duce and a half converted into a farm truck. Later mounted a snow plow rig on the front. Not fast at all perhaps 45-50 tops downhill. But it would do the work, go most anywhrere with no complaints and reliable, too. Sold it in 90's. Hope it's still out there going.
That is very cool, as a kid here in the UK I grew up in a farming community it was the same here, a lot of these ere converted into farm trucks. They were very cheap to buy from army surplus and reliable. One of the farms I worked at as a kid still had one up until about 10 years ago and it was still a working farm vehicle. Though that one i do know went for restoration.
Near 80 years old and the engine still makes 60 lbs. per sq. inch of oil pressure! I wonder if any of these so called "modern day" vehicles will be able to do that? Love that it has the rare pulpit in the cab for the .50 cal. M2 ring mount. 384th Bomb Group on the tailgate, this truck was used on an airfield. Too bad to see an ORIGINAL SURVIVING EXAMPLE GO.
That's the side of it that I think about when I'm around these vehicles. Yes they are great fun to drive etc. But, they were built for war, and sometimes we have to take a step back and remember those who used these vehicle to fight for our modern way of life and freedoms, and those that give their lives for us.
There are it were many in the Netherlands sinking into the soil waiting to be restored, Buddy brought one back to the states with a friend of his , far as I know both were restored. There are antique military vehicle clubs around the world who are all about keeping the memories of those that served with those vehicles alive as historians
Hey and thanks, I've spent a lot of time in Virginia over the years, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk etc. One of my all time favourite places to visit. Hopefully I'll get back there later this year.
A lot of shops would rebuild these without taking them off of the frame. They would go through the back. Remove the snap ring and slide the guts out. Then hone them while bolted up and install the new cups. Usually worked just fine.
With a new found interest in pickup trucks, that Volvo is really interesting. Like you, wondering if it is a conversion or not. Must make it to a Newark Autojumble when I get a chance. The car park looks interesting at least!
Well since I posted the video, I have found a few photos online but not much info. But that was one of the better classic vehicle turnouts at Newark this year, although it was also the best turnout for stalls. I think the next one there is the 23rd Sept, so I'll definitely make an effort to be there.
@@jalopyfreaks Unfortunately I have to be elsewhere on the 23rd, but will try to make a future date. If you see me wandering around with a camera come and say hi.
@@A-Lovely-Bit-of-Kit I sure will, and please feel free to do the same.Although this next autojumble I'll be there just trying to track down parts for upcoming VW campervan project but also looking for a few bits to fix my compressor. But, hopefully if all goes to plan, which it rarely does, a few buddies and I will be taking a few bit along to the October (22nd I think) autojuble to sell.
@@A-Lovely-Bit-of-Kit it's a 74 camper van. There's a video of it somewhere on my channel. It was someone else's project that I picked up. They had a great deal of work done to it but it several years ago, however, I figure they ran out of money. Becomes very expensive if you have to pay someone else to do the restoration.
Yeah, there has been some debate between the guys that hang around here from time to time, though the one thing we do know is that it was reconditioned for the French army in 1988 but was never fitted, eventually ending up at an army surplus auction about 15 or so years ago.
Why do you call it single use? I understand that you wouldnt want to use them in a workshop setting but jut flaring a pipe now and then at home seems very workable.
Sorry what I should have said was single flare tools. Unlike some flare tools which can flare a variety of pipe sizes and produce several flare types, these tools only work on a single pipe size and only produce a single flare type.
@@jalopyfreaks Ok that's a reasonable mistake thanks. Your video realy gave more cofidence in this type of flare tool and your assesment of it didnt seem to match the single use remark. Cheers.
It is the original style master cylinder. Originally I was going to put a pressure differential valve in the line, maybe with a remote power booster producing a true dual circuit system. However, we have found that it works just fine the way it is.
Hi, yeah I use a watering can to wet down the floor, though I have to redo it often as the heat was drying it out. Though did get a little dust here and there which can be removed with some 600 grit, overall it worked okay.