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You are some dude fair play and a fine example to us all! I for one can't wait to see the progress of this van and I look forward to see what you do with it in due course. All the best and many thanks for your inspiration and fine example......
Perfect example of a used and abused vehicle 👍 The cover you pointed out by the crank pulley is protecting one of the power steering pipes. I will point out you should have a large pan under there protecting the lower part of the engine and gearbox. It also protects the electrical connectors mounted low down on the front of the engine block from rain/stones etc. Never a good idea to run without one. Looks a great project.
Good little vans mate, loads of potential with these. I bought my2.5 Tdi three years ago and I’m still not bored with it, mines on 230k and still reasonably tidy 👌
This is a good base for a really nice looking van it looks a lot better since the clean and new tyres. This should be a really good project for the channel I'm looking forward to the updates on it. 👍
Dude, I think those seats are out of Nightmare on Elm street🤣 a bit of elbow grease she'll be show room🤣 your a brave man 😜😜😜 seriously dude, good luck with it, make a good project and interesting content 👍
you need to check the underside with a fine tooth comb. The t4 is usually a rot box and rusts in some very strange places. Good luck with the build matey.
When you get a 20 y.o. t4 with obvious neglect, its really important to immediately fit 20mm spacers to the wheels to make them fit better to the arches.
My t4 2.5tdi used daily was ex limo.then campervan conversion done.speedo stopped working at 310000miles about 320000 now .change oil twice year.bought spare engine in case it’s just 107000.have documents for it before van scrapped
Millage is ok, my T5.1 2010 is on 320k! I mean it’s like triggers broom but still going!! If I was you I would reach out to a detailing RU-vidr, they would get good content for sure!!
New to your channel. Good project van. Love the T4 2.5tdi. The tube you referenced on the off side behind the wheel is standard. I did notice that the track rod end gaiters don’t have the rubber end caps to stop grit and crap getting up inside. Looking forward to seeing how you get on the van 🤙
Looking forward to watching the progress on this there great vans I have a lwb 2.5 tdi had since 2012 brought it with 230,000 now has 360,000 get a decent body shop to sort out the rust and an exterior respray with regular servicing that will do 500,000 no probs
I think this calls for a Dredd Fx paint job! With a huge Dude Stuff logo and artwork on the back. I'm sure you can tidy this up. I have faith in you. A friend of mine painted an old van with Hammerite and a rollerbrush, thinnered down, Nato green. It turned out much better than I expected! Buy the battery unit from a spares or repairs Tesla for cheap. Get some of those hubmotor wheels that Andy Kirby mentioned that can do upto 100hp each, get a huge controller and electrify it! That'd be amazing. To the Batmobile! The Dude mobile!
Hi mine has 240k on the clock, but I’ve nearly completed an engine conversion on mine (featured on my channnel, mine was a 1.9TD now it’s has a mk3 Golf 1.9 TDI in it, that I makes all the difference it was so slow before, the replay engine on had 120k on it. I’ll look forward to seeing the program on this van and I’ve just subbed 🙂👍
That is a very late T4. T5’s were available by the time your T4 was first registered, so I guess it must have been one of the last of the old model stock.
These t4 and the t5 always seem to have 200k plus on the clock which in my opinion is a testament to their ability . My friend bought a t4 brand new and serviced as per VW schedule but timing belt snapped which was the end of the engine and I think he paid about 6k for a new engine . There was a funny little rattle from the engine for a week before it went though .
I bought a t4 caravel with 400 thousand many years ago, after 2 years owning it I was glad to get rid of it lost a fortune, it was biggest load of rubbish I’ve ever owned. Never have one again.
Considering the mileage it's in reasonable condition outside. I'd love a vw transporter but unless it needs work like this the prices are way out of my reach. Its good that the rot has already been repaired on the arches, they're the first things I'd take on to stop them rusting out again, it's wild people just leave them in primer.
That's going to be a nice van, traffic film remover on the interior when they are this grubby works well. well worth your time T4s will go up in price again very soon
How much did you pay for it? Good that it's had clutch and work done on engine. But I'd struggle to want to give more than 1500 quid for that age and mileage.
Get the silver bits black and do front bumper it will be looking alot better man definitely be good for using to go away at weekend also looking forward to seeing the progress on this mate bit of different content also
Nice project (ideal for a camper conversion), but 2.5 TDI will be expensive to take into London ULEZ etc. If you regularly travel into London, you could use a boot bike rack or trailer when you need to transport bikes.
@@DudeStuff why would you track two front wheels that are in that state you would have to be off your head the garage would refuse to track them in that state and let you leave the garage but I could be wrong you can still find some dodging people
1st thing I would have done is get a screwdriver and go under the van, if that's all rotten it will be expensive. It just screams nothing has been done in a long time. I will be interested to see if the work on the engine is true or just fiction. All the best with this project.
did they pay you to take it? I honestly felt a bit sick watching this!! I also checked the MOT history. It passed it's MOT with no advisories........ that is a massive red flag!!!
Hey mate i think you need to get in touch with a company that deal with all things VW vans and cars in the uk they have a youtube channel called COMBE VALLEY CAMPER'S if you go to there youtube channel you can find there phone numbers and address mate hope this helps rob
