1984 Austin Maestro Van. Hearing Aid Beige

Passed a white one on my way home this very evening! I actually thought 'there can't be many of those left now'. Wasn't a patch on yours though.

Withought a doubt - definately more than 6 left though!

Joe

there is a rather ropey white one near me. Yours looks much nicer

Supurb, but carnt help thinkin it would look sweet with a monty front on it

My thoughts exactly! Not many but definately more than 6.

It grows on me a little more everytime I see it. And I used to hate Maestros

There's one down the road from us, but nowhere near as mint as that!!!

Nice VW diesel in the front.... better brakes and shocks.... then watch 'em dissapear into your mirrors!!!!

The doors and arches look good from 10 feet, but they have had some reconstructive wag added

More pics





Retro ICE anyone ??

I keep trying to win them on eBay since my dad had a few IIRC the PCD was the same as my 800 so dad borrowed my 17s and it looked pretty good.

Forget VW derv engine had to be a T series transplant, unless you want derv then Rover did happen to have a couple of good engines in there stable, dad converted his to Montego TD power personally think I'd have chosen the newer 220SDI engine but back then 220SDI was still loads of money

The vans have a different PCD to the cars. Vans are 4 x 4" and the cars are 4 x 3.75" IIRC

Sooooooo,

Mostly just been using the old gal as works run about, but now with the added sportiness of a pair of MG Metro seats fitted up front.

They've made a huge difference to comfort levels.

Also had the signwork done



Blower fan packed up just before christmas for the heater, so some drastic surgery was required;



Not the easiest job by any means, but it now means I have a 3 speed heater that works

Also fitted a little more modern ICE (no pics) and started aquiring parts for some restoraion work.

This included buying a pair of used front wings, one new front wing, and good rear door (complete with handle which is usually broken) and a spare engine.

The rear wings will be coing in for some sugery later on, but for now, I'm rebuilding the spare engine, as I've already put 3 gallons of oil through the engine that's in. Burnt, not leaked

So, stripped down spare engine, and discovered it all to be standard, and in fairly good condition.
Cylinder wear is about 0.001-0.0015", so no worries there and absolutely no measurable wear on the crank.

Parts ordered, everything washed, and a lick of paint to brighten it up;





(I'm sorry Mr Hamerite, I don't care what it says on the tin. - THAT is not gold!!)

A steady reassembly will not ensue (I'm just recovering from a Carpal Tunnel operation) and looking to get the new motor in place in a couple of months. Then we can really attack the body