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Paintwork slowly coming back  
Dan, Good to chat earlier. What do you use to remove the glue on the rear door from the original sign writing? I would have used real mineral turpentine on an old T-shirt with repeated wet applications nd gentle scrubbing in the olden days. However, not sure we are allowed to have real turps now, just white spirit afaik. Looking good so far, from Mingin’ to Majestic. |
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Cheers Rian yep bit of white spirit
Then I’ve mopped with evo3 from auto smart
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Last Edit: Dec 6, 2020 13:30:10 GMT by Mercdan68
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Most of Europe got a rear window/5 seater version of these.
Always thought it would be fun to swap most of the parts from a 1.8 sri Corsa into one
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Looks a good little project. Will you get a black and white cat tee hee.
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A good days work , came up well George will sort the welding and get motd then up to him what he does with it   |
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I don't know if its the same by you Dan, but vans of any sort in road going or good nick are like gold dust up here, parcel drivers can't get them anywhere, all the rental firms have run out, could be onto a winner there
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I don't know if its the same by you Dan, but vans of any sort in road going or good nick are like gold dust up here, parcel drivers can't get them anywhere, all the rental firms have run out, could be onto a winner there Yep all vans seem to be at a premium these days Escort vans are ridiculously priced now I’d never sell mine now |
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Yeah the combo if it was properly tidy inside would fetch really good money atm.
Seem to be about double what they were last year.
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I don't know why but I think they're cool without trying to work out if they are retro or not. Blink and they'll be gone.
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I don't know if its the same by you Dan, but vans of any sort in road going or good nick are like gold dust up here, parcel drivers can't get them anywhere, all the rental firms have run out, could be onto a winner there Citroen Berlingo's and their badge engineered cousins seem to be the private parcel drivers weapon of choice at the moment, perhaps due to the unavailability of cheapish second hand vans. |
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Who remembers the astra max diesel overtaking Clarkson in a ferrari? 😁
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Corsa D Seats also fit in the Combo, I've got a set of half leather SRi seats in mine 😎
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Parts are nice and cheap for these, found a set of sxi alloys and red front bumper for £140 for both lol
Another £60 for a set of nice seats & £30 for leather steering wheel, bargain.
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Last Edit: Dec 7, 2020 16:14:16 GMT by joem83
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All great ideas but my lad has decided to weld it up mot it
And sell it after Xmas ...shame I had a few plans for it !
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Last Edit: Dec 7, 2020 16:17:50 GMT by Mercdan68
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Looking at what they are selling for it's probably a good idea, seem to be going for £1500-£2200.
I'd struggle not to change a few bits though lol
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Just to add, if it can go up for sale by next week it will probably go really quick as Amazon will be getting loads of extra people delivering.
We have been getting parcels delivered by people in brand new merc, nissan jukes & all sorts - usually husband and wife teams!
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Just to add, if it can go up for sale by next week it will probably go really quick as Amazon will be getting loads of extra people delivering. We have been getting parcels delivered by people in brand new merc, nissan jukes & all sorts - usually husband and wife teams! There's a guy at our place using his wife's 69 plate Mercedes A Class, in the wilds of Snowdonia where tarmac isn't always covering the road, its gotten that bad  |
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Back to the proper van , the escort hopefully weather permitting I’m going to do a few more bits today I’ve bought Saxo VTR rear shocks , apparently these are a straight fit, we’ll see today! Hopefully I’ll fit the offside new suspension leg today too  |
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Last Edit: Dec 19, 2020 7:39:20 GMT by Mercdan68
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Dec 19, 2020 12:25:07 GMT
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The internet can be great for some advice .....but the information saxo vtr shocks fit was wrong🤨
Oh well onto the front suspension now
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The front suspension is now done Decent brakes at last! New legs fitted and did an antifreeze change today too Also fitted the stainless RS turbo rear box a pal gave us   |
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