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Sold!!! Sad to see it leave your ownership Rian, You've really made it your own. The new owner is going to struggle to put his mark on it! Hope he's going to start his own thread? Thanks mate, take it as a compliment. As you know, life moves on. The new owner will make it his own. It will also have a camper interior, its own teardrop trailer and a great modern paint scheme. I would love it if he kept this thread open as his own. I would alter the title to suit him, but I have always seen this thread and the contributions from guys like Dave, Thorsten as a respurce to any other or aspiring owners. |
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Looking forward to the new Grizz Chevy thread ;D Thanks Dave. The Chevy already has a name. Nicola named it...... BILLYBOB !!!!!Just to remind people that its a Redneck truck. |
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Hi all will keep the page goinig with updates on the bus ;D ;D ;D
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luckygti
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I need to try harder!
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Hi all will keep the page goinig with updates on the bus ;D ;D ;D Glad to hear it and look forward to seeing/hearing the plans, Grizz's description sounds intriguing! And welcome of course  |
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Apr 30, 2013 19:41:55 GMT
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Van was collected today, delivery to cowboy tomorrow.
End of an era.... start of a new one.
Photos later.
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PS: Another of yesterdays happenings. My Transit packed up, off on a 500km trip to its new owner.  |
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At new place mot and taxed for another 12 months let the next work begin will post photos as and when ;D ;D
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If you need any project moving this is you man his price is very good he will pick up in Europe as well
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Clement
Europe
ambitious but rubbish
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I couldn't follow the first iteration of this van, I'll follow the second  |
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Hi all will keep the page goinig with updates on the bus ;D ;D ;D Hi totti and Dave oldbus Is it possible to put power steering on this bus and anyway of putting dis brakes on it and rian said the front screen rubber was the same as a mk1 fiesta  any help welcome on these matters he said you were the best guys to get help from |
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Hi all will keep the page goinig with updates on the bus ;D ;D ;D Hi totti and Dave oldbus Is it possible to put power steering on this bus and anyway of putting dis brakes on it and rian said the front screen rubber was the same as a mk1 fiesta any help welcome on these matters he said you were the best guys to get help from Power steering and disc brakes will need to be custom made - i had a play around with a MKI Transit axle a few years ago and think it could be made to fit. You´ll need to cut off the middle lip off the Fiesta windscreen seal and drop it into a bucket of hot water to get it to fit - but they do fit ...oh and congratulations on your buy - looking forward to seeing the project continue. |
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Hi thanks for the info Dave will look into the mk1 transit axle ;D you won,t have a spare windscreen for one of these buses by any chance
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Hi!
congratulations for your new purchase.....
.....and yes...."have to be custom made" is a thing you will hear real often next time.... .-)
Greet
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Hi thanks for the info Dave will look into the mk1 transit axle ;D you won,t have a spare windscreen for one of these buses by any chance No mate, sorry. i sold all my spares ages ago - they´re difficult to find over here too - infact i had to buy a whole van just for the windscreen!! I´ll keep my eyes open for you though............. |
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Jun 22, 2013 21:50:33 GMT
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Now for sale on Ebay.
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Hello, I am the very excited new owner of this van. I drove it 212 miles home from Rochdale to London yesterday... Bloody hot and occasionally scary (the steering downhill at speed is interesting) but no real dramas. Only fault so far is leaking oil or grease from front left (hub?) which messes up the lovely wheel. I have no idea why the previous owner bought it, trailered it all the way oop north and then sold it again after barely 3 months. Did Grizz ever get the bees out if his  ? The main reason I bought the van was that I read the entirety of this thread and realised how much effort had gone into getting it this far. I intend to keep the thread going, as it is a brilliant record. The van does appear to be in very good health, and hopefully only needs some attention to the steering and maybe brakes to be truly road-worthy. I intend to strip it down and paint it properly. Current thinking is to keep the interior stock with a simple rock and roll bed and retrim the seats. Also fit seat belts otherwise my better half won't get in it. For the outside I am thinking a simple colour scheme but possibly some fancy paint... Current daydream is a very dark metallic cherry red |
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VIP
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Jul 18, 2013 13:41:11 GMT
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I intend to keep the thread going, as it is a brilliant record. It's not usual for a Reader Rides thread to continue through different ownerships. May I suggest you start a new one documenting what you are doing to make the van your own, especially as your plans sound quite exciting. |
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Jul 26, 2013 15:55:20 GMT
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You have a PM. Sam.
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Jun 15, 2014 11:39:57 GMT
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Been almost a year that this van got its second owner after me.
Mystery Machine saw it on an industrial estate once ladt year.
Was wondering if anybody knows what has happened to it since.
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Got sent this photo by a friend. Looks like the van is a different beast now. Looking forward to seeing it reappear on the circuit. It's been 4.5 years plus since I sold it.  |
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any help welcome on these matters
