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Sept 12, 2008 10:35:01 GMT
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Hi everyone, we have seen a 1974 Ford Transit van for sale for the business and I was just wondering what to look for (rust etc). The rear arches are a bit crusty, the bonnet looks like its been sprayed in the rain by a blind man, and the carpenter who had it (from new I must add) has put a padlock on the rear doors so the doors are very crusty now, but overall the van looks good for the £800 price tag  Over the years its been upgraded to keep up with the modern stuff (think its a later transit 2.5D engine), and the seats are out of a 1994 transit. Its got mot until May 09, and tax until December 08 all this depends on selling this though www.retrorides.proboards86.com/index.cgi?board=FSW&action=display&thread=46456and my fiorino which I am going to miss (mainly for the turbo  ) So any advice would be great |
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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Sept 12, 2008 10:40:19 GMT
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to be honest if its a mk1 and its still in mostly one piece its probably worth havin these days as long as your prepared to get the welder out.
just be aware if its crusty on top it'll be worse underneath.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Sept 12, 2008 11:00:32 GMT
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well we have had the magnet out, and tried most of the bodywork, and its only the rear arches that the magnet didnt stick to (oh, and around the grill and headights too) It looks like this, but just plain red (light red, dark red, faded red, pinky red, etc ;D)  edit - who needs Photoshop, when you have Microsoft Paint ;D  |
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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Sept 12, 2008 14:12:09 GMT
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Fredtransit's your woman to ask
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Sept 13, 2008 10:08:11 GMT
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calling Fred, are you there ;D
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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Sept 13, 2008 10:23:04 GMT
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Get it bought!!!!  |
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Sept 14, 2008 12:53:50 GMT
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OK! The rust is pretty normal, you also need to look at the steps. Assuming it's a LWB, the wheel arches bolt off, and are the same as the Mk2. So does the grille and the headlamp surrounds, they come up on ebay often. The rust inder the headlamps could mean you need new wings, and they are not cheap, expect to pay around £300 for a pair, and the passenger side is the hardest to get hold of.
One thing though, the van pictured (I know it's not the on you are after) is a petrol V4, or at least the grille is, so if it's had a DI fitted it should either be a bull nose or have had some serious firewall mods. BTW my mate has a load of Mk1 spares for sale, he's in Durham, including a pair of second hand wings.
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Sept 14, 2008 13:07:42 GMT
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Here's a wheel arch on ebay now, ignore the bit about it fitting either side, they are handed. is it closed?there are a surprising amount of people from sheffield on here, but theres also few from surrounding areas.will have to get a thread going to sort something out. I am from Sheffield! But live in London now. |
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Sept 14, 2008 14:19:01 GMT
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i like the thinking behind this, chris. i'd be well impressed if i called a plumber and he turned up in a mk1 lwb tranny, with some '70s style sign writing down the side. think dave oldbus' mate miguels, but taps instead of spanners. a guy i know used to have a mk1 lwb mini bus with a 2.5 DI in it and his had the bull nose, which i actually prefer over the flat front. |
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Sept 14, 2008 14:37:23 GMT
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I love these old vans, my dad used one at his old work, i also would be well impressed if you turned up in that to fix a leaky tap, a lot more so than in a berlingo or similar.
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Sept 14, 2008 18:29:25 GMT
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looks like its a bullnose then, as I was wondering why the grill looked smaller and further out on the one for sale, just thought it was my eyes playing tricks on me ;D. when I first saw it for sale, I thought it was a Bedford CF or CA because of that small grill. take off all the chrome bits, add some rust, and this would look similar (yeah right )... whoops, thats a large picture isnt it, sorry everyone, but only picture i could find   |
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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Sept 14, 2008 22:31:27 GMT
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That's Ollie with De Devil a couple of years ago. So is the one you have in mind a LWB or SWB. The one you posted was a LWB and the one Ollie's got is a SWB.
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Sept 14, 2008 23:46:04 GMT
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You can get bigger lumps in without using the bullnose (i prefer the flat front) by chopping back into the bulkhead, gets complicated with V engines though cos the pedals get in the way, fit an auto or mid mount something if you wanna keep the flat front.  |
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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bbq
Part of things
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Sept 15, 2008 5:52:14 GMT
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There's a local builder that uses a mint MK1 chassis cab. Looks so much cooler than something more modern.
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2003 Suzuki Wagon R+. Feel the POWAAARRRR!!! 1968 Volvo 142. My street/strip car. Currently fubarred, it will run one day. 1971 Volvo 142. Parts car. Stripped and gone. 1993 Nissan Sunny diesel. Runs on cooking oil!  [/UR |
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Sept 15, 2008 7:24:20 GMT
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its a LWB like the first picture, but has the bullnose |
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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Sept 15, 2008 9:50:14 GMT
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Panda old chap, if you want it looked over pre purchace, give me a shout and I'll squeeze you in somewhere...
Fred, Is your mate in durham (with the spares) called Arthur? just wondering like....
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Sept 15, 2008 18:23:29 GMT
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thanks Scary, need to sell the Ford Sofuc first, before we buy the van |
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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carnut1100
Part of things
If it's got wheels I like it!
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Sept 15, 2008 22:52:53 GMT
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Our Mk1 was a V4 flat front with a badly done inline six conversion between the fron seats.
We fitted a bullnose to it and got a bit of cabin space back along with a whole stack of other mods, and more are planned ( in fact it is in the latest PPC mag....readers cars)
Transits are fun.
Being a '74 it would have the later top hinged pedals, not teh horrible ones that go through the floor and require a contortionist to remove the master cylinder......
Check the kingpins for wear, They handle really badly if the kingys are gone, so grease'em up well!
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They won't be restoring Hyundais in 30 years!
1970 Peugeot 404
1973 Volvo 164E
1979 Volvo 242GT
In the family,
1975 Volvo 245
1985 Volvo 360 GLT
1969 Ford Transit Mk1
1963 Humber Vogue Sports
1960 Morris Minor van
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