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well, think i answered my own question today..took one off to clean it up ready for a tidy up.. and this is what i found..  so I'm thinking they are rs wantanabe rims.. Defoe 3peace rims.. with loads off offset.. just the wrong way.. but its also got wheel spacers on it to compensate for this..  so the more i look at the van, that was free!! is turning out to be a right bargain ;D |
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Hi there... looking forward to this one... love it when a van comes together!!! (sorry  ) as much as the authentic J rims are cool i really think the hiace suits them fuchs wheels... anyhows, all the best duder.... ;D |
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Oh Lord, Won't you buy me a Vauxhall Chevette....? Pretty please? I can't find any!!!!
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Boogieman
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put some low profile tires on those wheels . . lower it . . and this will be a fine ride
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put some low profile tires on those wheels . . lower it . . and this will be a fine ride thats the plan... 225/50/16.. is what I'm looking for... ?? just need to raise some cash to buy them  |
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EG is a popular reg on them, me mate has a space cruiser that MEG and I have this PEG  |
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Last Edit: Feb 10, 2009 1:27:27 GMT by bortaf
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Feb 15, 2009 22:29:43 GMT
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nice dry day out today!! so got a bit done!! made a repair panel for the rotten rear door, cut out rot and welded in new peace.. (sorry no pics of that!) and allso tryed a rim on the rear to see what it looks like.. got a picked up a secoundhand 215/55/16 tyre and fitted it just to see what would look like.. been thinking off going to 225/50/16 but don't want to go to lower profile as don't want to upset the gearing to much!! but what you lot think?!! fitted a 1" lowering bloke i had to the rear.. but don't think its enough!!  so had a play with it (photoshop) ;D  thats were it needs to be  |
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Feb 15, 2009 23:10:53 GMT
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My friend got one of these but its a devon camper quite nice.But it has a very high roof,Does anyone have a scrap van so he could cut the roof off and weld on as it looks to ugly with a high roof.Also what wheels fit.Thanks
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Feb 17, 2009 19:40:08 GMT
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was into sj s myself
seen your sj
also going down j tin retro camper route
is it natural progression from sj to camper cos its one extreme to the other
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Feb 17, 2009 20:13:30 GMT
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That size tyre looks like it'll work well.
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Feb 17, 2009 21:35:08 GMT
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was into sj s myself seen your sj also going down j tin retro camper route is it natural progression from sj to camper cos its one extreme to the other my winch challenge sj i built you mean?? was a very said day when that one went.. lot off my time put in to it, and it was going to be a very tidy truck.. put the 90 boys to shame!! ;D would post a picture off it up, but don't no if its retro enough!!  have you got a hiace to then?? |
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Feb 21, 2009 22:58:01 GMT
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ohh dear!! took the front nearside rim off to day to clean up ready for some paint and the new rubber.. was told that it had a bit off a ding in it,and could see a small flat spot on the outer lip.. but nothing to bad...tyre was going flat over time, was thinking that it was the valve leaking.. but! when t took the tyre off found this    it a very small crack!! so think this might have been why tyre was going flat?? looks like it been welded up once before.. and had abit off reshaping with a BFH!! as there is some making to it... so what now?What do i do?? the rim is weldable as,like I say looks like its been done before. and the rims are made in 3 peace's...the 2 rim bits welded together.. so as I say should be able to tig it up.. but the question I want to ask is.. 1 do I see if I can get some one to tig it up?but run the risk off it going all petetong!!! and ending up with a scrap rim, and never being able to find a replacement. so the set of 4 will be scrap!  or! 2 JB weld it ,stick the tyre on it and hope it don't get any bigger?? looks like it been like it for some time.. so might be ok?? come on people tell me what you would do...TRUTHFULLY ;D |
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Ray
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Feb 26, 2009 23:37:59 GMT
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nice dry day out today!! so got a bit done!! made a repair panel for the rotten rear door, cut out rot and welded in new peace.. (sorry no pics of that!) and allso tryed a rim on the rear to see what it looks like.. got a picked up a secoundhand 215/55/16 tyre and fitted it just to see what would look like.. been thinking off going to 225/50/16 but don't want to go to lower profile as don't want to upset the gearing to much!! but what you lot think?!! fitted a 1" lowering bloke I had to the rear.. but don't think its enough!! so had a play with it (photoshop) ;D thats were it needs to be Couldn't help thinking you needed pulling up on something...  This is where it needs to be!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Mar 17, 2009 23:21:57 GMT
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well,not much off an update.. but it getting there...slowly!!! now the weathers getting better. going to book a week off work to do the welding on it.. stripped and and painted the rims. and fitted new rubber..but still thinking about airbags for it??! if I do.. whats the best for the front?? do I remove the torsion bars all together?? or use them to get it down and the the bags just raise it up?? not the best camera phone!! but it gives you an idea..  |
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Chris™
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Looking great Pete, air bags would be supremely cool, just depends if you have the time / money to do it!
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at long last,i have had the time(and weather!) to be able to get something done on the van ;D lower part of rear door wasn't to good.  so cut out all the root.made up some rear repair panels.. welded it all up skim of filler, primed up and looking better  got a wheel arch repair panel. £22 from motor factor only panels they do for a hiace!! cut out the bad bits..  and as you can see there was rather alot!! had to make up some bit for the inner acrh aswell.. arch fitted ready for skim off fiber glass, before the filler.  and then drop off filler.  will finish this off morrow. then moved on to the worst bit!! the driver side cill.. the hole lower part of the outer cill had rotted away from the from the inner part.. so the only easy way i could see to repair the inner, was to cut the outer cill off..so i did!  front end needs abit off work to remake the arch..  made up new inner lower cill and then made up an angle peace to repair the outer cill (no photos off these as camera was flat at this point!!) drill some hole in the lower lip so i could spot weld it on and and a return lip on the bottom so i could dress it over the inner cill. and jobs a good un.. last thing i did before tea was a little fiber glass over the welds  will finish this off in the morning and tidy it all up, prime it and move on to the next bit.. but as i say at last i make head way with it!! |
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Good work. I'm really looking forward to seeing this come together.
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thanks for the kind words.. I'm looking forward to getting this back on the road myself.. been in to suzuki sj,and offroading for years. built a winch chalenge spec sj. but lost heart in it all so sold it!! (read my build here) forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=26756allwas wanted to do a camper/day van. but wanted somthing diffrent.. and the J stuff fitted the bill.. and as you can see I like a challenge!! so might as well start with a rotten one!! going out to do a bit more to it now, so photos later.. |
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top repair work dude your certainly cracking on very quickly! looks Ace and don't say it! no pun was intended |
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) as much as the authentic J rims are cool i really think the hiace suits them fuchs wheels... anyhows, all the best duder.... ;D
