stocky
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Mar 11, 2011 20:36:50 GMT
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ok have been looking for a cheapish van and have seen a vauxhall midi come up on ebay its a 95 n reg with a diesel engine
its looks ideal for me cant seat 3, its a bit retro and its not a rotten mk3 transit, are these vans any good? what wheels will fit and anyone seen any interesting looking examples??? cheers
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1985 escort cabby, 1998 escort estate, i need a hammer and the oxy!
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Mar 11, 2011 21:05:23 GMT
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I had one. It was a chuckle. But heinously rotten. I think it was some huge 6 stud pattern. Maybe some of the japanese 4 wheel drives or similar would have something to fit.
Slam it and roll white walls and moon discs or something.
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dazcapri
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Mar 11, 2011 21:17:00 GMT
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aren't these rebadged isuzu's we had some when i worked for an earthmoving outfit the boss also owned a vauxhall garage engine wise they were spot on but body rotted didn't drive them myself I think alistairark right about the wheels japanese 4x4 prob's your only option
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Mk3 Capri LS
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Mar 11, 2011 21:41:28 GMT
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Same as Mitsubishi L200/L300, Pajero & Shogun apparently. That should provide a few wheel options.
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" East bound and down, loaded up and truckin' "
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RetroMat
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Column Shifting!
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Mar 11, 2011 21:56:51 GMT
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Isuzu Fargo   i'm sure Datman had some interesting J-fitment 6 stud wheels a while ago for sale |
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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2011 22:00:16 GMT by RetroMat
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MartinC
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Don't like stretched tyres, very low profile tyres & I think a car CAN be too low. Perhaps I'm odd.
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Mar 12, 2011 16:15:32 GMT
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They're Isuzu's. The only thing 'Vauxhall' is the badge.
They started off the whole IBC vehicles thing at Luton along with the 'Bedford' Brava etc.
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Last Edit: Mar 12, 2011 16:15:54 GMT by MartinC
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Mar 12, 2011 16:30:13 GMT
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and the rascal
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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Mar 12, 2011 16:33:01 GMT
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I've got a lovely set of 6 stud 15" slotmags that I could be tempted into parting with...
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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Mar 12, 2011 17:24:45 GMT
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Pandaselecta is palming his delica alloys off cheap in the parts section, though slots would rock far better.
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Or you could buy my space cruiser.
Had a midi van or two, yeah they like to rot! THey did some with column change , later with floor change. Nissan Urvan / Toyota Hiace is better but rarer and more expensive.
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Mar 24, 2011 10:55:27 GMT
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I've got a 1996 midi camper van 2.4td and she rocks, massively underrated in IMO. Have had similar engined hiaces and transporters but the isuzu turbo diesel is MUCH torquier and will still return nearly 40mpg. Choppy ride, tractor like gearbox and vague brakes worst bits. Rust sorted courtesy of some gripfill + hammerite! I havent found any wheels to fit though because the offset is +30, most six stud patterns are lower than this or negative. The centre bore is irrelevant because there is no spigot on hub. Any ideas???
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Colonelk
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vauxhall midi vans???Colonelk
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Mar 24, 2011 15:59:05 GMT
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I have a strange soft spot for these. Need a reason to buy one at some point! Bustergonad.... sounds like you need some arch extensions haha  |
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maxlee
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Mar 24, 2011 18:33:56 GMT
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my mate surched for one of these and they seamed to pull strong money for an old van (think they get exported now) so if you find a cheap one and waqnt one i would buy it |
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Ads 19
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My old r19
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Mar 24, 2011 19:56:00 GMT
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Make sure you get a colum changer, they are amazing, and tart up like private ambulance
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conrad
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Here to fix your cabin.......
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Mar 24, 2011 20:14:35 GMT
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my mate surched for one of these and they seamed to pull strong money for an old van (think they get exported now) so if you find a cheap one and waqnt one I would buy it there are almost one of those in ireland now, or the isuzu branded version which we also got, the ones which havnt been scrapped have been exported. It's also going to get hard to find old mercedes vans and anything japanese and commercial/4x4 made before the late 90s, the amount of hiluxes, LCs and hiaces that have gone already is huge |
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Ads 19
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My old r19
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Mar 24, 2011 20:25:39 GMT
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my mate surched for one of these and they seamed to pull strong money for an old van (think they get exported now) so if you find a cheap one and waqnt one I would buy it there are almost one of those in ireland now, or the isuzu branded version which we also got, the ones which havnt been scrapped have been exported. It's also going to get hard to find old mercedes vans and anything japanese and commercial/4x4 made before the late 90s, the amount of hiluxes, LCs and hiaces that have gone already is huge And all we get left with is rotten transits which no one wants |
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conrad
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Here to fix your cabin.......
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Mar 24, 2011 20:38:08 GMT
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there are almost one of those in ireland now, or the isuzu branded version which we also got, the ones which havnt been scrapped have been exported. It's also going to get hard to find old mercedes vans and anything japanese and commercial/4x4 made before the late 90s, the amount of hiluxes, LCs and hiaces that have gone already is huge And all we get left with is rotten transits which no one wants we don't even have mk3 transits, well there are some but it's actually pretty rare to see them on the roads, i only personally know of 2 mk2 transits in regular normal use that aren't campers. People in this country, to a large extent were never that great with looking after vehicles, particularly vans. there are plenty of mk4 transits onwards though. I've no problem with transits myself, they've done me great service, but anyway, back to midis.... oh dear |
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Kieran
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Ah, the "loaf of bread" van. I used one for a bit for moving my race bike around. Nice and spacey, awkward column shift with a mega low 1st gear.
Slow, noisey and ponderous - LIKE!
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Mar 26, 2011 10:55:13 GMT
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conrad, that video clip is hilarious!
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