van pickup /pickup van?

[toreno]

finally getting round to this

ok the story goes like this 16 years old i had a dream of a moggy as a first car so a 1961 van was found and i eagerly began ripping it apart,

after stripping it down and welding the chassis solid i sent it for sandblasting,

on its return i spend a day red oxiding it and then i took a short break
13 years later i have started to reassemble it (short break)

i have decided that i want to convert her into a pick up as i think the pick ups are prettier however i am still not 100 percent on this as it would be nice to have a van too,

anyway here are the pics i took 13 years ago when i started the project some are a little dark but you get the idea

[toreno]

pics dont seem to be working will try later

[toreno]

ok so pics for some reason still not working for me so i made a vid instead
you may need to pause for a real good look

the older pics are a bit dark they were real photos  so i scanned them into the laptop but like i say a bit dark

hope you like them

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFUX7Whihg

[Big Al]

pics dont seem to be working will try later

Have you looked at about1966.html

The only issue may be trying to get the images to a managable size to download.

keep trying,  :wink:

[toreno]

if at first

[toreno]

sucsess ok will finish the post properly when i have some time cheers for the link big al

[ptitterington]

I would have to say go for a pickup given the choice.

[Big Al]

I would say move the car out and convert the barn...  :lol:  :wink:

[minormadman]

Back to a Van (Man)

[toreno]

here are the pics so far of digging the parts out and a quick mock up[/img]

[toreno]

made some space and fetched out the panels





some progress made painted most the rest of the chassis in hamerite

sand blasted one side front susspension and painted reconditioned one and a half marina calipers

progress will be slow as i live 15 mins drive from my shed and i only get one day a week (if im  lucky) to work on the mog

plus funds are almost non existant however i have managed to get a full set of mgf alloys a turbo diesel astra and a type 9 box from a local scrap guy by swapping him for some scrap i have thats no use so result there


for those who havent read the plan is a turbo diesel marina front disks
marina rear axle i think pick up they are  better proportioned than the van i think ,
plus a smaller cab means easier to heat and easier to make draught and noise proof (theoretically)

[chrisryder]

i love the stance but it may prove difficult to live with day to day  :lol:

[woodywoodchipper]

I think you need to clean the seats,  :lol:

at least you have a choice, still say pickup,

A,

[toreno]

i love the stance but it may prove difficult to live with day to day  :lol:

no it will be fine once the bottom 12 inches grinds  off on the road

[cmea]

Looks like a great project - I say pick-up, but keep the roof to make a removable cab back so you can have both!