van pickup /pickup van?
van pickup /pickup van?
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
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
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
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
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Have you looked at about1966.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;toreno:56457 wrote:pics dont seem to be working will try later
The only issue may be trying to get the images to a managable size to download.
keep trying,
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I would have to say go for a pickup given the choice.
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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)




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)
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