The van formerly known as "Tootle"

Well this is it, the start of what is probably going to be a long and painful process with plenty of ups and downs and empty pockets. Here's the van when it turned up recently





Here's some of the top notch repairs as regularly featured on old vehicles

Sliding door track covers stuck on and blended in with fibre glass silicone and all the usual good bodge

Interior coming out, hammer and snippers all that was required!



Floor corners, rear crossmember and surrounding areas probably the worst parts

 

This was what was behind the lump in front of the rear arch!

Then behind the track covers

2 hours of eyelash, eye lid and sticker removal and the campness is removed!

This is where it's at now

 

nice good luck and keep updating us!

 

looks better already

 

Any tips from the old hands for the following jobs...
Outriggers and jacking points, sills both sides (I'm aware I should try and keep the lower guide in tact if at all possible, rear and front arches, track cover supports, rear cross member, outer b post skins, couple of small bits of gutter (roof ok)

What should my plan be regarding paint and sealing etc for instance when an outrigger is off should I derust behind, wire cup brush etc, treat with jenolite, weld new part in and then paint over (rustoleum) then underseal when it's all done?

I feel confident I can do the repairs but I would really appreciate the advice from people who have been there and done it can offer to make it as painless and time efficient as possible!

 

good stuff getting stuck in!!
nice work

 

good luck, glad you took the stickers off

 

I think I remember this van. Looking bettter so far. You look like you're up for a go, so good luck

 

That interior must have been responsible for a few headaches

 

yeh think ive seen this one somewhere too wilmz

 

I liked the stickers ,especially the monkey....

Bon courage...

 

Hope you're living up to your avatar name @optimistic ? Looks like you're going to have to be as have your work cut out there (as well as the rear arches)!

Looking forward to seeing your progress in future updates.

 

Yeah, hand painted by a previous owner, looked like it had been put on with a sweeping brush!

 

Maybe have to change my username to broken man in a few months time!

People always say the rust looks worse in pics and it really does, granted there's plenty of rust there but it's not quite as bad as it looks, I'm staying optimistic for the time being

 

Don't make jokes about having a name change, it WILL happen if @hailfrank sees this & he will.
Quite a few of us have had involuntary name changes, I was "Noddy" for a while & then spent a couple of weeks as "Wheresmymeat"

 

pah! you are a mere infant in the name change steaks (pun intended)...

 

hello pete long time no see.