1975 devon revamp - scampervan

Are they actually banded or just re-rimmed?

 

There banded, 2" front and 2.5" rear

 

Tried the rear wheel for fitment in the arch. Put the suspension back on the side with the completed arch and tried the 8x14. Tyre is a 185/65r14







Arch lip needs to be trimmed back but they fit

Found my ratty centres also although these will be replaced with new moon caps as is cheaper than getting these replated



And I've got opposite to everyone who fits a narrowed front beam, mines now a bit wider





And while I was up the workshop i pulled out the welder again and did abit more
New metal let into the rear tub where the old sink drain went





Replaced the rotten corner of the cargo floor.removed the rot



Remade a new piece to let in



And fitted



Then moved on the the inner bace section as it needed to be removed to access the corner repairs





And finally for today i repaired the bottom on the 'c' pillar







And a quick pic to show the depth of the rear wheel. Its easier to see after a quick coat of zinc




As for the tyres these aren't the final ones but will be this size

Front 7.5x14" rim with 175/65 tyre
Rear 8x14" rim with 185/65 tyre

Now to find some with higher load ratings

 

With the right offset 8" rims fit nicely under the rear arches.
Am i right in thinking yours just had a band inserted on the outside?

 

Yeh a 2.5" band to the outside if the rear wheels so the offset is totally changed now

 

You've now got an offset of 6mm on the rears and 14mm on the fronts. Thats gonna make it tramline like an absolute bitch and possibly wear wheel bearings out in double quick time.

 

Im yet to drive my bus so i won't know any different. I've had cars with crazy offsets before so used it all that comes with it. My old Renault 5 gtt ran et0 7.5x16 borbets

 

Nice work mate, coming along nicely.

 

Small progress again. I can't wait to be getting the bigger panels on again.

Before i could finish the tub repairs i needed to repair the rear chassis leg as i realised I wouldn't be as access it once the inner tub was completed.

First up I re-welded the poor previous owners attempt.



Then moved to the barely welded repair i the top of the chassis leg



Not sure what was going on here but previous owner managed to cut into it



Dodgy parts removed



Fresh metal welded it





The otherside needs some attention also, but nothin as bad. I need to re-make this panel for the passenger side of the bay also.



Rear crossmember in place to check alignment



Next up finish the inner tub and get the outter arch on

 

Its nice to see all that fresh steel going in

 

My engine bay has rotted almost exactly the same, at least vw are consistent, but you are moving along a bit quicker than me, well done.

 

Me too, due to the fact I am working away for 16 days this month. can't wat to get back to get stuck in! Nice job too! I need to rebuild the rear valance and crossmember too.

Nice work as usual by the way.

 

A bit more done





On day I'll get the welding perfect and won't need to grind it back











While i was letting the panel cool after each bit of welding, I made a start on my turbo manifold



I wanted to get more done but my grinder died so had to stop

 

Been up the workshop again this eve but have been having an off day and really couldn't get into the mood for messing around with bodywork so decided to cut up my old bugpack header and mock up my turbo header







It will be loosely based around the cb performance header but i still have abit more to go.pipe angles need a lot of tweaking before i make a start figuring out how to make the collector

 

You can buy collectors cheaply. Sometimes they appear on ebay. Loads easier than trying to make one.

 

I do like a bit of boost
Will you be fitting an intercooler?

 

I shall have a look para
Not sure if im going to run an ic or charge cooler yet. I don't really want to spend too much on it really as ultimately its not going to last haha

 

I've been looking at running a turbo on mine I've got a old turbo of a 1.7 van but was going to run a side draft 40 webber in front of the turbo as I've seen a lot running like this

 

Baybug, ive seen that also but I don't like the idea of fuel going through a hot turbo.also I want to mount the turbo below the tinware to keep as much heat out the bay as possible

 

I'll be running a Renault 5 gtt carb also as it fits in the standard inlet as it is a solex like the standard carb.also ive got a fair bit of experience modifying r5's as my old one was running around 200-210bhp