Looks like a good van to get going with, prob just the crankshaft seal needs replacing on the motor and you'll need a big ass torque wrench for that! I would be tempted to get an edge setting tool so you can overlap the panels for welding, will give you a bit more metal to go at to get you into it. Good start thought and love the previous bodges, they make our life so much easier don't they :/
Yeah the crank case oil seal is on the list to change. I've not heard of that edge setting tool, do you have a link to one? I've been asking myself that question about the window rubbers as they will now all need to be replaced
Bloody hell.....how did those screws get in there........... Unless a PO was low on oil, and found some old stuff at the back of the garage and..........nah, best not go there...... Good luck with the rest of the van. And well done with the welding!........ it'll save you tons......... +1 karma for your trouble......
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/edge-setterjoggler-with-hole-punch?da=1&TC=SRC-edge+setting I have this one with the hole punch for puddle welding, makes life easier.
Cheers for the encouragements and helpful tips ;D This weekend it was time to tackle the task of cleaning, stripping and painting the tinware, a job I was not looking forward to. It felt like I was outside for ages sat on a cold floor with a wire brush on the end of a drill. Anyway they are starting to look good now. I decided to paint them with Hammerite Smooth as they are a bit rusty and it also means I can paint inside in the warm house rather than out in the cold! Re assembly of the engine is not too far away now. I think it might be an idea to have a go at replacing the crank case oil seal soon, before I put everything back on the engine. Other bits which need doing before the engine can go back in are: 1. Paint fuel tank and replace breather system 2. Paint engine bay
The tins look nice mate, hammerite is nice paint to work with, luckily for you you did it inside, takes aged to dry when it's cold. Keep up the good work
One of the heads in your pics looks like it has damage from somthing bouncing around in the combustion chamber at some point If the heads not cracked and the pistons fine then you can still use it it will just have a slightly different capacity to the other cylinders You may find that the vht paint will flake off your exhaust as the kurust you have used will not stand the heat Id wire brush it all again with a brush on an angle grinder then go directly onto it with your vht paint Myself personally i use black wood burning stove paint for exhausts and heat exchangers Keep up the good work dude it seems like your enjoying working on it
Noted about the Kurust.....however it is all painted now. I'm going to see how it goes as the exhaust isn't too hard to remove once refitted. Stove paint sounds like a good plan though (maybe next time when all the silver falls off!)
Right,I have quite a bit to update! Jobs done: New Flywheel oil seal Painted fuel tank Painted bulkhead panel Removed all underseal from engine bay Painted engine bay and more! Hoping to get the engine in next saturday
Fuel tank in and connected up, fuel breather system renewed and plumbed in correctly, electrics back in position! Roll on next Sunday. I'm still waiting for the head to come back from the engineers with my seized exhaust stud removed so I can start building the engine back up.
Probably about 3 or 4 full days. I found that a good quality twisted wire brush on an angle grinder got the underseal off best. Got the engine in yesterday and now it is running! Here are yesterday's pics:
