matty879 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 i think they fit to the roof gutters,i bet you could weld summat up,you can borrow my welder if you want to learn to weld,your not to far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Mine hasnt got gutters on the roof of the van though. I may be interested in you showing me round a welder though. I want to sort out the bum rot when funds pic up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty879 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Mine hasnt got gutters on the roof of the van though. I may be interested in you showing me round a welder though. I want to sort out the bum rot when funds pic up.ive got a tranny to weld up at the weekend,so will have loads of gas/wire/plate left over,so just nip it over and have a go,i will intervene if it goes tits up.sure they had a gutter,maybe im wrong,but its a piece of piss to knock summat up out of box steel.EDIT i see what you meen about the gutters now,ive just googled this,easily made me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Mine has gutters over the cab but not on the rear. That rack looks bolted at back and clipped atfront Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 What area are you in matty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty879 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 im in stoke on trent bub,ive just had really shiteworthy great idea,look on bumtree for a steel single bed frame,people give them away,if we can make some brackets,instant roofrack beko1987 and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Well that is a grand idea. Ill be on the lookout! Make do and mend situation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 There was a roof rack for sale on the Citroen Car Club website for £40 in West London, last post 23rd Oct and nothing to say it is sold. It is a club members only site so I have PM the seller to see if it is still for sale. I did think of just buying it at the time but I don't want it permanently on the van, so it would end up one more thing to store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Cheers mate. That crab net on the escort roof went everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 There was a roof rack for sale on the Citroen Car Club website for £40 in West London, last post 23rd Oct and nothing to say it is sold. It is a club members only site so I have PM the seller to see if it is still for sale. I did think of just buying it at the time but I don't want it permanently on the van, so it would end up one more thing to store.Not got the funds yet but it will be worth knowing if it's available. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 If you make a roof rack out of a bed frame you could keep the mattress and have a summer open top camper van! Tickman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Woohoo! beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Cool, glad to see you got this. Did you win the raffle or how did you get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella2 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 It's on a PCP scheme from the bank of Moog. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Moog won raffle and offered it to me on the order of he gets it first after me. Was a very nice offer too. I like my vans and this will get a lot of care but also regular work. tapir, chaseracer, oldcars and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 What you need is a front roof rack... DSC_0426 by srblythe, on Flickr The brakes on mine are also shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Now that deflector looks sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Pics of are rot as requested Tamworthbay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 If you make a roof rack out of a bed frame you could keep the mattress and have a summer open top camper van! I had a full length rack (with sides) on a Disco. I was known to lay on it in a sleeping bag/or summer watching stars & fall asleep at times. I once managed to roll off the edge after too many ciders, no idea how I wasn't even bruised. To make it worse with the mods the car was about 4-5" higher than standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Sounds painful mate. Alcohol numbs pain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 That is a fairly involved repair, the only way to find out how much needs cutting is to wire brush it back nd see where the proper metal starts. At least it's mostly out of sight so can be done nice and solid but doesn't need to be pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 uh....yyyyeah....get that rot looked at before spending more money on anything else...... loserone and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Hazard a guess that it looks bad?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 OK. Anyone knowledgeable fancy casting a good eye over it? Will travel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I don't know if I count as knowledgeable but happy to look over it as we discussed. Best bet is to wire brush the worst off though as makes it much easier to work out what's needed. Whatever we think needs doing will only be the half of it though as it's ALWAYS worse than you first think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I would consider myself competent with a welder, but I would think twice before fixing that. The hole itself doesnt look too bad, but access isnt easy, the end of the chassis leg looks pretty grotty in the first pic and may very well be an indicator of problems elsewhere. Im not saying its fucked, but it needs looked at in person by someone who knows, and its probably not an ideal thing to learn on beyond lashing a "one more year" MOT patch over it. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 I would like it sorted, sills seem solid and definitely aren't crunchy. It would be worth fixing in my opinion. But as I said I am not that knowledgeable with what's doable. Engines, repairs and if sills look crunchy etc I can tell or fix but welding is a no at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 The first pic just to clarify is the rear bumper bracket at the back of the van too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Thing is I could spend 400 on this and know it will be tip top rather than spending 5/600 on a unknown van and spending it three times over to get it right chaseracer, Tamworthbay and oldcars 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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