catsinthewelder

@Yoss I have been looking for Skoda vans for sale after your post and finally found one for sale in Slovakia.
https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=357453838&dam=false&fr=%3A1998&isSearchRequest=true&ms=22900%3B%3B%3B&pageNumber=5&ref=srp&refId=5dd8c1ad-9662-f40b-e0dc-6d6aff9efa2e&s=Car&sb=rel&searchId=5dd8c1ad-9662-f40b-e0dc-6d6aff9efa2e&vc=Car

Did it feature a photo of him in a lumberjack shirt and sunglasses standing in front of the car looking menacing*?

Bedford HA 1970 Vauxhall Viva Cummins batman Vintage Scoop Ice cream Van classic | eBay
MOT EXEMPT   TAX EXEMPT   LEZ EXEMPT   ULEZ EXEMPT   CUMMINS VINTAGE IS AN ANAGRAM OF 'CUM IN VAST MINGE'  
 

I don't wanna holiday in the sun
I wanna go to Preston
I wanna see some bodgery
'cause  now I've got a reasonable economy
 
Now I've gotta reason, now I've gotta reason
now I've gotta reason and I'm still waiting
now I've gotta reason
now I've gotta reason to be waiting
For the AA to call

There's sod all in the walls at all
while I was waiting for the cladder to call

I dared to asked for sun shine I got world of  wob 3
I'm looking at the tape and it looks fucked to me

Now I've gotta reason, now I've gotta reason
now I've gotta reason and I'm still waiting
now I've gotta reason
now I've gotta reason to be waiting
For the AA to call

The electrics are shite
there's nowt here anyway
The switches got no reason to be here at all
but now they've found a reason
and it's no real reason
to be glued to the fucking wall

I'm going send this over the weigh bridge scales
I don't understand this thing at all
I'm going to go over and over the weighbridge scales
I'm going to go over the weighbridge scales
I'm going to go over the weighbridge scales

Isoponophobia, there's too much filler here
there's too many bubbles oh when will it fall
and now I've gotta reason
it's no real reason, to be wobbing this door at all

It's gotta go over the bridge
I don't understand this thing at all
It's  like a third rate 'V-dub' horror show
I don't understand this bit at all

I'm gonna go over the bridge
I'm gonna go over the weigh bridge
I'm gonna go over the weighbridge y'all
fuck all before me over the weighbridge y'all
I don't understand this thing all
Please be Cartakebacking for me

1986 Bedford Midi Camper Campervan Classic Retro Project | eBay
 

Very spenny though
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202404058334705?sort=most-recent&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1&postcode=SN15 4NZ&year-from=1980&year-to=1995&fromsra

If eBay tat thread did calendar pics.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145705277387?itmmeta=01HTQAJPQY2XC4BNBE2MX94H3B&hash=item21ecb617cb:g:FFwAAOSwHShmD~~u

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156152645377?itmmeta=01HTN83Z169KPS2PJAR53V6G91&hash=item245b6c4701:g:tQ4AAOSwhstmDsSZ

Well the loo is booked and paid for so I should probably think about ordering something else.
Telford Steam Railway are open to the public on Sundays at the moment but I could ask how much it would cost to run us a train on the Saturday, perhaps with the North British built shunter (the most Autoshite of diesels).

Well the loo is booked and paid for so I should probably think about ordering something else.
Telford Steam Railway are open to the public on Sundays at the moment but I could ask how much it would cost to run us a train on the Saturday, perhaps with the North British built shunter (the most Autoshite of diesels).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226072745425?itmmeta=01HTDQST0E445H5PQ59C3ZWPPN&hash=item34a2fc55d1:g:hpsAAOSwHQNmCxkQ

Well the loo is booked and paid for so I should probably think about ordering something else.
Telford Steam Railway are open to the public on Sundays at the moment but I could ask how much it would cost to run us a train on the Saturday, perhaps with the North British built shunter (the most Autoshite of diesels).

Well the loo is booked and paid for so I should probably think about ordering something else.
Telford Steam Railway are open to the public on Sundays at the moment but I could ask how much it would cost to run us a train on the Saturday, perhaps with the North British built shunter (the most Autoshite of diesels).

They've been made before but never really took off.

They've been made before but never really took off.

They've been made before but never really took off.

They've been made before but never really took off.

On the subject of classified ads...

...it seems that some Dacias were sat on the forecourts for a few years. 

Before doing any welding whatsoever, I made an extra long lance from 3 originals joined together. 

This is so I could arrange it in the correct position for optimum coverage, before putting the panel in position.

I used mini G clamps to hold the 3 layers together.

And here you can see how the holes in the outer panel are lined up with those in the middle layer, which I'd previously only tacked into position and ground back.

This meant I could create a decent plug weld, and tie all 3 layers together.

Once I'd done all the plug welds and tacked the front edge, I ground them all back ready for seam welding in stages.

I was trying to minimise the gap to make life easier for myself when it came to welding 1mm steel. I found that on a current sufficient to get good penetration on the first pulse, by the time I'd laid down 3 or 4 more pulses, the localised heat build up meant I was in danger of blowing through, so I just moved on to another location. And repeat...

Finally, it was a case of taking the flap disc to it, followed by the power sander to flatten out any imperfections. This should still be under the seal, so I dont think I need to use filler.

Then a coat of etch primer to protect while I treat the surface rust which is around the rest of the frame.

Lastly I used my new lance to spray cavity wax on the rear of the weld, which did reveal two pinholes...easily dealt with though. Time for bed now!

How many men have you got? 😂

They've been made before but never really took off.

They've been made before but never really took off.

They've been made before but never really took off.

They've been made before but never really took off.