Slartibartfast Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Well bought!Sorry about your windscreen, bub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 No worries,these things happen I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I did manage nearly 64 mpg over the entire run though. I guess the traveling back at 55 ish counteract the 80 ish run down there. Not bad for a 150bhp petrol auto. Mr bollocks I fear didn't achieve such a good figure. DeeJay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Those Dodges are actually pretty good on fuel for such a big bastard - they'll do >30mpg if driven sensibly. djimbob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Big lazy slugger with a good dose of torque I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Have the neighbours set up an action group yet to petition for its removal yet? The Old Bloke Next Door, Junkman, Lacquer Peel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I hope you leave the ace cartoon horses on it, though. anonymous user, Junkman and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Looks like a bargain! My Mrs would probably want that for her horses instead of dragging a trailer around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 Wanna see some rust? Looks fairly inocuous right? Thos arches dont look too horrendous from the outside.... inner RH wheelarch/floor: crossmember/cab mounts RH inner arche again (fwd end, near the steering box) LH inner arch/floor is actually significantly better (but still bad) I have asked a couple of skilled mig-twirlers off here if they fancy getting involved as this is just too much for me time-wise. The truck was so cheap i feel I can afford to tip a decent sum into it to get to a sound basis for a horsebo11ox but lets see how it pans out. MADE IN BRITAIN BITCHES!!!!!! nacho man, Supernaut, chodweaver and 33 others 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Still love it despite the rust! I suppose that’s horsey types though, driven around through mud and shit (literally) and rarely washed or hosed off. Is it worth me asking what the availability of replacement panels is!? Or will it all have to be hand made and bespoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I particularly like how the front tyre is not to be inflated to 70psi. Oh no, that would be far too silly. 69psi it is. (Also hurr hurr hurr 69) LightBulbFun, Lacquer Peel, Rusty_Rocket and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Is that better, worse or about what you expected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 I think there is ZERO panel availability for these heaps. Although you can buy dodge panel van rear arches in the states, which might make into a tolerable front arch repair section. I like it too!!! I like its shite heritage, and I like the Perkins engine and I like the shape and size of it, its spot on for what I want, except I do not want another massive weldfest of my own. Enthusiastic shite welders apply here!! Dick Longbridge, Bag'O'Spanners, danthecapriman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Would be preferable if you could get a pre MOT check before the weldathon.Find out what other expense is likely.Are you still going Caravanette, car MOT route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 That looks pretty much par for the course for a 50-series to be honest. Doubt a Cargo / MAN / whatever would have been a lot better grot-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Could get the cab off to aid welding does the horse box make that impossible ?. Welding upwards with your head jammed in a wheel arch is the worst . Scruffy Bodger, HillmanImp, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I remember going down Devon way to see family back in the 90s-00s and there was tons of crusty 50s around. They're great. That built in Britain badge is mega too. pompei 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Could get the cab off to aid welding does the horse box make that impossible ?. Welding upwards with your head jammed in a wheel arch is the worst .This woman welded under the wheelarch. Welding. Not even once. cort16, Conrad D. Conelrad, cobblers and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughant Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 This woman welded under the wheelarch. 25A5060600000578-0-image-a-127_1423835792780.jpg Welding. Not even once.She looks like Lars Ulrich circa 1989 in that first pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Not sure what the front end swap stood these guys at, but at least they could get right into the hard to reach areas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Cab off would probably make it a lot easier... Given how cheap you got it that's definitely worth sorting I think. It's already a rare old beast, and will be a lot of fun I think once done. Plus side is that a lot of that grot isn't going to be visible, so the welding doesn't need to be pretty as long as it's solid. Oh...cab interior photos please! Sorry... interior design nerd who's not familiar with these vehicles. chodweaver, Scruffy Bodger and cobblers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Established if the knock is definitely play in the linkage from steering box to arm or more focused on welding? As mentioned above a pre MOT may be a good idea as the chassis is the main structure of the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Oh...cab interior photos please! Sorry... interior design nerd who's not familiar with these vehicles.They're not the most interesting interior. Fairly plain plastic dash, instruments are in a big rectangular box in front of the driver not unlike an early SD1, massive two-spoke steering wheel, three seats with an engine cover in front of the middle passenger's knees. Conventional handbrake, big long gear lever with dogleg first. Conventional column stalks for indicators, horn and wipers, rocker switches for most other functions. That's from memory, it's been a few years since I owned one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Doesn't have to be exciting to be interesting. Merc 2/309d vans are one of my favourite examples and they're not exactly bristling with features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 That's not anywhere near as bad as one might expect for a sub £500 quid horsebox. Hope you can wrassle some welders to glue it back together, looks eminently saveable. Obligatory 69 wheel arch sticker comment. Chortle, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Did I read that it's currently MoTd? Might be worth finding out where that was and using them again. Kiltox, Alexg, Junkman and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 I would like to see the pantograph wiper at full stretch myself, but that's just me... yes oui si, chodweaver and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Am I right in thinking you're oroginally from up this way, Bolleaux? That place near the Ershingtern turnoff on the A1 still sells rb44s and advertises 'parts available' so may be worth a try. garbaldy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Did I read that it's currently MoTd? Might be worth finding out where that was and using them again.If it's currently MOT'd as private HGV would it not have needed to be done at a ministry place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colnerov Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 If it's currently MOT'd as private HGV would it not have needed to be done at a ministry place? Hi, Usually yes because they are used to dealing with the size of vehicle. When I worked for the bus company we turned one of the pits over to MOTs one day a week with a ministry examiner coming in to officiate, if there were spare slots we occasionally had a third party in for test all booked through the ministry. It's a class 5 for playbuses and the like. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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