Project Escargo-t

[Felly Magic]

The idiots in Shropshire really lose the plot with this ex Library Ford Cargo

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HXSigszx5w&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0OcKsPbwfhdmdH6rLKrLVfCi6_-zlUNWFh4n_tDaU9bD0VRrXyfG2YH98

[UltraWomble]

How are they going to shed another 3 to 400kg

[Felly Magic]

Not a hope in hell of doing that to be honest, as the body will be ally with a GRP roof.

[Pillock]

I'm sure they have a plan, in fact I imagine they'll have probably even solved the problem before releasing the first video just so they don't look like tools. Quite nice that one of  the YouTube comments is from someone who potentially converted it in the first place! 

[Felly Magic]

One thing they need to swap are the air tanks for the brakes, they look somewhat crustyand air tanks have a nasty habit of rotting from the inside

[mat_the_cat]

I'm liking this already! But am too wondering where the further weight loss is going to come from. Also why it is needed - obviously it will be desirable to keep the weight down, but even loaded with car they'll still have another 1500kg to play with before hitting the 7.5t limit.

[dean36014]

Things like ramps and decent doors will soon bang the weight up. Plus they'll probably be carrying tools and spares for the rally car. I remember driving an 0813 cargo back in the day and thinking it was quite sprightly! It will be interested to see how they do things, I'm hoping for handmade aluminium lightweight kitchen and lots of brackets ????. God knows how long it will take to do this, they all ready have Binky and the mg plus the paying work too.

[Jerzy Woking]

It's as interesting watching them deconstruct this as it is watching them fabricate stuff on Binky.

 

Former Essex County Council mobile library?

[Felly Magic]

I would say it was new to Essex county council going by the Essex plate on it, this appears to be an 811 extralong wheelbase chassis cowl, I think they may have overpaid for it though, as when they got it, it was in a bit of a state, being a half arsed lash up with back barn doors off a 3.5 ton luton van, their quest to keep it under 7.5 tonnes fully laden is going to be hard I feel. Lopping the end off the chassis and replacing it with a sloped floor with ally substructure could be their way forwards, BUT they need to watch for corrosion where steel and ally join

[vulgalour]

The way they're going to solve it is overcomplicated brackets.  It won't make any sense until you see them do it.

[chodweaver]

There isn't enough popcorn in the world for this....