Project Ere Dave, I'm changing in my van at the end of the month, and they've offered me sod all trade in. Do you want it?

[DaveDorson]

Oh you'll all be happy to know I sold the Merc wheels for proper money.

And I've been given a set of ML wheels from a mate who had them on a van previously.. I might sell them on at Bug Jam later this month.

 

[DaveDorson]

Take one false floor with the top removed.

IMG_20190630_114934054_HDR by davedorson, on Flickr

Lift it out... took two of us.

 

IMG_20190706_102956413_HDR by davedorson, on Flickr

 

Et Voila!

IMG_20190707_193630136_HDR by davedorson, on Flickr

 

New flower bed material for the wifes garden..

Van goes a bit better too now

[DSdriver]

I thought  it would make a good dance floor, get a marquee and have a summer garden party

[DaveDorson]

1 hour ago, DSdriver said:

I thought  it would make a good dance floor, get a marquee and have a summer garden party

She told me off last time I bought a marquee (Alright, it's a portable garage.. but it could be a marquee!) 

[DaveDorson]

I've used this as accommodation for the last couple of race events, loaded up with tools, drink and stuff for me to sleep in, so I've really nothing to report other than it's doing what it's meant to do.

I do need to do a better job of the wheel arches and sort the rears out before they get much worse.  A rear wiper has stopped working, and I've not yet bolted in the clutch re-enforcement plate for the pedal box.

I will need to replace the exhaust soon.  The PAS leak was "fixed" by swapping the correct green fluid for two bottles of Lucas Stop Leak, but I do need to get new gaitors as the ones on have degraded.

Tyres are still old and crap, I've still got the Merc ML alloys with non load rated tyres on, so they're still not fitted.  I'll probably just re-shod the steelies and keep it looking standard and using it as a van, because it does it really well