Operation Blind Faith, A Winter Project

[rjhoy02]

It's all coming together well now Si, Molly will have a good motor when its done

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[S49]

Hope so, got a mate going to paint the panels. Got a wing the right colour but its not A1. I'd only buy panels now if taking off myself as you cant tell much from a picture but you live and learn. I can see it being built up and going for mot as a blue and grey van just to se the testers face. Who to be fair is a top bloke so will see the funny side. Just need headlights and bumpers now.

[S49]

Not the right colour but who will see under the sound deadening and all the other gubbings. Found a bigger problem tonight of the three offside engine mounting bracket bolts two are broken off the block. An old injury by the looks so that took the shine of a lovely autumn evening in the shire. Theres a threaded hole further down the block so making a plate to go on the engine mounting bracket to connect to it and then weld a part onto the plate to triangulate it to the driveshaft extension bracket holes further across the block and all should be good. Photos to follow.

[t7myp]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]10198[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]10199[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]10200[/ATTACH] Not the right colour but who will see under the sound deadening and all the other gubbings. Found a bigger problem tonight of the three offside engine mounting bracket bolts two are broken off the block. An old injury by the looks so that took the shine of a lovely autumn evening in the shire. Theres a threaded hole further down the block so making a plate to go on the engine mounting bracket to connect to it and then weld a part onto the plate to triangulate it to the driveshaft extension bracket holes further across the block and all should be good. Photos to follow.

What a pain in the ass! Fair play for not losing heart. Van is really coming on mate


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[S49]

Cheers, half way thro making the engine mount repair bracket just not photo'd till I know it'll work. Willing to do a load of fabricating rather than a new block,

[Activ8]

Cheers, half way thro making the engine mount repair bracket just not photo'd till I know it'll work. Willing to do a load of fabricating rather than a new block,

Proud of you bud, your d'Mary Poppins of d'forum bud... "a bottle full of Westons makes the negatives go down, the negatives go dowwwn.... etc. in the most delightful way!" Cheers mate.

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[frenchdna]

Spot on Si.

[S49]

The finish on the inner wings are down to "rattle can" Molly. Was going to put a cambelt kit on it tonight before fitting the front cross member/headlight panel. That's how I spotted the missing mounting bolts. Was hoping to have posted pics of the rad fitted and smoke coming out the exhaust by hey ho. Worse things happen at sea.

[S49]

As you can see the blocks got a part broken off half way across 2 of the engine mount bracket threads So I made this To fit to that So now we can keep the sump off the tarmac

[Thebigredone]

Happy days mate, good job [emoji106]

Sell my T4 !!! I'd rather stick wasps up my butt.

[S49]

And there's threaded holes across the block if I feel the need to beef up further. But the way I've done it at least its held by two bolts now instead of one and hey presto the engines level now. Must be a few about like that.

[Thebigredone]

And there's threaded holes across the block if I feel the need to beef up further. But the way I've done it at least its held by two bolts now instead of one and hey presto the engines level now. Must be a few about like that.

It's always nice to salvage something that would otherwise end up binned, I bet loads have broken like that and have been swapped out for a new block !!!

Sell my T4 !!! I'd rather stick wasps up my butt.

[S49]

The extras are mounting up slowly so I didn't want to add the price of a cylinder block to it. Got a section to put in the sliding door channel and going to do both sills under the front doors. But its all good.

[Thebigredone]

The extra are mounting up slowly so I didn't want to add the price of a cylinder block to it. Got a section to put in the sliding door channel and going to do both sills under the front doors. But its all good.

At least you know your getting a sound old bus at the end of it all mate, hopefully it'll last you years after everything you've done on it, keep them pics coming Si, great build thread [emoji106]

Sell my T4 !!! I'd rather stick wasps up my butt.

[S49]

Cheers Aaron will do.