Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

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[62rebel]

now, that came out well! what an interesting rig... more pics, when you can, please?
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nothing is ever so far gone as to be unsalvageable. see this bolt?.....

[D4B]

[D4B]

When I bought this, (on ebay unseen) it was supposed to be solid (!)
So I had a rude reintroduction to the joys of mig welding
(having repaired my grandfathers VW combi in the late 80's,
I am only self taught....)

Also after spending many thousands restoring a 67 VW splitscreen camper to show winning condition, and then deciding to part with it as
I was scared to use it......
this time I was determined to have a go myself, and leave it scruffy
but useable without worrying about someone scratching it!!

Also I wanted to retain as much of the original paint as poss....

Here I am testing my repaired jacking points








Cheers ~ more pics to follow

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[D4B]

Thanks for the pics ~ fantastic !!

[62rebel]

from an American's viewpoint, albeit a self-professed mislaid Englishman; that is an excellent looking job and a unique vehicle.
i, for one, have seldom considered actually repairing a blownout exhaust as you've done... saving originality in the process!
can you do a video of the van being driven? i would absolutely love to see how it operates!
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nothing is ever so far gone as to be unsalvageable. see this bolt?.....

[D4B]

Hi 62rebel,

Maybe one day I will make a vid, here is a video of one being driven
and it was in America I believe!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT6Jk2DJCIE&feature=player_embedded

[D4B]

I got the van with one fuel tank missing, presumably the left one
must have leaked at some point, so it had been removed and in
it's place was a long piece of plastic water main type hosepipe which
stuck right up into the fuel filler neck so that you had to make sure
dispensed petrol into the hose and not around it!!

Luckily a friend in France donated me the missing tank.....

Bodged hose:



Fuel filler hose and neck seal I discovered were almost identical to
MGB:



Fuel Tank before:



Fuel Tanks after:





Thanks ~ More to follow

[john-saab]

Excellent work. Really enjoying this thread!
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[62rebel]

wow... i'd be very cautious of that tank balancing pipe catching on anything.... not laid out in the most safety-conscious manner imho! if it were to snag on something, it would be moments before both tanks were emptied! not Peugeot's best engineering...
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nothing is ever so far gone as to be unsalvageable. see this bolt?.....

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[Roger-hatchy]

Ref. the twin tanks, did they take advantage and fit a filler both sides.

[Penman]

Hi