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[Willdat?]

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Far out, didn't realise you were doing dash on this too, looks awesome! What are the interior plans, camper, or many seats?

[yoeddynz]

I think he wants seats in the back for his boys. Stressed seats with seatbelts attached so they can be easily unbolted and taken out to convert van into workhorse or to sleep in while camping. The main thing is to first get it on the road and all safe and legal then work out what to do with the inside. I'd love to kit it out in a really nice funky style using heaps of sweet timber and stainless steel. I don't know why exactly but its just what i picture when i think of ideas.

....or wall to wall fluffy carpet, island bed and with a big side window in the style of a 70's day van.

[Borgweiser]

Nice welding dude, please tell me more about the vintage Vauxhall, who bodied it etc, what Hp
Also do I spy a Leyland Comet in the background also? That's choice as..

[ProZac]

Genuine lol at the title of your discussion thread.

Also, love your work

[durty]

That is some awesome looking work man, you have da mad skillz

[RUNAMUCK]

If I'm perfectly honest, I have no love for beddies.
But I'm loving your work Alex! Your skills are wasted on this vehicle. Please buy another project more worthy of your talents.
That aside, getting paid to do what you love must be a dream come true.

[yoeddynz]

Yeah it's cool to get paid to work on old cars in this way. First time for me after over ten years as a push bike mechanic. I'd love to be doing more cars and engine conversions in the future.

Borg- the bus in the back ground is a 1940s fixable clipper. It's had a whole tonne of work done here including adding doors, righthand drive conversion and is in the final stages of some rust removal to keep the vtnz boys happy.

The vauxhall- I'm not sure what year it is and other details. He's a regular customer so I'll ask. Lots of vintage/veteran cars combining in and out including many owned by Trevor who works here as a coach builder. Today hannah and I got a drive in his mates 1914 rover that Trevor has just rebuilt the bottom end on. That was cool. Total different outlook on life when putting along in that eh. Very comfy seats too.

[CUL8R]

Your skills and workmanship never ceases to amaze me alex, much catch up next time youre down!

Looks brilliant!

What happened to the cf's running gear?

[yoeddynz]

Cheers chris. Hopefully we might see you at Kaikoura?

The running gear was pretty old looking. I'm not sure on condition of engine but it was a much older falcon engine with a tiny carb and a auto box.

Funny enough another CF snapped an axle one sunday night about 2 months ago. The fella was towed down to work and and the others swapped the old axle that was off the project CF, sitting about doing nothing, onto his. worked out nicely.

And a while back a Hillman super minx was being recominshined for the road and it had an auto box that was stuffed. Again the old CF parts came to the rescue and the CF box donated some of its innards.