browndog Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 discuss: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/45288-browndogs-1972-v8-transit/ Quote
thegreatestben Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Haha man your local neighbourhood must have some nervous families, got a whole fleet of free candy wagons! Quote
browndog Posted September 28, 2014 Author Posted September 28, 2014 nah I'm good, they are stored off site, so the po po won't suspect actually I sold the 2.0 Mk2 chicken/egg van last week, and will probably sell the Turbo LWB too. So just the 2x vans. Quote
EURON8 Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Yes! I await next year with eager anticipation Quote
Threeonthetree Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 I was wandering through the yard with Zebra Dude the other day and he mentioned that his friend had just picked up a V8 Mk I. Loving it! Oh I have a factory owner's manual for one of these too if you're interested? It's no use to me. 1 Quote
Snoozin Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Raddest one so far. You have a problem, sir. Quote
browndog Posted September 28, 2014 Author Posted September 28, 2014 I was wandering through the yard with Zebra Dude the other day and he mentioned that his friend had just picked up a V8 Mk I. Loving it! Oh I have a factory owner's manual for one of these too if you're interested? It's no use to me. To be honest I had no intention of buying this! I went to the owners place to help get it running, and he offered it to me for a price I could not refuse. It is so well built, I had to have it That manual would be great, how can I contact you? Raddest one so far. You have a problem, sir. Hello group, my name is Conrad and I have a Transit problem There is a strange disconnect between this and my other project/toy which I have not been able to figure out. Oh well! Quote
avengertiger Posted September 29, 2014 Posted September 29, 2014 transit greed thats all i can say,i know off another fella afflicted by the same disorder...... never mind the super van rebuild I'm looking forward to the tidy up updates then bring on the super van thread. i am getting to know these quite well now and would quite happily rehome a black mk1 panel van with slidey front doors but sure i have a load off old avengers to finish first. keep the updates coming look forward to the progress. Quote
browndog Posted September 29, 2014 Author Posted September 29, 2014 i am getting to know these quite well now and would quite happily rehome a black mk1 panel van with slidey front doors do you know of such a beast on our fair shores? And I know of a few other fella's with the same disorder, we gather for a monthly meeting. First rule about Transiit club is you do not talk about Transit club Oops Quote
flyingbrick Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 Wait.. Did the original van use escort flares too? That's so badass..can't believe how good they look on there! Quote
locost_bryan Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 Wicked. When I was a kid in the early '70s, my cousin had a V8 powered flatbed Transit, and scared the crap out of me going sideways up Don Buck Dr in Massey in the wet. Have a soft spot for custom vans, having been a teen when "Chevy Van" was on the charts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imN48YKDHsQ Quote
browndog Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 Wait.. Did the original van use escort flares too? That's so badass..can't believe how good they look on there! Been studying pics and video footage, and I am pretty sure they are Escort flares that have been modified to fit. Wicked. When I was a kid in the early '70s, my cousin had a V8 powered flatbed Transit, and scared the crap out of me going sideways up Don Buck Dr in Massey in the wet. Have a soft spot for custom vans, having been a teen when "Chevy Van" was on the charts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imN48YKDHsQ yep there were a lot converted to 6 and V8's, usually after the V4 blew up! Check out some of this footage, such a badass van, and all in 1971 Quote
Snoozin Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 The issue here is Conrad, which class will you have to run with at NZFMR now? I wonder if the HMC lads will have you Quote
KKtrips Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 Are those Pantera wheels yours or borrowed? They totally suit the supervan look BTW. Quote
browndog Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 The issue here is Conrad, which class will you have to run with at NZFMR now? I wonder if the HMC lads will have you Might have to start a new class for vans, who is in? Are those Pantera wheels yours or borrowed? They totally suit the supervan look BTW. borrowed, but might be able to buy them. The tyre profile is a little bit low, but I thiink they would still pull off a pretty good impression of the origjnal. 1 Quote
KKtrips Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 Grab em for sure - they look SUPER boss! 1 Quote
Shakotom Posted October 1, 2014 Posted October 1, 2014 Yeeeessss! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yeeeessss! Quote
xygtho Posted October 1, 2014 Posted October 1, 2014 Loving the Supervan. You have to own those wheels. Had a friend many years ago with a SWB CF powered by a 454 Chev engine, it also had a set of massive Centrelines on it. Lets just say that the Kelly Super Charger rears offered the lads some serious white knuckle rides in the dry........ and in the wet it was a religious experience Quote
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