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Well the old girl went off to the body shop yesterday, glad to see the back of it for a while. Got an estimate of getting it back the end of March and I can pop down to help out when I'm free so all good... https://i.postimg.cc/VvCPpY6S/248.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/CdppVWBx/249.jpg My local body sho...

300CE wrote: ↑27 Aug 2025, 17:22 Nice work there and looks surprisingly good underneath too, good to see

Yep its not bad, a few rusty bits were hidden with the awful underseal

With all the underseal off its now time to clean up the hoses and pipes that got coated in it......a job I have not been looking forward to. https://i.postimg.cc/cJVHv1Qv/245.jpg Coolant hoses came up really well but took ages. Also finished the servo hose and the throttle cable guide https://i.post...

Van is finally off the rotisserie again, getting faster at this job too! One more time when it goes back on at the bodyshop

With the good weather I managed to get two coats of Hydrate-80 applied, all ready for the body shop now, just need to get her off again! https://i.postimg.cc/cHvNTh6Q/237.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/GphRTdCg/238.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/13KPz4LN/239.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/FKW4j8Fr/240.jpg https://i.p...

Finally got sand blasted last week. A bit of a mission, running gear back on, move out into the yard, back on the rotisserie and running gear off again :shock: Came out very well and didn't take long at all.... https://i.postimg.cc/65YcYcXb/231.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/v8736MSs/232.jpg https://i.pos...

A bit of time was then spent hacking away cracked sealant to expose some rust. The guys from the body shop then came down to give me their opinion, both recommended getting the chassis sandblasted before it comes to them :shock: this was not something I have considered and it could not have been don...

Well its been a while....a few updates have happened, firstly the old girl was dry ice blasted back in Feb. It really made such a difference and saved so much time, I could never have got into some of the spaces he cleared. It got rid of 95% of the horrible underseal which was hiding a bit of rust a...

R0B wrote: ↑05 Dec 2024, 20:04 13 years has got to be the record.[emoji2]

silverbullet wrote: ↑05 Dec 2024, 14:12 This has to be a new record for a topic resurrection?

Well its on the rotisserie at last! When I was doing the running gear in 2022 I could see that water had gotten behind the old underseal and some areas need attention so I have decided to remove it all. Once removed I will tackle any repairs. It a big job and I will look into the option of dry ice b...

In November the engine was removed and sold. The plan now is to pop a GTi in. :mrgreen: https://i.postimg.cc/LX3B2gGr/214.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/yx6hdYHW/215.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/fyHc0nzC/216.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/sDNPjr0D/218.jpg 4 speed gearbox looking spot on https://i.postimg.cc/hPjbRjs...

Bought a rotisserie last year for the next phase of the refurb, spent a bit of time adapting the mounting brackets. Fronts clamp to the chassis and the rears we drilled and tapped to match the tow bar holes. https://i.postimg.cc/sfJwRbrv/210.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/P50M4jmF/211.jpg Strip down of th...

Well the focus is finally back on the Doka again....managed to enjoy the old girl over the summer & Autumn while the workshop we rent had a bit of a refurb.....

I do love the look of freshly refurbished parts. Well done.  Cheers, had a few more bits refurbed that I never got to add to the thread.....a few bits plated. https://i.postimg.cc/xdCSKL3P/200.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/xd4VgqsV/201.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/cHtyzZjg/202.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/mkxff...