Irish 1988 T25 Transporter Syncro project
Posted: 26 May 2017, 13:32
I have been quietly working away on this bus for some time now, I thought I would put up a thread to show the progress. I bought it off a guy in Somerset in 2015.
It is a 1988 T25 14” Syncro with a 2.1 DJ fuel injected Waterboxer. It has the twin differential locks and is fitted with 15” Mercedes steel wheels with Avon Ranger A/T tyres.
It was originally a medium blue panel van but at some stage glass was fitted and it was sprayed purple. It also has an LPG system fitted with a 100 litre tank.
Rust has developed in all the usual T25 areas, so there is a nice bit of metal work needed to get it back right.
It has an impressive 275000 miles on it and is on its second engine and gearbox, which I am told were very low mileage items fitted at 180000 miles.
There is a lot of history with it which is always nice to have. All of the shocks and CV joints were replaced shortly before I bought it.
It came fitted with some interesting bits, a Taifun quad lamp grille, Caravelle padded dash piece and little lids for the seat boxes.
My plan is to return it to its original colour and fit a camping interior (It is currently bare) . I am going to leave it as a tintop. I hope to have it as a weekend camper.
Here are some photos from the advert:
Here it is being delivered:
First I tackled the front panel. The lower front panel was rotten in various places so I decided to replace the entire piece since you can buy the replacement panels, So I ordered replacements.
While I had access in behind it I cleaned back to bare metal and epoxy primed it, followed by chassis paint.
The panel was a good fit.
Then I attacked the passenger side cab step. This wasn’t too bad, one patch cut to size and it was back in action. I will come back and grind back the welds when I am doing the finishing off for paint.
The driver’s side was much worse, so I cut out the entire thing and welded in a replacement.
Apologies for any blurry photos. When I am working the quality of the photos is not considered high priority, I generally point the phone at it, snap, and then carry on without even checking the photo!
Here is the passengers side:
Here is the drivers side step:
The driver’s side seat-belt point was gone, so I cut out and replaced that too. The passenger side was alright upon closer inspection.
It is a 1988 T25 14” Syncro with a 2.1 DJ fuel injected Waterboxer. It has the twin differential locks and is fitted with 15” Mercedes steel wheels with Avon Ranger A/T tyres.
It was originally a medium blue panel van but at some stage glass was fitted and it was sprayed purple. It also has an LPG system fitted with a 100 litre tank.
Rust has developed in all the usual T25 areas, so there is a nice bit of metal work needed to get it back right.
It has an impressive 275000 miles on it and is on its second engine and gearbox, which I am told were very low mileage items fitted at 180000 miles.
There is a lot of history with it which is always nice to have. All of the shocks and CV joints were replaced shortly before I bought it.
It came fitted with some interesting bits, a Taifun quad lamp grille, Caravelle padded dash piece and little lids for the seat boxes.
My plan is to return it to its original colour and fit a camping interior (It is currently bare) . I am going to leave it as a tintop. I hope to have it as a weekend camper.
Here are some photos from the advert:
Here it is being delivered:
First I tackled the front panel. The lower front panel was rotten in various places so I decided to replace the entire piece since you can buy the replacement panels, So I ordered replacements.
While I had access in behind it I cleaned back to bare metal and epoxy primed it, followed by chassis paint.
The panel was a good fit.
Then I attacked the passenger side cab step. This wasn’t too bad, one patch cut to size and it was back in action. I will come back and grind back the welds when I am doing the finishing off for paint.
The driver’s side was much worse, so I cut out the entire thing and welded in a replacement.
Apologies for any blurry photos. When I am working the quality of the photos is not considered high priority, I generally point the phone at it, snap, and then carry on without even checking the photo!
Here is the passengers side:
Here is the drivers side step:
The driver’s side seat-belt point was gone, so I cut out and replaced that too. The passenger side was alright upon closer inspection.