E reg vw syncro

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Yr that ll be tidy if you could iv got my mechinic to look at it on weekend and see what he says about im trying to load some pictures tonight when i can figure out how to do it it dying to get stuck in to repairing the old girl

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Hi all iv finally up loaded some pictures on my first post i ment to put them on this file but did nt

[Russel]

Well for a start it is a converted panelvan (to caravelle) It also looks like its a devon(motor caravan converters) conversion.
Russel

[R0B]

is that bird sh*te on those headrests

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Man you boys know yr vans Russ you are spot on it was a panel van and yes devon did convert it Rob you also deserve a blue peter badge it is bird S**T on the heads rests

[peasant]

Not to dampen your enthusiasm, but going by the pics this doesn't look as if it could be fixed for 1500 quid. The whole right hand side is very crusty and I'd be willing to bet that closer inspection will reveal that the bottom sill including front and rear jacking points is way past it (probably due to constant water ingress from leaking windows). A structurally sound repair to these areas is almost impossible, at least it will take a lot of skill and time = money.

On the upside ...you've got a van with two difflocks. The front gearbox alone (with difflock attached) should recoup 3-4 times the purchase price.

My advice would be to forget about this one, pull it apart and hawk off all the usable bits one by one (including non-rusty sheet metal sections). This would a) give you some more money in the kitty for a better buy next time and b) an insight in all the weak points of these vans and an idea which areas to inspect when inspecting another possible candidate

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Hi peasant thanx for the advice iv had a vw specialist come and look at it the other day he said it ll take a lot of work to put right but he s a good friend of mine and has agreed to take it on he will do it as a side job to his other work he seemed to think about £2000 should nt be to far out the way to put it back on the road he also has a v t25 high top and had the same issues with one he restored it 5 yrs about

As i said to him im in no rush for it so hopefully this time next year it ll be back on the road do you think im crazy to take this project on

[Aidan]

Looks like it's salvageable and that's a reasonable budget to start with, good luck with it. The more you do yourself the more you'll own it.
As you may have gathered I do gearbox work on these vans so if when you get it rollinbg you find an issue give me a bell. Obviously you will be replacing all the fluids, when you pull the gearbox and front diff drain plugs the build up on the magnets will give a good idea of what's inside.
enjoy

[peasant]

do you think im crazy to take this project on

I wouldn't ...but then I don't have friends like you do

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Thanx for all the advice im sure ill be back on here soon asking for more advice

Ill keep in touch and put some pics on at different stages of work cant wait to get it back on the open road no matter how long it takes it ll be back