In at the deep end...
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I'm totally bowled over with how the van looks, it honestly looks brand new. Darren has been really fastidious with his work leaving no stone unturned. There are a few bits of the van that still need sorting, but its just doors and stuff that i can get Darren to do at his leisure and bolt them on later on, the whole job was on a bit of a financial and time limit so these things had to wait.
Everything that he has done just looks amazing. when i get a minute i'll post up some pics of inside the wheel arches, they look like it just left the factory.
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I'm totally bowled over with how the van looks, it honestly looks brand new. Darren has been really fastidious with his work leaving no stone unturned. There are a few bits of the van that still need sorting, but its just doors and stuff that i can get Darren to do at his leisure and bolt them on later on, the whole job was on a bit of a financial and time limit so these things had to wait.
Everything that he has done just looks amazing. when i get a minute i'll post up some pics of inside the wheel arches, they look like it just left the factory.
Re: In at the deep end...
Stop it now Al, I don't want to know !!!
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Very nice Al
am getting a bit worried about you lot that ye won't want to play anymore 


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Really nice! Send those pics of the archs, I want to see more of it:)
My Van is a 16" panel uncut, but still needs a lot of metal work to become nice. But, I work far away from where it is parked so no time yet for her...

My Van is a 16" panel uncut, but still needs a lot of metal work to become nice. But, I work far away from where it is parked so no time yet for her...

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Very nice
I'm often in the conundrum of cutting my RHD Panel.
I think I might just go with a window in the sliding door for now
Wish mine had the bulk head slats in the rear panel though, they look good

I'm often in the conundrum of cutting my RHD Panel.
I think I might just go with a window in the sliding door for now

Wish mine had the bulk head slats in the rear panel though, they look good
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Re: In at the deep end...
lsidir wrote:Really nice! Send those pics of the archs, I want to see more of it:)
My Van is a 16" panel uncut, but still needs a lot of metal work to become nice. But, I work far away from where it is parked so no time yet for her...
Nice. Yes looks like a bit of bodywork needed at some point ! Where are you ?
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jes*b wrote: Nice. Yes looks like a bit of bodywork needed at some point ! Where are you ?
I currently live in Amsterdam, but I am from Greece and the van is now in Athens after a summer trip there. I had to leave it there because of lack of space in Amsterdam. I am currently looking for a small garage to rent in Athens, so I can do fixes during my holidays - at least the underneath of the body (most importantly rear arms, breaks, cv joins, vc, shocks etc. ) maybe also apply undersealing and then I might move it back to Amsterdam for body work, if I don't find a good body repair shop in Greece.
Needless to say that once I find the correct workshop, I will start a thread in the forum to document the fixes and get the so much desired advice from you guys

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Also I believe that both of our vans are from the same company in Finland:)
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You are right
I can see the tell tale blue paint of the electricity company where your front mud guard is missing - can you see the remnants of some stripes on the side? I would love to see a photo of the vans in full company livery.

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jes*b wrote:You are rightI can see the tell tale blue paint of the electricity company where your front mud guard is missing - can you see the remnants of some stripes on the side? I would love to see a photo of the vans in full company livery.
Yes, when I washed it I could see the glue from the stickers and the stripes, that is how I found out the company name. I recognized that we had the same company vans from the pics you posted of the back interior, with all this heavy metal shelves. I once found one photo of a doka van from the same company up in the mountains assisting a helicopter that was cutting the tips of trees to protect high voltage posts. Check out here:
http://www.krola.com.pl/lansi/glownalansi.html

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v-lux wrote:have you ever tried sh4gging in a hammock?

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Isidir wrote:Lefteris
http://pimpthevan.blogspot.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Well worth 5 minutes. That's humility and a trip of a lifetime, in fact a lifteime trip for some

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Interesting bit of film there...certainly makes the daily grind...more grinding!
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Isidir wrote:Lefteris
http://pimpthevan.blogspot.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Amazing travel story.

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Re: In at the deep end...
Looking awesome Al
Hope your not going to wrap it in cotton wool, and still want to come out to play

Hope your not going to wrap it in cotton wool, and still want to come out to play


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