new owner , restoration begun :-)

[mid england retrims]

Sundays are a day of rest , so with that in mind it was an early start and cracked on with the t25. Welded in the front arch , step area , quality of replacement panels is shocking , they need so much work to fit properly. Welds still to be ground back. Primer coated to rust protect until next session.

New seat belt mount for drivers side to be made.
More to follow.
Cheers ade

[mid england retrims]

More work today , finished welding the step in , made a new seat belt mount with 1.5mm steel underside . Welded up two patches on flooring , next up is to cut back all the welds .

Get about 5 to 7 hours on a sunday to work on van , cheers ade

[boatbuilder]

Be careful of yer windows when grinding back. The sparks will wreck them. .. I learned the hard way.

[mid england retrims]

Be careful of yer windows when grinding back. The sparks will wreck them. .. I learned the hard way.

Yeah bud , been there done that , unfortunatly its our front window on the house that paid the price when i was doing my bedford cf. i always remove doors or roll windows down. Vans inside my unit so doors can stay off.

[mid england retrims]

Nothing happening on my t25 due to how busy the trimshops been , hopefully doing some work over christmas on her.

[waltraud]

Hiya , yeah the forum here seems really good, nice people helping each other out. Cant wait to get mine on the road

Nice work! You're certainly not workshy eh

Bit of an update , finished the grinding and puddle welding of the silly holes in tne step
Cleaned surface rust off the arch and checked seat belt mount , ok and solid.

Started the driverside , removed step arch sill and rear arch lower,

Welded in rear arch lower section, tacked sill into place whilst i fettle its fit.

Coat of primer , will be sanded back to show high spots in the weld where i need to smooth and shape ,
Inside of arch edge still needs to be shaped as its a poor repro panel.

Stitched up a new leather sand bag so i can form the metal for these on both sides

Ive more pics on my camera to move over. More to come.
Thanks for looking , ade

[mid england retrims]

cheers , never been work shy bud , t25 is currently waiting whilst I weld up my sons t4. I will get some pics up here asap.

[keytouch]

Hows this coming along? Any recent progress?

[mid england retrims]

Sadly no. Been upto my eyeballs with trimming work , prepping my sons t4 for respray and mountain biking. Missing working on her. On the plus side , shes still inside the workshop warm and dry.

[eiret25]

None of my business but hope no saw is taken to the van for windows. Slippy8v has a top class panel which looks the business. Might be an inspiration for you. Greetings from Ireland.

[mid england retrims]

None of my business but hope no saw is taken to the van for windows. Slippy8v has a top class panel which looks the business. Might be an inspiration for you. Greetings from Ireland.

Hi, no, the only window is going in the sliding door. Managed to convince wife that it will rot away if windows are fitted.

[keytouch]

Sliding doors with windows already in are easy enough to find.
That will save you have to cut a perfectly good solid sliding door.

[mid england retrims]

Sliding doors with windows already in are easy enough to find.
That will save you have to cut a perfectly good solid sliding door.

Ok. I don't see the logic in this , I have a good solid sliding panel van door , I could end up buying an expensive possibly rotten sliding door with a window in. Then struggle to sell my good door to fund the repair of the new door.
Solid sliding doors on eBay all the time.

[Dazco]

Missing working on her. On the plus side , shes still inside the workshop warm and dry.


That's enough about the missus , how about the van ?

[mid england retrims]

Missing working on her. On the plus side , shes still inside the workshop warm and dry.


That's enough about the missus , how about the van ?

Lol. bodywork is better on my misses