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Those 'cut corner' pics are great, really interesting

yep , stronger than folk think,and very well thoiught out.
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Well, i did a quick vid of something but dont know how to add it ?
ive sat the new upper panel on to help guide stuff and removed the old top bit

and the other side, i have whipped the wiper gear out the way, as long as i remember to put it back

the new corner is having the sealant stuff removed

cut to fit

it will be a happier fit up here when im done, got to remove the cables first i think..............

ive joddled the lower so it will fit nice and clean


should be fine i think


its very tempting to weld stuff on but with so much being replaced there are few reference point so its better/safer to prep everything and mmake it fit loose, then when its all sealed/treated then it ok to start tacking it together knowing it will be true and look straight.
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well this van has a life of its own click to view the vid

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Almost looks alive...or at least full of snakes!
front end looks great by the way

Was the opposite of watching paint dry

Well an update on another related matter, these things have to be designed and thought through but i think weve got it right

internal division to balance cores equally


better idea here

mock up


position of fan sensor

kit form

fast fwd

used the cad cutter to make the inlet flange mount as its 10mm conical,this is important as a flat plate with a stub would render it likely to flex in and out and over time possibly cause fatigue cracking

here the fan mount is welded to the end tanks and the 90' fold is sufficient to prevent movement that could be an issue, also the fan is now securely fixed via SS rivnuts/capheads and is i think a decent way to do this.

and so we have this

so now i will place it and make a simple effective mounting for it

will place it later and update
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I'm definitely wanting one too! That looks the business!

I'm drooling over that cooler.

Almost pornographic

Not Almost! Definitely cooling welding porn!

its not the worlds greatest , im a bit rusty, also the coating acted a bit like galv and when it spat it knacked me tig tip
modifications for the next one anyway
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Well in thre excitement nearly forgot the last bit of front rot.............well after sorting the tea out ready to throow in the rayburn

nice well spiced brisket.. need a slurp smilie
so,we have a small hole

not the end of the world but really does want doing once only and little bits like this are fiddly but fun to do
first bit in with a small return and the next item shown ready to add to it

the dot of weld is from the rod i stuck to it to hold it in place whilst i tacked with the other hand

now the small back part which the seal fixes to/over

i have deliberately heated this to reshape it, soft as plasticine when hot enough and no worries about distortion as there are enough folds etc to prevent that,also whilst the welds look a bit rough and lumpy they are built up like that so i can reshape the steel and not worry about sanding through..

tiny bit of rot was in the frame so cut it out and added a very small piece

a quick run with the hammers and a planish and its nearly there

just about there, i really dont want any filler in these areas

and this picky

its nearly in place, the reart part will be butt welded horizontaly and just into the diagonal part then it will be brazed to the start of the forward horizontal run , this will be drilled and spotted, same procedure at the front,
By ndoing it this way you have the original line at the ends as you could not get rid of an overlap, and the cenntre part will have a run of lead over it so should be nice enough.
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I'm looking at all this with a stupid grin on my face :
Up in paddington at the moment watching the boy jump off things... Wanna see it on a bigger screen!

To the watchers thinking about getting their vans bodywork sorted out ...when a price for renovation work is sought... ask them if it includes this standard and this amount of detail.
This to me is the bar.