The Face of Rot, The Enemy within !!!!

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The Face of Rot, The Enemy within !!!!

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Edited: Picture removed at subject's request (HM)

Ooops wrong picture :lol:


Whilst debating whether to chop or save the panelvan I had some illuminating chats with Dai about where rust lurks on our vans and whilst I'm chopping this one up I shall hope to document these often hidden areas where the vans rot as a photo guide and maybe as a video which may be of use to those restoring their vans and also to potential new buyers. Let the horror begin
floor although solid is hiding a lot methinks
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photos taken from the C pillar forward and around the underneath of the sills
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This particular jacking point has collapsed when jacked up with the high lift and you can see why from the previous shots
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Blimey, that looks rough. Some of those pictures look the ones they took of the Titanic, on the sea bed....
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that's definitely spent some time on the Atlantic coast....
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tforturton wrote:Blimey, that looks rough. Some of those pictures look the ones they took of the Titanic, on the sea bed....
hey hold on a minute!!! just because the guy has got a bit of grey hair and a funny hat you don´t have to be so insulting
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Holey crap !!! :shock: :shock: Definately beyond repair!
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hugomonkey wrote:
tforturton wrote:Blimey, that looks rough. Some of those pictures look the ones they took of the Titanic, on the sea bed....
hey hold on a minute!!! just because the guy has got a bit of grey hair and a funny hat you don´t have to be so insulting
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My computer display is out of focus. :cry:
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I have to say that the chap in the first pic is a true Syncrophile with the badge to prove it and one of the best Syncro Multivans in existence (belonging to him) in the back ground! Few people have proved themselves worthy of such a badge.

Anyway the remaining pics show a sad sad story of the state our Syncro vans can get to if neglected and badly maintained. Who would have thought that the van being murdered right now was once being thrown at everything with gay abandon.

This was it last year ....

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Probably best it gets chopped up .....
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hugomonkey wrote:
tforturton wrote:Blimey, that looks rough. Some of those pictures look the ones they took of the Titanic, on the sea bed....
hey hold on a minute!!! just because the guy has got a bit of grey hair and a funny hat you don´t have to be so insulting

I agree .... !
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baggsie the twin ortecs :ok
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Aidan wrote:baggsie the twin ortecs :ok

Why Aidan? Do you have a field in Wales that needs a couple of gates .... ?
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now now boys lets all play nicely,

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axeman wrote:now now boys lets all play nicely,

neil

We are ..... :rofl

Fancy a white bath tub type roof for your Syncro .....
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Right! Paddy, I have one of them roofs and an ortec so feck off....the OTHER van does look a little crispy now the real photos have been shown and I revoke my vote to restore it....
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syncropaddy wrote:I have to say that the chap in the first pic is a true Syncrophile with the badge to prove it and one of the best Syncro Multivans in existence (belonging to him) in the back ground! Few people have proved themselves worthy of such a badge.
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
syncropaddy wrote:Anyway the remaining pics show a sad sad story of the state our Syncro vans can get to if neglected and badly maintained. Who would have thought that the van being murdered right now was once being thrown at everything with gay abandon.

This was it last year ....

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Probably best it gets chopped up .....
Ah I see Unicorn envy has now switched to panelvan envy :lol:
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