Luke's Minibus 1st V6 24v cosworth now fitting a 2JZGTE

[Luke]

This is my minibus nicknamed "The Old Girl"!!
Better pictures can be seen Here!!!

Origanally a mk1 now fitted with a mk2 front! just to avoid any confusion!
She 's been off the road for about a year now , and im hoping to get her back on the road for next month!! It was running a Di when i got it! but ive swapped the Di for a quieter 2.0 pinto and 4 speed box - but thats just a temporary measure! my plans are for a 16v dohc engine and 5 speed box - should give a good balance between performance and economy! i'd love a 24v cossy but that may be too expensive to run!
Thats enough for now i'll update you on it's progress as and when!!!


EDIT - CLICK HERE TO GO STRAIT TO THE 2JZ SWAP PART

[Luke]

Got the first coat of primer on this evening!! well my mate did - cheers Steve!! , ive put a picture in the gallery!!!
also did a drawing for my alloy wheel boss adapters for the fronts - getting mi dad to make em - cheers dad

so im making loads of progress without doing any work myself!!!

We had to drop the van of it's wheels to get clearance to spray the roof!!

and here's a piccy of steve with his new toy his u.v. lamp!!

[Valsheda]

NICE ONE LUKE , GLAD TO SEE THE OLD GIRL IS COMMING ALONG NICELY , THATS A NICE PAINT JOB SHE'S GOT IN THE GALLERY PICS

WHAT'S THE U.V LAMP FOR , I CANT MAKE OUT ANY DODGEY BANK NOTES STUCK TO THE FRONT

[jay]

U.V. FOR DRYING PAINT??AND TRYING NOTES FROM DODGY SHOPS
OR DODGY MATES

[Luke]

Yeah for drying paint! not sure how it works on dodgy bank notes!!!

[Steve@CCR]

My good friend has made an error whilst describing my lamp.

As you can see, it is an IR Lamp. An Infra Red Lamp that kicks
out enough heat to melt a plastic bumper from 18" away.

I'm sure he meant IR rather than UV.

Dries body filler and high build primer solid in 8 minutes.

[Luke]

UV IR all the same to me!!
If it gets me transit done it's a good thing!!!

[Gunslinger]

i had the same dilema, sliding windows or single pane .... the rot below the lower edges swung my descision, so i couldnt go for normal ford ones .... LDV 400's on the other hand are bigger height wise, and are also contoured just right

so i cut out the holes to the new size thus loosing all the rot and the LDV windows are riveted in by design so nice easy fitment. and the middle ones from the LDV should be small enough to fit into a sideloading door ... havent tested this theory yet, but it should be interesting finding out

[Luke]

I have a set of mk1 sliding windows which were in and there rotton, ive also got a set of better mk2 ones- but i think ill go for the statics!! best looking!!
The window frames wernt too bad ive had to do about 3 seperate patches on them - i cut out all the rot and welded a new piece in!!!

[Luke]

Great day today!!! all the primer is done and a few small bits of mercury grey have gone on!!! insides of the doors etc. great to see what it lookes like!!!

im aslo making progress with my front hubs, ive counterbored the retaining bolts and me dads gonna turn the o/d down for me!!!
bit of a problem with the adapters on the back!! - it appears me wheels are too wide and will stick out of the arch!! oh dear! i havent made any final measurements cos the vans dropped on the hubs at the moment and there not sitting square, but it dont look good!! but where theres a will theres a way!! and i havent spent all that dosh on a set of alloys to have only the fronts on!!

[BigMac]

well done luke the vans looking good cant wait to see it in colour and with new wheels . it should look good

[Luke]

Bit more paint went on today, enough to see what the colour is gonna look like! no regrets mercuary grey looks great!!!
dont know when its gonna be on the road, getting the time is a hassle these days , but it took michelangelo 3 years to paint the sistine chapel so this is looking quick!!!
would have put a photo [here] but ive just realised the ones i took are on me dads camera!!

[Valsheda]

SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE CHOSEN A NICE COLOUR THERE LUKE , IF ITS WHAT I THINK IT IS , MY MATE HAD AN XR2 IN THAT COLOUR , LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE PICS ( WHEN YOU GET HOLD OF YER DADS CAMERA )

[Luke]

SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE CHOSEN A NICE COLOUR THERE LUKE , IF ITS WHAT I THINK IT IS , MY MATE HAD AN XR2 IN THAT COLOUR , LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE PICS ( WHEN YOU GET HOLD OF YER DADS CAMERA )

Yeah i think they did XR2's in it!! I had a sierra in the colour regretted getting rid of it! i think it suits the van not too new looking but still looks up to date!! if you know what i mean!!

Anyway made good progress today! more painting done still not finished!!! just inner doors, steps etc all done next time big spray!!!
Got all me tyres fitted today!! cheers mate!! (mentioning no names! boss away!:wink: ) tried em up against van look great!!! (no piccs untill vans done )
Also me front hubs are away at a local machine shop being re-drilled! should be back tuesday, superb as i now have some wheels with tyres on to go on them!!!
So jobs left to do before she's on the road - Finish painting!! build back up!! ive also got to get another propshaft, cos i took the one off it to fit on me pickup (now shortened so it cant go back on ) i was hoping to have an MT75 in this one- but i didnt bother (so far)!! i do have one of a lwb that will need shortening but should fit if needs must!!
also the backbox has rotted through and as its a temparary engine im relucatant to buy a new one!! ive acquired a janspeed backbox off a scrap 205 1.9Gti im gonna see if i can get that to fit - if not i'll weld the origanal up!!!

[Valsheda]

NICE ONE LUKE , SOON BE ON THE ROAD MATE , BET YER CANT WAIT AND I HOPE YOUR GONNA DO A BIG PHOTO SHOOT FOR THE GALLERY WHEN FINISHED

OH DEAR WHAT A PITY YOU HAD TO PUT A JANSPEED BOX ON THE BACK SOME PEOPLE WOULD CONSIDER THAT TO BE A GOOD EXCUSE TO FIT ONE , RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE