Mk6 "Gabby"

[sc_BK]

OK well with my no. plate ending GBY my transit has been christened "Gabby".

Was my day off today so this morning I headed into work (god I'm sad) to buy a rake load of stuff for Gabby. Got back, sanded down the worst marks on the shelves and half bulkhead partition thingy, swept and vaccumed it all out then set about putting stain on the wood. Now as I'm a cheapskate instead of going for proper joinery wood stain I had bought a bucket of Ronseal Fencelife After spending most of the day kneeling on the floor painting, I can now barely walk

Got all the shelves, partition and 2 coats for the floor done, the inside now looks a LOT better, all the wood is kinda evened out.

Before:






No after pics tonight as it's too wet and dark



Then I built a ramp, it's a kinda open ended trough, and it's just the right width for the bike tyres:




Hopefully tomorrow night I'll get started on scrubbing the whole van down

[Nathan_Cardiff]

Bet that Ronseal paint is buzzing

try some chequer plate on your ramp. works a treat in the wet for loading up bikes

[sc_BK]

Just finished taking out the shelves, bulkhead, and floor, so I can fit the hooks.







Also got some nice lighting for the back on the way

[sc_BK]

EVENTUALLY got all the holes drilled in the right places (more or less ) for the hooks, screwed the floor down then put silicone round the edge, which is now drying. Thank feck I don't install bathrooms for a living as the sealent is kinda all over the place, stanley knife will be getting a lot of use tomorrow


Then went out for a spin.....

[MrMPuk]

Were the holes not there already then?

[sc_BK]

Aye the holes were in the metal floor, just had to get them drilled in the right places in the ply, which was easier said than done. (in the p*ssing rain aswell )

[sc_BK]

Tonight I got the bulkhead and shelves back in, and tidied up the silicone a bit

Also finished off the ramp with 300mm long cheq. plate top and bottom




Also took me new lights out the box and played about with them : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n8ncVWOmSQ

[MrCoffee]

Looking good! Where did you get the chequer plate and the metal edging strip you can see in the last picture?

I`ve been having a nightmare trying to find either!

MrC

[100ps_drw_hicube]

hate to say it but silicone on steel aint a good idea

[MarkM]

Looking good! Where did you get the chequer plate and the metal edging strip you can see in the last picture?

I`ve been having a nightmare trying to find either!

MrC

B&Q sell the edging strip all different sizes. If you get really stuck then some fancy edging can be bought from these guys http://www.adamhall.co.uk you will have to do some searching but when fitted it will be a foot grip instead of the potential foot slip that the stuff from B&Q sells.

A link to some of the Adam Hall stuff (make a note of the section it is in so you can search for the other sizes)

http://www.adamhall.com/uk/index.php?cc ... _katnav=14

[sc_BK]

hate to say it but silicone on steel aint a good idea

Well I said silicone, it's actually just a silicone orintated product Safe for metals


Edging strip was already fitted, and the cheq. plate was from a sheet metal place next to my work, cost me feck all as I know them

[100ps_drw_hicube]

gdgd would hate to see your new pride and joy rusty as hell in a years time

[ovlov]

hate to say it but silicone on steel aint a good idea

Whats doe's silicone on steel do Ive used it a lot doe'snt seem to have done any harm yet

[sc_BK]

Lights fitted:





(btw they're much brighter than the pic looks)

[MrMPuk]

hate to say it but silicone on steel aint a good idea

Whats doe's silicone on steel do Ive used it a lot doe'snt seem to have done any harm yet

Silicone is an acid and loves to eat metal and gaskets, which is why it has been banned buy many large rebuild companies!