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Gave the repairs to the caravelle a quick coat of black paint and took it back to Rushacre for them to check out if the repairs had been done. Came away with an MOT pass sheet. (y) This mk2 golf gti has been sitting in their yard for at least 5 years now. :( Looks pretty tidy (from this side...

Not an easy section to chop out, get at with a welder or grind down the welds. Not a pretty repair, though its now back to being strong again.

Sunny, again. :eek:

The problem is the vans were built in sections which makes repairing everything difficult. The chassis was built then the floor attached afterwards. Sides were built as a complete bumper to bumper floor to roof section then stood up and welded in place too so getting to any rot in the seams is...

This is the bit between the top spring/shock mounts i've been struggling to get access to to repair. Looks a lot easier with the seat boxes and floor out.

When you get too invested in chopping out every little bit of rot.

Its nice when its not raining. Went to get some LPG this afternoon as it was forecast rain so i knew i'd not get anything done on the caravelle outside. Driving up over the hill to Fishguard and the sky turned pitch black, the temperature dropped 5c in a couple of minutes but no rain fell. Most...

Just managed to get out before it started drizzling this morning.

Had a look at the other bit of crossmember which turns out was just as bad as the first bit. I spent a long time with a hacksaw blade in a holder cutting through them from below. A sabre saw would have made light work of it but theres not the spaceto cut from above and the throw and blade length...

I've got one but the motor on the side is too big to fit into most places i've really needed. It kept snapping the abrasive belts when i tried to use it. I think the bearing on the arm is on its way out and is causing it to spin off centre so the belt catches the side of the housing and snaps. :(

I've got a compressor but its only a small one thats fit for filling tyres only.

Only ever seen one NOS one come up for sale but it was well over £400 and would require the cab floor, seat boxes and suspension spring top mounts to be chopped out to replace it. Did a bit of chopping this afternoon. Couldn't get the grinder in so it was chopped out with a dremel multitool...

Managed to get my phone in to have a look at the bits i need to repair. There was loads of mud packed onto the ledge and theres some still on the top of the chassis rail too from the look of it. It was a factory hole maybe an inch in diameter but just rotted out further. I'll just chop it out...

The rear chassis rail rot is at the opposite side of the van from the fuel line, though not one of the heaters lines. :rolleyes: The front bit is a foot or more infront of the fuel tank. This is where the rot is at the back (theres a factory hole punched into the chassis rail thats now a rusty...

Had the caravelle in for its MOT this afternoon. Failed on a couple of spots of rot, one on the inside face of the chassis rail in a really inaccessible place to fix :rolleyes: and the other behind the front suspension top mount which is also a PITA to get to (or even see). Couple of advisories...

Up the hills this morning in the sunshine.

No wonder the wall is always getting scratched up. :rolleyes:

Hunting down an annoying squeaking noise today from the autosleeper's engine. Removed the belt and the sound dissappears so not the timing belt. (y) Not sure if its a stretched auxiliary belt causing it to be too slack or the power steering pump complaining. The tensioner is good, both the...