2021/02/09 13:20:52
deano
Yeah Robbie, I'm guessing they wont be Performance Mls  on the white van, despite it being an Aus rego and therefore Performance possibly being easier for us to get. I have their 14" on the Capri, and already dont like how large a diameter the centre face flange gets as the wheel size increases, and the spokes are proportionally shorter.
From the ones i've seen, alot of the time after 14" they to go to 10 spokes instead of 8, which to my eyes make the wheel look like a mouth full of granny teeth.(IMHO!)
 
Thanks Marty, I know someone would pick it up. I had messed around with the arches on and off a few times, and took a number of photos in between. Funny thing is the bubbles are Magnums, with stickers and part numbers, but as you buy them in pairs (or set of 4), there's bugger all reference I can find to see which specific guard goes on what side.
Fronts are easy to determine, but the rears at least can fit the van just as crudely either way.
I have seen examples each way.
"Hook" is meant to go to the front?

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2021/02/09 13:33:37
deano
I was thinking maybe 8" on the back and 6" on the front?
 
I reckon it needs the offset more than the actual overall width of the wheel?
Once the arches are on, and I get an idea if the diff (BW?) should be kept or swapped, when we'll know how wide to go.
2021/02/09 19:58:15
martymexico
Go 8s all round, and run slightly skinnier tred on the front. With the flares, the fronts are simple, just line up the lower body crease and the front should have a dip for the front bumper hole . Rear arches has the sharp hook at the front, like old time caravans then the body lines will fall into place with the flares, vans are the same as coup,. Measure from the door jam to the flare arch to get them equal. Forgot to say to load the boot up with friends so you get the ride height where you want and adjust the arch to look right . Check, measure, check . 👍👍
2021/02/15 13:24:13
deano
an update from weekend 5, the impromptu lockdown meant family commitments could not go ahead, so I unfortunately had to spend a fair bit of it in the garage.
 
Welding is continuing to improve.
I bought new tips for the first time, after getting a serious block.
My gloves looked like a bunch of burn snags, particularly the left hand that I use to hold the gun. 
Some clever bloke worked out this, so you can buy a pair of one glove.So I got some 'Lefties'
 
It seems like you go 1 glory job to every 5 if your lucky.
So this weekend I cut and welded on the front passenger bubble as the fun job. 
I used a handheld joddler? /punch from Metal Man tools for the first time. It chomped through the bubble arch easily, but the flange depth of the joggle isnt very deep, lucky if it was 10mm.
This meant the matching spotweld punch whole was corresponding closing to the panels also.
I thought I may blow through being so close, but all turned ok.
 
A skim of filler, then etch prime on the inside and out.
The crease fold down the hip line needs some work, as does each bottom side of the guard.
 
 
 

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2021/02/15 13:29:07
deano
some more pics.
The rear of the inner sill box bit was thin in spots, so I cut it out and replaced a section.
I just about have something to weld the sill in place to.
 
Why do people plug up rust holes with no more gaps then paint over?
 
Ps.
Can we get an update on what everyone else is up to, so you don't have to just read about my van :) ?
Post here!
 

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2021/02/15 21:22:47
martymexico
Your doing well there Deano, lock-in time is shed time! When Adel done it for 2x days I quickly steelo padded the ute and painted it the next day I painted it... In shed white enamel just so it's 1 colour, only used 1ltr for the complete cab but it's only till I do the full conversion sometime soon. On a good note I've got a buyer for the mk1 coup shell once painted that's been on the rotisserie dormant for a year so I will be getting back into that one



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2021/03/08 21:11:00
deano
no real updates on the van, but I may have inadvertently found an engine, and gearbox, and diffs, and 21"wheels, and interior and... 
well, a 2 lt, factory 185 kw turbo 4 cylinder thats currently 4wd with 4000kms/9 months old
 
We had a mishap over the weekend, and the car is written off, t-bared at 100kms/hour.
The four of us emerged ok, but 7 broken ribs.
I dont know yet what the insurance buy back option is worth, but a van with the boxer engine would sound pretty cool.
Would be an easy transplant for sure...  
 
2021/03/08 21:13:19
deano
forgot the pics...^^
 
 
 

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2021/03/08 21:14:47
deano
check the bullbar imprint from the 4wd, and the embedded number plate.
 
2021/03/09 16:03:08
blue74
Woh, Deano, Glad you all escaped relatively unscathed, it always impresses me how well modern cars stand up to this sort of accident, even more so to a 4WD impact. 
I'm glad you are soldiering on with your project as it gives me something to enjoy catching up on. I have been making progress on the Capri however too slow to be worth posting.
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