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He loves it.

Underlay, carpet and the dog..

Matt black.. because it was free.

Finally started on the interior. Managed to etch prime the roll cage

Well thanks to Tim who saved the flooring he had to remove.. the van now has its original 43 year old plywood floor down. It needed cutting to fit around the engine, cage and battery box though. At least something on it is original lol

Well.. time to.re do the back end.. well, make a start on it. Blank canvas. I've already got a set of second hand two tone leatherette cushions.

Welcome to the pita job of bleeding the brakes. I think it's a 3/8 pipe. I have recently replaced the reservoir with a modern alternative which meant I could fit a pressure bleeder.

Had a quick run out this afternoon. I managed about 10 foot before the diff got tested.. it works.

How do you think the unthinkable? With an itheberg!!!

Wakey wakey!!

Not quite..

All back together. Plans are already being made for next winters improvements

OK so... a line lock turns out to be an electrically operated one way valve and NOT an electrically operated shut off valve.. I pressure bled the system and tested the line lock by hand. It was letting the rears lock on and release when turned off. It turns out that the inlet and outlet need...

Well I did some digging and I managed to source a new brake reservoir with a modern 45mm cap, meaning a pressure bleeder will fit. It even fits in the standard mounting bracket

Ooh.. I need this.

Does it count as a go-faster modification if it turns the brakes off?

Even tried reverse bleeding. I've ordered a new reservoir that a pressure bleeder will fit onto

Nope. Commer brakes are a pain to bleed. 2l though already, I locked all the shoes up, still not got a decent pedal. Tried vac bleeding, getting an assistant to pump etc no pedal. Pressure bleeder won't fit. More fluid ordered.

It's in. I'm now facing the dreaded task of bleeding the brakes. Last time it took 3L of fluid and a master cylinder rebuild!