4X4 MK1 VAN

[PAULDRIVER]

Took the engine out today.

























The back end will be off Monday, then strip everything off the shell.
Should be at the dippers next week.
Will put some pictures up.

[Jon_Kadett]

Epic.

[PAULDRIVER]

Cheers Jon mate, going to be cleaning and painting the running gear while the shell is away, these gt4 s have quite a few bushes front and rear, so we will be having fun removing them all

Once she is painted we will be going all out to get it back together and motd before the gritters are out, (that is the plan as i want to drive it before the salty roads) !

Will put some pics up

[nelson c.]

[PAULDRIVER]

Took the back end off today, and stripped all the shell to the bare knackers !













Got everything on this racking, miles better than all over the floor !





Going to drop michelle off at the dippers tommorrow.

[Sparko]

Massive respect dude! Amazed at how quick you are cracking on with this!!!

[PAULDRIVER]

Cheers for the comments, my mk2 van took 4 years, im wanting this done before november, The end isnt too far away now, i dropped the shell at the acid dippers today, the guy was sound, showed me the process, and some before and after bits and pieces.
A capri was just being loaded and it looked impressive, not the capri theyre dog shxt, but the work what had been done was !

Heres a few pics ready to go.
They said 3 WEEKS till i can collect it !











We will be starting to clean everything up now.

[PAULDRIVER]

Noticed on my engine when i took it out YAMAHA molded into the timing belt cover ???

Never knew Toyota and Yamaha had something going on ?

Did anyone else know this ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-celica-st205-gt4-1995-jdm-complete-engine-/152220055050?hash=item237105b60a:g:jRMAAOSwIgNXwM4T

[PAULDRIVER]

Stripped all the suspension down to remove the bushes and for re-furbing.













some bits ready to get blasted and painted

[gazster]

This is an awesome build carnt wait for pics when been painted👍

[PAULDRIVER]

Cheers for the positive comments, we are doing as much as we can with what we have.

Sent the bottom arms for re conditioning,

Recieved most of the rear poly bushes friday, will be fitting them once i get the 6x arms and subframes back,

Also getting the diff painted so will look like new,

Need to get some coilovers as well, ive seen some TEIN ones im fancying.Top quality from Japan.

Probably going to have it all ready before the shell is back from its 1st dip, as once all the welds and small repairs are done it will be going back for re dipping and electro priming

Will put some pictures up when ive done a bit more.

[PAULDRIVER]

A few pictures of the diff after a repaint.







Got the shell back today.























It looks well, we now need to clean all the welds up and sort any bits we missed. Got all the subframes and cross members painted ready. Will have the shell primed shortly all being well.

[Jon_Kadett]

The shell looks unreal! Awesome work.

[PAULDRIVER]

Cheers Jon mate, Cant wait to start putting it together after paint, We need to work fast, to get it back for priming, as the acid dipping place is moving their paint operation and are shutting down to move, and set back up in january 2017 !!!!!!

When i collected michelle, the guy said "will we see you next year now"

I was like "No should be a week or so, we are trying to get it done as fast as possible" ?

The worst thing on a build is waiting for other people to do something i cant !

Even though we have cracked on, time has been lost which we had no control of.

So we should be further on at this stage, but i cant complain

Will put some more pics up as and when.

[nelson c.]