my runnabout.

[m.d.]

now ive got the scoob i needed a cheap runabout so i picked up this van for 100 quid,

its a 2.0 8v gte van basically, its got everything from the astra car but in a van, its a bit manky and extreamly rotten, but it gives me a chance to practice my welding,

its been lowered too but im going to a load of neatening up work on it,

http://www.cruisesouthwest.co.uk/modules/Gallery/albums/album200/DSC00026.jpg

[m.d.]

today i made a start on the arches, ive almost finished the sill but ive got welding to do to the floorpan to finish it off,

this is what i have to contend with. this is on of the better bits too lol.
http://www.cruisesouthwest.co.uk/modules/Gallery/albums/album200/DSC00036.jpg
new sill welded in. the old one may as well have not been there, it was that rotten
http://www.cruisesouthwest.co.uk/modules/Gallery/albums/album200/DSC00037_001.jpg
the standard width arch........
http://www.cruisesouthwest.co.uk/modules/Gallery/albums/album200/DSC00035.jpg
the new width arch tacked in place
http://www.cruisesouthwest.co.uk/modules/Gallery/albums/album200/DSC00038.jpg
ive cut up and removed all the old rust from the arch and the arch has been tubbed up for more wheel clearence

this is how wide the standard astra arch is
http://www.cruisesouthwest.co.uk/modules/Gallery/albums/album200/DSC00039.jpg
and the new one. its about 2" wider
http://www.cruisesouthwest.co.uk/modules/Gallery/albums/album200/DSC00040_001.jpg

[shy witness]

looks dead on m8........wots the newer arch offf.


just an astra hatchback or wot???????????

[Riggy]

looks ace :lol: i used to love vans yeas ago although mainly escort vans


ps i spy a nova in the last pic :lol:

[ANDYRACER]

Looks good mate. Always liked vans but like Riggy said the escort vans were my favourites aswell.

[Mike.]

hmmmmmmmmmm a GTE van i like the sound of that :D

you've done some good work on it mate, what car are those rear arches from, and i'm guessing you going to put some wide wheels on it, or are you just lowering it to the deck?

[m.d.]

well not much more to look at today, but i took the arch back off again and removed all the rot from the inner arch, getting good at this welding now, not as easy as it looks on an old rotten van lol,

the arches are from a mk1 golf lol,

im sposed to be getting a set of 17'' multispokes painted in black for it for cheap, im making some big spacers for it too to widen the track at the rear,

still got loads of welding to do yet but its coming allong,

the 15s look tiny under the new arches now lol. and its lowered

[m.d.]

ps i spy a nova in the last pic :lol:

yeah thats a nova being built too,

its having my old 2.0 8v on 45s my old 6 point cage and my old buckets and harnesses,

basically the lad baught all my old rally stuff and is spending a lot of time and effourt fitting it, having the HH strengthening kit welded in at the mo and the cage fitted properly too,

its going to be what mine wanted to be, all in a mint shell too, not even a bubble of rust in the boot floor either