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    Hello, thought id start a thread on my van build ?<br>
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    The van was for sale on here a few months back, you might know it ? or even owned it at some point ?<br><br>I got it off ebay knowing it was a rot box, i had one intention,<br>
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    That was to 4x4 it !<br>
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    The van is absolutely bollocksed<img src="images/smilies/tard.gif" border="0" alt="" title="tard" smilieid="108" class="inlineimg"> rotten as a peach (as i expected)<br>
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    It had repairs over repairs over rot <img src="images/smilies/thumb.gif" border="0" alt="" title="thumb" smilieid="115" class="inlineimg"> so we didnt mess about getting it cut up ready for the mitsubishi evo 4 floor to go in <img src="images/smilies/smile3.gif" border="0" alt="" title="smile" smilieid="122" class="inlineimg"><br>
    Never judge a book by its cover comes to mind <img src="images/smilies/roll4.gif" border="0" alt="" title="rolleyes" smilieid="126" class="inlineimg"><br>
    <a href="http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/pauldriver/media/nova%20van%20shed%20001.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/pauldriver/nova%20van%20shed%20001.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br>
    <a href="http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/pauldriver/media/nova%20van%20shed%20002.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/pauldriver/nova%20van%20shed%20002.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br>
    <a href="http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/pauldriver/media/nova%20van%20shed%20003.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/pauldriver/nova%20van%20shed%20003.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br>
    <a href="http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/pauldriver/media/nova%20van%20shed%20004.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/pauldriver/nova%20van%20shed%20004.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br>
    <a href="http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/pauldriver/media/nova%20van%20shed%20005.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/pauldriver/nova%20van%20shed%20005.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br>
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    Some more pictures of the strip down<br>
    <a href="http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/pauldriver/media/nova%20van%20shed%20006.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/pauldriver/nova%20van%20shed%20006.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br>
    <a href="http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/pauldriver/media/nova%20van%20shed%20007.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/pauldriver/nova%20van%20shed%20007.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br>
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    <a href="http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/pauldriver/media/nova%20van%20shed%20009.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/pauldriver/nova%20van%20shed%20009.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br>
    <a href="http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/pauldriver/media/nova%20van%20shed%20010.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/pauldriver/nova%20van%20shed%20010.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br>
    Not very nice<br>
    <a href="http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/pauldriver/media/nova%20van%20shed%20011.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/pauldriver/nova%20van%20shed%20011.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br>
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    I dont think the anti roll bar works anymore <img src="images/smilies/.gif" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="105" class="inlineimg"><br>
    <a href="http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/pauldriver/media/nova%20van%20shed%20012.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/pauldriver/nova%20van%20shed%20012.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br>
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    This van was never going back on the road, and whoever MOT D it last must have been unconscious, as it was motd still before xmas !<br>
    <a href="http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/pauldriver/media/nova%20van%20shed%20013.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/pauldriver/nova%20van%20shed%20013.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br>
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    Never judge a book by its cover comes to mind






    Some more pictures of the strip down





    Not very nice


    I dont think the anti roll bar works anymore [IMG]images/smilies/.gif" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="105" class="inlineimg"]


    This van was never going back on the road, and whoever MOT D it last must have been unconscious, as it was motd still before xmas !



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    fixed the image links

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    Wow that is seriously rotten and ripe for cutting up, look forward to seeing this progress.
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    That's some serious rot that. Is it getting repaired? I've scrapped alot cleaner.

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    Needs a fair bit of attention that! Good luck with the project mate

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    Quote Originally Posted by torquey View Post
    That's some serious rot that. Is it getting repaired? I've scrapped alot cleaner.
    It is bad in the places i wont be using, The A posts are the main thing, and they are good. We will be changing the sills and rear panel. Will put some more pictures up when photobucket sorts its head out ? got loads for you lads, stripped the evo 4 down today ready

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    After having a mk6 transit and replacing loads of panels and making 40 big patches that nova doesn't look too bad an it's easily fixed
    Last edited by brainsnova; 07-02-17 at 12:18 AM.

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    I wouldn't go near that one - I've weighed in much, much, much cleaner shells... unless you're obsessed about having a genuine van... they aren't exactly common!

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