limited last edition work van

anyway had to go and donate the merc wheels to my velle thats sat waiting for some tlc coz i needed a decent standard wheel as a spare for the van, took some pics while i was there just coz i felt like it even though there not that good

Then i tought i best make sure this fits in ok still as it was a long time since i had it in the van and couldnt remember how much of a chew it was to fit in. now im on the road going to go for a play tommorow and have a day off playing with van

firstly on the list was tsliding door hinge mod as the bottom edge of the door was rubbing on the tyre a bit when it was fully open. Had never done this before yesterday and i had one spare rear mechanism so i thought id have a go. i was eager so never got that many pics. i ended up using both rear mechs to make the extended one, i glanced at the wiki and decided to extend the hinge first rather than cut the runner first as it ssaid in the wiki, my thinking with this was that i could measure it afterwards andand take the exact ammount off the runner. i addede 25mm into it and dressed it up with a powerfile after welding

give it a coat of paint to be drying while i was on with the runner

somehow it only ended up 23mm longer than standard so took 23mm off the runner

Then welded the end back on and give it a coat of paint, new grease and a waxoil for good measure

i suprised myself on this one was very easy to do and in my opinion it looks like a factory job

 

I fucking loved that bus.