Azzvan

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Big day today:

Shock mounts re-welded to diff
Clutch cable fitted, still needs small adjustment
fuel tank refitted
Diff and trans filled with oil
Started bleeding and adjusting brakes but ran out of brake fluid
Bolted starter motor back up
And for the fist time since november, drove it out of the shed
Bit scary without any brakes though, and i only reversed like 20m but still

So now my to do list is getting really short before paint and panel, might need to start on a to-do list of things after p&p is done

Not many photos cuz it was dark by the time i finished tonight, but i'll post some tomorrow for sure

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Photo's as promised

The Celica/Supra 5 speed, Dellow conversion Kit, spacer blocks lower the Bedford crossmember, cut and welded the Toyota transmission mount into the Bedford crossmember

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Chrome Rocker Cover

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Victor welding the shock mounts onto the back diff (Shoulda done this before we put it under the van)

If you want any photos of anything else just ask, i dunno what you guys are into

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Another historical day for the Azzvan, but first allow me to rant,
How many electricians and plumbers does it take to bleed a van?
Well after probably 2-3hours of f**king around, we finally worked out our master was buggered so we pinched one from the old parts van and had it bled in 20mins. Man thats annoying, anyway

So, brakes bled and adjusted, front mags fit perfectly and look amazing. Get very close to guards at full lock, but this will be sorted when flares go on
Some idiot didn't charge the camera so no pics today.
And my first proper drive of the van with the new drive line
To recap: Celica/Supra W55 5-speed, driving a HQ 3.36 ratio diff on 295-50-15 tyres
Hit 80kph in 3rd, 100kph in 4th and a new land speed record of 116kph in 5th. Had the engine cover off so it was a bit hard to hear how hard it was revving, as i'm used to the cover on, but my foot was nearly flat to maintain 110kph. Perhaps with a bit of a tune up i might hit 120kph, but 110 is highway speed so thats all i need.

Speedo is 20% too slow, ie 100kph on Navman = 80kph on speedo, 50kph on Navman = 40kph on speedo, so i can now get the reduction (or in this case, increase) box made up.

Other than that, i snapped 2 bolts holding the tow bar on whilst trying to remove them, so will need to find replacements. Started pulling out door rubbers ready for paint and panel.

Paint and panel will start on Monday (all going well) and should take about 3 weeks and $7500, i'll post plenty of pics, if i charge the camera.

Tomorrow, keep pulling out door rubbers and give it a quick clean ready for monday. A few other minor things to double check before its 100%

Soooo exciting

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So are we buddy, nothing better then seeing another beddy coming back to life, well maybe there is one thing  I have about 5 cameras here so i will always have at least one i can use, plus spare batteries for some of them. Being an X PI cameras were the NO1 tool of the trade. 
When all this is done mate you will forget the bad times when you are cruising, a beddy makes you forget all thats bad. I remember the first time i built mine, and took it for a drive the first time, it was awesome, people just stood on the side of the road staring, it was great, and my van was just plain, not custom, so i can't wait to finish and see the looks this time.

george.

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Ok guys photos as promised. Hope they work
Just a few pics of the van with the new front mags. Mags look the same but the difference in offset mean they actually fit under the guards

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I get clearance from lock to lock (just), but would clip the guard on bumps

I don't think i need to mention that i'll be trimming them back when we fit the flares

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A few underneath pics, easy to take photos with no spare tyre hanger or towbar

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Interior before, and then ripping everything out ready for paint