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[nicklouse]

A replacement for the T4? 

Yep that and the Suzuki. Will be my daily and event van.

[jonlad]

It looks in nice condition and the wheels suit it 

[nicklouse]

It looks in nice condition and the wheels suit it 

Cheers, tows ok as well.

 

now to get the front swapped over.

[slidehammer]

Looks quite smart the steel front end and the fit doesn't look to bad at all.

[nicklouse]

Been making space and moving out stuff into storage.

they have been putting in a battery storage system. So not much happened.

[sonscar]

Wow,what an impressive amount of stuff,Steve..

[nicklouse]

Wow,what an impressive amount of stuff,Steve..

Fitted into 1/4 the space I had before. Still need to move some boxes about. Putting stuff that does not need to be at hand in the container. Better get the labelling machine out.

[sonscar]

In over fifty years of working on bikes,cars and DIY one of my regrets is not buying more and better quality tools.Now retired it is unlikely to happen.Steve..

[nicklouse]

Been doing work on the Daily/service van.

Has lights.

getting Seats and TV.

Wirly gig vent changed for solar.

 

[nicklouse]

New part of the project. To aid the design of the mounting of the front end just picked up a “new” subframe. 
 

been the first time in a while where I have followed someone else’s work.

sure there is something(s) missing here.

Nice.

 

Guess which side had work.

Why?

metric fully threaded is wrong.

Stripped no compressor needed.

 

Endaf send those bits.

[nicklouse]

The village had open gardens this weekend so there has been much tidying up done today but did a little investigation and one top arm is scrap.

Edited by nicklouse, 16 June 2024 - 08:34 PM.

[nicklouse]

New bits for the subframe arrived. I think a little fettling will be needed to take the odd edge off for a good fit.

 

also as I think I will be keeping the front stabiliser mount.

 

But first to check the subframe for square.

[Gaz66]

That looks like the urchfab kit.
Just fitted the same to my subframe.
Fettling required I found but it was no big deal.

[nicklouse]

That looks like the urchfab kit.
Just fitted the same to my subframe.
Fettling required I found but it was no big deal.

It is. A little more than others but I like what he is doing and the single piece side part sold it.

 

got images of yours done side on?

[Gaz66]

Will try and get some sorted tomorrow Nick.
After spending ages trying every way possible to get the plates to fit I eventually settled on what Ive done
I've put the tower brace plates on the other way round to your pictures.
They weren't a good fit on my frame so I slit them at about 3/4 length and bent them to follow the curve of the frame.
Should be ok from a strength point of view with 3/4 of the length still straight.
The side plates I've put on just like your picture.

Edited by Gaz66, 26 June 2024 - 09:45 PM.