The T4...

[thecrewkid]

Right i sold the 65 Split and got myself a SWB '51 plate T4 2.5 TDI 102 as you can see she's a ex AA and a pretty straight bus..











First things first... 85mm slam kit from Ade @ t4srus



And the slam kit fitted..








Brand new 18" Audi alloys.













A new set of tinted indicators and rear lights..





And a nice T4 rear badge..





And now decided it was time to add a couple more windows to the rear..
Corner holes drilled.













And the sides cut out ready for the glas to be bonded in..





And the glass bonded in..





And while moving some stuff about i found some Stainless tubes, so thought i'd have a go at making some side bars.. But they were slightly too short so i had the lenghten them a little bit..





While i was at it i thought i would try and shape the ends slightly..



Just resting on the jack to see what it looked like..



Ends cut, bent, rolled and welded..







Then ground back..






Now the N/S side one is finished, apart from some mounts..



The O/S bar ready for some loving..



Ends cut and ready for some work.



Both now finished all ground back and cleaned up just need to sort some mounts out and get them fitted..





And a pic of the windows fitted..

[thecrewkid]

I had to do a well over due oil and filter change... And while i was draining the oil i made myself a EGR blank so whipped the intercooler out popped the EGR pipe off gave it a little clean out and fitted the blank..

Decided not to buy a rock and roll bed cos they cost a fooking BOMB for what they are.. So i've started building my own but only out of wood for now then once it's tried and tested i've got the sizes so i'll be able to weld some box section to the same spec job done...
Also gonna need to sort a floor mount for the rear seat belts for the kids..
Gonna start ordering some pipes so i can start building my custom S/S twin exit straight through exhaust..

[thecrewkid]

A little update for you..

When i first got her i slammed her and chucked the rims on and the offset wasn't right and the rear tyres rubbed the arches so i beat the nuts out of the to get them out the way..

This has now been put back right flipped the arch lips back to where they're ment to be and trimmed about 5mm off them so they cleared removed the rear springs to make sure i've got enough clearance when loaded up..










Then i thought i'd paint her while shes off the road so i pulled her apart inside and out.. Couple little dents needed looking.. And about 10 holes in the roof..























Got myself a new MK3 golf VR6 front splitter a bit of cutting and she's on..





And then tried the paint out on the grille to see if the colour was what i wanted..

[thecrewkid]

Well last weekend we prep'd primed and painted the door shuts and inside in the celly orange and it was f**king nuts paint just wouldn't cover well at all..
So the rear shut and sliding door step and shut gonna be done again but around the windows are just gonna be left as they are gonna get carpeted sometime anyway..

Had some spare time over the weekend so we got the body prep'd (apart from the roof and masked up the shuts and windows..









Then chucked 3 coats of 2k primer on and plastic primed the bumpers then 2k'd them aswell..









Just got to prep the doors inside and out and the mirrors then prime them all up, guild coat it all flat it back then PAINT.. Oh and do the roof aswell..

Just ordered some decent 2k paint so she'll be done in 2pac... Fingers crossed i'll get her done this weekend..

[thecrewkid]

Dragged Frizz and the kids out today to help finish flatting it down so it's all done now..

So i've painted the inside of the doors, bonnet ect..







If i get time i'll paint the van tomorrow..

[thecrewkid]

Here we go the bonnet, roof and wheels painted black.. And the rest all finished and flatted and polished..

[thecrewkid]

And the insides carpeted..

[thecrewkid]

Had a bit of a blow on the exhaust so decided to sort it once and for all...
Had a couple mins spare this morning nipped out the unit and moded the exhaust..
So i now have a sraight through system exiting just in front of the rear wheel behind the side bars.. Sounds awesome and goes better tooooo..
Added a chrome tailpipe angled to the floor slightly to keep the smog from eating the side of the van..

Heres a couple pics of the side exit exhaust...

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