1971 Bay Window with Ford 1.8 Turbo Diesel

easy-does-it · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 6:01 pm Post subject:

Jesus how time flies, it's been on the road for almost a year already Eeeek

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'76 bay going superfly TDI

Kai · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:01 pm Post subject:

That's a nice looking bus!!! I bet after 7 years you've forgotten what's it's like to go camping!

Sort some videos out too
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Don't sleep and drive!!!

Alex (FTS) · Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:43 pm Post subject:

Koooowy! I'm back! Hello

Been a while ay!

Well done on getting your van done mate! She looks great Happy

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jp · Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 4:30 pm Post subject:

He's Alive Grin

Has been a while what you been upto?

How's the bus? you still in Foul mouth?

Need to do some updates to this thread.. and a video of the TD beast in action Happy

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1971 Devon Bay with 1800 Ford Turbo Diesel Engine (wip)
1983 VW Golf GTI Campaign
1979 Mini 1275 GT
2013 Scirocco TDI GT

Alex (FTS) · Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 3:38 pm Post subject:

Yer still in Falmouth chap Happy

.Enjoying life but having to work a bit more then I used to lol! But the Vans be good. I took her off the road a few years ago to do the rear air suspension, rear disc brake conversion and fit turbo to engine. Unfortunately life got a little in the way so she stood still for a while...... but I am just finishing everything off now so hopefully will be back on the road by the end of the summer.

Super bussy with Work and Triathlon training but Life is good so I cant complain Happy

How are you mate?
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jp · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:42 pm Post subject:

I'm good ta busy with life as you say. So what you doing for your day job? Faltown still going?

Glad to here you still have the bus what the plan for Air on the back ? I plan to do mine over the winter.. got the air shocks on the front which need some fine tuning as the ride is a bit harsh.. I have some drop spindles to go on and hoping I can get some sort of low with a bit of absorbtion for the bumps and you the air shock to pump it up for off road/speed bumps.

Anyway an update.... front MGF Seats covered

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1971 Devon Bay with 1800 Ford Turbo Diesel Engine (wip)
1983 VW Golf GTI Campaign
1979 Mini 1275 GT
2013 Scirocco TDI GT

Alex (FTS) · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:49 am Post subject:

Very nice mate love

Yer Faltown is still going but we got a little recession crunched but I started a new Vinyl business a few years ago and that's going and I'm also Beach Life guarding during the summer for a few days a week now.

Here's a link to FB page. And ofd course if you ever need any vinyl doing let me know Wink

https://www.facebook.com/ABC-Vinyl-Works-158255617661704/

Re Rear suspension, I've welded a cross bar across the top of the gear box and I'm hanging my bags down from that and mounting the bottoms of them to the swing arms with some pretty hefty fabrication. I've also notched the rear chassis by about 3" so hopefully she'll sit nice and low. I helped do a system like this on a fiends bus a few years ago and his is still working great so I'm confident its going to work fine. I'll post some pics up when I get it back together, just gotta do a few bits of MOT welding while I have evrything out of the way Happy

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