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Post a picture of your car here Part 4 (quote a picture, get a 24h ban!!)

Marlow · 2014-04-08 14:46:35

Part 4, part 3 is here in case ye're looking for it Colm_mcm Newest arrival to the fold ... 22 years .. but don't be fooled ... there's over 200 daysul horsies under the bonnet. /M

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Part 4, part 3 is here in case ye're looking for it Colm_mcm

Newest arrival to the fold ...

22 years .. but don't be fooled ... there's over 200 daysul horsies under the bonnet.

/M

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#2 08-04-2014 3:51pm
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Beautiful T4.

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#3 08-04-2014 4:21pm
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Marlow wrote: »

Newest arrival to the fold ...

22 years .. but don't be fooled ... there's over 200 daysul horsies under the bonnet.

/M

nice long nose conversion! They look much more modern than the short nose.

What stuff's it running for 200 horsies?

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#4 08-04-2014 5:21pm
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Interslice wrote: »

What stuff's it running for 200 horsies?

It's a recent TD red I conversion (AXG/AHY engine). So engine and drivetrain is a late T4 ('02+) VTG 2.5 TDI (stock 150 bhp) with ESP and ABS, remapped, bigger injectors, EGR delete, decat and a few other bits.

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#5 08-04-2014 5:33pm
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Marlow wrote: »

It's a recent TD red I conversion (AXG/AHY engine). So engine and drivetrain is a late T4 ('02+) VTG 2.5 TDI (stock 150 bhp) with ESP and ABS, remapped, bigger injectors, EGR delete, decat and a few other bits.

/M

Had a feeling it was going to start with a red I when I seen the LHD.
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#6 08-04-2014 6:16pm
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Interslice wrote: »

Had a feeling it was going to start with a red I when I seen the LHD.
fecker .

LHD or RHD wouldn't have made a difference. Could have been done to either. It's a '92. Yet the red I wasn't available until 1998. Interior in the cab, dashboard, etc. and engine/drivetrain, long nose have been taken out of a at least 10 year newer bus.

But it's a tidy setup and for once, I don't have to do the work, but it's right down the alley, how I would do it.

/M

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#7 08-04-2014 9:04pm
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Marlow wrote: »

LHD or RHD wouldn't have made a difference. Could have been done to either. It's a '92. Yet the red I wasn't available until 1998. Interior in the cab, dashboard, etc. and engine/drivetrain, long nose have been taken out of a at least 10 year newer bus.

But it's a tidy setup and for once, I don't have to do the work, but it's right down the alley, how I would do it.

/M

Looks very nice indeed, much fresher look that brand new ones you see on the road sometimes.

Any interior shots?

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#8 08-04-2014 9:09pm
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bmstuff wrote: »

Looks very nice indeed, much fresher look that brand new ones you see on the road sometimes.

Any interior shots?

Shag carpets. It's a love machine.

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#9 08-04-2014 10:04pm
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wotzgoingon wrote: »

Shag carpets. It's a love machine.

Not quite. It's a work van

bmstuff wrote: »

Looks very nice indeed, much fresher look that brand new ones you see on the road sometimes.

Any interior shots?

Yep.

Business van interior in the front. Full leather, heated swivel captains chairs.

And Sortimo toolbox racking in the back. Van completely carpeted out and with climate-control headliner from a LWB Caravelle.

/M

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#10 08-04-2014 10:24pm
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Coolest van ever. Well wear!

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#11 08-04-2014 10:39pm
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bmstuff wrote: »

much fresher look that brand new ones you see on the road sometimes.

I actually find, that the standard T5 Transporter is fairly bland. Nearly as bland as a standard T4 pre-96 without mods.

A few little things will freshen the short nose T4's up massively, but the long nose looks extremely modern with the right mods. More modern than most recent vans ever will get.

/M

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#13 09-04-2014 8:38pm
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Marlow wrote: »

I actually find, that the standard T5 Transporter is fairly bland. Nearly as bland as a standard T4 pre-96 without mods.

A few little things will freshen the short nose T4's up massively, but the long nose looks extremely modern with the right mods. More modern than most recent vans ever will get.

/M

That's an awesome looking van!

I reckon amber front indicators would look class with the headlights.

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Awesome Kaiser. I had an 89 straight and a 90 Turbo. So much cooler than the Mk IV.

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#15 09-04-2014 9:20pm
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colm_mcm wrote: »

That's an awesome looking van!

I reckon amber front indicators would look class with the headlights.

I had amber (US spec) on my white Syncro build and will have that again, when we're finished re-shelling that. But I don't think it matches the black van at all.

Every one has different a taste.

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#16 09-04-2014 11:10pm
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Marlow wrote: »

I had amber (US spec) on my white Syncro build and will have that again, when we're finished re-shelling that. But I don't think it matches the black van at all.

Every one has different a taste.

/M

For me the frosted white lens clashes with the crystal/black effect on the headlight and the amber would go better, can you get crystal type indicator lenses for those vans?

Example

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#17 09-04-2014 11:13pm
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colm_mcm wrote: »

For me the frosted white lens clashes with the crystal/black effect on the headlight and the amber would go better, can you get crystal type indicator lenses for those vans?

I get where you are coming from. Headlamp and spots down below are clear when the indicators are frosted if they were clear like the other it would go better. I don't agree with you though that they would go well amber.

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#18 10-04-2014 4:08am
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colm_mcm wrote: »

For me the frosted white lens clashes with the crystal/black effect on the headlight and the amber would go better, can you get crystal type indicator lenses for those vans?

The lights come with clear lense indicators in the box and they look mank. Hence I stuck with the frosted OEM ones.

/M

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#21 10-04-2014 11:21am
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Weird, it's fine here...

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#22 10-04-2014 8:01pm
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Just gave it a quick wash

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dmc17 wrote: »

Just gave it a quick wash

love that car, i have a b6 audi and its ruined with shopping trolley and car door dings in carparks how do you avoid it, your panels looks soo straight

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#24 11-04-2014 2:40am
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:cool:Lovely Supra Kaiser:cool: whats the spec:)

new addition to the fleet?

I bought my bangernomics wine mazda 323 last year from a nice old guy in the same cul de sac in your 1st photo;)

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deaglan169 wrote: »

love that car, i have a b6 audi and its ruined with shopping trolley and car door dings in carparks how do you avoid it, your panels looks soo straight

Online shopping Nah, there are a few little ones on it but I'd say it's just down to luck mostly. It's hard to escape completely from other peoples stupidity/ignorance.

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#26 11-04-2014 8:27am
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Love the wheels on that A4, those cars must have been the nicest saloon around back in the mid 90s.

@Marlow, cracking van.

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dmc17 wrote: »

Just gave it a quick wash

That Audi is in great condition, fair play. I don't see any fog in the picture...

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^^^^^^^
Hope there's moar pics of that 406 :cool:

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#29 11-04-2014 12:30pm
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From the angle of the pic, it looks like there's a bit of negative camber on the 406 heh.

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#30 11-04-2014 1:03pm
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Hellaflush 406?

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dgt wrote: »

^^^^^^^
Hope there's moar pics of that 406 :cool:

That 406 is coming to the end of it's life I think. The auld man imported it in from England, bought it in Bridgwater car auction in 2000. It had 31,000 miles on the clock. I think it has over 300,000 miles on it now! Sounds like a tractor...ha! Always starts first time and has never given the parents any mechanical trouble. The electrical wondows work but that's about it, the central locking is fcuked and the radio....There is water in the spare boot and rust around the bottom of the door frames. The mother is mad to get another car, they will probably go French again.

This Citreon BX was the car we had before the 406. It was an excellent car, the auld man would love one again and me too!!

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