Chemical stripping the van at Enviro strip

Here's a few pict's of the van getting dipped will up date the blog and describe the process when I get time

 

 I hired a van and trailer for £80 and cost almost the same in fuel

 Got the van delivered by just after midday after the hassle of collecting the van and trailer

 A couple of the guys there very kindly said they would remove the front beam and rear IRS for me as I was in a rush to get the trailer and my help back home.

Loaded up the panels, then checking out the other van there  I realised I'd forgot my bumper that were left hanging in my garage 

Here's another van waiting for the treatment.

 

These shots were taken while the dipping was taken place, and I scanned then from a print out.

Here's the first strip process.

 



 

 

 

 

 The proud owner of a rust free split screen van.
 

 Fitting the front beam and rear A arms and steering column I thought would take about an Hour for Rachel and I. This turned out to be 3.
 

 Once the wheels were back on we could strap it to the hired trailer.
 

 A few shots to take in the extent of the

 

 The bullet holes in the corner were from seat belt mounts, interior brackets and the VIN label That I remembered to remove before the chemical strip.

 

 A 2 hour ride back home safe with out any rain or scary articulated lorries overtaking us.

 The etch primer hides a few sins but the body has turned out as good or better than I expected.

The van back in it garage ready fro the next phase of restoration.

 

 

 

Here's a bit of window gutter I thought was OK, or was hoping was OK so I didn't  repair it, but will have to know that the rest of the van is done.

 You can see here where the original Lead loading has come out from the manufacture joint also from the gutter seam. Ill have to check out you tube and learn how this is done.

 This is the hole I knew about normaly hidden behind the hindge, it has spread further along the seam than I thought

 The engine bay turned out a lot cleaner than I expected as there use to be surface rust all up the inside of the air vents and on the fire wall infront of where the fuel tank sits.

 The second hole I knew about, this is no worse than I expected, still a challenging hole to repair.

 This door bottom caught me by surprise, guess this has rotted from the inside out.   

 I'll have to carry out a repair similar to the I did on the other door.