Mk2 Transit Pacemaker
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Good old ebay and its ability to drain my wallet! Been looking for something to convert into a sales van for my apple juice & cider business, and this popped up. Been to the moon and back a few times, had a recent engine, expect it to drain my wallet faster than the kids but it is quirky and cheaper than most similar vintage vans. Expect tales of welding and woe. First off it to get it collected and into a garage to get it an MOT.
bus by Old_Chad, on Flickr
mk2psv2.jpg~original by Old_Chad, on Flickr
bus by Old_Chad, on Flickrmk2psv2.jpg~original by Old_Chad, on Flickr
Thankfully this had had the original perkins (?) 2.5 replaced with a mk3 "banana" diesel engine, not a huge upgrade but better.
I would really like to swap the engine out anyway, preferably stick an auto it too. There is a ford 4.6 with auto box from a crown vic police car on the bay at the moment but too costly at the mo, would really like to fit that in!
I would really like to swap the engine out anyway, preferably stick an auto it too. There is a ford 4.6 with auto box from a crown vic police car on the bay at the moment but too costly at the mo, would really like to fit that in!
scrw. said:
Thankfully this had had the original perkins (?) 2.5 replaced with a mk3 "banana" diesel engine, not a huge upgrade but better.
I would really like to swap the engine out anyway, preferably stick an auto it too. There is a ford 4.6 with auto box from a crown vic police car on the bay at the moment but too costly at the mo, would really like to fit that in!
That would "wake it up", I put a 5.0 engine from a Mk2 Mustang into one for a customer in the Channel Islands years back, it was a fairly straightforward swap with just a little massaging of the bulkhead iirc.I would really like to swap the engine out anyway, preferably stick an auto it too. There is a ford 4.6 with auto box from a crown vic police car on the bay at the moment but too costly at the mo, would really like to fit that in!
Well the beast has arrived. First job a new battery and a jetwash to see what we have and see what is needed for an MOT. First looks it needs 6 tyres and the seat adjustment fixing.
2019-04-26_07-10-29 by Old_Chad, on Flickr
2019-04-26_07-10-29 by Old_Chad, on Flickr
Good old Transits, has and always will be the van to have going from the original Mk1 with a York diesel to the latest offering which again is a superb driving van. Last year did Zarragoza to Norwich in one hit, the previous year Milan to Norwich one hit and this year Zakapan Poland, again will be in a Transit Custom. Beats anything VW/Merc/Vauxhall/Renault ect have to offer.
Would love to see more pictures of the Pacemaker during and after restoration..
Would love to see more pictures of the Pacemaker during and after restoration..
Managed to find a photo of my bus is service in Taunton!
SOUTHERN NATIONAL 304 C866DYD TAUNTON 230594 by Old_Chad, on Flickr
SOUTHERN NATIONAL 304 C866DYD TAUNTON 230594 by Old_Chad, on Flickr
Done a bit of searching to see if I could date that photo from Taunton, but have come up with a blank. Our Price shut its doors in 2004, and I couldn't find out anything about the other shops. The cars don't help much either. All I did find was the current appearance of the location...
First day of spannering cut short by taking offspring to the cinema in a bit. On first inspection:
Inner arches need some welding, otherwise seems fairly solid.
Bonnet is past it I think, will start looking for a replacement.
Lower front grille/valance is okay, will strip the front end off and clean up and paint.
Needs all new tyres.
Brake lines are okay.
Had a fight with the bonnet to open it as the cable had come out of the release under the bonnet, now sorted. Nearly had it running, lots of air in the lines, going to get a facet lift pump fitted monday as it makes everything easier to bleed. There are lots of previous owner bodges to the electrics, light stalk is not working so they put a switch in the dash for the lights, so annoying, plus lots of other strangeness. Radiator fan is on a manual switch as it is a slim electric one due to the mk3 engine being fitted, need to get a fan controller.
Hope to get it jetwashed tomorrow and see what state the body is in, quite happy to remove the ally panels and replace if they are too far gone, think the rear left panel behind the rear wheels will need replacing.
2019-04-27_01-28-38 by Old_Chad, on Flickr
Inner arches need some welding, otherwise seems fairly solid.
Bonnet is past it I think, will start looking for a replacement.
Lower front grille/valance is okay, will strip the front end off and clean up and paint.
Needs all new tyres.
Brake lines are okay.
Had a fight with the bonnet to open it as the cable had come out of the release under the bonnet, now sorted. Nearly had it running, lots of air in the lines, going to get a facet lift pump fitted monday as it makes everything easier to bleed. There are lots of previous owner bodges to the electrics, light stalk is not working so they put a switch in the dash for the lights, so annoying, plus lots of other strangeness. Radiator fan is on a manual switch as it is a slim electric one due to the mk3 engine being fitted, need to get a fan controller.
Hope to get it jetwashed tomorrow and see what state the body is in, quite happy to remove the ally panels and replace if they are too far gone, think the rear left panel behind the rear wheels will need replacing.
2019-04-27_01-28-38 by Old_Chad, on FlickrJetwashed. Shifted years of moss and lots of flakey paint. Discovered a few more bodges by PO, like the legs for a bed over the front seats fixed in with coach bolts all the way through from the outside, FFS. Debating if I sould just strip both outer side back to the frame and re skin the sides, would be a much better job especially as I will need to reconfigure the windows for serving hatches/bar, will mull it over while it gets through its MOT.
2019-04-28_12-51-27 by Old_Chad, on Flickr
2019-04-28_12-51-58 by Old_Chad, on Flickr
2019-04-28_12-52-39 by Old_Chad, on Flickr
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