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Re: Project "Plonker"

Postby cis6409 » Mon Sep 21, 2020 3:12 pm

:clap: Cracking job guys, love it..

The chassis really came up well, what colour is that on the powdercoat, silver/ grey ? Looks really well.

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Re: Project "Plonker"

Postby mec » Mon Sep 21, 2020 6:44 pm

Thanks Shane, its RAL9007, the same colour as i had my D chassis done in, its like a light grey with a very subtle metallic fleck in it :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: Project "Plonker"

Postby DMC1983 » Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:49 am

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Re: Project "Plonker"

Postby eric » Wed Feb 10, 2021 8:47 pm

I saw one of these on Wheeler Dealers and thought of this thread.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bond-Bug-700 ... SwfChgBJab

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Re: Project "Plonker"

Postby mec » Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:59 pm

Yea i would love one of them, I will update this thread asap
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Re: Project "Plonker"

Postby mec » Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:26 pm

Hi All

Sorry for the gap in posts, work has been continuing on the Supervan, so carrying on from the last post I did, now the chassis is back, I started refurbing all the running gear, starting off with the rear suspension components...


All of the rear leaf springs, brackets and shackles have been cleaned up and painted...

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Next up was the rear axle, this has had a complete strip down with all new sills and home made gaskets as these aren't available, to start with was to get all the years of gunk off it ...

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this is what i had after cleaning ...

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then it was all stripped ...

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and cleaned ...

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New gaskets hand made...

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then the axle was put all back together with new sills and outer bearings, then a good wire brushing...

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then painting...

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this was all then fitted to the chassis along with new Gaz rear shocks ...

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All the other axle components have also been refurbed and all new brakes fitted ...

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I then moved onto the front A frame, this was all galvanised and powdercoated with the chassis but all the components that go on it had to be refurbed, a new king pin was fitted too...

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this was then fitted to the chassis along with a coil over adjustable front Gaz shock...

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All new brakes and refurbed drum fitted ...

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Finally its rolling again ! ... (ignore the manky wheels)

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thats it for now peeps, il have another update with all the brake pipes home made and fitted soon :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: Project "Plonker"

Postby cis6409 » Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:20 pm

Top work as ever mec it's coming along nicely ;). The diff came out very well and with things being started to be put back on the chassis it looks even better :thumbsup:
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Re: Project "Plonker"

Postby mec » Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:03 pm

Thanks mate, im pleased with it especially as it started off as a pile of scrap :lol:
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Re: Project "Plonker"

Postby bandit » Fri Feb 12, 2021 4:06 pm

Looking good mate
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Re: Project "Plonker"

Postby mec » Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:45 pm

Thanks me Julie :kiss: :kiss:
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