Austin A35 Van - Recommission

out of curiosity what would something like that sell for over the there. i love it but here people would want stupid money for them.
I would like to have one as a small mobile bill board.
cheers

Tidy looking van. Little bit of corrosion around the battery tray which will no doubt receive attention.

A good lump of the parts has turned up but still waiting for another delivery from a different supplier yet 

How do the windows operate? I cant see a crank handle.

Took a look at the exhaust yesterday thinking that the blow on the manifold to downpipe joint could be cured with a new clamp - I had to cut the old non original clamp off first 



Then noticed a load of Mig weld bead on the flange lip of the downpipe 



Went to separate the front downpipe from the rear silencer section to find this bodged with a exhaust bandage repair - once I had removed the clamps & repair the 2 sections wouldn't separate at all - note that the clamp end had also been contacting with the propshaft on occasions too 

 

So with a front flange to repair 



An aged downpipe that's weak & holed elsewhere



And the section that sleeves into the rear silencer also in a poor condition 



Along with the outer sleeve section of the silencer way past its best 


 
I don't mind repairing something if I can - providing it can be done economically and it adds a reasonable lifespan to the part - In this case its far from the case - I'd spend more time & money repairing this system than the price of a new one which is now on order and due for delivery today  

Starting to work my way through this one now I have most of the parts to hand 



The old non original choke cable is dead and wont hold on with the twist lock 



New cable fitted 



Bonus being its looks much more in keeping 

Perished heater & breather hoses 



Now replaced 



New spark plugs fitted along with new leads & distributor cap due to the No 2 lead showing an intermittent arc 

Some more progress has seen the engine oil & filter changed along with a new fanbelt fitted 



And with the van up in the air both the gearbox & rear axle oil have been changed for fresh clean oil - more tomorrow 

looking great - I just discovered the wonders of gravity brake bleeding this week (why wasn't I told!) that and using light pushes of the brake pedal was back to a hard pedal in about an hour. very pleased!