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I’m just about to buy a van, I’ll be keeping the heater and water boiler in but removing everything else. God help me, wirings not my strong point

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Love this series very interesting I might have to seek out a n old British bike By the sounds of it a whole set of be spanner’s as well 😂

Ian, you could have a go at marking the offset back plates for the filters

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What a bugger. I'm sure you will come up with a solution Ian.

hi Ian if its not one thing its another would it not be possible to turn the locking nut down a little therefore raising the tap up a bit and also removing some thread on the tap where the bango goes on in a fect it would shorten the tap a bit more, anyway I hope you sort it Ian, Adrian.

Could the inlet manifold be modified to change angle of carbs

Great videos, thank you . Was going to inform dvla about my van which has been converted to a camper . But weighing it up after watching your videos. I won’t bother now . I will just inform my insurance instead. And carry on doing 70 mph if not faster ha ha . Keep up with the videos , they do help people like me . Thanks again.

We could rant about pattern parts (again) Ian, but it wouldn't get us anywhere! You are turning out a very nice bike, despite the setbacks. Might you be able to reprofile the fuel outlet with a bit of heat? It might just go without kinking. Best wishes, Dean.

hi Ian well one forward and two back, no wounder the brit bikes went under and all them fiddly little parts to make one part work, I bet the time and motion guys had a field day. but anyway your getting there and very nice it looks to. take care Ian kind regards Adrian.

Well done a fantastic job

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Would you mind emailing me if possible the plan. Just bought myself one of these ex BT fleet, Ducatos and in the process of removing the internal racking. Thank you for the videos. Very much appreciated as very little on TH-cam about this 👍

Ele complica muito. É bem mais simples.

I wonder if you will ever be satisfied with that junk. I’m afraid you’ll always sit and stare at that unsymmetrical poorly made shit and regret you didn’t do the right thing: return it and warn others not to do business with that back alley “firm”

Blimey Ian, I think I'd be wanting my money back. Well done for perseverance.

If it's a 67 it should have the eye lash style badges, but either way the lettering should be painted black and the background white. I use Testers model paint to do mine.

I'm assuming that's one of those India tanks. Someome once told me if you order 2, you'll probably get one that's decent. They're very affordable, which is nice. I have an all chrome India tank on an oil in frame Triumph I bought. I'm a bit OCD so it annoys me that the gold pin stripe isn't correct coming off the back side of the tank badges. The badge should cover that, so the gold pin stripes starts at the bottom back corner of the badge. It's a small detail, not a huge deal, but it's not that hard to get it right. (Ive painted a couple tanks, one with a similar design.) You could try to buff out those ripples with some cutting compound and a buffer...if they're in the clear coat. Or wet sand with a very high grit paper then buff and shine afterwards, cause you'll take the shine off with the sand paper.

Generally they don't come lacquered, first contact with petrol and the paint starts to peel 😢

hi Ian your not having much luck with these tanks, is the tank clear coated at all, if so you could hit it with 3,000 grit and then with some polishing paste and mop, but like you said you could end up making worse than ever, but is looking very nice, ps like my dad would say you can only see one side at a time, anyway Ian please take care kind regards Adrian.

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These vids are such great reference points. Thanks for them.

Sounds fantastic Ian. Credit to you.

hi Ian sounds good regards Adrian.

Can you spot the moment when the headlight lens clamp nut falls out?

If you had an extra window on one side and better Grafix you might get it changed. I agree that Police use ANPR but what if it’s been stollen with fake plates on it. Your van just looks like a builders van from behind and the side as it may just be a crew cab van. I have a converted van and know a few people who have had theirs changed. You need to make it look more leisure camper than a builder van.

No way should the front pulley be hammered on. Should be a sliding fit.

I would have put the front pulley on, then align the straight edge with clutch to dee how far the belt is out.

Thank you for making this series. I’m restoring my grandpas CB350 and all of this knowledge is very helpful!

It's a Greeves. Will a Mk36 engine turn up? I'm intrigued.

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Almost there Ian. Well done sorting out those feral ferrules. Best wishes, Dean.

I'll be curious to see how those carbs work. I always assumed the wassell and Amal jets were the same (as far as the sizes go). If a 17 wassell pilot is a 25 amal pilot, that would be weird. I tried to put a couple 19 wassell pilots in my amal 930s, be cause they were cheaper. They didn't work well. Maybe because it was a lot bigger than I thought it was.

hi Ian looks good, I see in your other vid you put led bulbs in I put some in mine the tacho and the speedo and when I turned them on they started flickering like a Christmas tree, anyway Ian take care Adrian.

I want to change my old 6 springs clutch to 3 or 4 springs like yours, or maybe a triumph’s, what part that i need?

How thick is the angle iron?

Very good Ian. When I fit things upside down, it usually involves partially cured adhesive or sealant, so that was a win! Best wishes, Dean.

I got it into program mode and put p6610 and it stays flashing where do you think I should go from there?

How did you press out the swing arm bushes from the swingarm? You show pressing new ones in the frame reassembly part 14. There appear to be 2 bushes opposing each other per side.

Fantastic. Real skill and also an art I wish I could do this, my father was good but unfortunately it skipped a generation with me.

Years ago I rode a mates Bonnie with rubber mounted bars, very odd feeling

I like the older style rear lamp/number plates better too. I'm not sure I'd like riding with the rubber mounted bars, but I've never tried one so who knows? The springy nuts were called speed nuts in my industry, not sure about elsewhere. Good progress Ian. Best wishes, Dean.

Does this mean the 12v electric system won't work without the ignition on continually. I was looking to buy one and use the electric system for a fishing campervan.

It happens with reengineered parts from the UK. Buy some taps and dies, and take it on the chin

Very neat Ian. I do enjoy a bit of wiring.

Terrific job , looking very neat and tidy and getting closer to completion. 👍

Are the DVLA being Vanist ? Have you told them about the habitation specs of your van conversion ? It would be interesting to see a photo of your van to see if it does look the part

Hi did you have an alpha bearing or a Hepolite brand ? . Hope your bike has gone well , I bought a Bsa b33 earlier in the year , but I've had to work my way through a few issues . Cheers