Swapped all doors

I swapped 'all' the doors from my last T4 today to try to save the tints and remove a few dents. Not a difficult job once you figure it all out and I was pleasantly surprised to find the door locks were VERY easy to remove and swap! Just two screws! I had the locks down as a nightmare.

The front doors are held on with the two visible hinges and a catch that holds the door in the open position. There is no need to remove the door card unless fitting central locking.
The side sliding door was also pretty simple by removing the two bolts at the bottom and sliding it back off the runner. There is a black runner stop that needs to be removed with a Philips screwdriver.
The rear tailgate was a bit trickier due to the weight and wiring. Again it's removed by popping the struts off and using a big screwdriver on the visible hinges. Make sure it's a good fit or you WILL round them off - I went to Halfords to buy a decent one that I quickly broke the handle off and put a spanner on to get the leverage. The wires will easily pull out but you will need patience and a wire coat hanger to get them back in again. As I also ran my 6x9 speaker wires down here I improved quickly at it :)

Bulkhead

Took the bulkhead out today with a different method from last time. This time I opted to drill out the spot welds with a normal drill bit. This was a lot quicker than the messier angle grinder method but made holes in the frame which will have to be covered up and painted with red oxide to prevent rusting. On reflection I think I should have bought the special spot weld drill bit i've heard all about as this would, hopefully, grind/drill flush with the metal frame.

Van bought and driven home

Well here we go again ... After crashing my last T4 on an icy road we decided to restart a new build. This new project is called Cinderella because although this T4 is a bit old and battered I reason that with a bit of TLC she can be the Belle of the Ball!

I have been looking for a new T4 project for about two months now with the main aim of ensuring I got a LWB and overhead tailgate at a reasonable price. An eBay retailer based in London provided the answer in the form of a VW T4 LWB 2.4D 1996 Transporter. The van had a solid engine, low mileage and decent bodywork. The main problems were all the dented/rusting doors and wheels arches. Something we quickly looked to fix ...