The Fiorino continues to make progress, but I am getting more frustrated with every job I tackle. The windscreen went in like a dream and the rest of the interior is back in. I filled the engine with anti-freeze and it leaked out of the water pump. It was obviously an internal seal as the water was coming from the shaft rather than the gasket. With the engine out it's a fifteen minute job to change the pump. With the engine fitted it was a two day job:bang:
I've started to fit the passenger door, but my welding on the A-post has obviously left the top hinge mount slightly out of alignment so this will have to be redone.
The bonnet and front doors, which were painted in the winter, are a different shade to rest. The paint is the same supplier and code so I can only presume that the cold weather affected it.
That doesn't matter too much as the whole van needs smoothing off and a proper spray job, but I was hoping to have it looking half-decent for the Van & Pick up show at Gaydon on the 9th August.
This was the target that I originally set myself for the re-commission (not restoration) and I think that it may have been a little ambitious.
I have probably done about as much as I want to do now, so if anybody wants to make me an offer (Palio?
) I am quite willing to let someone else finish it off
.
I have receipts for about £5k but I know that i am never going to recoup that. The van will come with a spare (original) engine and spare laminated windscreen. Just about everything has been replaced on this van and I have four cinquy alloys to go on.
If you are interested contact me. I might then be able to get cracking on the Strada Cabrio