My new pimped van.

[blu73]

Oh and van is booked in to have some stuff done and have springs fitted - pics will be up within next week

 

[Venters]

Thanks but it doesn't make much sense to me either. lol

 

[blu73]

well if you meet someone who can read german ad translate it properly your away lol.

Dropping the van off this evening - they got a cancellation so might be able to fit it in 2moro or its gonna be early next week. Meh, tbh i'm not bothered, picking up another fiat on Saturday so i'm all excited about that at the mo. Will be nice to come home to a van that isn't knocking at the front and is lowered as well though.

 

[m20b25]

Brembos would look nice at the front...

 

[blu73]

yes yes, i'll get round to it lol.
Like i said, new car 2moro though, Punto GT

 

[blu73]

right, just for a comparison in height.. old pic of before:

and after fitting springs:

quite please with it, ride is still comfy and much better round corners, should settle a little as well..

edit: i shall clean it and upload some decent pictures soon, will be next week sometime

 

[ChrisUK]

sweet

 

[JackFi]

Looks a lot better now

 

[blu73]

Agreed..
I'm gonna leave the outside alone for a bit now, although there is still stuff i want to do to it externally still. Next on the van will be the inside done properly - i ended up whacking all the stereo back in in a hurry as i was going away for the weekend in the van so just has an ikea sofa bed in it and an untrimmed subox atm. I will be buying a metal framed double pull out bed that bolts down properly and has seatbelts for the rear and rebuilding the sub-box to make a bit more space inside. The wish list for the van is getting very long lol.

Priorities have moved a little now i have bought the Punto however, i need to get the cinq sorted asap now as its provisionally sold. After that i will need to decide what to do next, sort the sei, spend some money on the new punto, or finish the van interior. Whatever happens, i'll keep you all posted

 

[eamonnf]

I haven't wanted a van as much as when first saw the A Team! Nows there's a styling idea! Just kiddin, your van is amazing I just dont know where you get the time to maintain such an immacualte looking fleet! Fair play to I can just imagine the time you have invested let alone the money.

 

[blu73]

Lol, i generally don't - think they may have all been on the road legal, insured etc at the same time once or maybe twice. I drive the van and my punto regularly atm - Stilo is used for work but i'm selling that soon, after the project we're working on at work right now. And the cinq is going shortly i hope. I just can't help myself, i just buy cars when i have money in the bank when what i should really do is finish the ones i have..

 

[blu73]

So my insurance renewal is up shortly..

I seem to struggle, alot, with getting people to even quote on the van due to its modifications.. Which is completely ridiculous as far as i'm concerned, its hardly that modded..

So currently with CVD (commercial vehicle direct) but only because they were the only peole who i could get to quote last year.. Anyone tried insuring a modified van before?? any suggestions??

 

[blu73]

So not alot goes on really.. Taken the roof bars off and the suspension has settled a little.

Cleaned it recently so got a couple of pics.

 

[ysidfa]

Looks sweet man,
Ill have a chat to my neighbour, he was running a merc vito sport a few months back that was heavily modded, up rated turbo, remaps and AM intercooler and silicone piping. I seem to recall it being seriously low too.

Love the wheels, I reckon some 18s or 19s would really suit that. fill the arches a bit more

Cheers
Tom

 

[ysidfa]

Just flicked back through, your already running 18s lol.. 19s or 20s would suit... something off a ML or a GL?

 

[blu73]

The wheels i have are only available in 19" if you get genuine AMG wheels lol - mine are cheapy replicas, well i use the word cheap loosely.

As it is, the rolling radius is just about bang on stock with this wheel and tyre combination, i agree bigger might look a little better but i don't want (and might strruggle to find) tyres with a lower profile that are safe to fit on a 2.7 tonne van

 

[blu73]

just a couple of quick cheeky pics of it parked over a small hump.. looks well good parked there
Oh and my last post... its 1.7tonnes not 2.7 lol

Updates? Nothing really, just done service and he is running very smooth and nicely now. Has had new engine flushed, fresh oil & filter, new air filter, diesel filter and checked loads of stuff. All looks good but front brakes are getting quite low so it maybe 4pot brembo time some

 

[Palmerino]

I hope you can manage to get that off the bump! Seriously though, looks surwheet.

 

[blu73]

Cheers matey
Its not catching, can just about get your toes under the edge

Got the dics and pads for the new brakes recently, van is hopefully getting brackets for the calipers made up next week.

discs are f'ing HUGE! still not sure if the brakes will fit inside the wheels but we'll see soon enough, its gonna be close!

 

[ysidfa]

They look like something I would eat off! Theyre frigging massive, (or youve got really small feet ).

I reckon some dished Bmw/BBS reps would look good on that?
Keep up the good work dude

Tom