Bravo (Classic) Van with a difference!!!.

[blu73]

yes few of our cars have LPG.. my daily is diesel though and tbh you don't have to go back to the petrol station in a long long time so its not so bad.

 

[m20b25]

pft, cost more than £100 to fill my daily from empty

It's around €80 to fill from empty

The BMW costs €130 to fill and the Merc costs around €150

Even the Iveco costs €110 to fill from empty... :bang:

Get LPG mine costs about 20 euros to fill ( only 34L tank) and does about 200-250 km driving in town. + 1...2 liters of petrol to start.

The Tempra and Landy have LPG

Naff all people here stock it!

It's one for the Alfa though, in due time


Edit: I knew there was a reason for this small update!

By chance, there was a news report near where I park my van every day as I was driving by. You can just about hear the sound of the K&N in the background when the manager is talking, just... Even if it's only 2 seconds though! :woot:

Linky for the news article!

 

[BANG TIDY]

2,000 jobs lost and you come along and rev your engine.

 

[m20b25]

2,000 jobs lost and you come along and rev your engine.

I didn't know at the time... Just another bigwig in a suit to me :doh:

 

[blu73]

he's not a bigwig anymore just another scratter on benefits now

 

[m20b25]

Another beautiful day in Ireland

Had to get a tyre, meant I had to....



Test the dual tail pipes

48.1 mpg too with heavy city and motorway driving, chuffed

Keep watching

 

[m20b25]

Update! E5 pictures this time!!!

Blu73 got me thinking... Stuff to do... :chin:

Well I had time to think while on a drive (the places I end up... :spin

The eagle eyed will have noticed my trailer socket is broke... Need to find a bracket to replace it with. Just need the time

Anyways, back home

Decided to...

And the wheelbolts didn't escape either

Basically I as getting tired of looking at the dirty bolts and since a set of 166 bolts are hard to get, these will do for now

What are peoples opinions on this?

Did it for the schneer, ya know... New tyre to put on anyway!

Here's my 166 gearknob I fitted the other day Needs tidying but feels far better than the Trofeo gearknob, which is a different world to the standard knob...

Finally, as a taster, going to fit this somehow

Keep watching...

 

[bluejohn125]

I don't know why you don't run your Punto Sporting wheels on that thing...

Incidentally, when are you going to spill the beans on that "new" Bravo that made an appearance during your last engine swap / rebuild? It's pretty confusing about which car is in what state and which engine is currently where (and why).

 

[m20b25]

I don't know why you don't run your Punto Sporting wheels on that thing...

Incidentally, when are you going to spill the beans on that "new" Bravo that made an appearance during your last engine swap / rebuild? It's pretty confusing about which car is in what state and which engine is currently where (and why).

Punto Sporting wheels??? I'm using steelies as it's much more comfortable to drive than with the 40 profile tyres (and cheaper too for much tougher commercial tyres )

That "new" Bravo is my dads one, have it since 2008 it was kind of ironic that he decided to swap engines while I swapped my one for the one he was taking out of his car, so he could put in the engine he built into it.... Confusion! :spin:

It's the "main" car here (3 in our house so something of that size does. 3 people in a Sei is a bit cramped, 3 people in my van is illegal and 3 people in the other van is impractical) so it gets a lot of work. My dad uses it mainly for going to work and if we need to go anywhere we use it. Very reliable workhorse

 

[m20b25]

Changed to 102k the other day and rackin' em up since

The places I end up...

There's a gigantic mast in the background... Damn phone!

 

[JustAndy]

Changed to 102k the other day and rackin' em up since

The places I end up...

There's a gigantic mast in the background... Damn phone!

Looks like an awesome road!

 

[MickeyBravo]

i second that!

 

[m20b25]

Looks like an awesome road!

i second that!

Yep you need your wits about you on that road! Not a bit of traffic on it either full of surprises, just a matter of finding them!

Not the first time I was up there either...

 

[colinf1]

I wouldnt call that a road, the only good bit of tarmac is when your just near the mast!
Thats only over the road from me...

Did you go up from the Omeath or Edentober side? A or B http://g.co/maps/jxugv

This is a nice road bit of road http://g.co/maps/3ck9a

 

[m20b25]

I wouldnt call that a road, the only good bit of tarmac is when your just near the mast!
Thats only over the road from me...

Did you go up from the Omeath or Edentober side? A or B http://g.co/maps/jxugv

This is a nice road bit of road http://g.co/maps/3ck9a

A bumpy choppy ride to the top!

Sometimes when I'm in no rush I'll head home through Killean and down the tiny boreens

I just turned and headed back! But I'll have a go at those roads the next time

 

[m20b25]

Back to the van

As some posters might know, there was another car acquired... That had some toys I just had to get :yum:

Just the fronts for now, I had 20 mins to spare

The art of a car that was put together right. 5 minutes to take out both shocks

On closer inspection...

Camber adjustment :worship:

I've never had to resort to doing this to put on a set of shocks. Ever

But the results speak for themselves. Camber :worship:

Flushed!

Famous words, keep watching...

 

[clock34]

still loving the work

i dont see the reason you put the coilovers on though? with them tyres the car will still wallow everywhere. get some low pros on and it will feel like its on tracks.

 

[m20b25]

still loving the work

i dont see the reason you put the coilovers on though? with them tyres the car will still wallow everywhere. get some low pros on and it will feel like its on tracks.

In due time! One bit at a time

Here's the next bit: the rear

Flushed

 

[m20b25]

Lensos are back on people

But... Twas too dark to take snaps! I'm soooo going to clean the van tomorrow, the wheels are crying for a clean van

But here's a teaser... The only vid of it's kind

 

[m20b25]

Aaaaaaand some pics

Needs lowered :spin:

I can't see the top of the tyre...

Inside cleaned too!!!

And tangoed the black plastic parts around the car. Shining

What's next for me and my van... :chin: