Hi from Sydney Australia
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 3:02 pm
Hey all, great to find the site!
Meet Malmo. Got my van back in 95 from my uncle who saved it from the 1st owner when he spied it behind a shed door. the old fella was growing mushrooms in the back and it was full of dirt. My uncle made him an offer of replacing the van for a greenhouse and the deal was done. As he drove it away (yes, it started!) the front suspension gave way and the old timer hooked my uncle up with the local mechanic and promptly paid for the repairs.
Now I use it as my daily drive to carry my drums. Drummer jokes most welcome
I drove it 95 til 99 when the 850 engine finally succumbed. It then went into storage for 8 years while I went gallivanting around Europe thumping drums.
A few years ago i moved back to oz, dragged it out of storage in Melbourne and shipped it 900 klms to sydney.
swapped the 850 engine for a mild 1098 rebuilt in my tiny garage and stuck that in along with electronic ignition, new 1 1/2 carb, extractors, Kent 266 cam, new suspension, steering, seats, gauges, etc etc.mainly to improve reliability and performance in traffic. quite a learning process and $$$ but very rewarding first time she started.
All the dings are from other clowns over the years and paint's getting thin but still enjoy every drive!
It's done 120k miles and I have the orig manual with complete service history notes which is an interesting journey through another time...
Anyway, look forward to chatting...
Simon
Meet Malmo. Got my van back in 95 from my uncle who saved it from the 1st owner when he spied it behind a shed door. the old fella was growing mushrooms in the back and it was full of dirt. My uncle made him an offer of replacing the van for a greenhouse and the deal was done. As he drove it away (yes, it started!) the front suspension gave way and the old timer hooked my uncle up with the local mechanic and promptly paid for the repairs.
Now I use it as my daily drive to carry my drums. Drummer jokes most welcome
I drove it 95 til 99 when the 850 engine finally succumbed. It then went into storage for 8 years while I went gallivanting around Europe thumping drums.A few years ago i moved back to oz, dragged it out of storage in Melbourne and shipped it 900 klms to sydney.
swapped the 850 engine for a mild 1098 rebuilt in my tiny garage and stuck that in along with electronic ignition, new 1 1/2 carb, extractors, Kent 266 cam, new suspension, steering, seats, gauges, etc etc.mainly to improve reliability and performance in traffic. quite a learning process and $$$ but very rewarding first time she started.
All the dings are from other clowns over the years and paint's getting thin but still enjoy every drive!
It's done 120k miles and I have the orig manual with complete service history notes which is an interesting journey through another time...
Anyway, look forward to chatting...
Simon
