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As previously posted in the 'What have you bought recently' section of the best area on Britmodelller another Transit is on the bench and is undergoing surgery, indeed as usual most of it will not end up being used or not being cut into pieces The most important tools are on the box and have been weilded at the big bits already. I decided on the Police version for a change and thought there may be some items that could be used on other projects. I'll also be turning into a Mk.2 Phase 1 which requires mods to the grille, lights and indicators. If any Transit officianados know of any other diferences please chip in with reference photos. This will be another chassis-cab but this time an EWB version, offered by Ford's SVO division if the brochure blurb is to be believed. The extra length will be needed to accomodate a scratchbuilt bed, more of which later. But first here's where I'm up to with the cab and kit floorpan. The kit bulkhead [part B4] was installed as per instructions, yes I've had to read them contarary to usual practice 😉 to aid with cutting the bodyshell. I've added a strip of 2mm plastic to the rear of the inner cab roof ready for sanding to priofile and a small strip to the rear of the front vallance to capture the front edge of the cab floor. Top tip - it helped taping the doors shut, adding more stifness to the body when cutting. Cut through the chassis to the rear face of the crossmember behind the cab steps and clean out the centre web. A bit of masking tape helps in adding a guide line over the roof to align with the bulkhead. I cut the body a couple of mil aft of this then did a second cut to the cab wall and finally sanded flat. Guide line across the cab rear ready for contouring the rear of the roof. The image below shows the added plastic strip, this can be hidden by adding a roof lining later. And finally for the first installment, cab floor locating strip.- 52 replies
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