Hello...Its now 2026...wow! I've got some updates from 2025 to share, but i might break them down into several posts after this one.

Firstly, the van is running and about a month ago, I got to drive it out of my garage and onto a tilt tray...I was very happy that I got to do that. Its now at a fabrication/trim shop for its last body modifications...the things that are well beyond my abilities. These mods are mostly to finish hiding and support wiring, hoses, pipes and cables etc...but the shop is also gonna do the prework on engine bay layout and interior trim. When prework is finished, it will go into a booth for all over paint.

Anyway, here's a couple of pics and a video from the day it left the garage...

First drive out...was very nervous about hitting the concrete at the top of the drive, but I had a couple of goes with the missus eyeballing underneath, and she reckoned the exhaust had a gnats whisker of daylight so all good.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/86F61wPJw3EyAzqQ6

First time seeing it in the sun with some paint.
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The paint colour looked brilliant, cant wait to get it finished and polished
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Good bye...its out of my hands now...
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