can i make a van go from being like this

with windows

to this?

no windows

has anyone done this? how hard is it? what should i take into consideration? any help on this would be greatly appreciated

it is possible, i have seen it done, but am unable to provide details

the welding would ha to be done in really shor stints to stop panel warpage
it would require the whole car to be resprayed, or alot of "blow ins"

which would likely look cheap and dodgy.

the whole exercise would be costly, which should also be taken into consideration.

cheers

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

a mate of mine did his van but he used panels and windscreen rubbers

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busier than a 0ne legged man in a butt kicking competion

So should I just keep looking round till I find a van with panels to avoid having a crappy looking ride that has obviously had this mod done? It just seems like I'll never find one at this rate...

everybody wants one

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busier than a 0ne legged man in a butt kicking competion

Solid side vans might look nice from outside, but are very claustrophobic to drive- rearward/side vision is woeful.
I'd invest in some big truck mirrors, or keep the windows...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

you can get fibreglass fill in panels.

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real men race downhill - keiichi tsuchiya

My van has solid sides, you could have bought that, but i sold it on the weekend

Doogie

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I won Hay once, here's the pic to prove it..


Hay, it's not about the car, it's not about the venue, it's about the people that come here. Peter Dwyer, Mayor of Hay NSW.

I sold one without side windows last year, cos I couldn't bring myself to cut it to fit side windows and a rear seat conversion for my little tacker.

Renewed incentive to get cracking on the Traveller I guess.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

Agreed. My van (comparatively) sucks to drive when it is carrying a load that blocks out the rear windows.

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"Life is not like a box of chocolates... it's more like a jar of jalapenos. Whatever you do today, may burn your arse tomorrow."

I'm sure if you took yours out of the courier van you would get a view.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

no side windows is lethal in traffic, I nearly collected a few cars when changing lanes... BNicho was kind enough to give me some windows to put in

(but it wasn't completely blind to start with, had silly little side windows at the back

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Thanks for all the great info guys, maybe i should reconsider looks over practicality/ safety.
I want the van to be my daily and i already have enough issues with almost being wiped off the road whenever i jump on the R1 and i don't really want to be the one wiping others off the road coz of poor visibility.
Perhaps I'll put the pano on the wish list for now.

As per the Above I have a Van with side windows and will not convert it to solid sides but here's a Thread Oof Jills Project its a good rear and she did a great job
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic ... highlight=

Also thier are some pic's of the conversion on this side...on the Left click on Jill's Mini Van

http://graphics.gateway.net.au/racing/index.html

You can thank me later

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It