Commer Suntor

[leaky]

Right well I have wanted a commer for a good 5 or 6 years now after looking at them to ages and deciding I didn't want to sell a mini to get one I kept putting it off.

Having 1 mini project I still hadn't finished, 1 mini that I had been using as a daily until someone rear ending it and driving away and a metro to keep on the road I really didn't have the time or a big project,

Anyway I started a new job last year with a much taster pay packet to what I had been on so decided I would seriously look at getting one, few came up but went what I was after. Then Austin said he was selling one of his off and that he was also setting up his own business 'Waboo' doing general car repair and restos.

We got chatting and discussed Waboo getting the van road legal again, We agreed on a price and I paid a deposit I finally had a commer!

So over the past few months Austin has been doing the work. Heres a few pics, I'll try and do it in the order the works been done but can't promise it will be right.

Heres the van after arriving at Waboo and having a wash.






few pics of it in the work shop













Austin has stripped out the back done some repairs and undercoated it.

[leaky]

its had new brakes and lines put in









few pics of some other repairs

[leaky]

Inteior in the back going back in with any rotten wood being replaced







Van was missing rear bumpers lucky some turned up on eBay 20mins away from my house.



Martin sorted me out with some proper grills although I am missing some clips for the bottom one.



I bought a few other bits for it.





Thats about it I think for now. As you can see its not a mint example but I wasn't after that anyway. Its something that can be used with out too much worrying about it getting a tad beat about. I will paint it at some point. Spraying is something I would love to have a go at but for now it will jut stay tatty.

I am looking forward to getting out and using the van!

[MonzaPhil]

Very cool.

Where the rack is over the cab, is it meant to have a fibreglass thing to match up with the rest of the roof?

Not helping my urge to get an old van/camping device.

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[Seth]

Excellent.

There is a Torcars Register that I am sure would be very glad to hear of another Suntor being put back in use.

[Sinky]

I love these vans .

When I was an apprentice sparky in the 70s these were the council work vans.
Great!

Yellow and didnt smell very clever. lol
Cable,ladders,tools old pop cans and old newspapers in the back.
They seamed old then.

[leaky]

Jul 15, 2015 7:34:57 GMT MonzaPhil said:

Very cool.

Where the rack is over the cab, is it meant to have a fibreglass thing to match up with the rest of the roof?

Not helping my urge to get an old van/camping device.

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Nope thats as its meant to be although I'm pretty sure the rack is just something thats been added on at a later date. If I can find a proper commer roof rack i will take that one off but for now its staying

[leaky]

Jul 15, 2015 7:42:40 GMT Seth said:

Excellent.

There is a Torcars Register that I am sure would be very glad to hear of another Suntor being put back in use.

Funny thing. The person I bought the rear bumpers off had a morris marina suntor camper, I told him mine was a suitor and he was telling me about the suitor register. Apparently there only a couple of comers on there so he took my details and emailed the guy to let him know there another one.

[leaky]

Jul 15, 2015 7:53:32 GMT Sinky said:

I love these vans .

When I was an apprentice sparky in the 70s these were the council work vans.
Great!

Yellow and didnt smell very clever. lol
Cable,ladders,tools old pop cans and old newspapers in the back.
They seamed old then.

Nice, I really like the panel vans of these as well. If I had enough space I would like to buy a on british rail or BT one and restore it back to how it should have been.

[pistonpopper]

Fantastic, I've always fancied an old Commer van. Watching your progress with interest.

[joe90]

Nice work, I have bookmarked this build

[commervan]

Great to see another commer being brought back to life
What's your plans for it

[ivangt6]

Just out of interest, whats the other pipe going to the front hub under your nice new brake flexi hose?

[clubbyal79ch]

I think it's the handbrake cable as they work on the front wheels on these. Does catch out the MOT tester!!!

[leaky]

She now has an MOT!!!!





Inside cabinets are all back in.



Bed and a couple of other bits need trimming to finish off.



Looks better with the lower grill.



Commers are a paint to lower but the low profile tyres has dropped it down a few inches alone.







Thats where we are now. Ready to go! Only issue is the DVLA won't let me tax it until the logbook is in my name so waiting for that to come though.Muhhhhhh

[bazzateer]

Well done on the MoT.

Get using it before the last of the weather goes away!

forum.commervanfan.co.uk/index.php

Baz

[leaky]

Cheers, hope to take it to the grill and chill In Kent end of September and maybe a couple of other time before the end of the show season. That way I can work out what I like and don't like and change it over winter

[stevietuck]

I love these old things, my family had a few of them in the 80s, I can remember hating them back then cos they were old and rubish lol!
In my defence I was a teenager at the time Id love to have one now though.

[CommerVanDan]

Bookmarked.

[winchman]

Your mad LOL keep up the good work
I still miss my 72 Bedford CF