Your old school vw mechanic saved your bacon fella. His a diamond, but also, you have transformed the van's interior congratulations 👌

Protect that man at all costs!!

Love goes out to the mechanic... He saved the day

What a transformation on the van inside it's hard to believe it's the same van looks great. You've found a real gem in that mechanic like you said not many people like good old engine repairs the guy you found certainly does what a great guy. It would be good to see the body work possible hand painted. Looking forward to whatever you do to it it's good to see it on the road. This vans will take you on some great adventures camping out in it.

Well done! Making progress 👍 would love to see a video of the van getting hand painted 😊

Really excited about following you on this one! I own a 2014 t5 and it’s the best thing I’ve ever spent money on. Already your t4 looks like a different van. Your dog looks so happy as well! Exciting times ahead campi 🔥 🐶 🚌 🏕

bringing her back to life, shes looking good dude. keep up the good work.

It’s a different van inside, looking good. What about a raptor bed liner paint job? You can spray it or roller it on and it’s got a textured finish.

Let's go mechanic done a excellent job👌. Dred fx deffo needs his touch on the van 🤜👍

Rat it mate. Matt black. Use a small sponge roller. I’ve done most of mine like that. You won’t need to change the colour on the logbook. I’ve done my Matt nato green vw Passat like it to. Trust me it would look the nuts. Don’t spend to much on it. That’s my advice anyway. Glad you got some bits sorted tho.👍🏼😉

Nice to see van saved from scrappy & what a difference already. Old school mechanics are def getting harder to find. Looking forward to see next stage 👍🏻

Nice to see a classic saved from the scrapper, just getting mine tidied for the summer!! Would be nice to see you do something with the exterior to tart it up 👍👍

Awesome vid. Definitely want to see more

Can't wait for more videos n the t4 🙌👍

thats like all my dodgy 16 inch folding bikes they are all work in progress.. i was gonna hand paint my Renault Clio till the Head Gasket decides to give up the ghost.. going to the scrappy now

Man that's a great job you and your machanic have done glad it's all worked out for you and a good machanic really is hard to find nice one man I can tell your buzzing with it excellent

love those seats. Its a really neat van.

if ya want to brighten up that carpet inside on the walls grab a few cheap cars of black spray paint and spray them i used usually satin black or gloss so it doesn't make carpet look dull you wont believe how good it can make that carpet look and hide any nasty stains thats on them i used to do when valeting cars there is a proper dye you can buy but it was 30 or 40 quid for 5 litres and use that but 2 pound cans of black spray and leave it dry and then give it a hoover to soften the fabric again and voila black interior and looks fresh

Cleaned up well looks lot better camo green paint look good

Nick certainly knows his stuff. You have worked a minor miracle on that interior. It looks way better.

Looks miles better and that VW mechanic was your knight in shining armour , he new his stuff. I reckon you get a respray if you have enough funds

Proper paint job mate defo

Great van project!! We picked our up 2yrs ago and that coolant pipe was one of my first diy projects. What a 👀 u next Tuesday that job was 😂. Got ours running sweet now, thinking of re-running, but £300 can I justify it. Paint project, give raptor paint a go. Matt finish and very durable. 👍🏼

nice work mate great vans the t4

Great video m8, and yes, another colab with dred fx would be awesome...

Nice one dude, it's coming togeather well. I don't think it's worth spraying giving the cost, theirs some great hand paint nowadays that won't cost very much just elbow grease, that's the road I'd go down. Well done can't wait to see the next one👍

i own a transit mk6 camper and to look at it you would think it wouldn't have any issues. the engine is spot on having took care of it. look underneath and you will instantly ask me if fred flintstone and barney rubble previously owned it haha. its just about getting through an MOT without spending too much cash.

i have am ABL T4 1.9 TD ..... owned 10 years , 250 K on the clock , had all those probs and many more.....still love it

I’ve had a few old vans over the the years and rollered them and got amazing results . Just alway used those hairy rad type rollers as they didn’t leave roller lines and of course scuff up the whole van first. I remember the first escort van I did and the sprayer who worked opposite me being amazed how good it looked for the £15 it cost me. Whatever you decide it’s already a thousand times better . Great work 👍

Looking good.

Makes me feel so much happier about ours.

Following you because I purchased a T4 caravelle a few months ago with 300k and full of mould 😅

body work, proper respray and windows tinted

I’ve got the same issue with the auxiliary belt tensioner.. think I need a ‘Nick’ in my life too…!

Looking good. Why don't you raptor spray it. Seems to be the trend lately and looks 💯 the results

Boss work mate.... interior transformed and mechanically sound courtesy of the genius old-school mechanic!... Would look great hand painted...have a look at Gary and Amika's van channel...a £90 paint job done with a roller! ...looks great 👍

Gotta love the t4 doing well chap looks loads better 👍...will never sell mine 1996 t4 only done 78000 love it

Nice work. You're doing a great job of saving that van. How can I get in touch with Nick?

Get DredFX to do a custom paint job on it. If you allow him to do it with DredFX x Dude Stuff colab styling it's free advertising for him and your channel!

3200 for this van despite all the issues is actually quite normal, they go for 6000+ if they look alright, 10k+ if it looks nice and works. No way did they do the rebuild though, thats around 3000 just for the work, not including labour for removing and replacing the engine. Remaps however, if youve got the tool, is free. Maybe they just meant they tuned it in ACVS

Dred FX paintjob would be sick ! 👌

Not a fan of the wheel spacers as i use my vans with lots of heavy stuff in the back and they will clip the arches if fully compressed on a big bump. But for light use should be fine. The 2,5tdi is normally good.

As an owner of a 200k mile ‘06 T5 2.5 auto with the terrible tiptronic gearbox i can safely say i need a guy like Nick in my life

Definitely get a Dred fx paint job on it. If your going to do it up do it properly dude so it still looks good in years to come.

Vacume pump right above that front drip👍

That's gonna be a nice little van. Probably not worth a proper respray tho, I'd go with hand paint

id do the body work then prime and paint it in a patnina style, maybe some rusty paint here and there.

Hey fella, any update on the T4? Would love to see an update video on it 🙂👍

This chap properly sorted you out it's hard find quality old skool spanner specialist's these days they're a dying breed if you pardon the pun.

nice van dident over pay thay all have faults would like to see you roller paint it with rustroluim paint

Was stripping the rear suspension on a '98 version today.,., people rave about them, I fix them - all year versions - daily. '80's through to 2008's. I'm not much of a fan tbh - I'd love to see some DIY/Normally equipped person try take off the rear suspension on a late nineties version in order to fix the rust. We have every tool going to deal with corroded fasteners & tough, smart lads running the tools - even they struggle on the nineties ones - the 20004 ish versions are even more of an absolute sod to repair when the upper shock mounts corrode - and they will corrode. The whole "I love these!" thing eludes me when it comes to Transporters - personally I hate them on every front, I'd rather an Iveco any day of the week, or even a Sprinter at a pinch. They rust like mad, they're usually an absolute sod to start, they have batshit wiring faults as standard, you can't stand up in them, every mechanical repair is a PITA & they cost an arm/leg because of all the Fanboys. Chuck in the "Stuck on forever" fiberglass roof abortions that most VW camper variants have - Hint, they rust just where the fiberglass begins... that fiberglass ain't coming off so we can fix the rust unless you're Bill Gates - and why they are so popular starts becoming one of lifes Great Mysteries.

Hi mate what’s the name of the garage you used for the work?

Well Bugger Now you have to make a heap of KZfaq videos on fixing it up and pimping it

Good video but, not realistic because most of us don't know a guy like that who can fix a lot of those problems. As you said most garages wouldn't touch it

were did you get the badge from please mate ? the one on the steering wheel? vans looking awsome !

everyone needs a nick...i have one

What did you use to clean the dash and the seats? I have a 1994 T4 1.9 tdi which has had an engine swap from a 1x to a 1z and I need the fuel pump timing doing. Do any of you know of any decent mobile mechanics in the Manchester area who could fix it? Cheers.

And the very last of them , been there done that, but I’ll be rad mannn 😉😉😂😂😂😂

I need new speakers for my t4. Where are your door speakers from?

like how your not cutting corners and doing things properly. gonna look epic when its done. you should do the body work yourself then have a go at wrapping it? are you keeping it black? would look cool in audi Nardo Gray

Fine 4 inch roller and desert storm, then you can hide it from scum if you hit the woods for a bike ride

Do it back yellow and put a high top on it,

Not worth painting, get it wrapped and it will look the dogs bollocks, admire your will power in getting it back on the road again.

Why don't you get it raptor sprayed?

Dred fx and hand paint hybrid ?

Wow £3200 for a shed on wheels a lot better ones out there with conversions

You gota get a decent spray job done👍 not flashy otherwise you’ll be a target but something arf decent 👌👍

Sort the rust out and wrap it mate get the cheapest wrap.. Once ya hand paint it ya never be able to wrap it easily or paint easily . Rap would make a good vid you n andy lol

What did you use to clean your door cards pal?

Paint the van scooby doo style with a painted picture of gabby on it 😂 gabby gabby doo 👌🏾

How can I get in touch with nick I need someone like him

Gabby is Gawjus. Vans looking better too lol.

It wouldn’t be a VW if it didn’t try your patience 🤙🏻

Dude can you answer a quick question. I'm thinking of buying an engwe pro or an engine pro, I'm worried about being pulled by the 50 what's the chances and which bike would you choose the engwe pro 2 is about 400 euro cheaper. Thanks mate👍🚲

Great seats. Where they came from?

Remember man only needs no nails, wd40 and hamerite

has anyone ever said you kinda look like Uwe Boll

Was it a bet and did you win😂😂

You paid to mutch, 2000£ would be okay😔.

Who is your mechanic. Any contact details please.

I thought this channel was, based on ebikes only. Its gone abit slow this channel lately. Andy uploads everyday

Just a suggestion and only my opinion. You promote all the bikes etc that you unbox ( new) and convert to elecy which is helping save the planet. Then show us the worst diesel high emissions worn out van ! Confused Perhaps for the suggestion of a video could be show us viewers you getting it crushed, no more oil on the road ( which as a fellow biker I’m shocked you even risk having the shed on a public road) You don’t risk breaking down because we all know you’ll have that bonnet up everyday. Just saying 👍

Why buy a piece of shite like that, when you could get a newer Toyota Hi Ace, in far better condition, for a lot less money? Your T4 is ALWAYS going to be shite, even if you spend £3-4k on it. You are just going to keep spending on it, and I would guess the engine is going to shit itself pretty soon.

A job or jobs should I say Well Done 🫵👍