WoW! That’s Awesome! Have a lovely week! 🤩❤️✨

Any uk gov. Computer system not really up to job see post office et. Etc

I can’t see any awning or motorhome stickers or two windows on one side. ????

Nice conversation, can you share the link (or name) of the draw catches please? Not seen those and I need something. 👍

It's because the police can't identify self builds. It wastes their time pulling what they think is a commercial. You could make a request asking what the cost was of your original request!!

small sound difference than the a65.....did you ride with the choke on ? nice bike......

It's about time the DVLA are challenged on this as you say if the public can clearly see its a campervan that means that the police are so incomplete that they can't tell its a campervan then maybe they shouldn't be in the job.

Should have used counter sunk bolts

They did the same to me. I followed there information to the book with regards to changing the van to a motor caravan and they came back saying that I needed to make more changes to comply, but did not state what I had to do. My campervan looks more like a campervan than some of the new ones on the market. A fire fighter commented on my video about this and said that he would want to know it was a motor caravan in an accident as it would be fairly clear that I would be carrying LPG. As a van with side windows he would not think about it. The DVLA are playing a dangerous game. My van is insured as a modified vehicle through AIB insurance as a campervan but as a van with side windows. I would not hold my breath on you getting anywhere with the DVLA decision.

Great work Ian. That's a very good looking engine.

No mention of spacing the piston rings or oiling the rings prior to fitting the barrel.Did I miss something?.

The later pushrod tubes / tappet blocks with wedding rings are a much better bet.The mods to early heads are to machine deeper seal holes & bevel them to avoid tearing the seals.

Cvnts.. they r cvnts

nobs with power cretins.

Useless in imported a rv the hardest bit was getting it registered because they did not there own rules

I thought you were ment to have two side windows on either side of the van not including the drivers or passengers door windows to meet dvla's criteria ??

I bought a retired WAV from Motability which was exempt from road tax. When I registered it in my name I found out that on first registration it had been registered as an M1 instead of an N1. This meant that my "Sprinter Panel Van" as it stated in the reg doc was classed as a diesel car and not a van. This attracted road tax of over £700 per annum. I called the DVLA to have it changed, they asked for my Certificate of Conformity, which I didn't have so they refused. I had other EU Certificates of Compliances stating my van's VIN number and it's N1 classification but they wouldn't accept them. I fought them for a year with the help of Mercedes-Benz without any luck until I managed to get a duplicate of my Certificate of Conformity which they accepted so I then demanded a refund of the difference which they did pay me. What a shower of officious b'stards they are. They are not fit for purpose. Keep at them!

DVLA's standard reply is a van with windows. The easiest option would be to accept DVLA's ruling, & insure the vehicle as modified. This must be accepted as insurance. I used Greenlight as they specialise in modified vehicle insurance.

Makes one wonder why Triumph did not adopt VW beetle style push rod tubes?

Good to see someone doing a video of the intricacies of setting up a triumph cylinder head, far from straight forward, don't know why nobody sells different thickness pushrod tube seals over here, then there's the torqueing down sequence. Good luck and well done.

hi Ian one step closer and looking good, just thought which engine would you prefer to work work on. kind regards Adrian.

Have you questioned thier authority over you? Are they using secondary legislation thats not compatible with your civil Rights, Primary Legislation.

Unfortunately after the explosion in self builds during covid, the big motorhome/campervan manufacturers have probably bought off the DVLA so the market doesn't get flooded and lower the price. I managed to get mine classified as a motor caravan back in 2019 but quite honestly its made next to no difference. The road tax is the same, the insurance is pretty much the same and I save about a tenner on the MOT. Speed limits are not a concern, Im always getting overtaken by vans doing 70. There really is very little benefit.

It’s all about the money mummy, money money

The same nonsense, I had exactly the same question, no clear answer to rejection, it’s pathetic , we did all we were asked to do and still didn’t get any joy

Hi. Quick question... are there any online sources of info on how to go about insuring a van-with-windows / self-built van/camper-van conversion which has not been given it transfer of body-type from the gov, please? Any info appreciated on companies which offer insurance, and pitfalls etc... greatly greatly appreciated, I can tell you as I seem to be just chasing my tail on it to be honest... i am almost at the stage of just giving up on the conversion.

Dry your eyes and enjoy what you have.🙃

The Corporation is so Corrupt they own the Van not you ... look at the Logbook , your the user and will pay for all uses fines restrictions repairs ,hence why you don't own the Title of Origin.

Quite enjoying this 😊 As we get older don’t we all see that the overall bureaucracy we face on any single day seems to get bigger and bigger. The amount of people employed in the iimplementation of seemingly farcical technicalities is staggering. As you highlighted your new government may give you an opportunity to get your new MP of their bottom and propel them into assisting you into at least being able to go away on a nice holiday in your caravan. Keep up the good fight and take care 👍👍

They told me the same and said I could not reapply. So my camper van is now classed as a van with windows, my van is fully fitted out with lift up roof with cooker fridge and toilet and double bed. But it is still classed as a van with windows.

HI Ian good luck and I hope they come to there sensors, Adrian.

You could request a one months at a time request if refused one week at a time or even one day at a time anything to put a spanner in the works even if is one o make then answer your letter

Nice work. Am I missing the gasket...

Nice job Ian

Looking like an engine now Ian. Who knew the tooling wouldn't fit? Probably all of us. It seems to be the norm now. Best wishes, Dean.

hi Ian I see you venting your anger on new poor quality tools apparently made for a certain job that do not fit. QC there is none that is quite clear, but anyway its coming along nicely dispite badly made tools, anyway take care Ian, kind regards Adrian.

Congratulations!

Those carbs are a total pain in the butt!

Great video! I had the same problem with getting the choke cable to fit. It seemed like it was just too short, the cable. So you cut the outer armored cable shorter? Thanks..

Very good Ian, you need confidence in your oil pump. Best wishes, Dean.

hi Ian its always good to change suspected worn parts regarding oil things it gives you peace of mind, and its coming a long nicely, kind regards Adrian.

Hi. Informative video. I’ve just redone my a50 head gasket and found that one pushrod was chipped at the end. Refitted it and now lost the left side completely like yours. I’ve noticed that some sellers are selling a50/a65 rods as the same but after a bit of research it seems they are actually different sizes. Can you confirm this and can you recommend a particular seller/brand etc? Thanks, Mark

I use an Akaso V50 Pro now after seeing yours. I use an external wireless mic with it but I had to make an adapter lead. I bought the Akaso wired external mic, chopped the cable and wired a 3.5mm jack socket onto it. I just use a cheap generic wireless mic kit from Amazon. Best wishes, Dean.

Spot on about the price of these cameras, my son is into making videos using drones and some of the equipment is extremely pricey. Take care 👍👍

Had navpal for a long time , find it fantastic to use, also have a tomtom which if bought new now requires paynent for up.grades. The first navpal we had stopped after a month or so, they sent another one even before we sent off the broken one .

i need my 1972 380 fix where r u located

Very informative Ian, I enjoyed it. Pity about the tooling being oversized, there always seems to be work to do when you buy stuff these days. Best wishes, Dean.

hi Ian that was a bit like morse code but anyway all looks good, I've just fixed a friends t 140 5 speed gearbox the first gear is a weak point on them apparently and not a job I'd like to do again. anyway take care Adrian.

I have now refitted the vape, came to the conclusion that due to the timing marks problem (as noted in the description) and I think one of my 6v coils was playing up. I am now running two 12v coils and all seems fine.

do yourself a favour, if you're going to replace jets on an old AMAL carb that has done a lot of miles or you're un sure of its history replace the needle jet, its made of soft brass and over time does wear, giving a rich mixture, the stainless needle not so much.Also get genuine parts from burlens like you have as there are three different types of needle jet for monobloc , concentric and mk2 concentric....some ebayers dont know the difference and will send you anything.