FIXING MY VAN MYSELF TO SAVE HASSLE

I've spent so much longer thinking about what to do with my Caddy than I have done actually getting off my backside and fixing it!

Back in January I was involved in a car accident while heading into town. In the grand scheme of things it's definitely just an exchange of metal, but despite initially badgering me not to go through my insurance, the other party did just that...and went through his insurance.

It left me scratching my head - do I make a claim through my own policy and hope that the other party admits liability, which would definitely result in the van being written off. Or, do I take a leap of faith and attempt to rebuild it myself. Lets be honest, I think the decision was made weeks ago!

The trickiest thing about this has been finding replacement parts. But, eventually, I managed to find a bonnet, a wing and a door...plus a few other bits which weren't strictly necessary. I'm no mechanic, usually I'm quite happy walking away and leaving someone who knows what they're doing to take care of problems. But seeing as I don't need the Caddy for day to day life, it gives me a little bit of scope to finally learn how to do some basic repairs for myself. So, I've done just that.

Longer term the plan is to get the van running 100% and make a few internal modifications to make exploring Scotland in my day van a little bit easier, but for now I'll settle for removing the worst of the accident damage. Hopefully, if I can get it through an MOT test in June then we can jump on the ferry and visit the Shetland islands, even though I really don't have sea legs!

If you need to do the lanyard hack for your Caddy doors, check out ‪@willsvanadventures‬ for a straightforward guide!

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0:00 - Don't panic!
1:55 - Weather or not I go out tonight I still need a haircut
2:35 - It's tool time!
3:50 - Door be gone
4:15 - Not sure I should have cut this wire
6:10 - Still work to be done

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