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Hi All I am looking for two internal side supports, I have taken the windows out my countryman and popped steel side's back to make it a Van, I have secured from Robert Prinn the roof support but he does not have the side one's. Any one got any for sale please ?
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Brent wrote:Hi All I am looking for two internal side supports, I have taken the windows out my countryman and popped steel side's back to make it a Van, I have secured from Robert Prinn the roof support but he does not have the side one's. Any one got any for sale please ?
Many thanks Brent
don't mind me asking but why are you converting such a rare model to look like a van, Countryman's are more valuable than vans
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Maybe for you but not for me, It started life as a van and thats the way it will finish it, however I may keep the windows just incase.
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I think the A40 Guru was a bit misled when you called it a countryman, which was a factory produced vehicle with no roof vent, among other things.

Several people have done as you are doing, replacing the side windows cut into a van to make it look original.

I believe it is quite difficult to weld the replacement panels in without distortion, because they are so flat -how did you get on ?
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Brent wrote:Maybe for you but not for me, It started life as a van and thats the way it will finish it, however I may keep the windows just incase.
aah, it was a van, phew!, most call conversions Countryvans
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Dave Clark wrote:I think the A40 Guru was a bit misled when you called it a countryman, which was a factory produced vehicle with no roof vent, among other things.

Several people have done as you are doing, replacing the side windows cut into a van to make it look original.

I believe it is quite difficult to weld the replacement panels in without distortion, because they are so flat -how did you get on ?
i was worried it was a genuine Countryman & not a van conversion like our 'UOM'
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Nice that you are taking it back to original.
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SteveClem wrote:Nice that you are taking it back to original.
Neil said that about 'UOM' but it's had side windows in since dad had them done in 1963 so i won't be doing the van back to a van
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