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Post by voodooroo on Mar 9, 2013 8:19:32 GMT 10
Hello Have been floating around the board for a month or 2, Oh`ing and Argh`ing at all the great caravans and work ppl have put into them. Have just acquired a Olympic Riviera.        Can someone tell me what is the age of this? Also the floor in front of door and dining table is spongie and thinking of ripping the floor up there... Would be better to do the who van? or just there? Regards V D R
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Post by atouchofglass on Mar 9, 2013 11:49:02 GMT 10
Welcome Voodooroo To me the give away here is the moulded fibreglass seating and bedbases. This looks like a 70's van to me. Double windows and the style of moulding on the outside also say 70's to me. Also the winding mechanism on the roof hatch. Boblor or Bobandjacqui could give you a better idea. My van is a '68 Seashells a '69 and no moulded seating/bedbases. vintagecaravans.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=photo&action=display&thread=1473Just an opinion May be wrong Cheers Atog |
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Post by 2up on Mar 9, 2013 13:31:37 GMT 10
Hi welcome to the forum . your van, I'm guessing 1971<mine is very similar, had the same colour interior and layout, Boblor is your man Cheers
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Post by voodooroo on Mar 9, 2013 18:54:05 GMT 10
Thanks for the welcome guys and/or girls..  The floor on the last picture ,The entrance way and front of dining table is a little spongy. Would be best to pull up that part and lay something down? Or pull up the whole thing? Is it possible to spot patch the flooring system on a cara? V D R |
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Post by atouchofglass on Mar 9, 2013 19:45:28 GMT 10
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Post by hilldweller on Mar 10, 2013 6:57:37 GMT 10
Re the floor, it might depend on the spot and what's there to support it. Mine had had a previous attempt at spot patching an area in the centre of the van before I bought it and that hadn't worked because the new ply was supported only by a narrow strip of metal around the edges which made it very bouncy! It might have worked with some additional rails welded to the frame to support the patch. HOwever in my case the floor had other issues as well and it seemed easier to put a new one in. Nice looking van - sounds like you got a good deal  |
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Post by voodooroo on Mar 17, 2013 18:04:42 GMT 10
I work 60 hour weeks and don`t really have time to do to much to/for this
caravan....
If I put it on ebay how much could I expect to get for her?
Have cleaned inside and out but not structural changes..
thanks
V D R
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Post by atouchofglass on Mar 17, 2013 18:15:59 GMT 10
The forum has a policy of not discussing pricing on line.
But
You would have to hunt around and see what others are being sold for and deduct the problems your van has.
Not a $ price I know but it is the best we can to on the forum
All the best.
It's good to see someone that recognised the issues and abilities to or not to repair a van.
Hope all goes well
Atog
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Post by bigkel on Mar 17, 2013 20:16:44 GMT 10
Voodooroo . what area are you in ,, some one on the forum( or a visitor ) might want to make you an offer , . Trouble is ,if you cannot do it your self it is going to cost many $$$ . Maybe you can store it until you have time to work on it .  good luck,,, Kel. |
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Post by voodooroo on Mar 17, 2013 20:36:10 GMT 10
Voodooroo . what area are you in ,, some one on the forum( or a visitor ) might want to make you an offer , . Trouble is ,if you cannot do it your self it is going to cost many $$$ . Maybe you can store it until you have time to work on it . good luck,,, Kel. I live between Coff`s and Port Macquarie. V D R |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2013 20:47:36 GMT 10
Voodooroo . what area are you in ,, some one on the forum( or a visitor ) might want to make you an offer. Kel. hi voodooroo and all other members. instructions are given in Forum Guidelines and Helpful Forum Hints on how to do a number of actions on this forum, including how to add your location to your avatar. click here for the link to show you how to do it. (it only takes a few seconds, so why don't we all add our location now, you know you want to.) conti |
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Post by bigkel on Mar 17, 2013 23:03:32 GMT 10
Thats to far for me to pick up a cheap van to do up . Cairns Coffs return $1600 in petrol .
ALWAYS LIKED THE OLYMPICS , there was one up here for sale at around $1500 but had no interior or floor .
cheers kel.
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Post by voodooroo on Mar 30, 2013 7:16:50 GMT 10
Morning
On the last photo in the entrance there are the light switches
One is 240v
One is 12v in
One is 12V out
Can I run a extension cable from my house to the olug on the side of the caravan and expect it to run lights power points as normal?
Is there a place to put a battery and use it as a 12v input and where would they go on these.?
Thanks
V D R
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Post by Rattles on Mar 30, 2013 9:30:40 GMT 10
Morning On the last photo in the entrance there are the light switches One is 240v One is 12v in One is 12V out Can I run a extension cable from my house to the olug on the side of the caravan and expect it to run lights power points as normal? Is there a place to put a battery and use it as a 12v input and where would they go on these.? Thanks V D R It should be only a matter of plugging in a 240V 10/15A power cable and the 240V lights and Power points will work. (many of these older Vans only have 10A inlet). If you intend loading the Van with Mod cons then you will need to have a the van rewired for 15A and Safety Switch by a Electrician, It is not usual for the Vans of this vintage to have a 240V-12V DC power supply. It is not usual for the Vans of this vintage to have a Battery. You only need the 12V lights when using the caravan off grid. In General the operation of the 12V lights on these older Vans is from the Auxiliary feed (Hot Wire) from the tug, usually Pin 2 of the 7Pin connector, if your van has two light bulbs in the light fittings the smaller Bulb is the 12V one(in picture 4 above there appears to be 2 bulbs in the fitting). That is assuming the Tug has the corresponding Auxiliary (Hot Wire). On late model Vehicles with OEM trailer looms this pin will be connected to the reversing lights, as most Caravans do not have reversing lights, this can be disconnected and a Fused wire run direct from the battery. I can only guess that the Inside/Outside switches are for, maybe to operate the inside and outside lights on 12V ??. One of the members who know these vans will I am sure correct my errors. Rattles |
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Post by First Glass - Tory on Apr 12, 2013 19:01:45 GMT 10
Welcome Voodooroo, to VV
Doing the floor again depends on how badly it's damaged and to what extent of the floor is needing repair, as with all the other replies and work done by other Olympic owners, sometimes you can get away with just repairing that section or sometimes the whole floor may need to be done, generally it's best to get someone who's done a resto on a floor to have a look to see what extent of the damage.
Discussing pricing on here is against the rules of the forum.....generally you get an idea of Olympic's prices from the sales on Gumtree & Ebay......sometimes there more, sometimes there less in cost pricing, depends on the condition, etc and also what the seller / buyer wants to receive or pay for it.....and in saying that prices can be sometimes all over the shot, your best to speak to Bob Taylor (Boblor), he is the expert in Olympics Fibreglass Caravans and he has a wealth of knowledge on them.
Good luck with it.
Cheers Tory (torrich)
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Post by dawso on May 7, 2013 9:31:26 GMT 10
Seeing you got it for one case of beer, Ill offer you 2 cases of beer, that's 100 per cent profit.
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Post by voodooroo on May 7, 2013 19:57:43 GMT 10
Seeing you got it for one case of beer, Ill offer you 2 cases of beer, that's 100 per cent profit.  |
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Post by boblor on May 7, 2013 22:09:40 GMT 10
Hi voodooroo
I will be passing your area on Thursday about 2-4pm estimated on my return trip home, and perhaps could have a quick look for you. If you give me the chassis no. I can gve you the age.Chassis no. is found welded on the underside of the 'A' frame in weld.
Cheers boblor 0428 850 666
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Post by voodooroo on May 15, 2013 21:03:06 GMT 10
Hello again
I was wondering what the best thing to do to the outside off the caravan?
Paint it?
Would like it all one color has been washed since photo, But seems patchy colored?
any advice
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Post by gilbert on May 15, 2013 22:21:50 GMT 10
Hope you have restored vans before because if not it will cost you $$$$$ to get some one to do it for you
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Post by voodooroo on May 17, 2013 18:57:40 GMT 10
Hope you have restored vans before because if not it will cost you $$$$$ to get some one to do it for you I was hoping someone could give me some tips to do it myself V D R |
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Post by gregh on May 17, 2013 19:38:55 GMT 10
Hi VDR,
I've done a full restoration on an Olympic Debonair - there's a link in my signature below to see the results.
I painted mine two coats of automotive acrylic. If you choose to paint, you must use an etching primer designed for fibreglass first. I got my advise from a automotive paint store - there are options. Others have used enamel and others 2-pak; either way the etching primer is a must.
Cheers,
OZ
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Post by voodooroo on Aug 14, 2013 8:22:40 GMT 10
Morning
Can someone tell me the weight of the Olympic Riveria as thinking of fixing her up and going to have to get her weighed for rego and just would like a idea as it`s a few months down the track
thanks
V D R
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Post by bobandjacqui on Aug 15, 2013 5:23:38 GMT 10
G'day V D R, Your van should come in around 860kg
Cheers Bob and Jacqui
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