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Post by royce on Dec 22, 2006 8:04:53 GMT 10
It's a beauty Reddo. For the inside locks, depending on what you want to spend I used some old fashioned independent locks I got from Tools Specialists and Wholesalers and Plastics in Verulam Road, Lambton. what a place? Not cheap but they are heavy black with long handle inside - down will open and up will lock, independently of an outside lock. I put them on mine to lock the inside without access from outside. By the way, didn't you say above you were insulating? The doors aren't. Mine is framed inside and fiberglass insulation (rated 2.5) put in. Frames stop door bowing too or at least that's the idea. I love the arched window and the porthole but do either open for breeze? Also the arch to the front window is neat. Gives it that 50's airstream look. keep the photos comingmate. I love this project. By the way, do you know Frank Kupina or Lindsey Clayton at Council? I've done a bit of bush walking with them. Done a bit of bending moulding around my own fat guts too but don't want to go there. Haven't done the milk crate on the head - never felt the urge.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2006 9:28:38 GMT 10
Hi Royce. No insulation planned. Have Blonde and army surplus sleeping bags for warmth in extremes of cold. Have 35 year old malleys esky full of beer for extremes of any other sort of climate likely to be encounted. life is good in a TD . Will try and catch up with ya on xmas day. Reddohohoho
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2006 21:23:35 GMT 10
update, update folks ..... grab a beer and gather around the 'puter while ya old unkl reddo tells ya about a strange romantic thing that happened at Chexz reddos tonight....... well go on .. hurry up..... Oh good ya made it to the fridge and back without gettin lost. Ahem... this is where the story starts kiddies........picture this So.. there we are.. Just me 'n' the missus sittin' on the back veaaran.. veraha... veeeerraaa... ummm ...Porch . kissin' and huggin' whisperin sweet nuthins ( i am good at coming up with with "nuthins" in romantic situations) in each others wax filled earholes. Watchin' the moon climb up over the shed of invention. ( told yas it was gunna be romantic didneye!!) Softly ever so gently she runs her hand over my chest. then her tongue finds its way into my ear... sorta like a yabby pump on full steam ahead. i feel my pulses racing. higher and higher the big yellow moon climbs up from the horizon .. slowly turning from a foggy nicotene yellow into a brilliant white light that beckons the stars to come out and join in the nights display of twinkles...... the galvinised iron roof of the shed of invention takes on an eerie silohe...cilloett.. ssiill.... ummm .....outline against the night sky.....ahhh what a perfect setting..Just me. my true love ( beer) and the missus sharing a quiet time together while the dog throws one leg behind his ear and licks his balls. the cat starts heavin up a furball... life is good... venus and mars are all right tonight folks. We untangle ourselves from our romantic embarassment... ummm.... embrace . She sparks up a durry while i knock the lid off another long neck and take along swig and propose a toast to another day in paradise and a marriage made ... ummm somewhere ... buggered if i can remember where our marriage was made?? .. will have to go and find the warranty card for the details. probably expired anyway. Me with ' the blonde happily purring away like a constipated ... ooopppps...contented kitten snuggled into the curve of my smelly armpit. The waft of what smells like parmisan rising to The stars dancing gayley above us. she reaches for my groin and says " Are you thinkin what i'm thinkin Reddo" ... I stop and ponder long and hard what she has just said ...and reply.... YEAH ... I RECKON THE TEARDROP WOULD LOOK BETTER WITH THE '38 VAUXHALL GAURDS TOO LUV".. I NEVER DID LIKE THOSE BLOODY FIBREGLASS HALF GAURDS MUCH!!!!. GUNNA HAVE TA REWORK THE WHOLE BLOODY THING>>> STREWTH!!! Its around about now i smell something like the last Moheecan burning... then i realise .. I AM THE LAST MOHEECAN!! I look down and the fluttering dove that i nurtured in my armpit just seconds earlier has used my genitailia as an ashtray and set fire to the family jewels. wa.. wa. wad i say wrong darl.......?? the sex kitten jumps to her feet and gives me an altimat... ultimatum... alter... she gives me a choice... ITS ME TONIGHT OR YA BLOODYWELL SLEEP WITH THAT BLOODY CARAVAN DOWN THE SHED.... weeeellll folks when ya gets to choose with bein' devoured by "The black widow' or spendin some qualty time down the shed with an old project ya gotta weigh up the consiqu...conzik... ya gotta juggle ya options. I looked long and hard into her eyes. by now they hard turned from pools of blue rose petals to stilletto daggers. I figured the chances of "Scoring" had gone out the window around about " the '38 Vauxhall" stage of our last exchange of dialogue. No ammount of suckholing or reddo carisma was gunna get me a chance at " Putting the ferret through the furry hoop tonight" So.. i picked up the other 8 longnecks and headed orf down the shed....to "undood" all the things i have already "dood." For ages i have been tryin to sell a coupla old gaurds . i even had em sold on ebay to a bloke that wanted to use em on a teardrop... fancy that. Bloody dickhead.....then the poor old bugger had a stroke and 'is son lemme know the deal waz orf... i reckon it was karma that the old codger had near keeled over and i should keep 'em and cut shit outta them with a pair of tin snips folks Waddya u reckon... ?? heres what the Td had at 7.oopm and 'eres what damage i had caused by about 8.00 By the time i finished romancing " the other woman" down the "shed of invention" i was completely Xzorsted and headed for the "honeymoon suite with flushing toilet". Had trouble dumpin the 8 empty long necks in the recyclc.. rezicle.. recy.. "the save the planet bin" without wakin' up the neighbours stinkin' rotweillers. Bastards heard me and gave me up while i waz tryin to slip into"The big bed " and catch up on a bit of " slap and tickle' Bastard slobberin dopey watchdogs always ruinin' it for Reddo and his "trouser ferret" But hey..there will always be another full moon . least the mudguards look cool aye??? Reddonerootin
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Post by fcdriver on Dec 23, 2006 12:39:47 GMT 10
Ahh...Honestley..How can one reply to this post. ;D.....Reddo your mad....in a nice way... Where would we be without your stories from the SHED OF INVENTION.....A true Aussie way of life. Maybe a section is needed called "Words of wisdom from Reddos shed of Invention".............Keep Em cumming Reddo fcdriver
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Post by veedubnut on Dec 23, 2006 21:43:38 GMT 10
Ah Reddo, You've done well. Atleast you have your priorities right ;D I've had to read and type with just one eye open tonight. Unlike you I cannot handle my liquor... Just threee glasses of Champagne tonight and I'm sloshed Have a merry christmas mate, by the way your teardrop is looking fantastic mate. Cheers *hiccup* Greg
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Post by fbmad on Dec 24, 2006 8:38:48 GMT 10
G'day Reddo,
Those Chev wires and the black guards really do the job. Keep working along that line and it will look very '50's.Reckon it looks betterer than the mags and white guards.
Just my thoughts,
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Post by royce on Jan 14, 2007 10:08:28 GMT 10
Deleted my earlier posts now I know how to tidy things up Reddo because they added little here. I made my own mudguards (fibreglass) from a tink trailer mould someone I know has. They suited my purpose well despite being (that scratchy itchy stuff - not metal and not wood). Also I love camping so all the back of mine is shelving and has plastic tubs to hold gear for quick removal and storage. The table slides in for travel and the chairs sit on it. I love yours but still think insulation (dare I say fibreglass insulation). Nobody will see it Reddo (or know - I promise).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2007 10:23:37 GMT 10
Does this madness ever stop . If things keep going the way they are i am gunna havta open up a TD mudguard option shop . A mate and i ( yeeessss i do have mates ;D ) went to Goulburm Motorcycle swap meet. As usual i didnt spot anything i needed for my old bikes and my mind ( yyeeeeesssss i do have a mind ) drifted onto vintage van mudguards ... yet again! !! The old black vauxhall gaurds where gunna take a lot of modifying to get them looking right on the TD and my natuaral aversion to hard work and or spending lots of money lead me to seek out something which would virtually bolt onto the side of the TD and look right with the minimal ammount of work and a minimal ammount of money . Whats that i hear....bloody scrooge, typical reddo steptoe approach to doing things... bloody half baked and ill concieved ideas agian from the shed of invention . Ok, OK, Ok i know i have dragged on with the mudgaurds for too long but just lemme show ya my latest purchase. "Ere yas go.. Wodjas reckon.. cool ?? uncool ?? Price was definitely cool $30 a pair ;D. 2 identical rear guards of some big yamaha cruiser of somekind. no major dents . just a few holes to plate up and then fill with a small amount of bog. There was 2 similar gaurds there off a harley $300 EACH. Talking about riding a bloody legend .Hhhhhhmmmmmppphh..Bloody wankers . i dont pay that much for an entire pommy bike ;D ;D ;D ;D Thoughts are ( yyyyeeeessssss i have thoughts) I can either go sprint gaurds that are braced from the axle and move up and down with it, or bolt em about 25mm off the side of the van allowing for plenty of wheel travel and easy removal . There is a flat area on the leading edge of the gaurds. Sorta D shaped. I have seen "DB" metal plates on the old dodge bros cars in a similar position that would look cool on this flat area along with a short set of running boards from the front of the gaurd to the front edge of the door so the gaurds dont look like ears on the side of the van . Perhaps cut out a pair of "TD" plates from some thick alloy or 1/4 plate steel and get em chromed......... ,.. did i say i had an aversion to spending money....... Well I do especially when its used for paying for crap like food, electricity, water etc.... But Chrome plates for the TD at $500 ea is acceptable wastage of funds. Seems a shame to paint over the gaurds . they are a beautifull candy apple red with bronze gold valences. Oh dear!!! Will this madness ever end ???will this thing get on the road before wintersun or even 2010 .not if the owner keeps changing his plans. Gunna build an 18 wheeler next. i have plenty of gaurds lined up . or should i just build another 2 or three pretend TDs. EEEEKKKKKK i will be 120 years old by the time i finish the first one. Ho-Hum, sometimes a vivid imagination can be a handycap Reddo.. From the shed of invention.... specialising in unfinished car, mowdaboik and vintage van projects. Life is too short.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2007 12:36:45 GMT 10
G'day Col I kinda like the heavy valence. I am of the belief that if i remove most of the valence i would remove most of the strength of the guard. Even if i leave the inside valence. I know that cycle gaurds get thier strength from thier curved cross section but i feel that i need to keep the valence especially if i mount it off the axle.. i.e; unsprung / cop every bump and vibration that the wheel encounters. If i mount it brackets attached to the axle i will probably have to take most of the valence off so that i can remove the wheel. I could leave the valence the way it is , mount the guard high up on the body to expose most of the sidewall of the tyre and have around 50 to 80mm of wheel travel before rubbing tread on the inside of the gaurd. . Having said all that I can almost predict that there will be zero body roll or wheel travel on this thing as it still has the original full leaf spring set which was designed to carry a van 4 times heavier than the TD. The thing will probably ride like a dray and rattle every screw out of it after 6 months. I have held off cutting the 2 angle iron brackets from the chassis as i figured when i started building it i would need something to hang the gaurds off. I think the front one will work out to be very handy when i finally get around to mounting the guards. Back one looks like being cut off in the near future. Waddya mean .. ya have seen the way i drive. I reckon i do alright now that all four corners of the holden have been "rounded off' by imovable objects . I can't be any worse than a mexican in a lincoln continental lowrider or a Kia full of lebonese P plate girls. I have just driven to Goulburn and back and lemme tell you there is some people out there that should have their licenses torn up. I am talking young and old here folks. Mostly from an origin other than Australia. Sooner they start making english a must do subject before coming over here the better. They cant expect to have pictorial roadsigns everywhere they go. gotta start learning to read and write English sooner or later. Just a bloody pity they choose this states highways as the classroom to "learn as ya go". Creak, crash, bang , wallop... someone ring and ambulance my soapbox just gave way Reddrinks
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Post by royce on Jan 26, 2007 9:53:41 GMT 10
Like the bit about the archeologist Reddo and the other quote. What can I say - I'm happily married! Don't know about my wife but I am! I am at this present moment planning a camping weekend for fresh water fishing. I think when she reads this I'll need the peace and quiet. Just kidding. Some years ago we argued and a neighbour in my shed said he noted she wasn't talking to me and I replied, yeah, it was sheer bliss. She was just outside and heard me so I NEVER get the silent treatment now, bugger it. The guards are cool and the colour too but I liked the previous set, but then, that's just me. Interesting you blokes have discussed above, i.e. to mount to the axle itself. You lnow, that never crossed my mind when building my own. I wonder now what I would have done if it had? By the way Reddo, can a Lincoln get 10mpg? Especially if a Mexican is behind the wheel? (I'm a south aussie really and one thing we share with NSW is an attitude to Mexicans - what can I say, they deserve it - bloody well used to steal our best footballers for years and then had the gall to say they had the best players).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2007 20:09:55 GMT 10
Good evening everybloody Iz ya old mate red-do repordink from the shed of invention..... Tas bean a big day. Alwayz iz when tits ya burpday........Skew ma spellunk mistooks i am as "crist as a picket" I becum 5 shillins and thrupence taday.(53).. sheesh thats old aye!!! Anywho .. hic... i decidadid to get fairdunkim aboot dooohan sumthunk wiff the Teer droop to sell ababrat this momentus ockasssiion. So me bianm the OHS offisu i um . putt on all ma safetee geer anfd headed orf doon tha "shit of constipation...... oooops the "shed of invitation"... ( ( oooo wwwwaaa he swore om the 'puter) I took a gued luk at the mess that lay B4 me and said ta meeself... "self i said ...its way past git ya bloody finga out time" and geez wot... "Self afgree wiff self" "Okey dokey" self sed.. "gimme a paint bruzzh" and stan Back. Then self said " Who the Billy Buck is "Stan Back" " Self replied "What R U stupit or sumfin... everyone nos "Stan Back" So.. I did wot i waz told and stewd back . Well folks it waz like sum sorta "Outta body experience" Things started 'appening that 'addent 'append fa munths" "Srcews got screwd...( lucky bastards they are 'aven more luck than i am lately .) Nuts got nutted...( "Wouldnt wish that on any bloke eh???" Wood got sawd Nails got hammered.. and so did I ;D Beer got drunk ... and so did I ;D ;D ;D hey its my birthday and i will git pizzed if i wanna Things that have hung on the wall for years got used, glued, screwd( again luckier than me) , drilled, painted and fixer uppered.like they've never been fixer upperd before By lunch time i had achieved a bloody great mess and things where looking sorta like those bonfire thingys we usta build as kids... or sorta like wun of thiose furry yankee beaver dams ya see across a creek in the dick attenborough doculametararies. Sorta like a big pile a sh1t made of sticks ...' sept wiff weels unda it. ;D Anywho i waz injoyin ma self. and it was made of wood... how coukld i be doin' anything wrong when i was wurkin/ with gods gift to man.... WOOD ( No not woman)... say it again WOOD... Pause here while i bungin some cools and smileys.. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D... Thank you .. we will now return to our normal transmission......... Roundabout now...... no not that sorta roundabout ya dickheads... the "Just about now" .. sorta roundabou now... not the round concrete... OH YOU KNOW WOT I MEAN....... Ooops ... hit the caps lock... silly me Ware waz eye... oh thats right... just then ... i notice someone vvvvvveeeeeerrrrryyyy similar as me .. but no where near as intell...intallag... no where near as edumucated as me cumin up the driveway with a box full of paint and a handfukll of "furry things on sticks". he tells me thay R paint brushes ... and he is here to right all my rongs. I says Bbblloodyyyy hell mate its gunna take more than paint brushes to fix up all my wrong dooooins. 'e seez" bugger off out of the way , and i will make this pumpkin look like a prince? I sez... " I'll have a pound of wat ever you are on old mate .".... The more i looked at him the more my mind deciphed...... in the end i realised ....yup... it was ma big bruvver come ta pull me outaa the poop again. Never mind about him stuffin up his " pumpkins and frogs and coaches and princesses" he was here to slop paint and i wazznt gunna arguoo So folks i packed up all me wood mangle implements, dragged out my deck chair and sat back while he made a silk purse out of a sows ear. I had recieved a whole heap of really cool stuff for ma birthdee from the rest of the family Like sox , undies and lottery tickets ..... But there is something about a signwriters touch that is akin to a cake decorator puttin" the finishin; touches on a weddin' cake...................... Ok...... i picked the three colours 'cause by now everyone on the forum recognises them as "the reddo fleet colours" on "matilda" and "Just croozn" . I also done them with a 4" brush... just like they did back in the 30s. 40s and so on genuine vintage caravans eh;D Bro done the steady hand bit with the pinstriping to pretty things up. I attacked the fridge, ripped the lids off stubbies and got slowly anebriia... enibri... Sh :otfaced...... Jeff... I know i filled ya full of grog this arvo and ya gunna be late to the dinner at Raymond terrace tonight, but tell the missus that i had to pay you for a job well done, and i only have one birthday a year... Once again... thanks mate So there ya go everybugger.. Staryted on the project 6/7/2006.. still havta fit out the inside and paint in there along with a bit of wiring.......... As for the christening?? There is a few options floating around my melon... 1.. "Arty" ... short for artificial vintage van 2... "Cozn" ... dictionary says "cheat / fraud" 3.. "R.J.S teardrop"... stand for " recycled junk and scrap" One thing for sure... The poor thing is gunna grow up with an inferiority complex amongst all those "real" vintage caravans More to come kiddies . will post piccies of the near finished kitchen and cabinets inside next week. Hope to have the mutant on the road for easter... definitely by the 20th of May stay tuned. Reddo
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Post by Geoff & Jude on Mar 17, 2007 21:24:32 GMT 10
hi reddo
that is exceptional !!!!!
geoff 'n jude
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Post by tinnie on Mar 17, 2007 22:11:44 GMT 10
Reddo, The TD looks SCHMICK! The tritone really sets it off and who gives a shyte whether its was built in 2006 ot 1946? It looks the goods. Definately a "Classic not Plastic" (well plastic, recycled Hyundays or sandwitch panel or wotever crappola they use on modern overpriced stuff these days). Wot I am getting at is that to me the difference between new and old is class & dollars, your TD has class so its as good as old! Well done on getting the project so far in the time too. Oh yeh, Happy birthdy too. Make sure ya drag out the cellarbrations for a week! (I managed to, mine was a week ago, and I just got the cake'n'candles tonight....... and the beer'n'port - hic!). Cheers, Rin-tin-tin.
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Post by Don Ricardo on Mar 17, 2007 22:30:58 GMT 10
Wow Reddo - love your work.
The TD looks just great. Can't believe how much you've achieved with it. The paintwork is really striking.
Congratulations on the TD (and your birthday too).
Don Ricardo
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Post by kingy on Mar 18, 2007 5:47:32 GMT 10
Looks great Reddo, who's going to know it's past if you don't tell'em. Looking at it, If i did'nt know otherwise i'd say she was an oldie thats had a makeover, Anyway you've achieved what you wanted with great results , and thats all that matters( luv the wires & lantern roof ) Get that inside finished --only 19 years left-- and enjoy Kingy
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Post by wildmanaus on Mar 18, 2007 6:46:19 GMT 10
Great work Reddo What is next for "THE SHED OF INVENTIONS" you must have a lot of room in there as you always have a project on the go. Wildmanaus
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Post by will and lyn on Mar 18, 2007 8:06:28 GMT 10
great work Reddo Yes folks I was lucky to have a preview of Reddos fantastic little TD and a massive amount of thought has gone into every aspect of it the workings of the little TD has little reddo touches all through it and there is only one word for it "UNIQUE" Your a great bloke and this group is very fortunate to have you as an associate thats a lovely thought Reddo having it mobile by the 20th of may thats lyns Birthday see ya mate "I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER" Will and Lyn ps Heres a thought for you Reddo reddos antiques made to order
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Post by cobber on Mar 18, 2007 8:48:26 GMT 10
CRIKEY REDDO ! What can I say ?? Are you sure that's the same TD you displayed to the "caravaning with the stars" crowd back in October ? No need for it, or you, to suffer "inferiorly complex" mate..it obviously isn't vintage but it's your TD, your design, you built it to your specifications and she looks great..... and in another 40 years IT WILL BE VINTAGE It might even qualify for an express run to that exalted status eh? some of it's bits are already vintage, get a go at those wheels, what about the chassis ? I can just see you mate...you and the missus...and the cat...and the dog, sitting on the back veranda, just as the sun sets slowly in the west , all of you with a stubby in your hand and a tear drop in your eye...looking down the yard at the tri coloured tear drop and saying with pride "I built that...in less than 20 years" What a moment.... well done Reddo.. Cobber
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Post by veedubnut on Mar 18, 2007 11:29:11 GMT 10
Well Reddo, What can I say? It certainly will be a headturner! Very wild looking paint job mate. Congratulations on a great job... That T.D. really does look great! Looks like there will be more of us Teardroppers at the next Coledale get together. Atleast there is safety in numbers ;D Cheers Greg
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Post by sutcac on Mar 18, 2007 12:32:16 GMT 10
Onya Reddo............... that's TOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are ya still thinkin' of "Stone the Crows" graphic for her? .........................you've probably made too good a job of her hey ................ looks really good.................. and more importantly ,...........different..........with individual and unique touches everywhere! Well done ! Cheers.... Cactus and Bindi ( Barb )
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Post by veedubnut on Mar 19, 2007 6:09:42 GMT 10
G'day Kaybee,
I think if it is another windy weekend at Coledale this year it maybe a good idea to tie all the Teardrops together ;D
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Post by 313royal on Mar 19, 2007 7:23:35 GMT 10
Reddo - words fail me, should be displayed in a glass case in the National Gallery. Well done
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Post by fbmad on Mar 19, 2007 13:16:13 GMT 10
Yeah Reddo, did ya get ya final present?? ;D ;D ;D
Terry.
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Post by sportsman 1 on Mar 19, 2007 16:23:56 GMT 10
Well done! If only all the other V Vers would forget the other tr#"h and concentrate on doing a TD each the world would be a much better place. You deserve all the plaudits you get, would love to see it in the flesh!
Leigh
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