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1968 Caravelle
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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #1 on Mar 15, 2012, 5:15pm »

What a great score taszh, quick lick of paint outside and your in business,well done.

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #2 on Mar 15, 2012, 7:41pm »

dam that's nice green with it

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #3 on Mar 16, 2012, 5:07pm »

Mmmmm.... a complete Caravelle.... drooling over all the original bits and pieces ....

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #6 on Apr 16, 2012, 5:15pm »

dam thats nice love the shape

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #7 on Apr 16, 2012, 5:35pm »

Wow wow wow! What did you do with the old one LOL? It's going to look fantastic when it's done - love the curtain fabric too. Now what have you done to the inside? Have you relined the walls and ceiling if so what with? It's got lovely clean lines whatever it is.

Wish you'd been able to post those pics a year ago LOL - would have saved me a lot of guess and detective work

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Can't wait to see the next installment....

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #8 on Apr 16, 2012, 5:57pm »

Hi,

Your doing a great job, & as you know its a lot of dirty work getting to that stage.

It generally gets easier from here, so keep it up.

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #9 on Apr 16, 2012, 7:00pm »

Are you sure this is the same van you started with?

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #10 on Apr 17, 2012, 8:45pm »

Yes same van but unfortunately the floor was rotten around the entire outside so once the floor had to be replaced it was an all or nothing job, and since i paid a pretty penny for her i had no choice. I have to admit i have not done the work myself as was intended as spare time is something i don't have a lot of so i have had one of my staff manage the project for me and some fantastic subcontractors who have gone out of there way to get it to this stage. The trailer is still at the galvanizes and we are waiting on the duratouque to arrive ( along with another 100 people ) so i am hoping next week she will be off the ground.

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #11 on Apr 20, 2012, 11:33am »

What is duratouque?

Please keep the pics coming

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #12 on Apr 20, 2012, 11:36pm »

Also written duratorque. Compressed rubber in a tube. Original Mini suspension (?). Available from Trojan as a ready made suspension system for trailers, caravans.
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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #13 on May 4, 2012, 11:11am »

Here is the latest photo, still waiting on the duratorque but at least the trailer is now attached [image]

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #14 on May 4, 2012, 11:16am »

Here is the interior, still have flooring, curtain tracks and squabs to do hopefully by the end of next week she will be towable
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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #15 on May 4, 2012, 1:29pm »

WOW!!!

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #16 on May 4, 2012, 4:43pm »

That is one lucky van - a superb job, super fast! Can't wait to see it with wheels and squabs etc. It's going to attract soooooo much attention when you get out on the road

And those little sidelights are fab!

What flooring are you going to use? And what did you reline the walls with?

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #17 on May 4, 2012, 4:52pm »

Going to use red and white cork tiles, walls were lined with marine ply screwed and then fibre glassed over the joins, it was then skimmed with builders bog and sanded many times. I have also had a cast made of the door hinges as I needed one new one .

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #18 on May 4, 2012, 4:58pm »

Oops got the wall product wrong it's called meranti ply

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #19 on May 5, 2012, 9:02am »

May 4, 2012, 4:52pm, taszh wrote:

I was thinking I might have to do that too as one of them seems sort of twisted but have managed without, for now at least. If your hinges are like mine (there's a pic on my thread) the bolt arrangement is available from Landrover. Only about $20 for the pair.

The way you've done the walls has given a lovely clean finish

I'm envious.

Thanks for the idea about the cork tiles. I hadn't realised they came in any colour other than 'cork' LOL.

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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #20 on May 22, 2012, 2:55pm »

Windows are in
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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #21 on May 22, 2012, 2:56pm »

cork flooring being laid
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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #22 on May 22, 2012, 2:57pm »

cork floor done
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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #23 on May 22, 2012, 3:34pm »

Two thumbs up Taszh
Very nicely and tastefully done
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Re: 1968 Caravelle
« Reply #24 on May 22, 2012, 8:28pm »

oooh, nice twist on the usual black/white tiles. Classy and Retro at the same time.... cheers Heather
p.s. what is the finish on the cupboard doors? Cannot tell from photos.....

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