Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2007 6:45:46 GMT 10
Hi Gristy.
At the risk of becoming known as "Dr Death" amongst the vintage caravan fraternity i feel i need to explain that i do not take slaying old vans lightly.
The decision to demolish the cessnock fugly was finally made after inspection of the homemade chassis and amatuer attempt at independant suspension.
Parts of the chassis was boxed and the rest was made of old bed irons welded together. Bits and pices of angle iron tacked on here and there to suppport the low slung body.
The independant suspension comprised an old diff housing banjo that had been cut in halves and widened out to suit the 6ft wide van. Wheel hubs where 3 stud citreon or some other form of early vehicle .. Hillman perhaps.
Any bits for the repair of the running gear would have been near impossible to track down ,
Add to this the ammount of odd bits of timber that was used in its construction and the advanced state of rot and it becomes obvious that it would be easier to build an entire new van in a similar shape and design than to try and resurrect the old Fug.
The biggest crime i am guilty of is stripping the ply off the outside
If i had left it in tact i could have used it as a storage shed. or maybe hoisted it up a tree and made a tree house out of it for my little grandaughter.
I hope i can redeem myself in the eyes of the vintage van purists by tackling the pathetic .... ooooops...... Authentic restoration of "Mildred the 9 footer."
Now where did i put that axe ..... i've got work to do.
Reddo
At the risk of becoming known as "Dr Death" amongst the vintage caravan fraternity i feel i need to explain that i do not take slaying old vans lightly.
The decision to demolish the cessnock fugly was finally made after inspection of the homemade chassis and amatuer attempt at independant suspension.
Parts of the chassis was boxed and the rest was made of old bed irons welded together. Bits and pices of angle iron tacked on here and there to suppport the low slung body.
The independant suspension comprised an old diff housing banjo that had been cut in halves and widened out to suit the 6ft wide van. Wheel hubs where 3 stud citreon or some other form of early vehicle .. Hillman perhaps.
Any bits for the repair of the running gear would have been near impossible to track down ,
Add to this the ammount of odd bits of timber that was used in its construction and the advanced state of rot and it becomes obvious that it would be easier to build an entire new van in a similar shape and design than to try and resurrect the old Fug.
The biggest crime i am guilty of is stripping the ply off the outside
If i had left it in tact i could have used it as a storage shed. or maybe hoisted it up a tree and made a tree house out of it for my little grandaughter.
I hope i can redeem myself in the eyes of the vintage van purists by tackling the pathetic .... ooooops...... Authentic restoration of "Mildred the 9 footer."
Now where did i put that axe ..... i've got work to do.
Reddo