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Post by Roehm3108 on Nov 17, 2016 6:11:09 GMT 10
Nope, not the place I was thinking of
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Post by shesgotthelook on May 3, 2017 16:24:18 GMT 10
Attempted a bit of paint removal with the heat gun today. All fairly soft timbers so slowly, slowly. I believe the van is masonite, well at least on the front it is. The rear windows have a red sort of sticky resin on them that releases a nice smell. Some form of waterproofing? Is it going to kill me?
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Post by shesgotthelook on May 7, 2017 22:39:16 GMT 10
Hmm, I think she used to be a very bright blue colour!
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Post by shesgotthelook on May 10, 2017 10:58:15 GMT 10
Getting naked!
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Post by Don Ricardo on May 10, 2017 11:03:43 GMT 10
Hi SGTL, That's an interesting discovery about the blue paint. What are you going to do with that info? Don Ricardo
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Post by Don Ricardo on May 10, 2017 14:44:15 GMT 10
Hi again SGTL, I have been thinking about the colour of your van: The Viscount signage - which looks pretty original - was painted over the white/off-white, so that would suggest to me that despite the bits of blue you've found, the van was originally white. The alternative is that the van was blue, and then repainted and 're-signed' by the factory. However, you don't seem to have found much blue on the walls, so I'll go with the 'originally white' hypothesis. What do you think? Regarding the bi-colour flash...to me it looks a bit over fussy for the style and shape of the van. I think I prefer the single colour as per the advert...but then it's your van, not mine! Don Ricardo
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Post by shesgotthelook on May 12, 2017 16:56:22 GMT 10
I'm fairly confident she was blue. Existing paint job is not that great & there is paint on the clearance lights etc indicating a home done job.
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Post by barkpaint on May 12, 2017 23:48:52 GMT 10
I have always been amazed as to how you can heat enough water to have a nice warm bath and relax. Big kettle?
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Post by Mustang on May 13, 2017 8:40:32 GMT 10
I have always been amazed as to how you can heat enough water to have a nice warm bath and relax. Big kettle? I guess at the caravan park in those days facilities were minimal. Also I suppose house rules applied to the one tub, girls first, boys second, Dad last. AAaahh the thought of it
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Post by Mustang on May 13, 2017 10:43:37 GMT 10
Enjoying this re-build (No Viscount has nothing to do with it)
Re your colour scheme- one thing the Vintage/Classic vans have over the modern,s is the ability to use period & nice colour schemes.
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Post by Don Ricardo on May 13, 2017 15:20:32 GMT 10
Hi SGTL, Well, unless Viscount was using blue primer or undercoat , I reckon you're right. It's bit hard to argue against that evidence! I'm still intriqued with what looks to be the originality of the signwritten Viscount logos though. Don Ricardo
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Post by shesgotthelook on May 24, 2017 16:47:12 GMT 10
Gave up on the ceconite trail. Filled the gaps with plastibond builders bog & sanded, I think it has come up alright. Will still use leak seal tape on the roof edges.
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Post by Mustang on May 24, 2017 17:37:58 GMT 10
I started to bog some of my cladding but found the regular plasti bond set like cement & was a real B*tch to sand. Your image looks as though you have been able to feather nicley, how is this product to sand? Cheers Brent
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Post by shesgotthelook on May 25, 2017 15:43:35 GMT 10
Slowly, slowly with the sanding, a belt sander would be better as orbital paper clogs up. A few bits and pieces
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Post by shesgotthelook on May 26, 2017 10:05:18 GMT 10
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Post by shesgotthelook on May 26, 2017 10:08:51 GMT 10
Going to tackle the roof with this next.
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Post by Mustang on May 26, 2017 17:38:31 GMT 10
Two days ago the walls were in pieces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by shesgotthelook on May 30, 2017 13:21:37 GMT 10
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Post by shesgotthelook on May 31, 2017 8:26:46 GMT 10
Roof painting not so successful today as too cold & I think the undercoat is not quite dry so have put on hold. I did do the drawbar & the front stripe, not game to tackle the side stripes!
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Post by Mustang on May 31, 2017 8:35:47 GMT 10
Some will argue about that awkward solid copper pipe to your gas bottle!! With a new regulator you can use a better looking flexible hose from the bottle back to the van. Cannot believe the pace this resto is moving
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Post by shesgotthelook on Jun 1, 2017 8:20:36 GMT 10
Hi Mustang, the gas is a conundrum. There are 2 lines, one to the stove & one to the gas light/lantern above the table. You can read about the light here; vintagecaravans.proboards.com/thread/15653/gas-lamps-lanterns-caravansI will be disconnecting the light & replacing the regulator etc as you suggest, it's finding a plumber that's happy to do it & test the stove line that is the problem. They are all too scared to sign off on it. I understand where they are coming from but it's frustrating none the less!
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Post by Mustang on Jun 1, 2017 9:05:41 GMT 10
Perhaps a gas fitter would go along the lines of replacing whats there with new. We had our Viscount replaced from scratch as we wanted a 3x way fridge & an out door bayonet. It took him 3.5 hrs & charged $600 inc parts, which were numerous. If you weigh up the price in the scheme of things I think its relevant for piece of mind & down the track re-sale.
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Post by tooleyau on Jun 1, 2017 18:35:01 GMT 10
Perhaps a gas fitter would go along the lines of replacing whats there with new. We had our Viscount replaced from scratch as we wanted a 3x way fridge & an out door bayonet. It took him 3.5 hrs & charged $600 inc parts, which were numerous. If you weigh up the price in the scheme of things I think its relevant for piece of mind & down the track re-sale. Agree with this. When we redid our 57 van we found a plumber with a gas licence and paid him to redo all the lines. That way you also get it signed off and a gas certification plate. As mentioned above - peace of mind is worth it.
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Post by shesgotthelook on Jun 1, 2017 19:48:28 GMT 10
Thankyou everyone. Last time I tackled this problem was with a viscount that had never had gas. The plumber wouldn't do it unless we completely rebuilt the stove alcove to modern fireproof standards. So we never did it. Similar problems with my little Phoenix, the lines are there but are badly damaged & i'm sure the same plumber would refuse to do it. Anyway, might try a different plumber for this one! ' Have to decide on the axle & brakes too, whether we go back to where we got the '47' done which was painfully expensive or try someone else.
Always so many things to be done!
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Post by aussieute on Jun 1, 2017 20:06:25 GMT 10
I found I went to a local trailer manufacturer and took my axle to them and they made a new drop one for me with electric brake reasonable easy to fit $660 with new axle with electric brakes and u clamps then just had to run wires for it as mine has vacuum brakes which they wont rego it is the best way to go I would try some on else as I was getting all sorts of prices cheers chris
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