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Post by littleblackbird on Feb 24, 2010 18:11:22 GMT 10
Bill, came around to stamp the chassis numbers for me the other day. (A HUGE thanks to u Bill). I learn't a lot in a short time. LOL.. The funny looking bit of tin in the Ice box is a number plate holder! You guys probably already knew that but I was so surprised, I had no idea.. The strips of metal in the wardrobe are bits of the door frame and so .... Also, I was looking at the old Rego labels and 1 of them clearly says 'Ranger' as the model. It was viewable only in a particular angle of sunlight. I went out a couple of hours later to try and photograph it and couldn't see a thing. I'll have to try and get the time and sun angle right and get a pic of it before it fades beyond sun angle viewing.
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Post by littleblackbird on Feb 24, 2010 18:14:41 GMT 10
Vikki, we're only 5 or 10 mins from you, happy to help out with tyres, brakes etc. Cheers Graeme Thanks for the offer Graeme. It will be a little while, my Credit card was too well fed over the past few months and has grown very fat. ;D ;D Once it gets slimmed down a bit i'll have something to get the tyres with. cheers Vikki. ;D
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Post by littleblackbird on Feb 27, 2010 0:29:16 GMT 10
I don't know if anyone would have read the full post 2 above this, but, it IS a RANGER!!!! The rego label has it on there. I also contacted the Ranger manufacturers of today and got a very disinterested response, but at least I got a response , saying that they have only been in business for 4 years. So, I still need to find out if the RANGER is the model name of an old Brand name. I will never give up. I have to know, it's driving me nuts not knowing. LOL.. )
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Post by littleblackbird on Mar 15, 2010 8:48:21 GMT 10
Hey Chris, I just re-read your post. You say getting a sticker made up should be pretty easy. What is the process??? Can it be done at home with sticker material from the printer or by a pro. Do I ask the Photoshop genius who kindly did the pics of the stickers to do the layout and then take it somewhere??? Thanks Chris, Vikki.
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Post by littleblackbird on Mar 15, 2010 8:55:49 GMT 10
Turns out the tap I was after and won on EBay was from Gristy, LOL, another member and I got to meet him on Sat when I took 4 hours to drive to his place( got badly lost) LOL.Meant to be a 2 hr drive? Anyway, I got to have a look at his lovely old van. I had to collect as the tap had a sink attached, LOL.... Anyway, Gristy gave me 1 Austin wheel hub cap to see if it fitted. Perfect fit!!!! ;D Thanks Gristy. ;D ;D ;D I will post measurements and pics later to see if someone might have another 1 laying around that I could aquire? I put it on so well I can't get it off as yet...
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Post by littleblackbird on Mar 15, 2010 8:58:11 GMT 10
My RANGER has a timber chassis. I dont know if this was viewable in the pics...
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Post by littleblackbird on Mar 15, 2010 17:23:55 GMT 10
pic of underside.
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Post by littleblackbird on Mar 18, 2010 11:24:23 GMT 10
Heres the pic I took,( in the right angle of Sunlight with an envelope for backing), of one of the old Rego labels.. LOL. RANGER is clearly viewable as the BRAND....
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Post by littleblackbird on May 7, 2010 9:48:46 GMT 10
I have finally started pulling off/out some of the old water ruined lining of my van. I found a Trademark on a piece of Plywood, I think its an added on piece though, still old, but not the original. I'll post a pic later on. I found that some areas of the van do have plywood and then the aluminium and some dont. Also, found that some of the older and original? lining of the van roof and walls is Masonite, with nasty fibreglass insulation behind on the ceiling parts. The rest of the ceiling lining has been replaced with newer/old Ply and has had white polystyrene strips glued to the aluminium. I really did not realise how much work thee is to be done. Its a bit daunting! It took me 1/2 hr just to WD40 and hammer tap a big turning nut loose on one of the stabilisers. Does anyone know if it was common practise to put fibreglass insulation in the ceilings of aluminium vans?
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Post by littleblackbird on May 7, 2010 10:42:07 GMT 10
A metal rod I found under the rotted cupboard lining between the ply panels? The strange very old brittle plasticky paper wrapper says something like 'REDRO? RAJMOHAN R??' any clues anyone?
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