sunliner restoration a few photos

[alf]

on its way from kowanyama


just a little tlc should do the job





got it home fix up the trailer


new floor needed

[dorian]

Wow, big job ahead of you mate. Keep us posted!

[alf]

after i got it home little beauty

van on its side getting the underside glassed and epoxyd not letting this one rot

[alf]

the axle and running gear are new kept it on 13 inch holden rims new axle and brakes though the main frame is original good steel back then

all the bracing inside

the table is on a gas strutt window surrounds are ply saturated in epoxy made to fit the new windows

now its a bed for the kids

always sanding


double bed and kitchen taking shape

[atouchofglass]

Hey Alf
You've been busy since your last post.
;D ;D ;D ;D

Obviously a handy bloke if you can glass as well as doing all your own cabinetry work.

Starting to look good.
Is the insulation thermobreak?
I used that in my Olympic and it seems to do a good job.

Just last week I saw another Sunliner being towed through Cairns.
A Silver van towed behind a light 4x4
Perhaps another one being restored.
Very popular vans.

Keep the photos coming Alf

Cheers
Atog

[Swellwillys]

Welcome to the world of Sunnyland Alf!

Enjoy the ride !

Looks to me like you have the skills and enthusiasm to make the journey ! Well Done !


Keep us informed of your travels mate !



Swellwillys

[alf]

thanks for the nice words guys
im in a bit of a rush on this one were off to northern nsw on boxing day and traveling back up the coast for four weeks. fly like the wind my beauty fly fly ah ah ah. thats the missus
atog i got the insulation on a freebee from a mate in kowanyama its called green insulation .
it was seeing you do your van on this site swellwilly hence the bracing thanks for that. our van is going to have a hawian theme long boards and frangipanis ,wife and two daughters.

[alf]

at the pup thank god i made it

the trailer before resto

and after

the front cupboards

and the rear

the hatch many a thinking beer has gone into this

i put a lip on the outside to stop the water being pushed up through the hatch

retro fit all the cupboards now there off again so i can spray paint with high build and two pack poly

[bobandjacqui]

G'day Alf, Welcome to the forum... Looks like you found a project there and from the photos that you have posted it looks like one of the fastest renos we've seen on the forum ;D ;D ;D ;D

Cheers Bob and Jacqui

[alf]

hey bob and jaquie i started at the end of july need to be finnished by christmas so i can take lily and fin on holidays ;D lily made me put the smiley faces on honest

[greedy53]

What epoxy are you using as this will be handy for the teardrop
Greedy. Steve

[JBJ]

Hi Alf,

You're going well.

Nothing to it really after a while, just simple hard work & keeping at it.


I reckon you'll make your deadline the way you are going. Cant wait to see it finished

JBJ

[alf]

greedy 53 the epoxy is fibreglass standard cure mixed with a little m e k solvent.
this helps the epoxy to penitrate the timber hence saturation coat then you sand it back to get rid of the burs before painting with a high build it works well. its the same principal as when the plywood and glass boats are built so it makes it very effective against further rot.

[alf]

hey rodnet give us a call when you do that would be a laugh to see maybe i could scavenge a few bits for my van ...
ps sorry everyone about my spelling its bobbins i know

[DC3Td]

Fabulous job you`re doing Alf. A real credit. And good ol` methyl ethyl keytone peroxide added in the mix. Painful to the hands if not too careful.Found that out years ago,ha. cheers gordon

[alf]

thanks gordon got it in a blister yesterday woohaa /...

[alf]

just a few older photos of van as i found it . in a place called kowanyama 600 km of rough dirt road in the gulf of carpentaria
poor thing

i loved the shape though

pulling it out after 8 years in the same spot

all braced up ready for the trip home





im unercoating the inside tomorrow so some new photos soon thanks for all the comments floks much appreciated

[jenniewren]

I am soooo slack.....it has been too cold in the hills to do anything but open the van door and let in a bit of fresh air!!!! But I am being inspired again with the warmer weather coming on....keep the photo's coming on your resto so slackers like me get their act together!!!!! Welcome to the world of continuing resto's!!!!! Jenniewren...................................

[dorian]

Mate, I'm with the others. This has to be the fastest reno I've ever seen, You are certainly a handy bloke with tools. (Unlike me.) Took me a 18 months to paint mine! Keep us all posted.

[alf]

hey dorian . did you have lots of tiny holes in your fibregass when you started painting if so did you fill them all .setting me back this is . the high build just seems to go straight over them bloody things . ah well i suppose nothing is perfect....your paint job looks great just wondering if imperfections are goin to be a part of the sunny life upon closer inspection.

[alf]

a few photos of the high build undercoat i did today. its harder than you think cough cough




ps i do work to as a floor layer

[atouchofglass]

Starting to look real trick there Alf

Plenty of progress
It's a wonder you have time for work ;D ;D ;D ;D
At least you have your priorities in order .
Caravan first - Work second ;D ;D ;D ;D

At this rate you will be using it for the Christmas holidays for sure.

Keep the photos coming mate.

Cheers
Atog

[humpty2]

Alf, the pin holes will keep appearing....but alot of time spent with blade putty/knifing putty will e v e n t u a l l y do the trick.
Love your work

[alf]

thanks humpty 2 ive decided to sand back then thinly spread qcell over the whole lot then sand again as for the bumps and dips well they add charactar dont you think........

[JBJ]

Hi,

I dont know if you have looked through my thread " Jailbarjuice Sunliner Restoration", biut I went thru most of what you are doing during that rebuild.

There's a little bit of info in it

JBJ