Post by Hillbilly on May 18, 2011 10:14:19 GMT 10
After gallivanting (and working) around Australia since 2007 its nice to be based back home on the Sunshine Coast and to have some quality time getting my 59 Sunliner back into some respectable order.
After a few "perspex" drama's I finally got the new front and back perspex window's installed by a very confident and clever gentleman in Caboolture, Qld. And the window rubbers from NSW worked a treat and are a very good fit.
Many thanks to Ken Bannister (Banno) for putting me onto this gent as it made the whole exercise so much easier, as I had some other "plastics players" in the Noosa area who had no idea how to tackle the curved windows.
Still some finishing off to be done, am getting all the external and and internal electrics finished off in a fortnight, the flooring layed, spats to go on and our friend Mr Daggsey in the West is doing a little bit of original "artwork" for the front and rear of the van.
I also had two phone calls from separate parties after it was down in Caboolture wanting to know some details of the van, some technical stuff and where'd I get the rubbers from, and who is this vintage van mob and how do I join etc etc...
It never ceases to amaze me how much interest these old vans receive. The amount of older vans I see along the Qld coast both vintage and classic is incredible and shows the enthusiasm and re-birthing of these old beauties in this modern era.
So after picking up my Sunliner from Reddo in Mount Gambier back in 2008 and it now being 2011, I reckon it should be on the road for a Sth East Qld run in about 2014 . . . . . . .nah, not really, I've booked in for Cowra 2012, surely I gotta have it finished by then.....
Whilst on the subject of Sunliner's...
....I was informed by a very reliable source there is one being "totally overhauled" in a big shed just west of Bribie Island .....many, many dollars being spent on it ....... and it's going to be like nothing we've ever seen before, I wonder whether it'll still look like a vintage van..........
? I have been invited for a sneak preview next time I'm down that way.......mmm, should be interesting....... 
Cheers,
Hillbilly ;D ;D ;D
After a few "perspex" drama's I finally got the new front and back perspex window's installed by a very confident and clever gentleman in Caboolture, Qld. And the window rubbers from NSW worked a treat and are a very good fit.
Many thanks to Ken Bannister (Banno) for putting me onto this gent as it made the whole exercise so much easier, as I had some other "plastics players" in the Noosa area who had no idea how to tackle the curved windows.
Still some finishing off to be done, am getting all the external and and internal electrics finished off in a fortnight, the flooring layed, spats to go on and our friend Mr Daggsey in the West is doing a little bit of original "artwork" for the front and rear of the van.
I also had two phone calls from separate parties after it was down in Caboolture wanting to know some details of the van, some technical stuff and where'd I get the rubbers from, and who is this vintage van mob and how do I join etc etc...
It never ceases to amaze me how much interest these old vans receive. The amount of older vans I see along the Qld coast both vintage and classic is incredible and shows the enthusiasm and re-birthing of these old beauties in this modern era.
So after picking up my Sunliner from Reddo in Mount Gambier back in 2008 and it now being 2011, I reckon it should be on the road for a Sth East Qld run in about 2014 . . . . . . .nah, not really, I've booked in for Cowra 2012, surely I gotta have it finished by then.....
Whilst on the subject of Sunliner's...
....I was informed by a very reliable source there is one being "totally overhauled" in a big shed just west of Bribie Island .....many, many dollars being spent on it ....... and it's going to be like nothing we've ever seen before, I wonder whether it'll still look like a vintage van..........
? I have been invited for a sneak preview next time I'm down that way.......mmm, should be interesting....... 
Cheers,
Hillbilly ;D ;D ;D
.....I know the frustration you've had getting the perspex windows sorted, ...................a good job outta the way hey