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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 14, 2017 11:36:36 GMT 10
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 14, 2017 10:39:27 GMT 10
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 13, 2017 7:22:54 GMT 10
Always intriguing that people put a "buy it now" item on "watch"! Why not just buy it? ??
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 13, 2017 7:18:36 GMT 10
The bit that's not working/broken?
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 12, 2017 14:46:16 GMT 10
Hi OP Hvae a look at this Puck here vintagecaravans.proboards.com/thread/1475/eriba It seems to have the door on the correct side and doesn't look like it's been modified. As there are British Pucks, maybe they were made for both left and right doors depending on where they ere being sold. I think the van in the link is the same van I saw in the Mildura Nationals as that one has the door on the kerb side. If you're getting one with the door on the road side, you will need to check with your state's motor registry people. they will give you the info you need. Why not import one from England, as I have seen them advertised. I'm not sure if the Puck in the link is still for sale, as it was on either ebay or Gumtree last year. Another member might have a better idea and that member knows who she is!!!!
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 12, 2017 6:08:30 GMT 10
I have tried the water-based enamel by Dulux a couple of years ago and swear I'll never use it this type of paint again! It is sooooooo temperamental! I will be interested to see your results Warrenk Hi Roehm What probs did you have with the aqua-enamel? Helen I found that I could not get a good finish using the aqua enamel. It showed every brush-stroke. I have spoken to professional painters and they have the same problem.
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 11, 2017 6:15:16 GMT 10
Welcome to the forum OP. An interesting looking van you have there. Would love to see interior pics when you can. To me it screams 20ft Aerolite Check this link: vintagecaravans.proboards.com/thread/2923Having said that, it does have some variations/modifications.
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 10, 2017 20:33:12 GMT 10
I have tried the water-based enamel by Dulux a couple of years ago and swear I'll never use it this type of paint again! It is sooooooo temperamental! I will be interested to see your results Warrenk
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 9, 2017 5:55:26 GMT 10
OP, I agree with sutcac on this one. I was a die-hard enamel person because I wanted a shiny gloss, but switched to the acrylic on the last resto I did with the Rowvan. Although sold, it still presents well in photos I've seen at forum gatherings. Sutcac, that's a fine pictorial history of your workmanship, you should be proud of what you've done over the years. Only one thing against you - you sold Fugly and went across to the other side!!!!!
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 7, 2017 21:40:18 GMT 10
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 4, 2017 20:20:21 GMT 10
OP, Your question is far too vague and basing the problem on the opinion of one person who has towed vans previously. There could be several reasons for this happening and we here could not give any indication of what they could be without seeing it. It could be something as simple as the tire being flat on one side from standing for years. The list goes on. You need to get a qualified person to look at the van.
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 4, 2017 20:16:05 GMT 10
Yes, Don Ricardo, I took careful note of your precise descriptions all 'round! My 2015 visit was what will most likely be my final attempt to get this van, as age (mine) and a lack of undercover area really means that my Hunter Minor, which I am currently giving a new lease of life, will most likely be my last van project. I will try very hard not to be piqued again to the point of editing my downloaded photos to the extent I did. Glad too that you can be so predictive as to say that you are not going to have a nicer present this year than the pics of the Glen I put in DHL!!! What are you like on Lotto numbers??? Ray
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 3, 2017 20:48:40 GMT 10
Pics Continued Kitchen area Rear dining area converts to double bed Stove One for the icebox connoisseur Let's not forget ther window winder connoisseur My new year's gift to Don Ricardo!!!
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 3, 2017 20:43:03 GMT 10
In late 2015, I revisited the premises of the owner of the only Known Glen in its original state as it was in 1943. I have to accept that I will m]never get this van, as the owner's son has plans himself to "do it up one day". So whilst there I took some better pics for posterity. The van as it stands: One for the hitch/jockey wheel connoisseur Wardrobe area Front double bunks (Continued next post)
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 3, 2017 18:20:34 GMT 10
Sorry to be pedantic Don Ricardo, and you knew I would be in this instance, but whilst I admire Vantoura's rebuild of this Glen and always have, considering the state it was in, there is still only one KNOWN original Glen, totally untouched since it was first built
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 3, 2017 17:40:23 GMT 10
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Post by Roehm3108 on Jan 1, 2017 11:38:15 GMT 10
What about that 100 plus year old member? I think she is still on the books!!
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Post by Roehm3108 on Dec 24, 2016 20:54:43 GMT 10
OP, If the roof is what it looks like - aluminium, then the only sealing you need to look t are the joins and edges, for which a product like D-mastic would be adequate. I note you are using it for WOOFER accommodation, so why go the that additional trouble. As long is the edges'joins are sealed, it should remain watertight
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Post by Roehm3108 on Dec 21, 2016 21:00:46 GMT 10
OP. You should really keep your questions on one thread of the van itself. That way it stays together. BTW, have you checked the Tech section first? As I've said before, you do need to do your own research first. We all have to do that, in fairness to each other.
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Post by Roehm3108 on Dec 20, 2016 22:00:54 GMT 10
A warm welcome to the forum goosepilot (do you fly those cumbersome seaplanes?). What a great find and rescue you have achieved. Can't help with any ID, but must say that it looks like a smaller version of the ever-popular Sunliners here. I'm sure donricardo will be thrilled with this find and flapping his goose feathers in excitement! Good luck with the restoration and keep us posted on your progress.
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Post by Roehm3108 on Dec 9, 2016 10:33:02 GMT 10
Hi Kingfisher Sorry to hear that you're doing battles with your health and do hope that it will improve. You are tackling a major restoration, well it's really a rebuild, with this van, which requires a huge effort even when a person has good health. You can use your project as a measure of your wellness in a way. Time the hours you are able to spend working with the van, and congratulate yourself for every hour you spend on it, because it is an hour you have shaved off the project and therefore is progress. I did this when I had my stress breakdown and found it great therapy. You feel like you can't do a thing, but then the cumulative effect if every quarter hour still sees the job done. Perhaps not at the rate you had originally hoped, but it did get done.. You will be surprised at how many people read your restoration threads. You have the patience to photograph and describe in good detail, the steps along the way. This is something that many of us can't be bothered doing, but is so useful for a budding restorer. It also would work as encouragement for yourself as you obligate yourself to the readers to keep going, albeit at a slower pace. So keep at it!!! Ray
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Post by Roehm3108 on Dec 9, 2016 6:58:14 GMT 10
So sorry to hear that hubby is in hospital. Do hope he will be on the mend. Ray
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Post by Roehm3108 on Dec 6, 2016 20:03:45 GMT 10
Check this out: www.lets-getaway.com/caravan-complianceplates.htmI think you will need to put the caravan over a weighbridge, unless you have some old rego papers that show the weights. As far as the chassis number goes, once you have the weight certificate, I would simply submit the van to the Registry office and let them raise the question about whether it is the original A frame and number. If they query it, you have the pics to show them. Because it is an interstate van, they may play hardball and ask for a compliance plate to be attached. The place where you get your roadworthy would have the blanks to make one up for you.
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Post by Roehm3108 on Dec 4, 2016 15:44:30 GMT 10
Lucky Girl!! Would have thought you'd get all dressed up in your uniform in case he needed first aid!!!! So which was the first address, Nunawading or Fairfield? To think I once lived just a klm or two up the road from the Nunawading address, in Mitcham!!! But then I have lived in 5 states!! DonRicardo, perhaps the answer to your question lies in the stickers SGTL was given - Note The Phoenix Caravan Enterprises Pty Ltd? Didn't Doug Thorley up the road in Croydon do something similar, placing his stickers beside or under the manufacturer's name??
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Post by Roehm3108 on Dec 3, 2016 21:12:32 GMT 10
OP, I know you're excited and keen to get on with your resto, but these restorations are very much like repainting something. 95% of time, energy, expense is spent in preparing what you want to paint. The application of the paint is the easiest part. Looking at your previous threads, you're concerned about which colour to use, when you have nothing to paint. May sound blunt, but that's the reality!
This site contains a lot of restoration information and YOU need to glean through it to find what you want/need to know. Certainly if whatever information is not on here, then you call for help. You need to bear in mind too, that we "original" members didn't have the benefit of the information on this forum. We put it there over many years and in all, this site is a wealth of experience of many restorations. So use the site search engine and do the research you need to do.
You have given very scant information on the condition of this van and to what extent you have dismantled it. Your stage one list is frightening. Broadly speaking, you need to look at your van from the ground up - tyres, wheels, hubs, brakes, axle, and chassis condition. This should be checked by an appropriate expert - your and other people's lives depend on those parts You need to know exactly what needs to be replaced and/or repaired and you should cost it!
You also need to look at the body of the van. What signs of water damage are there? You may need to take external panels off to check this out. Sadly, I have seen many vans that needed to be totally unclad and many sections of framing repaired, before considering re cladding the van again. You have to decide on what level of expertise you have to do the repairs, or source someone who can do it for you. Then find the materials. There is no Caravan Restoration Bunnings. You have to source what you need locally, via the technical section here or, if you then can't find it, send out an APB (All Points Bulletin). It's not fair to the people of this forum to be doing your research for you - they have their own lives to live and restorations to work on Most members are happy to help those who make the effort to also help themselves in the first place.
It worries me that you say in point 4, to remove the floor. You need to explain that! Are you talking about the whole floor or only the floor coverings? If you need to do the former, it can become quite a job, depending again, on what the problem is with the existing floor (sagging, rot)
To do the things you have listed (and people have asked this before) we can't tell you the order of things. I said earlier, to work from the ground up, especially when it comes to what the van is sitting on. But also, broadly speaking you can say that for the rest of the van, work from the outside in. Water ingress is the greatest enemy of caravans and will kill them very quickly if left unchecked.
The order in which to do the repairs falls into its own style, depending on how much time you plan to spend on the work. For example, assuming you have someone else fixing the underneath, you can simultaneously remove panels to check how bad any water damage may be. It may only be in a section, or the whole van. That will then dictate what you do next. If you have the whole cladding off, you may decide to insulate, or rewire or reroute the wires ------ the list goes on! The only one who can decide on the order of thing is YOU! Just think things through and don't do repairs that you may have to pull out later, because things beneath that repair were missed earlier. The last things you should be doing to your van is the painting and then adding the glitter like lights and trims.
Let me talk about cost. Caravans are boats on land! A boat on water is described as a bottomless hole in the water, into which people sink an incredible amount of money. It's very hard to go boating in comfort "on the cheap"! My best friend has spent about $400,000 on buying and repairing a 6 year old boat to a state where it now suits his purposes. He will continue to spend money on it! Caravans are the same. You can do up a caravan on the cheap, but you will end up with a cheap caravan (and possibly dangerous to you and the public). Newbies like yourself, buy their first vintage caravan with stars in their eyes, but often find it's got just too expensive to fix and becomes somebody's chicken coop! So do your sums. Decide on how far you want to go with the van (can it just have some basic work done so that it can be used and the rest done in stages? - probably the ideal! or does it need a bucket of money). What is your budget and how much can you do with that money? I have restored and sold 4 vintage caravans in my time on this forum and can tell you that I didn't cover my restoration costs on the first couple of vans and only made minimal wages on the other two. The moral of that is that it's more economical to actually buy a van for which you know the restoration history rather than doing it yourself, especially if you are time poor. They take up a lot of hours! But true restorers don't begrudge the hours and the pride of a job well done is priceless.
I am not wanting to put you down in any way, merely give you some reality checks. If you go ahead with the project, I encourage you to do it. There have been some amazing restorations done by members of this site and there is no reason you can't be one of them, as long as you have the desire to do that.
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