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Post by JBJ on May 20, 2015 21:09:55 GMT 10
Hi, Lionel & Elona at Goomeri had some Zestlines for sale a while back. We bumped into them on our tour recently, & I think Lionel said he may be interested in selling one. But I have no contact details for them, other than they live out there. Best of luck finding them, maybe someone could contact you with details on how to find them.
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on May 20, 2015 21:04:48 GMT 10
Hi,
I would suggest you investigate the french car clubs, & try to find someone near you that has a car with 3 stud wheels, regardless of make. By a process of elimination, you should be able to find a wheel that will fit your van. Then its easy, you just have to find somw wheels you can buy. I did notice on one of the french car sites I browsed, that brand new wheels are still available for some models. Nothing's easy if you want to try & find parts, but if you don't try you wont be able to achieve anything.
Another thought, no one but you will know what was meant to be there on the van, so changing to a readily available alternative isn't a silly idea in my eyes.
Easier to find aussie produced wheels than frog legs
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on May 17, 2015 20:26:59 GMT 10
Hi, I think early Peugot 203 had 3 stud wheels. Not sure about the later versions, like 403, but I'm sure I remember putting 3 wheel nuts on an early 203, maybe early 50's model.
I just Googled early 1950's Peugot 203 & found an image with 3 stud wheels, like I thought. Also some of the early Citroen's had 3 stud, so possibly it was common on early French cars??
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on May 15, 2015 19:55:36 GMT 10
Hi
So now Mark has cast his wisdom on the topic, I guess I was out of line for commenting as I did. The guidelines weren't changed when this policy change was made, so maybe you should update them when you change them Mark.
I apologise for being wrong, & hope those I offended accept that I did it with what I felt was the interest of this Forum at heart. Not much point saying any more really.
Another one bites the dust
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on May 15, 2015 13:54:18 GMT 10
Hi, I didn't set the Forum guidelines, Mark Taylor did. Its clearly spelt outout regarding commercial use of vintage caravans not being acceptible. If you dont like the guidelines, dont be part of the Forum. As far as the smart comments from the "person" that can't be open enough to register & be upfront, well you are entitled to your opinion. But I dont have to like them or agree. I think your stupid attempt at humour is pretty poor, but thats my opinion.
As with all things, the dispute over past members has more aspects than most people realise. By Mark not commenting on his "dispute" with past members, the truth never becomes available in its entirety on this Forum. If you base an opinion on what you hear second hand, you can never have a real idea of its truth.
As for your van, you appear to have done a great job of rebuilding it & saving it. I never questioned that. But I cant be a member of a Ford club if I want to drive my Dodge as a members car.
Why should you expect the Forum guidelines not to apply to you??
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on May 14, 2015 18:48:42 GMT 10
Hi,
Go for it.
What you have posted is totally against what this Forum was originally about, & thats enjoying Vintage Caravans in their own right.
But we have no one interested in control anymore, so I guess you can do or say what you want. I hear its a free world, but I haven't found that to be true all the time
I think your post is totally inappropriate, but really what does that matter.
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on May 12, 2015 17:25:48 GMT 10
Hi,
It would appear you are a bike lover.
On a caravan trip recently, we had lunch at the Lunatic Hotel at Drake, in northern NSW. Between Casino & Tenterfield They had a Repsol race bike , still in its delivery crate, on display. the purchase invoice taped to the seat. They have a few more bikes on display, but as I am not really into bikes, I just remember bits of info One is a rare Honda 4 , the competion version which only had a few made. It has all its history on display, & is very nice.
They have others on display, including the obligatory Harleys, but unfortunately I didnt take any pix cause I had a blat fattery in my camera. If you are interested, I will take some pix of the Repsol & Honda when I go past again
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on May 10, 2015 9:37:43 GMT 10
Hi All,
JBJ & Boots are booked into site 149. Mark you have your dates wrong on your posting for Thursday & Saturday. Thursday is 7th, Saturday 9th. Also deposit being asked is $50 non refundable. Ensuite sites are $75 per night, waterfront sites $55. But they aren't really waterfront, as a strip of trees are between them & the river. You really should look at the sites on Google Earth if you think you will be getting waterfront. It doesn't show a clear resolution image, but gives the overall picture pretty clearly.
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on May 6, 2015 8:08:42 GMT 10
Hi,
That van has been there for a long time, with the same answer given to eveyone that has asked about buying it. Its not for sale, & by the time the owner passes on & his family want to sell it, its unlikely to be much good anyway. Some people have no interest in selling, & I guess thats their right. JBJ
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Post by JBJ on May 4, 2015 19:13:38 GMT 10
Hi Steven,
Boy do you find some beauties. No idea how you are going to find the builder of this one. Based on the six stud Chev wheels, & the square cornered windows that appear to be steel framed, & the lights that are at earliest mid 50's in my opinion, I would guess someone built it as a one off. The lights appear to be the newest bits to me, so I would guess mid 50's. But without proof, thats just a guess. Certainly a unique van, & it appears restorable.
You must just about be running out of storage space
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on May 3, 2015 20:44:19 GMT 10
Hi All, Well thanks Sutcac for another great tour. We started at Tenterfield , arriving after lunch Thursday. We left our van at the caravan park in storage on our way home from Tingha, where we had spent Easter with Boblor , in the rain. Found Clyde & Barb already there & set up. The park has a good camp kitchen, with a good fireplace. Friday morning others were expected, so Clyde & Barb made a big pot of pea & ham soup, along with garlic prawns, to warm up the expected arrivals from (mainly) down south. Turned into a good night around the fire. Saturday a few went to Anzac Day dawn service, then we headed for Esk. A lovely trip through beautiful country, ending at another pretty town & caravan park. We picked up a couple of surprise travellers from Cairns, who met us at Warwick. It was great to meet them, & they proved to be very good travelling companions. While sitting around reminiscing at Esk with Earlee, we worked out it has been 10 years since we had our second SE Qld vintage van outing there. He, Reddo, Boots & I were the only members still involved that had been on it & this trip. Sunday travelled around the Somerset Dam, & up to Maleny for a couple of nights. Looked around the area, & had a couple of good nights sitting around a couple of barbeque pigs, drinking & carrying on. Mark T. & Woo Woo, & Hillbilly called in, & agreed to join us at Imbil when we got there. Tuesday headed off to Imbil. We stopped at Kenilworth, sampled the cheese factory wares & coffee shop. Had a lovely drive thru some beautiful country, travelling along the ridge of the coastal mountain range most of the way.Had a great night around a big campfire, with camp ovens. Wednesday off again, thru more windy narrow roads. Found another great little town at Kin Kin. Good coffee shop, & we parked on the town sport oval for photos of the group. Continued on, & found Clyde had snuck in his usual piece of dirt road for us. We stopped for lunch at the pub at Kilkivan, then headed for Goomeri showgrouds. Pretty basic little country town, famous?? for its pumpkins. As with most inland country towns, most of the shops had been shut down by their operators thru lack of business. Then it started to rain, after lovely weather up till then. We drove all day, checked out antique shop at Wondai, & had lunch at Yarraman pub, & finally got to Maidenwell . Rain was getting heavier, so as there isnt much to do at Maidenwell in the rain, we packed up & drove home on Friday early. All in all, a great tour. Saw lots of new country, & travelled with a great bunch of people. Roll on next tour JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Apr 19, 2015 6:51:10 GMT 10
Hi Mark, Closer to 70 now unfortunately. I drove the Dodge out to my mechanics on Friday, to check it over underneath, & do a few little bits I couldn't do without using his hoist. It was good, running OK, & good to be driving it again at last. I called into my auto electricians to organise a couple of little bits. Hopped back in, started it, then the motor died. So after checking it out, I called my mechanic to sort it out.We found the distributor wasn't turning. So onto the tilt tray to go to mechanics shop. We pulled the distributor out, & found it had fallen apart inside, where the balance weights fit. So I found another distributor, & got it running again. Then lots of little problems started happening, so we parked it in the corner until Monday, when we will go thru fine tuning .
I know its meant to be all fun, but sometimes I hate that car.
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Apr 18, 2015 8:33:33 GMT 10
hi Cathy,
Sounds good to us, so count Boots & I in.
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Apr 15, 2015 21:02:44 GMT 10
Hi Richard
I thought Sunliners died in 1965. I know of the first model, & the second model, but have never heard of anything after 1965 until your post. If they were built after 65, where were they built?? What did they look like??? The factory in Forster closed in 65, to the best of my knowledge. So they weren't built there I believe. Humpty knows more than I do about this.
Idon't know if Gracemur may have used the second model moulds, but thats beyond my direct experience
I also believe the van you showed is more likely to be a modified Gracemur, as early Sunliners did not use aluminium windows. The side windows on early Sunliners had fibreglass frames, not aluminium.
But they have been modified so much by owners over the years, & there are no accurate records that anyone can compare with. Whatever they are, they are a pretty good van for their age
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Apr 15, 2015 19:07:04 GMT 10
Hi, My guess is its a Gracemur, with the corner windows removed & filled in. The side windows & shape, etc, are same as early 60's Sunliner. But only the Gracemur had a central front window, with side fixed panels. Sunliner had 2 fixed panels, with a divider piece in the middle. That divider continued thru the roof of the van, as joining part of the moulds
Your internal fitout appears different from Sunliners I have seen, but I haven't looked at a Gracemur inside. The fabric roof lining is the same as a Sunliner, but Gracemur could be the same.
So I believe you have a 61 or 62 Gracemur, modified in the front window area.
Now all the knowledgeable others will come on & correct me. Eventually you may learn its something different to what I think it is. Thats one of the fun bits of this Forum.
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Apr 8, 2015 21:23:36 GMT 10
Hi Dodge Fans Well its ready to go to next step, thats the upholstere to get ready to fit front & rear windows. All side door glass is in & working, electrical is 98% completed, & its running & driving well. Its good to be getting close to completion. So hopefully next week I drive it to mechanic for check over on hoist, to ensure its safe to drive. Then drive it to upholsterer. I found with previous rebuilds, that the drive between tradesmen gave me a chance to troubleshoot minor teething problems before final rego. So it really is starting to be all fun JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Apr 8, 2015 20:37:54 GMT 10
Hi All,
So to the uneducated like me, to solve the risk that the loaded van, ready to be used, was over the Aggregate Tare Mass (ATM), it would be wise to take the van to the weighbridge with nearly everything that would be used in it. Not take it stripped as light as possible.
That way you would have a tare weight that is realistic, then when the 300 is added, it stays under what the actual fully loaded & ready to tow weight is (ATM).
When you look at registration costs that are based on cost, the variation in cost as the van is heavier is not a real large portion of the cost of caravanning in my eyes.
You can always get it weighed , then check rego costs. If you feel you can save enough, then pull stuff out & get it re weighed, if neccessary at a second weighbridge, if you think the cost saving is worth it.
I would prefer to have a realistic ATM, than save $25 to $50 on rego.
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Apr 1, 2015 7:10:18 GMT 10
Hi,
In case Phil doesn't see this post, I can tell you that Millmeran is a hot rod run, & has been a regular event for many years,. Some of the Brisbane street rodders set it up years ago as an alternative to the street rod federation nationals which were held in different states over Easter. They decided that having one regular event over easter in SE Qld would suit their needs better, & it has been a successful event ever since. Its a beautiful little town, & a pretty laid back event.
Hope that answers your question.
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Mar 25, 2015 18:29:46 GMT 10
Hi Al
Went to local upholsterer, & they have no stock of the rubber I used. It was made by UES international, part number 679-2.
I looked at their website, & it appears no longer available
Sorry I cant produce anything for you
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Mar 25, 2015 18:17:40 GMT 10
Hi All, Progress is happening, even though its pretty slow. Recent work has resulted in most of the electricals sorted out. Fuse box is wired up, all lights are working, wipers & washer working, engine starts from ignition key. Still have to sort out final test & check on air conditioner, heater, radio & interior light circuits, then check dash wiring. I've recently managed to get bonnet catch fitted & working, & fitted glass to drivers side doors. Thats a task I've had a lot of mental issues with, because nothing seems to fit properly. But perserverence is winning, & I'm happy with what I have managed to do. I'll drive it to mechanic soon for final check over, stamp the stupid VIN number the RTA insist on me having onto the chassis, & get the airconditioning working, I think I have managed to resolve the issues that arose with RTA & engineers reports, so now I only need a weighbridge certificate & I will have my final engineers report ready to use. I will be driving to weighbridge before too long, on way to get headlining & some of the interior fitted, then drive to get windscreens installed. I can drive anywhere to get work carried out for registration in the unregistered car, according to RTA. Getting close now, & its real nice to be able to listen to the big V8 bark when it starts off the key. I've waited many years this rebuild to get this close Hopefully it will keep progressing smoothly Its definitely all fun JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Mar 24, 2015 19:11:27 GMT 10
Hi Al,
We have an upholstery shop up here that carries a fair stock of rubbers. If you let me know how much you need, I will go & check their stock for you in the next few days. I'm happy to buy it for you if they have it, & mail it to you.
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Mar 24, 2015 14:54:19 GMT 10
Hi Al,
I'm with you. I've restored/rebuilt a couple of vans, & never did any refinishing underneath other than required repairs.
I don't even detail underneath cars I rebuild any more. With my hips & knees suffering from old timers, I see no point checking out what you can't see standing up. Many years ago I used to show cars, & it always intrigued me that detailing underneath got so many points in judging, so much so that it was near impossible to win your class at a show without a spotlessly clean & detailed undercarraige. This in street driven classes too.
The reason most old vans are suffering surface rust underneath is that the metal framing was never painted after the van was built, or at least that's what I have noticed over the years.
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Mar 19, 2015 8:15:18 GMT 10
Hi,
I guess it depends on who you talk to at Shannons. I have 2 vintage vans insured with them, & no collector vehicles. When I recently insured my Quest with them, I went thru all the questions about age & useage as I normally have, & received enough assurance to take out the policy. They will not cover vans for continuous usage, but that is difficult to define. The answer I received was that meant staying in the van for some length of time in the same place. Pretty vague.
I know of ( I have spoken with him ) a caravan repairer in Ballina who repaired considerable damage to a Victorian registered bondwood that was damaged in a traffic accident up here on holidays. It was insured with Shannons, & he told me that it was a painless exercise, in his opinion, to get approval & payment for the repairs at the time.
I have found Shannons very good with the couple of small car repair claims I have had, & based on my experiences I can't see why anything would be different.
I guess no one knows with insurance until you need to make a claim, but that applies to most companies I believe
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Mar 18, 2015 18:52:37 GMT 10
Hi Gavan,
Good to see you are still kicking on with Swell.
The only reason you would keep track of costs on a project is to kick yourself in the bum when you remember how much you spent Its only a number anyway, & only the smart arses comment with their superior knowledge of how much money you wasted, when they never would have had the incentive &/or motivation to do what you have done.
Keep going while you enjoy it. The end result will give you great satisfaction, no matter what it cost. I think you probably work like I do, & thats only spending what you are prepared to at the time. Or else you wait till you feel OK spending more loot on the project.
No point leaving lots of money unspent when you die. May as well enjoy every bit you have I reckon.
JBJ
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Post by JBJ on Mar 17, 2015 18:35:19 GMT 10
Hi Harry,
I have quite a few 54-56 Dodge interior handles & bits, lots of tinted window glass, & other bits as spares . I reckon they would be very similar to Plymouth, if not the same. so if Stan can't help you, maybe I can. Send me a P.M. or email with what you are looking for.
You will have to go on the "SEQ mob" site to find Banno. He isn't a member here, but runs the SEQ site.
JBJ
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