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Post by cuz on Feb 22, 2005 21:44:09 GMT 10
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Post by will bayley on Feb 22, 2005 21:58:41 GMT 10
  ;D Hi Cuz What a beauty looks like a mini ballroom on wheels compared to my two vans talk about swing a cat what make is it ? or is it a home made great shots looking forward to seeing the interior regards Will
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Post by cuz on Feb 22, 2005 22:28:00 GMT 10
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Post by earlee on Feb 23, 2005 8:58:02 GMT 10
Cuz,
Great shots of the FB and van. Thanks for posting them.
The van will look even better when you paint the matching flames over the undercoat. haha.
Another mystery - are you the one in the overalls or the red shirt? No dog in these pics!!
regards
earlee.
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Post by earlee on Feb 23, 2005 10:36:38 GMT 10
Cuz -
what length is your van? Looks like a 10 footer?
regards
earlee
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2005 17:44:48 GMT 10
great photos Cuz .....thanks for sharing them ...you have a real neat little van there !! Keep em coming ........... Mark |
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Post by jazhow2 on Feb 23, 2005 21:21:29 GMT 10
Cuz, Great photos.....they just prove once again...that quality never goes out of style....I'm thinking that applies to the Holden...the Van and the Annex!!!  (Appologies to the Ford'o'philes) Imagine the market for old vans like ours if half the mob at Hanging Rock took to the idea!!!! ;D Marc |
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Post by Roehm3108 on Feb 24, 2005 22:01:50 GMT 10
Hi Cuz
Another great reno job. Did you roller paint the outside? Did you end up with a stippled finish?
A rather curious jockey wheel arrangement. Is it home-made? How does it work?
Regards
Roehm3108
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Post by trev and carrots on Feb 25, 2005 9:41:20 GMT 10
;Dfb & van look great ,bill..also nice to see another fox tail put to good use
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Post by cuz on Feb 27, 2005 12:02:44 GMT 10
Thanks for the feedback on the cuzvan guys. It is about 10ft, homemade by a real tradesman in the early 60's, it's 6'6" wide with the sides being about 1/4" marine ply so giving plenty of room for the bed across the back. The mattress is a touch longer and a little bit narrower than a standard double bed. As i said earlier the inside is totally origional, just needing a slight clean, with the same decals that were put on over 40 years ago and the paintwork as good as new. As it was stored under a covered in (sort of garage i suppose) carport with one end open, the weather had only slightly effected the paintwork at the rear and as the rest of the paint was a bit dusty and faded, my Dad(the guy in the overalls) and i decided to do a complete exterior paint job. When i first rang the owner to puchase it, he told me it was just an old wooden van and that i would never be able to register it, how wrong was he? I was also suprised to find out that the annexe with the van was over 40 years old and was like brand new! There was also slight cracking of the roof hatch so that was repaired and a layer of fibreglass cloth applied, windows were removed, cleaned, polished, resealed and replaced. The oil based paint was applied with a roller with lots of problems encountered with the paint tacking off too soon for the next run of the roller, so after a few trips to the paint manufacturer, the problem was solved with a special (enamel thinners) being supplied and by mixing in a very slight amount of linseed oil a very good finish was acheived. Some people have commented that it looks as if it was sprayed on. I tryed not to get too good of a finish so that the van still looked like it was bondwood and not (sorry to all you guys with fridges on wheels) fibreglass. Only joking, really, so please don't shoot me!. I am really happy with the paint and it appears so far to be as tough as goats nuts! All the work was done under a carport with the painting being done in the open with the area around the van being wet down to keep dust to a minimum. The jockey wheel is just your everyday garden variety type but the picture isn't very clear and what you can see is the dolly we use to move the van around with ( a very handy device). As the chassis is made of wood, i was a bit worried about it's condition but no problems there as it was put together by a perfectionist. I managed to overhaul the origional coupling/master cylinder setup with a bit of detective work tracking down some of the bits and re-did the brakes and wheel bearings. The coupling is very neat in having the master cylinder incorperated in it but as luck would have it early Holden brakes. As i am sure you are all aware, you can't go anywhere with these vans without having to give guided tours when you stop and refuelling/pitstops/rests etc. take three times as long as expected, but we are all very proud of our little pieces of history. We have just come back from the Ballarat Swap and my freinds Tony and Dina's van along with mine had a great many admirers. Tony and Dina have a '61 Sandrover that i am sure will be featured here very soon (what about it Tony?). Looking back on this post it looks as long as War and Peace! so i hope you aren't all getting too bored. In finishing up my Dad has to get most of the credit as he is one of the last great tradesmen in being very,very fussy with his work and did a great job in preparing the base for painting as well as minor repairs to the structure. Also to Mum for doing the curtians and flywire around the poppup hatch as well as bandaging up Dads fingers after the lost of several layers of skin due to all the rubbing back! Hoping to post some inside shots when i can get the time. Hope you all enjoyed the story of the Cuzvan as much as i have in rescueing another time capsule. In the meantime please wait for the story of the resto of my other van, the '59 Wayfarer. Thanks again Regards Bill |
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