Post by vintagevanman on Mar 25, 2019 18:20:05 GMT 10
Hey Guys.
Iam stuck into the Reno project on my 75 Baravan and can confirm loving it and realize there are challenges
at time, but have done heaps of work. I have found that the biggest challenge is hunting for items. Hoping someone can guide me or shine some light if possible;
Window seals: The seals on the window frames have gone brittle and need to be replaced. Do these actually stop water leaking into the body of the Van or is it just for dust as some people describe them ? Is there another seal as well ? The actual window rubbers that sandwich the glass in the frame are in general pretty good.
Roof Hatch: The hatch is missing and only have the shroud that looks like it rivets onto the roof panel. it is a little out of shape I(may have to put my panel beating hat on) and the foam needs replacing. I am only going of what I can see and picturing how it was originally designed. What I can make of it is that there was one hinge at one end and there may have been 2 stays at the other end on the side ? would assume the lid would hinge on this ?
Window frame: Looks like there is something broken in the corner of the frame as when I wound out the window the whole frame on one corner dropped
Iam assuming i have to remove a rod of some kind at where the frame hinges at the top.
Thanks Guys!!
Iam stuck into the Reno project on my 75 Baravan and can confirm loving it and realize there are challenges
at time, but have done heaps of work. I have found that the biggest challenge is hunting for items. Hoping someone can guide me or shine some light if possible;Window seals: The seals on the window frames have gone brittle and need to be replaced. Do these actually stop water leaking into the body of the Van or is it just for dust as some people describe them ? Is there another seal as well ? The actual window rubbers that sandwich the glass in the frame are in general pretty good.
Roof Hatch: The hatch is missing and only have the shroud that looks like it rivets onto the roof panel. it is a little out of shape I(may have to put my panel beating hat on) and the foam needs replacing. I am only going of what I can see and picturing how it was originally designed. What I can make of it is that there was one hinge at one end and there may have been 2 stays at the other end on the side ? would assume the lid would hinge on this ?
Window frame: Looks like there is something broken in the corner of the frame as when I wound out the window the whole frame on one corner dropped
Iam assuming i have to remove a rod of some kind at where the frame hinges at the top.Thanks Guys!!
