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Post by benjsprite on Jun 4, 2024 6:59:17 GMT 10
Hi guys
Has anyone got any advice for getting a full awning for a 1982 Sprite Alpine- pre Swift…
It’s got a weird roof so not sure anything nowadays will fit other than a porch awning which won’t give much outside space..
Cheers in advance
Benj
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Post by Franklin1 on Jun 4, 2024 9:18:33 GMT 10
G'day benj, It seems to me that the angular shape of the roof on the Sprite would make it difficult to have a continuous length of sail track fitted. You could think about having three separate lengths of sail track - a longer piece in the middle, and shorter pieces either end for the down slopes. You would have to have a largish gap between the ends of the longer bit and the two shorter bits - feed the Annex through the longer length first, and then feed each of the shorter lengths into the sloping tracks.
The other option is to go back to how it was done before sailtrack was invented - fix "commonsense fasteners" (yes, that's their real name) to the roof every 250mm and have the corresponding eyelet fitted to the awning edge.
Have the awning made out of the latest 600D polyester canvas that's now on the market. Heaps lighter than the equivalent canvas from the old days, and easier to lift it up to fit it to the van.
Cheers, Al.
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Post by benjsprite on Jul 13, 2024 0:41:45 GMT 10
G'day benj, It seems to me that the angular shape of the roof on the Sprite would make it difficult to have a continuous length of sail track fitted. You could think about having three separate lengths of sail track - a longer piece in the middle, and shorter pieces either end for the down slopes. You would have to have a largish gap between the ends of the longer bit and the two shorter bits - feed the Annex through the longer length first, and then feed each of the shorter lengths into the sloping tracks. The other option is to go back to how it was done before sailtrack was invented - fix "commonsense fasteners" (yes, that's their real name) to the roof every 250mm and have the corresponding eyelet fitted to the awning edge. Have the awning made out of the latest 600D polyester canvas that's now on the market. Heaps lighter than the equivalent canvas from the old days, and easier to lift it up to fit it to the van. Cheers, Al. Hi Al Sorry for the delayed reply, thats not a bad shout to be fair.. I've got a porch awning at the moment that's a 200/230ish and it kinda fits well so I might get a newer one and get an annex zip on extension. is it expensive to get one made though? cheers for the advice  |
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