Bob and Jacqui's 1969 QUEST

[bobandjacqui]

Thought I'd share a couple of pics of our Quest getting soda blasted a couple of weeks ago to get rid of a rough paint job a previous owner had done.

[atouchofglass]

So Bob
Hows the Quest shaping up?
New paint job done?

Cheers
Atog

[bobandjacqui]

G'day Atog, The Quest will be waiting for a while. Too busy getting ready for Mildura at the moment.

Cheers Bob

[margra]

Looks really good Bob

Graham

[bobandjacqui]

G'day All, Wet week end so bit the bullet and brought the Quest out of the back shed and started pulling it apart.





Looks OK ?



Took the cabinets out and the bed and found heaps of wood rot


Had a complete new A frame put under the van a couple of months ago



Going to pull all the windows out in the week or so and check for anymore water damage. Hopefully will get a new coat of paint on it for Xmas

Cheers Bob and Jacqui

[atouchofglass]

Hey Bob
Well at least you found the problems now
Plenty of time to start the repairs and get the paint on.

Head down, bum up, China...

Looking forward to the progress shots.

You will be able to compare notes with Kazandadam when you finish it.

Cheers
Atog

[Smiley]

Glass envy - how I would love one of these. Anyone got a spare hiding in a shed?
Smiley

[bobandjacqui]

G'day Atog and Smiley, Made a bit more progress to-day. Have all the windows out and the hatch off. Took the marconi track off, dug all the rotten wood/compost out. Next job will be to replace the framing timber. I'm going to cut it to size and paint each piece to give it a bit more protection. When the van was made they used raw pine timber. Where water hasn't penetrated it is still fine . My observation is when people see water at the bottom of a window they assume that is where the leak is But it usually comes in around the frame at the top. At some stage the rear window has been replaced but the repairer cut the perspex to short by 10 ml at the top so the water came in there but who ever ? put a whole tube of goo around the bottom

Progress pics.....









A small portion of the rotten wood

Also found an old news paper hidden in a cavity ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[JBJ]

Hi Bob,


Good to see you getting stuck into it.

They are a much better built van than a Sunliner, & very stylish. Quest made some really different stuff. I saw one down near Morgan in SA on our first nationals trip. It was fiberglass, with a one piece front done in a diamond pattern, with an oval "Quest" in the middle under the window. It was about 14' long from memory, & sides & top were glass, but made in what appeared to be big panels, held together over some sort of frame.

As it was locked & unattended, I didnt look really closely, beyond a serious lookover.

I've seen other "Quest" vans in caravan parks, & they seem to be all sorts of sizes & shapes.

Do we have any great amount of history on them??


JBJ

[bobandjacqui]

G'day JBJ,Banno and Joey,

Thanks for the encouragement How time flys This project has been on the backburner for awhile.Initially thought it would be a bit of a cosmetic makeover,
started looking a bit deeper (as you do) anyway we're motivated now as Larry the Larrikan is coming up from Wangaratta in acouple of weeks to paint the van.

For those of you that haven't met Larry yet he is coming up for Canungra. We met him at the Nationals in May.
He turned up there in a Triumph Mayflower with a teardrop in tow. Oh yeah, he's a bondwood freak He's currently doing up a Don lookalike van (his words) So to everyone going to Canungra please make him welcome ;D ;D ;D

The sun is out at the moment so better get the skates on and start cutting some timber to repair what I've pulled out...... it's all good ;D

Cheers Bob and Jacqui

[bobandjacqui]

Sorry Dennis, Your question on the history of the Quest ?

Bob Taylor has a file on this brand and apart from what I've

seen on this site plus Kazandadams restoration (which is

superb) that would be all that I know of.


Cheers Bob

[bobandjacqui]

G,day All,

We've made some progress on this project.







That's Larry trying to bog all the pin holes ( I wouldn't soda blast another fibreglass van)





All undercoated

Hopefully we'll get some top coat on this afternoon

Cheers Bob and Jacqui

[atouchofglass]

Lookin good mate


Must be nice to see some progress

Look forward to seeing the topcoat

White, cream, Bright red? ;D ;D ;D

Going to be a double bed or two singles?


Cheers
Atog

[bobandjacqui]

G'day Atog, Mate all will be revealed sooooon ;D ;D ;D

[alf]

it's looking great bob and jacqui i love the shape of the van, but come on jbj the sunliners were built as solid as a bowl of jelly with lots of gelatene in it ... i only have a 65 mm difference in the size of my wheel arches which makes it look like the axle is bent. any way keep up the good work folks looking forward to seeing some more pics

[smiles]

Tell that Larry he ought to be locked up for doing such a good job!
Cathie & Rob

[Roehm3108]

That van is coming up real well, (for a fibberglass thingamajig) guys. looking at the mould of the van where the double bed was, it almost looks like it was planned for single beds

Tell Larry he shouldn't spend so much time lying in the sun, he might get mistaken for a lobster ;D ;D And it that white hair he has now, or did he dunk his head into the undercoat

Ray

[bobandjacqui]

UPDATE PHOTOS





Undercoat and then the first coat of topcoat ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D








Coming to-gether more to follow

Cheers Bob and Jacqui

[cobber]

G'day Bob and Jacqui,

Larry looks as though you're feeding him
well...... and so you should be..... he's doing
a class job on a class caravan

IF I were to buy a fibreglass vintage
Caravan it would have to be a Quest, they
are a cut above the rest in my humble opinion
Look forward to seeing the finished project.

Cobber.

[Roehm3108]

Oh no who forgot to mask the wheels

Looks like Larry might be posing to find a lady on this site ;D ;D ;D Never know your luck old fella, even at your age ;D ;D ;D

Now cobber, wash your mouth out!!!!! Don't you know that the order of caravan creation is:

1. Wood

2. slot-head screws

3. steel (made from slot-headed screws)

4. Fibbergrass

After all, have you ever found a non-wood caravan made in the 1930's

But I have to grudgingly admit - she's looking pretty schmick, despite the Olympic cream colour, guys

Ray

[Cruz]

Looking good, Keep at it and it won't be long till your enjoying a trip away.
Cruz

[bobandjacqui]

Thanks Ladies and Gentlemen for the encouragement

Yes Cobber we're keeping Larry well fed. He cooked tea last night pretty flash it was too ;D

Progress has slowed a bit bit as it has been raining here. Fingers crossed that it fines up as he is heading home early next week.

No Ray it's not Olympic cream it's more the colour of sand. Going to look good when the flash goes down the sides.

Cheers Bob and Jacqui

[1954homemade]

Dear Bob and Jacqui,

Looks like you have done lots of hard graft on the Quest to get it to painting stage.

It's great that Larry is able to spray it for you.

It's coming up great. ;D ;D ;D ;D

Luv Di

[urkel1965]

Hi Bob, Jacqui & Larry
You are doing a great job Larry. How long did it take you to get there? I assume you drove the Mayflower!!!
Bob & Jacqui, keep the progress photo's coming. Love photo's.
Larry, did you take your dog with you? From memory at the Mildura nats, you only fed it top quality steak. Have Bob & Jacqui budgetted for that in the price??!!
Keep up the great work, all of you. Well done so far.
Cheers
Steve

[bobandjacqui]

G'day All,

No Steve the Mayflower didn't arrive here. Larry reckons he'd still be on his way, might have made Hay by now
;D ;D ;D

Thanks Di , yes we have done a bit and it's good to see it coming to-gether.... Hat's of to Larry... ;D ;D ;D ;D

Here's a couple of pics of Larry earning his keep..






That's Larry the gourmet chef ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D