Post by hooligan on Apr 3, 2008 20:32:05 GMT 10
I call this putting the roof back on the Cabana Convertable.
It originally started in general, but i thought i should continue in its own thread:
Last weeks episode:
There was a good reason for the tarp when I bought it.....
It goes like this, the previous owner was cruising down the Calder freeway, felt the "Tail wagging the Dog" looked in mirror to see the roof fly twenty feet up in the air and then land back down in middle of the lane in the freeway. Fortunately no-one following him. Him and passenger stop, run back, pickup roof, then carry back and replace on cabana (back-to-front I might add). Then tarp over for six months pondering repair, before selling to me.
next before photo:
Obviously, tarp not at all very watertight.
So I built new roof frame and then covered in white colourbond steel ($120, compared to $400 for proper caravan aluminium):
Then had a mate sew up new roof canvas and I installed it (mongrel of a job - took hours). And I repainted the a frame and painted on a nice blue stripe.
Also scrubbed the interior, made up new mattress cover (and replaced one mattress), replaced water affected timber and fittes some carpet:
Then, used it once, purchased a 1963 Franklin and sold the Cabana.
gristy
It originally started in general, but i thought i should continue in its own thread:
Last weeks episode:
There was a good reason for the tarp when I bought it.....
It goes like this, the previous owner was cruising down the Calder freeway, felt the "Tail wagging the Dog" looked in mirror to see the roof fly twenty feet up in the air and then land back down in middle of the lane in the freeway. Fortunately no-one following him. Him and passenger stop, run back, pickup roof, then carry back and replace on cabana (back-to-front I might add). Then tarp over for six months pondering repair, before selling to me.
next before photo:
Obviously, tarp not at all very watertight.
So I built new roof frame and then covered in white colourbond steel ($120, compared to $400 for proper caravan aluminium):
Then had a mate sew up new roof canvas and I installed it (mongrel of a job - took hours). And I repainted the a frame and painted on a nice blue stripe.
Also scrubbed the interior, made up new mattress cover (and replaced one mattress), replaced water affected timber and fittes some carpet:
Then, used it once, purchased a 1963 Franklin and sold the Cabana.
gristy
