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Post by millard1399 on Mar 25, 2012 16:47:46 GMT 10
I'd say the earthing wire you've found connected to the chassis is for the 240 volt system. It wouldn't hurt to split the existing 12v earth wire and make another connection to the chassis. At the moment the 12v system is relying on the current from all the lights to find its way back to the one light that is earthed, so you'll be giving it an alternative path to follow, and that can't be a bad thing. Certainly should help with the age-old problem you see on the roads where the tail lights dim every time an indicator light flashes, giving alternating red and yellow flashing lights.  cheers, Al. |
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Post by viscountofmydomain on Apr 4, 2012 13:20:07 GMT 10
[glow=red,2,300]NEWS FLASH[/glow]
We have Registration. After a fairly stressfull week (received the replacement axle yesturday) the van is Blue Sliped and Registered.
Just in time too, we are booked to go away in it for the Easter weekend.
Pics will follow when I get time to take them.
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Post by millard1399 on Apr 4, 2012 15:22:07 GMT 10
Phew!! That WAS a close call!  Congratulations on getting it legal for the road. Now you can relax a little before you get involved in that bumper-to-bumper Easter traffic! ;D cheers, Al. |
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Post by viscountofmydomain on Apr 4, 2012 15:25:34 GMT 10
Window Blinds
We have done some searching for replacement window blinds; we are after the pull down roller blinds, the type that have the internal spring mechanism, not the type with the chain on the side.
We also want the roller tube to be 30mm diameter.
Here is our problem, everywhere we have been agree that you can get the 30mm tube size but because of the lack of demand they won't order it in.
Does anyone have any experience of having roller blinds made/know where I can source 30mm diameter roller tubes (spring loaded type)
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Post by viscountofmydomain on Apr 4, 2012 15:30:37 GMT 10
Phew!! That WAS a close call! Congratulations on getting it legal for the road. Now you can relax a little before you get involved in that bumper-to-bumper Easter traffic! ;D cheers, Al.
Thanks, unfortunately there won't be any relaxing yet. Tonight's job is to secure the bar fridge in place and make the cabinet lifting frame to raise the sink by 50mm. (the new bar fridge is 50mm too tall to fit under the sink, we decided to go with a slightly taller fridge and lift the sink height) |
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Post by millard1399 on Apr 4, 2012 16:55:20 GMT 10
G'day vomd, In many industries, there is a related group who seeks to bring together all the relevant players. For window furnishings, there is the Window Furnishings Australia group, who publish an annual trade magazine showing all the subscribers and what they can provide for customers. If all else fails in your search, it might be worth getting in touch with WFA and seeing if they can point you in a suitable direction. There's a "Contact Us" link on that webpage. cheers, Al. |
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Post by mausie on Apr 5, 2012 19:48:05 GMT 10
For you blinds have you tried Spotlight or Bunnings? If the blinds are too long you can cut them to size and add frilly bits and a cord to make them look period. We were looking at some just tonight at Bunnings. If you don't like the fabric you can put on your own.  Spotlight actually sell the tubes with the spring inside but without any fabric so you can put what ever you like in the way of fabric. Mausie |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2012 8:20:53 GMT 10
After: Great job. A spray with Fishoil every now and again, will keep those springs 'as new' ... for ever
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Post by viscountofmydomain on Apr 11, 2012 20:51:38 GMT 10
For you blinds have you tried Spotlight or Bunnings? If the blinds are too long you can cut them to size and add frilly bits and a cord to make them look period. We were looking at some just tonight at Bunnings. If you don't like the fabric you can put on your own. Spotlight actually sell the tubes with the spring inside but without any fabric so you can put what ever you like in the way of fabric. Mausie thanks Mausie, I have seen the Bunnings blinds and as you have mentioned about the material I wasn't impressed with the material, it is like a very thin vinyl. but i will check out whether the material can be changed. I'll also check out spotlight. |
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Post by viscountofmydomain on Apr 11, 2012 21:00:37 GMT 10
After:Great job. A spray with Fishoil every now and again, will keep those springs 'as new' ... for ever Thanks wahroonga Unfortunately after spending a few hours cleaning up and painting the original axle, brakes and hubs, and fitting new bearings I found I wasn't able to use them because I couldn't buy replacement wheels with a '60s Chrysler valiant stud pattern. I now have a new axle, 10" electric hubs, ford PCD Sunrayser rims and Tyre's. And a few more grey hairs from the dramas of getting the axle the correct size to allow a 185 tyre to fit into the wheel arch past a 10" hub. The fishoil is a good idea. |
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Post by viscountofmydomain on Apr 11, 2012 21:12:56 GMT 10
[glow=red,2,300]Our First Trip[/glow] So I managed to get the van registered in time for our Easter trip down the coast.
Tuesday: received the replacement axle at 2:30pm, fitted it by 4:00pm, at the weigh station by 4:30pm, back to a local engineering business for the safety chain to be welded on. Spent the rest of the night till 11:00pm trying to get the park brake cable to operate the brakes (I had fitted an electric brake "hitch fitting" and needed to re-route the cable).
Wednesday: Blue slip at 7:30 am, passed. Registered. and attempted to complete as many jobs the van needed before our first trip.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2012 21:27:13 GMT 10
Nice one, your van looks very cool,
I like to use Lanolin oil which you can buy as "lanox" in a pressure pack rather than fishoil, its not as messy and smells like sheep rather than fish !! but both work well
Regards Cameron
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2012 21:49:41 GMT 10
So I was interested in what your vans tare weight was when you had it weighed, and what did you have in the van ? mattress/ fridge spare wheel etc etc ??
Regards Cameron
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Post by viscountofmydomain on Apr 12, 2012 8:41:16 GMT 10
So I was interested in what your vans tare weight was when you had it weighed, and what did you have in the van ? mattress/ fridge spare wheel etc etc ?? Regards Cameron Hi Cameron the tare weight was 860kg, the van had all its mattresses installed, no fridge or gas cooker. No spare wheel. I was quite rushed so it was a matter of get it to the weigh station before it shuts. It had a 100kg ball weight. When I have everything sorted I will take it back to be weighed fully loaded. |
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Post by millard1399 on Apr 12, 2012 11:18:24 GMT 10
G'day vomd, I see at the bottom of your posts you are wanting a front weathershield. There's one on ebay at the moment, located in Frankston Vic, but it's 2000mm wide by 550mm high. If it was close to you, you might be able to adapt it to fit? cheers, Al. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2012 19:37:54 GMT 10
Thanks for that, I just wanted to compare as I have added more weight with my new Chassis, still a very light van for its size.
Are you going to mount a spare wheel somewhere ?
Cam
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Post by viscountofmydomain on Apr 12, 2012 20:35:45 GMT 10
G'day vomd, I see at the bottom of your posts you are wanting a front weathershield. There's one on ebay at the moment, located in Frankston Vic, but it's 2000mm wide by 550mm high. If it was close to you, you might be able to adapt it to fit? cheers, Al. Thanks Al, Checking it out as we speak. |
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Post by viscountofmydomain on Apr 12, 2012 20:43:39 GMT 10
Thanks for that, I just wanted to compare as I have added more weight with my new Chassis, still a very light van for its size. Are you going to mount a spare wheel somewhere ? Cam I haven't decided on the wheel yet, I don't particularly want to mount it on the draw bar and I don't believe these vans chassis's are construct strong enough to handle a rear bumper/spare tyre mounting frame. my eventual tow car will be a 1980 fairlane (when I finally get it on the road) so I chose to go with a Ford wheel stud pattern and I am considering carrying the van spare in the car where the car spare would go. I know the car spare won't fit in the van wheel arch but I'm pretty sure the van spare will fit on the car. It'll be like a space saver spare for the car. |
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Post by viscountofmydomain on May 13, 2012 20:54:15 GMT 10
[glow=red,2,300]Trips #2 and #3[/glow] We have been on two trips since our last post, Trip #2 was just an over nighter, we had a wedding function to go to and needed some accomodation, even though it was only 20 clicks from home we dropped the van off in the morning at the van park over the road from the function centre and stayed the night. Perfect at only $22 a night.  Trip #3 was a weekender, we went to Merry Beach caravan park on the south coast, we cannot rave enough about how nice the location of our site was, absolute beach frontage. Supurb!! The van went well again, have been planning our next purchases.  |
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Post by millard1399 on May 13, 2012 21:45:12 GMT 10
Gees, vomd, fancy having to put up with a caravan park site like that!!  Shocking! Shocking! Shocking! And to think they had the hide to give you sunny weather to go with it as well!  I tell ya, the caravan park industry needs a good shake-up.  I hope you complained loud and clear about the glare off the water. ;D ;D You lucky, lucky buggers... cheers, Al. |
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Post by viscountofmydomain on May 15, 2012 21:28:53 GMT 10
You're right there Al we are very lucky for this to be such an easy trip from home. we will definitely revisiting this park soon.
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Post by viscountofmydomain on Feb 8, 2013 8:59:59 GMT 10
Hi all, After a recent trip up the coast our van has decided to leak quite badly, it was a 1400 km round trip which seams to have loosened things up a bit. Namely the roof and the rear window. the roof is quite a major job where i will have to de-rivet it and remove the outer skin, clean re-seal and re-rivet back in place. This job is planned for later in the year when I might have more time to tackle a job of this size. The rear window shouldn't be such a big job, but finding a replacement seal is going to be the problem. Our seal is cracked and deteriorated to a point where is will need replacement. Does anyone have recent experiences of finding a seal for a viscount rear window? Here is a rather poor picture of the rear window  |
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Post by Rattles on Feb 8, 2013 11:27:30 GMT 10
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Post by viscountofmydomain on Feb 8, 2013 18:15:08 GMT 10
Thanks Rattles, I was guessing that removing the seal first was going to have to be the way, and hoping it wasn't. I want as little down time as possible. I would hate to remove the seal that is there, have it fall apart in my hands and then not be able to find a replacement.
Thanks for the links, spectrum rubber looks like a good starting place.
Stu
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Post by viscountofmydomain on Apr 17, 2013 15:12:08 GMT 10
Hi All I am preparing myself to fit a water tank to our van, I removed the tank, hand pump and all plumbing when I was getting the van roadworthy because it was all perished so I have a blank canvas. Our ultimate theme for this van is to modernise the facilities so I would like a 12v pump to bring the water up from the tank and when available to utilise mains pressure. I have done some searching and picked up a few hints and tips but I still have a few unanswered questions so feedback is welcomed. I have put together a diagram outlining a basic installation so if anyone has input on whether a component should be in a different place or if I need other components (non-return valves etc) also that would be helpful. I plan using a standard kitchen mixer which will be supplied with the mains to one side (hot) and the water tank pump to the other (cold), flick the pump switch on when needed. Using a pump of about 10 lpm  Also 1. what is the prefered type of plumbing? I have seen people use a. the garden hose style drinking hose and standard hose clamps b. specialised flexible hose and specific clip together couplings (our local jayco shop has this type) 2. Should the pump be positioned nearer the tank or tap? |
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