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Post by pisces51 on Apr 15, 2016 23:43:52 GMT 10
I meant to add in my post above that in all the 10,000kms we did in the 1977 Millard poptop, plus the kms we did in the 1992 Windsor, we never had a problem with leaving the stuff in the fridge while travelling. I was quite surprised to discover how long these caravan fridges will stay cool just by keeping the door closed. Sure, you won't keep stuff frozen, but the rest of it will keep quite cool for most of the day. We would typically leave a caravan park at 10am and arrive at the next park at 4pm and the fridge was still quite cool (admittedly we didn't travel in high summer temps - mostly Autumn and Spring). I remember one time putting a tea towel in the bottom of the freezer section, thinking it would soak up the water when the freezer defrosted. We arrived at the next park in the arvo, and the tea towel was frozen to the metal at the bottom of the compartment! Not bad for being off power for six hours.
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Post by Mustang on Apr 16, 2016 7:42:36 GMT 10
wonder when the three way fridges came about. I dont think mine will run on 12V which is a shame, as I can see me having to move everything from the fridge to the Engel in the car every time we move. As Al says they keep ok for a few hours without the door operating (takes 15min for a 3x way to get back to its original temperature after the door is opened) another tip is to have sealed ice bricks in the freezer at night & move them to the fridge while travelling. While your fridge is out , check for wiring as in Pos/neg. Its a good time to set your van up for a full 12v system while the walls are out. Cheers Brent |
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Post by awbeattie381 on Apr 16, 2016 18:00:05 GMT 10
That all makes sense. The obvious thing to do is ensure you dont need to open the fridge if you stop somewhere for a rest...but I will always have the Engel in the car for this purpose (and for backup/overflow).
Mustang not sure what you mean about the 'walls being out'.
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Post by Mustang on Apr 17, 2016 11:02:14 GMT 10
Mustang not sure what you mean about the 'walls being out'. If you have removed your lining, although I recently ran some wiring through the floor & along the chassis because we had finished relining. |
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Post by Mustang on May 31, 2016 19:41:29 GMT 10
If you have followed this thread you will have seen from time to time comments on my electric brakes, not being satisfactory. So to day I cut away all the wiring that was in place , mostly new but one side original. This what I removed: 
bits of everything, some original, some newer, but too light, some of the original was black under the plastic sheathing??? This is what I replaced it with possibly an overkill, but I had to eliminate the wiring as a problem: 
Now the Teckonsha hand lever will pull the van & car up at 40KPH, before it would not stop at walking pace. The general braking has also improved out of sight. SO:If your cable is too light over 8 meters (from the car battery to the brake magnets, you will surly be loosing voltage, heavy cable is one of the answers. |
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Post by pisces51 on May 31, 2016 21:05:16 GMT 10
G'day mustang, Your old wiring reminds me of the wiring I found under the Windsor van I had - and I had the same poor braking performance you speak of. Rewired all mine with 6mm B&S wire, and never looked back. If you haven't already thought of it, you can protect the wiring out of the drawbar, and make it look neater, by covering it with convoluted tubing. You can pay an arm and a leg buying it at auto suppliers, or you can cheat and get some grey-water hose from Bunnings and carefully cut it along one side with a saw, for the length you want. Then you just open up the cut side and feed the tube around the cable (see this post in my Windsor thread - 3rd and 4th photos). You'll only use about 2 metres at most, but the rest of the tubing can actually be used as a grey water hose, so you won't waste any money.  cheers, Al. |
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Post by Mustang on Jun 1, 2016 8:16:48 GMT 10
Hi Al Thanks for the tip. No I wasn't going to leave the cable like this, the photo was taken after road testing at 5pm, by one very tired brake repairer  |
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Post by 78466noM on Jul 6, 2016 22:47:40 GMT 10
Just read your Reno on Vincent from start to now can't say finished as are they ever really finished but at least should only be small jobs.
I do have to say it is exceptional in every way workmanship A1. Will be extremely stoked is mine is half as good when finished.
have fun and all the best for your other project also looking really good.
Bruce
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Post by Mustang on Jul 26, 2016 19:19:48 GMT 10
Getting to the sharp end with Vincent, today we finished a front window protector, kindly supplied by "2lateagain' & delivered by "Bluebird" Thank you so much members. Original images lost
Certainly took some effort to repair a ding to the frame, re-size the frame, remove the anodized finish & re-polish, panelbeat/re-size & spray the panels.   This is a shot showing how the top section of the frame slides into a track that is part of the original window frame, quite ingenious! Thank you to "Hughdeani" for info to fitting to the window frame. 
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Post by tasmillard on Jul 28, 2016 21:05:13 GMT 10
Your standards are dropping, i can see dirt around the screw head on the right... 😄 😝 |
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Post by Mustang on Jul 31, 2016 17:21:37 GMT 10
Your right ...bugger.. I'll get onto that!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 18:16:45 GMT 10
I am very interested in that arrangement mine has the protector but it is fastened with 3 piddly hinges I was going to use a 1.8m x32mm stainless continuous hinge I have to firm it up I would post a pic of what I have but @#$%^&& photobucket will not work for me it displays as a virus  |
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Post by Mustang on Jul 31, 2016 20:01:38 GMT 10
I am very interested in that arrangement mine has the protector but it is fastened with 3 piddly hinges I was going to use a 1.8m x32mm stainless continuous hinge I have to firm it up I would post a pic of what I have but @#$%^&& photobucket will not work for me it displays as a virus I was advised that some Viscount window protectors were fitted by hinges & some by the above method. The donor had many holes from hinges & originally our van has evidence of three hinges. Its ironic that the extrusion at the top of the frame will slide into the window groove, but they still used hinges??? The donor shield was from a non "bay window" model so we had to modify the stays & security hinges. For your images you could try Flicker or any third party host. Cheers |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 21:33:56 GMT 10
Hi all,
The protectors have mostly been the same on all Viscounts,and when the wind out windows came along they had that hinge built in,that's why some have hinges and some don't.
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Post by Mustang on Aug 1, 2016 8:05:31 GMT 10
Hi all, The protectors have mostly been the same on all Viscounts,and when the wind out windows came along they had that hinge built in,that's why some have hinges and some don't. Cheers hughdeani That make sense, but our van has wind outs & still had a protector fitted (I assume) with hinges. It did not come with a shade, only holes. I,m happy now it dosn't have hinges, all worked well on the trip to Canungra. Cheers Brent |
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Post by awbeattie381 on Aug 1, 2016 13:41:58 GMT 10
that screen finishes it off nicely. Good work!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2016 19:18:23 GMT 10
Yes sounds good I have a 1.8m length of 32mm stainless continuous hinge that should work well to stiffen it up :-)
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Post by Mustang on Aug 2, 2016 19:45:21 GMT 10
Not all was well at Canungra, while we were at the pub Saturday night, we left our "never put a foot wrong" Collie dog "Biskit" inside Vincent. She normally is fine but this night she ripped the door apart, the nylon (shredded) insect screen took the brunt of the assault , toe nail grooves so deep its taken me all day to remove.  AFTER:  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2016 19:55:39 GMT 10
I have some stuff that needs polishing if you get bored :-) this is just the reason we leave our 13 yr old Jack russell in kennels when we have a weekend away
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Post by Mustang on Feb 7, 2017 19:00:06 GMT 10
With all our visitors over the last two months I forgot "Vincent's Birthday" , Mid January 40 years young, so we are celebrating tonight. Vincent's painter & wife are staying over.   |
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Post by Mustang on Feb 7, 2017 19:30:55 GMT 10
With all our visitors over the last two months I forgot "Vincent's Birthday" , Mid January 40 years young, so we are celebrating tonight. Vincent's painter & wife are staying over. Just a puppy Our old girl is 50 next year  considering she was a 48 year old virgin she is holding up ok LMAO Maybe a puppy, but has lots of 40yo life's bruises, unlike your shed protected Virgin. your good lady & you are the only ones to have made love slept in your van, Can you imagine the stories Vincent could tell !!!!!!!! OMG!!!! |
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Post by tasmillard on Feb 7, 2017 20:53:17 GMT 10
Viscount is 66, so over 50 now. May be old but im having a queen size bed in it  |
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Post by Mustang on Feb 8, 2017 16:46:18 GMT 10
Having pondered my tow ball weight for a while, & not wanting to lash out a $100+ bucks for a tow ball scale, I used this method. Scale weight x 3 
The Kennedy went 138kg (not bad) while Vincent went 220.5 kg,!!!! so what is heavy under the front bed will go to the rear double, basically over the axle. (Annex, poles, peg bag, tool box.) I'am waiting on a welder to make me a stiffening rail under both sides of the front drawbar, like this one:  So I will re-calculate after that. We get some rabbit hop on cement highways,(bitumen is OK) I would like to rid of that. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2017 17:29:39 GMT 10
What is the total weight of Vincent Brent ? 220kg seems ok would not want a lot less my guess is he is 1500kg so 220kg is under 15% and that would not bother the Prado the hopping on the concrete could well be the WD bars too tight the truss is a good idea but it will not stop the skip I don't think  |
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Post by Mustang on Feb 9, 2017 7:33:12 GMT 10
What is the total weight of Vincent Brent ? 220kg seems ok would not want a lot less my guess is he is 1500kg so 220kg is under 15% and that would not bother the Prado the hopping on the concrete could well be the WD bars too tight the truss is a good idea but it will not stop the skip I don't think Over the weighbridge fully loaded 1360kg, most advice I have heard the standard is around 10%. (The modern is only 110KG.) When I had Vincent inspected by an engineer he suggested the truss underneath & also a plate to be welded (not to) under the Z rail as the drawbar had been replaced. The hopping is not serious, more a case of the speed & road conditions, ie change the speed & it usually goes away, BUT if I can overcome it I will. |
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considering she was a 48 year old virgin she is holding up ok LMAO 
