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Post by Mustang on Jan 7, 2019 7:37:04 GMT 10
Just caught up on the progress of this van. Great work! I thought the effort that went into Vincent was amazing. This one takes the cake! Good to see you back AW |
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Post by Mustang on Mar 10, 2019 10:20:09 GMT 10
The summer heat has demanded "take it easy" jobs. So the 26 cupboard doors/drawers have found their way back to their rightful positions, fridge in position, through the hatch!! makes for more space around the shed.  Even a colour matching P/P cover,  All the 240V/12v is finished complete with RCD & a BCDC to keep the battery honest.  |
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Post by Mustang on Mar 22, 2019 8:25:19 GMT 10
The weather has been to hot to work inside, even with a fan. So my attention has turned to the exterior finish.  Glassing, sanding, filling, repeat over & over, keep walking around find another chip, repeat filling/ sanding, OOHHhh my God I just walked around & can't find another fault (by my standards) its ready to paint !!!!! Aahh time to get nervous. I decided a while back to remove the windows (they were only sitting there temporary) paint around the insides & the "eyebrows" seal the windows back in the work on the paint over winter, while I get it re-registered. Then......... one morning while opening up the shed I thought the poor little van looked so ugly with all the fillers & different colours, the exterior cant wait, the interior is functional, so it can wait, I will storm ahead with the paint job. |
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Post by Mustang on Mar 26, 2019 8:07:27 GMT 10
51 Years of stone chips!!!! I reckon the annual holidays were always down a gravel road.  Boy I'm getting over sanding!!!! the body surface apart from the ripples is amazingly good considering the years of neglect. |
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Post by Mustang on May 17, 2019 16:53:49 GMT 10
Advice to a fiberglass caravan owner:
If your van needs repainting? go to the trouble of spraying with a filler coat, rub back then have a look at the chips that need filling.
My method of single filling while now finished two months later is tooooo tedious.
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Post by Mustang on May 25, 2019 7:09:23 GMT 10
The humidity has finally dropped, now we can start painting.  I decided to tip & roll the greater part of the unseen roof to get a good covering of Norglass, boy this stuff is tough paint.  The colour is Opal White, which is actually a nice cream, similar to the original. There will be no extras on the draw bar apart from leveller bars. The small center strip will be the same green (as near as) to the interior cupboards.  The hatch has been repaired with smaller layers of fiberglass, then a full layer of chopped strand, a coat of flowcoat, (that was to be the finish) then two coats of Norglass, should be water tight. Glad now its the same colour as the rest of the van |
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Post by bobt on May 25, 2019 14:43:17 GMT 10
its looking good
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Post by Mustang on Jun 6, 2019 16:57:49 GMT 10
 Now waiting out the weather again!!!!!!  The multi colours have gone, but the first coat revealed some "failed homework" so more repairs , we are a day behind hoping the weather holds. |
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Post by bobt on Jun 16, 2019 22:40:49 GMT 10
I saw somewhere a comment "close to rego"
That would suggest a lot has happened in the last couple of days.
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Post by Mustang on Jun 19, 2019 8:06:55 GMT 10
I saw somewhere a comment "close to rego" That would suggest a lot has happened in the last couple of days. Should be the next few days, we have been working non stop. |
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Post by Mustang on Jun 21, 2019 18:30:57 GMT 10
Almost a year to the day we are finally legal, dodged a bullet with an engineers inspection & got registration through as a hand made. Thank you to the wonderful lady at Qld transport registrar , she was on the phone for an hour due to us not having a legal chassis number, we now have a VIN.     Hundreds of hours later, We are off to Laidley next weekend. PS:  |
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Post by Mustang on Jul 24, 2019 19:30:15 GMT 10
Leyburn is on the way so I decided to finish the interior lining. The endless trips in & out of the van:  Finished the front section of ceiling today;  Even the Collie is worn out!!!  Upholstery & Awning is under way. |
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Post by Mustang on Aug 1, 2019 17:06:53 GMT 10
After a busy month we now have roof & wall lining, what a difference a $100 of ply makes!!    The doorway arch was a task  Winnie is now at the upholsterers  What the hell am I going to do now?  ?? |
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Post by bobt on Aug 1, 2019 22:21:22 GMT 10
Looking good
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Post by Mustang on Mar 28, 2020 19:38:19 GMT 10
Before my turn at the hospital I got a few things done to Winnie in anticipation we were off to Victor harbor A new set of curtain pelmets    and finally some tar guards, boy these took some fitting!!  |
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Post by Mustang on Apr 5, 2020 11:12:34 GMT 10
I"m sure the fabric imported from the USA will remain "Color Fast" for the next year   |
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Post by Mustang on Feb 6, 2021 9:32:13 GMT 10
Recently finished the internals of our "Wardrobe" not for clothes, who needs hanging? Its now has 6x levels custom built to house various storage boxes & the necessary coffee machine (not pictured) We are unable to attend the Nationals, due to a clashing of dates that involves the modern van, so Winnie Sue will spend another year on blocks, hopefully Leyburn goes ahead in August.  |
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Post by Mustang on Oct 21, 2021 7:56:25 GMT 10
Just like Vincent the Viscount, Winnie dislikes cement highways, & starts to buck on this surface. I use one leveling bar each side, two bars each side don't seem to make a difference. Otherwise on the bitumen the van tows at 100km no issue. On the Viscount I (my neighbour) welded a ladder type brace under the drawbar both sides & it worked a treat, took a long time & welding upside down I didn't want to put him through that again, so I decided to bolt on a ladder type brace to the Winnie draw bar. BEFORE: Using a "nut riveter" you can press into the chassis (only on the underside) a 6mm threaded nut. I wish I had known about these handy tools when I restored my first van. TIP: If you buy one get the double handle, not like the one in the image, its a must.  I used 32 x 5 mm flat bar, spacers steel tube 19mm x 1.2 x 45mm & M6 nut rivets with S/S metal threads 60mm. Stay tuned. |
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Post by Mustang on Oct 25, 2021 8:10:13 GMT 10
AFTER  Now travelling over a bump I notice the van only moves once, not the continual jogging up & down, strange how this works ? Material about $50.00.
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Post by Mustang on Dec 1, 2021 14:10:31 GMT 10
Every time I walked behind the Walden I cringed at the ugly standard rego plate, so I decided to have a splurge. link |
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Post by Mustang on Mar 25, 2022 16:49:04 GMT 10
White wall tyres in light truck seem impossible to find so today I added some "flappers", I think they really lift the look of the van.   |
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Post by Mustang on Apr 19, 2022 9:37:25 GMT 10
For years I have been looking for a crinkle edge mirror, friends spotted one at Lakes Entrance !!!, then transported it back to Qld in their van. Now the dilemma what to do with two mirrors, stay tuned.   |
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Post by Mustang on Apr 22, 2022 16:48:05 GMT 10
First thing for a wonky door is to stiffen it with a frame.  Frame complete;  New mirror fitted;  After refitting the door what can go wrong will !!!!!!! Below all done, a couple of whoopys in the door, but the frame may straighten them out.  |
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