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Sat it back on blocks so it's level for building. Found some rot, and replaced these sections this whole back wall frame was all rotted out and wasn't attached to the floor. Could wiggle the entire back wall window and all side to side by heaps. That was pretty scary. Replaced the rear section of ply floor and the framing along the floor and up the corners. Fixed the alloy back onto the timber in the corners and along the floor. Replaced the rotten rimu? Timber under the skirts along the bottom of the floor with 21mm ply.

^ I added some more pictures I didn't get many pics for a while but I couldn't help but notice that when walking from the front to the back you would be walking uphill then back down. Shit. So I put it level on it's legs and had a measure from the chassis down to the floor. 305mm between the axles, 280ish at the front and rear Damn! The ladder bracing underneath (pic for example) was all bent up so I cut it off, and put the chassis up on blocks at the front and rear to try make it sag back again. But the whole thing went up and didn't come straight. So I got inside and jumped up and down in the middle. I'll never forget the clanging of the alloy walls and shaking and swaying of the walls because the ply and furniture plays a big part of holding these things together. It came down a bit but still not enough. So I drilled some holes through the floor and put snig chain around the chassis rails and hi-lift Jack in the middle What Good's a caravan if it's got no wheels? Much creaking noises and it came straight. Had to pull it over centre to get it right. Straightened the bracing and welded it back on. Took the axles and suspension out because I wasn't happy with it. The springs were very rusty and the axles are made of very thin box. One of the axles has been broken and welded back together not straight. Gassed off the stubs which were welded to the top of the box tube, and welded them inside new proper axle shs. I felt it was too low because there was signs it had dragged it's ass through driveways, and it'll give me more space for water tanks. Got some 40mm angle and welded the suspension to that, then welded that along the chassis rails to add some strength to the old chassis (chassis is still good btw, just some surface rust that comes off with a wire brush).

Yeah, got this thing way back in July '19, but I hadn't done a thread because I wasn't sure if it was actually going to go anywhere. And because of that, I didn't take too many pictures in the beginning. So The backstory is we will be building a house soon, and we need to sell the current house first before the bank will give us some money. So we need somewhere to live in the interim. I had looked into insulating and lining the shed, but it was too expensive and I'd get nothing back from it when we're finished. I thought we'd buy a caravan, something a bit older because not a lot of spare cash at the time, and do it up a bit. Don't get excited and overbid without going to look at it, idiot. So she's a 1974 17 foot Windsor, made in Christchurch by a place that is now a joinery workshop. Could have been a quiet year. It's in the shed in Darfield, so I can only get to it on weekends when something else isn't more important. Pics On closer inspection There was heaps of water damage, and none of the furniture seemed to fit right like it had been chopped and changed before. Damn. Let's see how bad it is.

Yes that reminds me Mig at work stopped feeding properly, all that shit off the wire had collected in the beginning part of the tube after the rollers.

Ala

Time for a roll cage now you're doing sweet jumps? Extend over the deck like a baja for extra chassis rigidity

Did you answer the height question? When I got the Samurai springs done they did them too high almost as bad as that. I took every second leaf out of a 5 leaf pack. Was like that for about a year until they came down, then I put one leaf back in. Was sweet. If you want that height, get a new longer main leaf made.

Just tell people it's all finished and painted in camo

Don't drop it, you'll break the sink

When it stops working, Can you hear a growl noise when working the steering? Does the steering get jumpy/ notchy?

How exactly is it losing its shit?

Yeah tis nice May I suggest you put the underlay on the trim panels rather than against the outer skin, leave an air gap. I'd be concerned about it soaking up condensation

Is it steep enough to run the tube underneath the tank up close to the frame?

Pump rebuild in Sheepers celica thread? https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/21439-sheepers-1976-ra28-celica/page/5/

Is marine different frequency?

Got mine from jb hi fi only because I had store credit. My car unit is 5 watt

My handheld was 2 watt, and I think Nick's are maybe 5 watt. 1 watt would be fine talking between vehicles.

Wofs? Where we're going, we don't need wofs

Not if we hit level 4 Plus, that was my last chance to get away before the house build starts, if it starts.

Shit @NickJ, I didn't realize I was so close to going over the top.

Heh, water and rocks Also clay and rocks

How's the freakin serenity

@DoBro Jesus I see the gnats is off Not too late to come frolicking in the rain

Just us