Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Viscount Explorer Campervan.
A bit of Googling has determined that the camper is in fact a late 1980's model Viscount "Explorer" campervan.
Theses are some images I found online.
Monday, 25 April 2016
Demo Day
We planned a day to gut out the front lounge area and pull out the ceiling.
We were pleasantly surprised to see new "C" Channel roof supports and fiberglass
insulation had been installed. We had expected the roof to be timber.
Now that we have stripped it back better we can see the water damage, we will replace wall and floor boards, and give it a primer coat with anti-mould paint.
A few hours later, and a ute full of rubbish to take to the tip and we were done.
The next job will be to take the heavy checkerplate off the sides of the roof and install gas struts to aid in the lifting.
These photos are the efforts of today.
We were pleasantly surprised to see new "C" Channel roof supports and fiberglass
insulation had been installed. We had expected the roof to be timber.
Now that we have stripped it back better we can see the water damage, we will replace wall and floor boards, and give it a primer coat with anti-mould paint.
A few hours later, and a ute full of rubbish to take to the tip and we were done.
The next job will be to take the heavy checkerplate off the sides of the roof and install gas struts to aid in the lifting.
These photos are the efforts of today.
Saturday, 23 April 2016
Clean Up Day
Today we spent some time cleaning up the camper and inspecting what we had bought.
We knew the roof was going to be very heavy to try and lift, and certainly did prove to be too heavy for us to do on our own.
Luckily one of our friends was at work with his forklift, so he lifted the roof and we were then able to secure the roof into the "up" position.
We have done some research and will replace the springs and install gas struts to the lift bars.
We will also remake the roof with much lighter material. These modifications will make the roof a lot easier to raise.
Once we had the van up and open, we set to clearing out the miscellaneous "stuff" that were in it.
We removed all the loose cushions and mattresses ad gave the whole lot a good sweep out.
We are very pleased with how big it is. The main van is 3.6m long and 2.1m wide (plus the double beds at each end.)
We are very pleased with how clean the fridge and cooker is. The fridge is a 3 way fridge and our friend said it is in very good condition. The cooker is also in great condition and has 2 burners a grill and oven
We have bought a towball lock and a couple of big tarps to cover the van while we pull it apart in the next few weeks.
Tomorrow we are planning on stripping the roof ready to rebuild it.
Here are the pictures from today.
We knew the roof was going to be very heavy to try and lift, and certainly did prove to be too heavy for us to do on our own.
Luckily one of our friends was at work with his forklift, so he lifted the roof and we were then able to secure the roof into the "up" position.
We have done some research and will replace the springs and install gas struts to the lift bars.
We will also remake the roof with much lighter material. These modifications will make the roof a lot easier to raise.
Once we had the van up and open, we set to clearing out the miscellaneous "stuff" that were in it.
We removed all the loose cushions and mattresses ad gave the whole lot a good sweep out.
We are very pleased with how big it is. The main van is 3.6m long and 2.1m wide (plus the double beds at each end.)
We are very pleased with how clean the fridge and cooker is. The fridge is a 3 way fridge and our friend said it is in very good condition. The cooker is also in great condition and has 2 burners a grill and oven
We have bought a towball lock and a couple of big tarps to cover the van while we pull it apart in the next few weeks.
Tomorrow we are planning on stripping the roof ready to rebuild it.
Here are the pictures from today.
Thursday, 21 April 2016
We Bought a Project
We had been looking for a camper van to renovate for a while.
While browsing on Gumtree recently, I found this vintage push up camper.
It was located less than an hour away, so we went to have a look.
A little while later and it was ours, loaded on a tow truck and brought home, ready to be reborn.
Follow along and watch as we transform this old camper into a modern looking "glamper"
I am keeping a tally of the project's cost as well. You will see a tab at the top of every page "What it cost" I will attempt to keep this updated.
Click on any image to enlarge.
While browsing on Gumtree recently, I found this vintage push up camper.
It was located less than an hour away, so we went to have a look.
A little while later and it was ours, loaded on a tow truck and brought home, ready to be reborn.
Follow along and watch as we transform this old camper into a modern looking "glamper"
I am keeping a tally of the project's cost as well. You will see a tab at the top of every page "What it cost" I will attempt to keep this updated.
Click on any image to enlarge.
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