Our Touring Past

Hi

... I'm depressed....
Was cleaning up one of the aluminium hinge open windows yesterday... gave it a bump and broke the glass...
Thats it... i need a holiday. Down tools... pack the Teardrop.. harness up the EH panno and head off on a Tour to South West Rocks for a week or 2.
Maybe the F'up fairys might vacate the shed while i am away as well...

Reddo

Okay... Okay... I have been slack..
Ya gotta remember we had a 3 day tour and 6 day get together at South West Rocks since the last time i posted any progress on the van..
I have been busy upgrading security on the shed of invention... we had a "security breach "while everyone was in the shed on the tour inspecting the Supalite... It appears that a secret double nothin agent from Sutton took photos of the cross head screws holding the water filler cap on the side of the van and posted them to the president of the Slot Head Screw Society.. Yep..... the infamous... " Slot Head Bob."

I have employed sniffer dogs that can smell "sneaky types" at 20 metres ... so the likes of Jen#ison cant get into the shed and get away with forwarding photos to S.H.B ever again.

Here is evidence that screws purchased from Dennis "JBJ " while at SWR..

### ( Thanks heaps Boots and Dennis for packing the screws and bringing them along for me)####
have now been deployed to the van to right my wrongs..




Have also managed to turn the van around in the shed and sand down ... bog up and prime left side of van

Hope to sand down the 1st coat of primer and get a second coat on today... just gotta wait for the temp to struggle up over 20 degrees....

Its all good... but will be a long time before the old darlin sees daylight again.

Reddo

I know how you feel Mr Reddo, my pup Rattcliffe was bribed on Tour by an unscrupulous Tour Leader!!!
I know have to bribe him with Smakos.

Hi..
Got an hour or 2 in yesterday arvo on the Atlas..
Managed to knock up a door frame out of meranti....
it even fitted in the hole where its suppose to go....


Gave it a coat of primer sealer undercoat ..
Then cut and fitted 7mm outer ply skin..
Then cut out opening for hinge open shutter for flyscreen


Working today.... bugger. .. Just seem to get a roll on and get dragged away to do other stuff.. .
Aaah well .....without work there is no money.... and without money there is no progress on van...Just another one of those vicious circles we get caught up in

Reddo

Ahh.. My skulduggery has been found out.
It was good while it lasted , slot head Bob and I got some miles out of that.
Oh well. Since you have beefed up security making further undercover forays impractical and provided photographic evidence of your corrective repairs I will forward the photos to SHB so you may be issued your certificate of slotification!
Jenno

Ok Geoff... and ..
While you are doing that i will tear up your Shed Of Invention season pass...

Reddo

Gday Reddo. How`d you go with that broken window? I have a hinged opening one with drip rail.Good glass & frame.Catches would need replacing.3`1/8" W x 21 1/4".Curved bottom corners. gordo

Hiya Gordo...
Have you "migrated "south yet ??
Thanks for the offer of a replacement window.

The issue with the window is the hurricane hinge.. i sanded off the goop that Aquamum had used to seal the edge to the van.. it was very hard stuff.... not your normal flexible sealant. I think i must have generated too much heat in the hinge and it had seized up.

I undrilled the hinge from the frame . Tried to free the hinge but it has locked solid. I will buy a new section of hinge .. get a new glass cut and then reassemble the old window.

Cheers
Reddo

Gday Reddo. No worries. Btw,this window swings open/closes beautifully. LOL. Anyways still stuck 'in town' going through bs paperwork/changing bank accounts/upgrading super & i haven`t even got around to getting the pension.Go figure.Getting back to your project though the Supalite is coming along quite nicely judging by the pics & once Reddotel Inc has added its touches will really stand out. cheers gordo