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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Rather stupidly my imagination has got the better of me and I appear to have just bought one!
Anybody got any experience?"
That's so cool but i'm afraid i can't help you with that one. |
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By *izzy.Woman
over a year ago
Stoke area |
"Rather stupidly my imagination has got the better of me and I appear to have just bought one!
Anybody got any experience?"
No, but I know a man who does....lots of Facebook groups for camper van building. Message me if you want details . |
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"Rather stupidly my imagination has got the better of me and I appear to have just bought one!
Anybody got any experience?
No, but I know a man who does....lots of Facebook groups for camper van building. Message me if you want details . "
Absolutely |
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands |
"Rather stupidly my imagination has got the better of me and I appear to have just bought one!
Anybody got any experience?"
Have owned a few, What make, model, and year? |
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"Rather stupidly my imagination has got the better of me and I appear to have just bought one!
Anybody got any experience?"
Ok first strip then dip
After the acid has eaten the rust salvage the little bits left , buy a lot of sheet steel a hammer and roller and laboriously re craft new panels tack weld old bits to new to retain authenticity .paint
Re build and enjoy in approx 14 years time ! |
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By *rjimMan
over a year ago
nr bristol |
Dont bother.
Total waste of time unless...
...you have a large garage
....money to burn
...all tools
....mechanical/electrical/fabrication/knowledge and skills
...no sexlife
...no life
...want to lose all your current friends
....Have nothing better to do. |
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"Dont bother.
Total waste of time unless...
...you have a large garage
....money to burn
...all tools
....mechanical/electrical/fabrication/knowledge and skills
...no sexlife
...no life
...want to lose all your current friends
....Have nothing better to do."
I haven’t got a garage or any skills. But otherwise.., yeah. |
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Oh! Have fun!
expect a money pit unless you got all the skills and even at that you'll probably replace the suspension, brakes etc which can be costly on vintage or classics.
Expect to find rust & chase it all over the van.
I've had a few that started as a bubble of wing rust & turned out to be complete rot boxes.....grinder, welder, steel & hammer + many yrs on.....still not finished or anywhere near it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Is it a coach built or a panel van conversion
if it's coachbuilt and there is damp in the body that is easily sorted if you are a little bit handy with a tape measure a saw and some plywood
80s VW vans aren't exactly known for their rustproofing lol good luck you're going to need it
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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What is it?
I used to have a bodyshop, we specialised in vw campers
We started with a tear down, tack welded braces in and the full body was acid stripped before all welding/lead repairs were done and electro 'e coated' to prevent any rust returning. |
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By *parky4gMan
over a year ago
Cambridgeshire |
I think if you haven’t started it yet have a think about what you want to do with your time looking at your profile you seem to spent loads of time out and about
Have you ever seen a roof tent ? For your car |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I think if you haven’t started it yet have a think about what you want to do with your time looking at your profile you seem to spent loads of time out and about
Have you ever seen a roof tent ? For your car "
I chortled at that  , but they are great inventions, to camp out on the roof, ingenious idea. Can't live in one for any length of time though, for obvious reasons. |
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