jayco camper

PS I forgot to mention that it was an on-road and I had it lifted 5.5 inches to give extra clearance. i.e. axle now 5.5 lower with respect to original floor and guards, so plenty of room above tyres. A bit of a squeeze next to step, especially when it got bent on the Cape. See pic of van in my profile, which is before the larger tyres but after the lift. Warrie

Hi Warrie,
Yours is an 79? that colour scheme, do you know when they changed it?
The reason I ask is, We just purchased one with the same green yellowish stripes along the side and was told it was about an 87 model. It doesn't have the factory compliance plate because it has had a full A framed chassis put under her to accommodate 16" wheels ans Atko 12' brakes So it now states Home Made 2007.
Jayco Swan
Sorry about the darkness of the pictures.
Just curious to what year it is.

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Gidday H & F, read your email this am then took a while to track thread. Anyway, the pix of your van are not too dark and it's an impressive rig. Far more has been done to it than mine, but what does it weigh? My plate says 760 kg tare but on a weighbridge it came in at 1100 with just the stuff you leave in it between trips. i.e. cutlery, crockery, toiletries, linen and a humungously heavy camp oven!! The extra metal from a thicker axle and the two 3m lengths of 100mm by 50mm box 4mm thick steel welded under to lift it adds to about 100kg. Where the rest comes from has got me beat!!
Our green and gold stripes were popular in the early eighties but I'm not really sure if they went thru to '87. Jayco had a nice orange and silver striping which I thought superseded ours about '85. I guess if you check the van adds for a month you will see enough 1980's models to detect the colour change.
Good luck with your travels. Our Jayco has done 80,000km with 50,000 in the last 4 years on the new suspension to the Cape, GRR and Central Oz. After 30000 of which 4000 was dirt the left side guide where the slipper springs slip was worn from 5mm to 2.5mm so it cost $120 up at Seisia on the Cape to get a new one welded on.
As I said on the post, she's pretty old and tired now after nearly 30 years and the tracks she's done. It is for sale so could be beefed up like yours. Cheers, Glenn

Hi Glenn,
We bought it off a bloke in Logan, Brissy.
He's done two trips around the block with her behind his Disco.
Just rego'd it last week, so we had to Blue Slip it. A trip to the weigh bridge, everything taken out, tanks emptied, two spare wheels taken off, tool box cleaned out and gas bottles & batteries removed, she came in at a hefty 1240kg.
As for being a 87 model, I think you right, it would have to be a bit earlier than that. I will watch the vans for sale to find it's age.
We're looking forward to a few years of traveling with her. She's solid enough, just needs a bit of TLC.
Thanks for your thoughts Glenn

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