1973 ish Viscount restoration

Hi Darian,

I am familiar with John Rooth from bike mags many years ago to his 4*4 mag of recent times. I will definately check it out, thanks for the tip.

Cheers

Hi Graham,
Sounds like you are well on the way to a fitted out van. I am going to keep things fairly simple but it will finish up looking pretty nice i think without going over the top. I am more curious about how you go removing cabinets etc without damaging the van structure to much as they are built inside out. Are new cabinets etc just fixed back in using structural adhesive? Or do you need to remove the outer cladding to fix back through the ply?
I would also like to know if there are certain loading points or specific members within a van you can't alter without comprimising the van itself.
I am looking forward to posting pics to give everyone a better look at the job ahead. The van cost $1000 so its never going to be a looker at this point. If anyone has any info relating to registration requirement changes i should be aware of, any info would be appreciated.
Cheers Brendon

I didn't touch the cupboards they are all still in it
You can pop rivet to the aluminium frame it is vertical and horizontal lok for the original pop rivet lines.
I replace a section of internal paneling got it from Bunnings.
Re rego what state are you in if NSW I know what to do.
Thanks Graham

Gooday,
I am sure there is a couple of Forums for classic caravans, it is quite a trend to restore some of the many around now.
Try googling Classic Caravans or such, or if that brings no joy, go to caravanersforum and ask there, you will get some information from there.
Cheers,
Boroma604

Hi Guys,

Thanks very much for the input!. I am in Victoria and have been downloading quite a few bits and pieces to try and get a handle on any of the relevant changes but i think i will stick a pin in it until further down the line. I am pretty much starting fresh so will just need to ensure i have all the boxes ticked in relation to the registration requirements.
I will definately be gutting it for the most part, and rebuilding the cupboards etc myself but will be paying close attention to the weight distribution in the current setup and ensuring the the new cupboards that i build provide a similar balance across the van.
Thanks for the tip Boroma604. i have been googling my fingers off. I tend to take a fair while to get as much info as i can, but then when i start it all engines go so i tend to try and do most of the problem solving before the work starts so it don't have to do everything twice..... in theory that is........anyway (ignoring my wife rolling her eyes in the background) thats why i am here strategically grovelling for any info i can find that might be useful.

Thanks for your help everyone!

Whoops!!! I've got the jitters and pressed the button twice, Sorry.

Hi There Jim-Bob,

I went to you link and look up all you handy work and to be honest mate it has come up a treat. I actually wasn't sure which i was more jealous of, the result of you work or the size of the shed you had it in ;O) . I thank you especially for the pics because while you get the general idea from text, nothing spells it out clearer than being able to see it.

While i am fairly handy in most things, welding is not one of them so i won't be fiddling with the chassis too much if i can help it, but the rest of the details were exactly what i was after.

The van arrives tomorrow so i will be able to start taking photos, take a really close look and hopefully start to get a feel of how it will all progress. I have my nose in just about every caravan forum at the minute so i will be throwing out questions everywhere and between all the sites and the wealth of knowledge contained within i should be able to get it across the line eventually.

I have the minister of finances approval for the minute, but like all money managers, once the honeymoon period has evaporated so does the funding clearance so i will need to be smart about how i go about it, and be prepared to do most things myself that are not critical (gas, power and RCD etc)

Thanks again for your assistance with the pics and inspiration, and i hope to have something i too can be proud of at the end of the project.

Cheers, Brendon

The Van never actually made it due to the transport company smashing it to biddy bits so its back to the ld drawing board!