FabSwingers.com forum: Vintage campervan restoration

By *radleywiggins OP Man
over a year ago

northwest

Rather stupidly my imagination has got the better of me and I appear to have just bought one!

Anybody got any experience?

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over a year ago

"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 *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury

Money pit. I hope you can weld?

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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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By *radleywiggins OP Man
over a year ago

northwest

"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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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

"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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By *radleywiggins OP Man
over a year ago

northwest

"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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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

Been there, done that, got the tshirt & made a video. Never again!!!

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By *radleywiggins OP Man
over a year ago

northwest

"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? "

80s LT35. 2.4 diesel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

More rust and holes than you’ve ever seen.

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By *radleywiggins OP Man
over a year ago

northwest

"Been there, done that, got the tshirt & made a video. Never again!!! "

Where can we see the video??

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By *parky4gMan
over a year ago

Cambridgeshire

I’ve just converted a modern van to a camper van a 2011 Vivaro It took a lot longer and cost far more than I thought And there was nothing wrong with the van

Good luck

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By *eoeclipseWoman
over a year ago

glasgow

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 *radleywiggins OP Man
over a year ago

northwest

"I’ve just converted a modern van to a camper van a 2011 Vivaro It took a lot longer and cost far more than I thought And there was nothing wrong with the van

Good luck

Thank you

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By *Man1263Man
over a year ago

Stockport

So, with that in mind, be positive!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’d like one

But I live in a fantasy world x

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By *radleywiggins OP Man
over a year ago

northwest

"I’d like one

But I live in a fantasy world x"

Come for a spin with me..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I’d like one

But I live in a fantasy world x

Come for a spin with me.."

Where will we go?

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By *parky4gMan
over a year ago

Cambridgeshire

You will go to the workshop first and see how you get on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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

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

"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Camper vans rock. I'd go for pink

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