Episode 3 - Making New Galvanised Wheel Tubs | Caravan Build Series | 1978 Millard Mini Pop Top
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- Welcome back to our Caravan Build Series!
In this episode we rip out the old broken plastic wheel tubs and make some brand new galvanised ones.
Stay tuned for Episode 4 coming soon where we tackle everything to do with the top of the van including refurbishing the fibreglass poptop, install a new poptop skirt, as well as run wire in it for lights, insulate and install pine VJ paneling. We replace the old rotten poptop collar with new Miranti and add aluminium supports and frame work. We also seal off all of the joins in the top of the van with a liquid rubber paint.
Any questions regarding this project, drop them in the comments below, or, reach us on our socials @jossandell.
Cheers!
Joss + Ell
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THANK YOU FOR DETIAL SUPER VIDEO
No worries mate cheers 👍
Wheel wells turned out mint. Punped to see how the roof turns out.
Thanks so much Luke, let us know what you think of the roof episode 👍🏼
Good job
Thanks heaps mate 👍
I count myself lucky. Just started today gutting out the caravan and noticed that I've already got gal wheel wells....phew
That’s lucky mate! Ours were in pretty bad shape but the gal ones have held up great 👍
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Missed opportunity for the missus to thump it and say "That aint goin nowhere"
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Good work looking forward to the future episodes.
Thanks heaps Kezza, there will be more rolling out soon. Cheers
Good job so far, thought you may have decided to fit wider/higher rims and tyres, given the chance, to assist with offroad capabilities.? Will the new wheel arches accomodate this.?
Thank you! I'm going from a 185/14 tyre to a wider 15x7 rim and a 235/75/15 so it'll be wider and about 4 inches bigger in overall diameter than standard. I made sure they'll fit width ways and the new suspension, axle etc will give me enough clearance in height as well it shouldn't rub under the guards. Going to run off-road leaf springs with the rebound dampers as well as Alko shock absorbers so should help heaps with going off the beaten track 👍
Love this, have to do this to mine. Q: Ive been told that you cant alter the springs & axle to pass blue slip, eg. to gain more height? Has to be as manufacturer released. Love your input on this. Im in NSW.
Thank you. I'm not 100% sure about that either. I was told you could but then again, until I see it in writing somewhere I never know what to believe. Whatever I do to it though will be improving it and making it stronger 🙂
definitely something to look into, but I don't see why and engineer couldn't inspect and pass it and give it a mod plate, but those sorts of things are easier in QLD
I’ve heard QLD is pretty easy going when it comes to those sorts of things 👍
Hi for the wheel tubs what supplier did you use? and the exact thickness of the galvanised metal? can you recommend anyone that makes them? I live in WA. Thanks appreciate your info
Hi, If you watched the episode you would have seen that I made the wheel tubs from scratch using 1.6mm galvanised sheet. We are located in NSW so unfortunately I don’t know of anyone in WA that makes them sorry. I’m sure there are places online that would sell some ready made.
Cheers,
Joss and Ell
@@jossandell thanks
Did you guys need to fix or replace your window controllers? For me finding info on how to fix them is difficult. I’ve seen assembly and polishing but everyone skips the steps to how to fix them when they don’t wind.
Hi Ingrid! No we didn’t have to luckily. All of ours worked great in good original condition. I always get nervous I’m going to break them but they’ve been fine! I’ve heard people saying they try and buy spare ones from wrecked vans when they can as they can be hard to come by.
@@jossandell that’s so unfair I knew you would say that 😂damn you ! None of mine work !! Ha
@@Ingrid_clare haha oh man that sucks heaps! If I come across any in a forum or for sale I’ll definitely jump back in this chat and let you know 👍
@@jossandell my roof is still broken at the moment and because I’m staying in caravan parks I can’t repair it. So I thought I’d try to get the windows working as the warmer weather approaches. I’ll definitely need more air flow. My scissor lifters broke but then I had mechanics put on the new ones and they were too strong they ripped the pop sleeve off the roof ply because it had minor water damage around the edges, so I’ve had to keep it down. Not great for the neck and back! Ok for winter but gets very warm on warmer days.
@@Ingrid_clare that’s such a bummer! Hopefully you can get both the roof and windows sorted soon then. You’ll definitely want the air flow for summer time and having to duck down with the roof down constantly would be a pain! We ended up just installing gas struts on the sides to lift the pop top up, so much better now and hold the weight of the solar panels which is great.
You a builder by trade?
Na I'm a high school Industrial Technology teacher (woodwork and metalwork).
@@jossandell even better