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by jimmies
07 Sep 2015, 17:56
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: How to deal with this little bit of rust
Replies: 13
Views: 5051

Re: How to deal with this little bit of rust

This is is with the outside part of the rubber removed and glass still in https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/86387574/20150907_135939.jpg and both sides wire brushed and sort of cleaned up https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/86387574/20150907_140859.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/86387574/...
by jimmies
01 Sep 2015, 19:18
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: How to deal with this little bit of rust
Replies: 13
Views: 5051

Re: How to deal with this little bit of rust

well we go away this coming weekend and then the window is coming out - so we will soon know.....might start looking a welding machine and a welding course :D
by jimmies
31 Aug 2015, 18:45
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: How to deal with this little bit of rust
Replies: 13
Views: 5051

Re: How to deal with this little bit of rust

Thanks for the heads up....I hope I'm not facing that!
by jimmies
31 Aug 2015, 10:37
Forum: Campers
Topic: Reader Rides (trial thread)
Replies: 146
Views: 971434

Re: Reader Rides (trial thread)

To continue the Autosleepers - here is ours 'Sandy' - going to be painted the blue colour with white roof. Most of the body rust (next to nothing) ground down to good metal, only the driver side rain gutter and windscreen to worry about hopefully https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/86387574/IMG_7169...
by jimmies
31 Aug 2015, 10:06
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: How to deal with this little bit of rust
Replies: 13
Views: 5051

Re: How to deal with this little bit of rust

that is my concern... Also is it possible to replace the windscreen on your own once I have got new rubbers...my wife is pretty rubbish when it comes to 'helping' with stuff like this. Depending on how bad this is under the windscreen I may be buying and learning how to weld This is the van ....we a...
by jimmies
31 Aug 2015, 09:32
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: How to deal with this little bit of rust
Replies: 13
Views: 5051

How to deal with this little bit of rust

I have the small patch of rust at the bottom of the windscreen and I intend to deal with it and replace the seal (also going to paint the van). The outside part is very solid despite the rust and I cannot get a hole to form. The second pic is from the inside of the van taken with the camera looking ...
by jimmies
26 Jul 2015, 18:01
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Sliding Door Removal
Replies: 21
Views: 12638

Re: Sliding Door Removal

Hi, I know this is an old thread but I'm trying to get my door off to re-finish it and having some trouble I open the door to the indent and lift it.....is it at that point it is supposed to come off the middle rail? If so mine won't budge, it seems to be held in-line by the upper bearings on the mi...
by jimmies
26 Jul 2015, 17:21
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: lifting out the sliding door
Replies: 0
Views: 1139

lifting out the sliding door

Hello there I've just joined the ranks and got the family a 1985 To autosleeper. Looks in reasonable condition overall. All rust so far has just been surface rust or a tiny bit deeper. Have already had the grinder to the worse looking stuff and the patches are small and light. Anyway I want to lift ...