Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon)

[Stygian]

At the going rate It'll be up for a lap around the block at Christmas

Shotgun!

Great work Dave and Stew

[Brown Bear]

Does anyone have the phone number for the bloke who invented those weather strips at the bottom edge of the door window...I'd like to tell him what a pleasure they are to install...

I've found that a large flat bladed screwdriver (with appropriate protection for the weather strip) dropped down into the gap, then turned (not levered) gently at each of the retaining clips does the trick.

You'll need that phone number a bit once old timer is back on the road... For all those whines and odd looks like "the window is hard to wind down", "the door didn't shut properly", "I thought you fixed this" etc etc...

[rosco]

Thanks BB - yes, I have only "done" two of mine... the other two are in the next wave of refurb.....
I didn't do this, but was of the opinion that I might try to "bump" off the metal retainer on the next one... clean out the channel and "bump" it back onto the glass again with a new weatherstrip....

Just in case those who are yet to do this..... it is important that the strip is in good nick and angled towards the outer door panel....
Its purpose is to deflect water and crud away from your winder mechanisms.....
When the window is fully wound up, it sits neatly beneath the upper top of the door....
Leaving it out is perilous.... it would be far better to add some to what is left of the old seal by using Loctite 424 .... than to re-fit the glass with a damaged or missing one....

On a closing note - the Australian Caravan Club, NSW branch are hosting the "national muster" next year....... at the Nowra showgrounds...
Case of deja-vu for us.... it was our first FB/EK nats......

frats,
Rosco

[parisian62]

Thanks Andrew.

For all those whines and odd looks like "the window is hard to wind down", "the door didn't shut properly", "I thought you fixed this" etc etc...

...classic I can hear it now...

Some good tips there Matt. My 'armoury of tools' include...large flat plastic paint stirrer, paddle pops sticks, small and large flat bladed screwdrivers, tape, clean rags and colourful language...

I might try to "bump" off the metal retainer on the next one

Hi Rosco are you talking about the channel the actual door galss sits in or the weatherstrips? If the weatherstrips I'm not sure if that will work as the metal retainers have 'teeth' that lock onto the weatherstrip to stop it moving when the glass is wound up and down.

[John]

Damn this old girl is coming up a treat. Brilliant stuff. Well done Stu!!!

[Rusty EK]

Now you know how all these bits fit back together, do you want to come down to Tassie for a weekend and do another one , free beer included , or maybe scotch , with this weather lately .

Looking good too

[EK JAY]

Looking real good mate its a credit to you and team old timer

[rosco]

Thanks, Stewart - you've saved me at least one window.... teeth, eh?...hmmmmmm might need to find a window "dentist"..... nah, couldn't possibly afford that!

frats,
Rosco

[parisian62]

Been spending a lot of time in the garage but don't seem to have a lot to show for it...

...but we do have an engine! I'll have to get the specs written down but in short it's very similar to Thommos.

before


after

[parisian62]

Rear taillights have gone in.

[parisian62]

Some 'new old' rubbber...these Toyos came off the FB...

[parisian62]

A second coat of black epoxy has really made a difference on the floor

[parisian62]

Fuel tank is in.

[parisian62]

Proud of this effort...I think I might patent my spring stretchererer...it made it easy to get some paint on the bonnet springs.



then I unwrapped the bonnet hinges...these were rezinced about 2 years ago...



I was able to line up the hinges with the spring stretchererer and release the tension onto the hinges



I like it.

[shmeagain]

ITS SHMEAGAIN You blocks have to be proud off that the old timer has come a long way