PetenAli wrote:Came across this vid of a canvas fitting meet in the USA here:
http://vimeo.com/12165017" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That would have been handy on last Friday night!! It does add to the bank of info - he makes it look easy.
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OH DEAR!!!! What have we done  
 





Could this be another build thread
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Well that wouldn't be hard  
 take it he's gutting the entire inside of the van ? may aswell rip out the dash And seats while he's at it, reinsulate and don't forget  the seams on the inside.
			
			
									
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jebiga41 wrote:Well that wouldn't be hardtake it he's gutting the entire inside of the van ? may aswell rip out the dash And seats while he's at it, reinsulate and don't forget the seams on the inside.
Mate we are soooooo on with that all ready
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Good to hear it  
 worth investing in a few rolls of flashing tape (unless he plans to go to the sahara ) for the sound deadening and additional waterproofing  I used exotherm for the insulation (not sure if that's what its called) the silver bubble wrap stuff very light, waterproof and easy to work with can easily get 3 layers of it in there the equivelent to about 300mm of fiberglass. Any body mods on the agenda or is he feeling that brave ? What paint is he using 2 pack or rustolenium, rustolinium would be ideal for a syncro IMHO
			
			
									
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jebiga41 wrote:Good to hear itworth investing in a few rolls of flashing tape (unless he plans to go to the sahara ) for the sound deadening and additional waterproofing I used exotherm for the insulation (not sure if that's what its called) the silver bubble wrap stuff very light, waterproof and easy to work with can easily get 3 layers of it in there the equivelent to about 300mm of fiberglass. Any body mods on the agenda or is he feeling that brave ? What paint is he using 2 pack or rustolenium, rustolinium would be ideal for a syncro IMHO
He is keeping it standard I think. He drove mine and didnt like it
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A video from yesterdays strip down can be seen here http://campervanculture.com/2011/04/syncro-shopping/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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lloydy wrote:bet you can't wait to get it back Rob
Cant' wait to get it finished.
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Here you go Rob, 




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jed the spread wrote:OH DEAR!!!! What have we done![]()
Didn't think you were going to scrap it ......
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syncropaddy wrote:jed the spread wrote:OH DEAR!!!! What have we done![]()
Didn't think you were going to scrap it ......![]()
It took two of us to strip it down in half a day, it will need four of us to build it up after the re spray in the same time if we are lucky. Help has been ordered
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Let mr know if you need any help as I have stripped and rebuilt a Westy. Half a day is little optimistic. Especially if you need to fit the canvas.
			
			
									
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ninja.turtle007 wrote:Let mr know if you need any help as I have stripped and rebuilt a Westy. Half a day is little optimistic. Especially if you need to fit the canvas.
Your in....
I will give you a shout when its ready, I recon next weekend, it is gonna make a cool time-laps, Rob is buying breakfast
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