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Hi all, I'm a newbie on here and would like to first of all say what a great web-site it is compared to others I,ve been on, and second I would like to ask your advice on what I've just bought!!! I've not got a clue what conversion it is?I,ve not seen a roof like it before, is it normal, ie will I be able to get a replacement skirt for it off the shelf or should I just look at a new roof?
Thanks in advance for any insight,suggestions etc.... these are a few pics of when I bought it about a month ago
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:?As you can see it needed a bit of tlc, starting with binning the dodgy wheeltrims

dunno what make of roof have but tent/truck tarp makers or sail makers could make you a new fabric, as for pics if you list then in a line rather than accross the screne it makes viewing them much easier!!

i havent got a clue what it is but i thought someone should reply come on guys, welcome to the club

tezza wrote:i havent got a clue what it is

It's a VW Transporter

Welcome

ANOTHER STOKIE!!!!!....JESEUS THE REWDS ABAY FULL ON UM BEFOWA LONG NAR OWDUCKS.....aint never seen one of that type conversion before,but welcome to a newbie of the clay city cruisers!!!

Thanks for the overwhelming confusion! could it be a rare one-off conversion - making it priceless??? I can always dream eh.

I would hazard a guess that it came off a bay type originally.

Just a guess mind you

hi mate,welcome along the van looks in real gud nick! i'm sure i saw one of these on a bay window or an old commer camper van,think it was a dormobile conversion?? come on fellas,someone should know!!

Hi thanks for the ideas, not sure if a bay roof would fit though cus they must be thinner even if the dome's the same???? anyway I've fitted my new stripes today based on the devon one's, as I don't know what it is I've made my own up.
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The wheels look much better.

Pepperami wrote:The wheels look much better.

you would say that boy racer

no wheels and stripe sets it off and indicators nice mate

I think the roof came from a company in sleaford linconshire called E R developments.In the late 90s i had a roof made from there mould and fitted by this company which had a row of lockups garages and a workshop located in this Lincs village.The roof certainly looks identical to it . To raise it up there is a light tubing frame at the front which provides storage for clothes + standing room only but no bed..The roof could be supplied as DIY or fitted at there workshops.The company brochure advirtised it as low line a roof that could get under the multi story car parks.

Pepperami wrote:The wheels look much better.

Thanks mate, couldn't have looked much worse though eh

camper wrote:I think the roof came from a company in sleaford linconshire called E R developments.In the late 90s i had a roof made from there mould and fitted by this company which had a row of lockups garages and a workshop located in this Lincs village.The roof certainly looks identical to it . To raise it up there is a light tubing frame at the front which provides storage for clothes + standing room only but no bed..The roof could be supplied as DIY or fitted at there workshops.The company brochure advirtised it as low line a roof that could get under the multi story car parks.

Thanks for your thoughts and its certainly possible I guess, it has to be something very similar anyway,some small set up somewhere, If they've gone to the trouble of making a mould then surely there should be others out there somewhere?
Not sure you can tell from the pics but it has self supporting struts and a double bed, not been brave enough to go up myself yet but its pulling me everytime I look up

hello felow stokie...

There seems to be more and more from Staffs joining just lately

I see loads of buses around here so if u see me give us a wave.. but some bloke will be drivin my van as im too fat to drive it these days...Mmm stoke meet sounds good to me...