MOBY GOES TO TURKEY. A tam and pups adventure.

[Northernraider]

Ma big baby ....definitely needs a good wash and polish

 

[WESTY66]

Ma big baby ....definitely needs a good wash and polish View attachment 940266View attachment 940267View attachment 940268

You’re the man to do it

 

[G-RMPS]

Why is the door a different colour, Tam?

 

[Dutch 68]

Ma big baby ....definitely needs a good wash and polish View attachment 940266View attachment 940267View attachment 940268

And so it begins, we are all looking forward to this restoration

 

[Northernraider]

And so it begins, we are all looking forward to this restoration

Aye . Will have to wait till I'm back down Cornwall to start that though

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[Gina M]

Why is the door a different colour, Tam?

Good spot.

 

[1967bowesj]

Why is the door a different colour, Tam?

Just fading in the sun, same as the front “cab” section has, both same colour.
Add to that the rear of the van was in the barn out of the sun.
Tam might be able to get the front to come up a bit but doubt it will return to what it was originally

 

[Northernraider]

Why is the door a different colour, Tam?

It's grp same as the front nose .. the rest is aluminium. Getting the door painted in Morocco to match the sides

 

[Northernraider]

Just fading in the sun, same as the front “cab” section has, both same colour.
Add to that the rear of the van was in the barn out of the sun.
Tam might be able to get the front to come up a bit but doubt it will return to what it was originally

It will when painted

 

[CazPaul]

That gutter strip above the cab door may indicate that it’s leaked and they’ve tried to cure it.

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[Northernraider]

You’re the man to do it

Yeah I'm looking forward to cleaning it up , it should come up nice . Bumper etc will get painted in Maroc. If the front end doesn't polish up that will be painted too so it matches the sides. Light surrounds going white too and new headlights. And the full underside cleaned up and painted

 

[WESTY66]

That gutter strip above the cab door may indicate that it’s leaked and they’ve tried to cure it.

My carthago has one from new

 

[Phill D]

That gutter strip above the cab door may indicate that it’s leaked and they’ve tried to cure it.

Or they were fed up with getting dripped on when opening the door

 

[Northernraider]

That gutter strip above the cab door may indicate that it’s leaked and they’ve tried to cure it.

There's one over the hab door too . I think it may be standard . Certainly been on there a while

 

[mackeellan]

Glad you've made it in one piece. Is Gary there with you? Look forward to watching things unfold

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[Gina M]

It's a lovely van Tam.

 

[Northernraider]

Glad you've made it in one piece. Is Gary there with you? Look forward to watching things unfold

Yeah we're just getting a kebab lol

 

[Jon Stewart]

Hey Tam Northernraider
If you're at a loose end, any chance of compacting your signature..
It takes ages to scroll on passed.
Uncle Lenny's and jumartoo's trip lists are nice compact.

Maybe a link to some post/ URL that has the full detail?

 

[CaptainPaul]

Yeah I'm looking forward to cleaning it up , it should come up nice . Bumper etc will get painted in Maroc. If the front end doesn't polish up that will be painted too so it matches the sides. Light surrounds going white too and new headlights. And the full underside cleaned up and painted

Roll on the paint party in Tafraoute although you'll probably have it all done by the time I get out in January

 

[Northernraider]

Roll on the paint party in Tafraoute although you'll probably have it all done by the time I get out in January

I'm not going to Maroc till after New year

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[CazPaul]

There's one over the hab door too . I think it may be standard . Certainly been on there a while

Maybe it is standard then I’ve seen loads of aftermarket ones on garages, quite a few on Clou liners aftermarket ones to try and cure leaks.

 

[funflair]

There's one over the hab door too . I think it may be standard . Certainly been on there a while

There is a little upstand on roof edges but it stops about 5 inches before the rise of the front cap join, you open the cab window a stick head out and get soaked a bit of guttering help a bit.

 

[Northernraider]

There is a little upstand on roof edges but it stops about 5 inches before the rise of the front cap join, you open the cab window a stick head out and get soaked a bit of guttering help a bit.

Yeah this one has a gutter fastened over the passenger window probably for that reason

 

[funflair]

I moulded a nice fibreglass channel that caught the water off the roof and channelled it down the front of the side windows, the added bonus was it caught water off the screen and stopped it soiling the side windows.

 

[CazPaul]

Yeah this one has a gutter fastened over the passenger window probably for that reason View attachment 940325

Surely that’s not standard firmest?

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[CazPaul]

I moulded a nice fibreglass channel that caught the water off the roof and channelled it down the front of the side windows, the added bonus was it caught water off the screen and stopped it soiling the side windows.

But none of them standard fitting on that era though Martin?

 

[Just smiffy]

I had to put drip strips on my hymer b544 so you didn’t get dripped on from door and side windows….

 

[Northernraider]

I moulded a nice fibreglass channel that caught the water off the roof and channelled it down the front of the side windows, the added bonus was it caught water off the screen and stopped it soiling the side windows.

Yeah this one is a bit rough and ready I'll have to see what I can come up with that's a bit neater

 

[Lenny HB]

I had to put drip strips on my hymer b544 so you didn’t get dripped on from door and side windows….

Very common on A Classes.

 

[CazPaul]

Very common on A Classes.

It’s poor design in my opinion the older Hymers like our first 2 had a lovely gutter right down both sides. All designed and built in from new, you can tell the aftermarket ones a mile away.

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