The aluminium composite panelling was glued onto both sides and given the weekend to dry and cure before the back panel went on. As soon as that was secure, work started on the sheet aluminium roof. The aluminium was 0.7mm to consider weight issues and also accommodate the curved forehead. This had been cut to precise specifications by a local steel fabricator who added a grooved flat lock seam on the edge where it would join the next sheet.
Yes! Brand new tyres, refurbished wheels, new bearings, brakes checked. Just need the original hubcaps on now and we'll be all good to go!
Attaching the rear checker-plate was seriously painful. Trying to get everything to stay where it needed to be before the glue started to 'skin'. Whoa! Anyway with a few sets of hands the guys achieved it and riveted it all the way around, so it's secure. Carl also created an access door on the inside lining, under the bed, just in case he ever needs to repair the tail lights. You'll notice that the van is also wired up for a reversing camera as well.
You will also find it amusing just how difficult it is to take a photograph of a very shiny, navy blue van without getting heaps of reflections going on. Oh well!
The windows were already to go, so they didn't take too long at all to slot into their designated spots — considering there are only three windows in the whole van. Which is more than enough in a 10' van.
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