spanker wrote:

barndoorz wrote:

spanker wrote:There you go, sorry for the poor light, just took them in the garage. I do have a close up of the attachment in the series of shots posted yesterday. Let me know if you need more, will do in better light

Thank you.

Are both ends of the 'stay' the same? And where do you store/stash it? I have never seen one in the flesh before, something that would easily get lost.

The close-ups of the flush mount bracket and 'stay' bracket on cargo door are excellent in your previous post, if possible could you post a photo of the little bracket just below the cargo door latch and the 'stay' bracket on the table/shelf. I would appreciate a photo of the bottom of table/shelf where it attaches to cargo door, just looking to confirm I have the correct piece?

Cheers

The strut pictured came with the van but I am 100% sure it is not correct as it is too long and looks nothing like the versions I have seen on other Spaceways, so discount that piece. When I get round to it, I will probably make a correct replacement from the correct gauge steel rod.
I will get a close up of the bracket on the underside of the table top as soon as I am able.

type21f wrote:

Like this...

BJ1 wrote:

big_al wrote:
If anyone has drawings or measurements of the shaving mirror I would love to try and make one as I cant find one anywhere.

Great Pics Al - the tank is awesome.

I have both types of shaving mirror. One has the ply back and alloy corner pieces, the other is all alloy. I know that the all alloy mirror is OG to our 67 and the wooden one came with the 66 interior (made in Oct 65) that I bought recently. When (if) I get some time I'll sort some drawings out and take some pics. Type21f and I think that both types of mirror were around in 1966 (not sure if that stroppy Nexus7 guy agrees though )

Seth - How did you clean up the alloy sheeting? I use approx 5% caustic plus a bit of wallpaper paste and paint it on to the alloy. Scrub with an old toothbrush, leave for around 30 minutes, rinse off with spirit vinegar and it comes up like new. Make sure you wear thick rubber gloves, eye protection and overalls though This also works well with alloy casings like gearboxes, but you need a stronger caustic solution and don't leave it on too long as it will eventually dissolve the alloy

This thread has revealed something that I didn't know about Spaceways - there are definitely two different types of cooker unit - side by side in this pic



The left hand one is possibly the most common and is definitely found in OG 1966 and 1967 Spaceways. The unit on the right may be a very early version (are there any pre 66 Spaceways?) and differs by having
- a fixed water tank behind a solid ply wall (cupboard door in the later units) together with an early Whale pump/tap,

- different hinges on the small cupboard door,

- separate demountable hinges at the rear of the top cover (which has black laminate rather than Virr Varr) rather than the alloy strip,

- different rear fixing for the warming rack.

- The Argyll cooker on these units has enamelled legs whereas the later units don't have legs and the cooker is fitted on to alloy rails at the sides of the hood unit.

I may have missed something so please add to this list - it's like a 'spot the difference' game


Brian