Westfalia trailer restoration. FINISHED! Now for sale

[Bwuttonmoon]

Have you checked the bushes they might be ok? I havent got to the wood stage yet lol but I'm thinking marine ply. I'm undecided on varnish or oil/wax for the finish. :?:

 

[creationblue]

Thanks for all the comments and sorry to hi jack the thread but this has proven very usefull.

What bits will i need to get in preperation, the suspension rubbers have all been replaced and i will order some of the nylon bushes as mentioned but anything else??

What wood should i be using??

Marine ply is the only option if you want it to last, and I had some Teak stain hanging about, then when that ran out I used the clear that I also had in the garage :lol:

On assembly I ran some silicon where the wood attached to the steel, and again a bead where the two meet to keep the rain out. All pretty straight forward and well worth the effort i think

 

[Turkish]

Top Tip, get a decent rivet gun, I used 99 rivets :|

Do you know what size / type rivets you used??

 

[creationblue]

Top Tip, get a decent rivet gun, I used 99 rivets :|

Do you know what size / type rivets you used??

4.8mm something like this http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/metal-rivets/5124050/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Just

 

[Turkish]

I have been asked if I want aluminium
, steel or stainless and if countersunk??

This is getting complicated lol

 

[Bwuttonmoon]

Originals are alluminium non countersunk

 

[Turkish]

Thanks all

 

[Bwuttonmoon]

Got parts back from powdercoaters today

 

[Turkish]

Would you mind if I asked how much it cost to powder coat ??

 

[Bwuttonmoon]

Would you mind if I asked how much it cost to powder coat ??

£180 for all the parts you see

 

[creationblue]

Looks good, careful when riveting, every rivet scratched my paint :msn4:

 

[Turkish]

Just another question re refurb and rivets, do I rivet internally or externally ??

Looks as though internally at present??

 

[creationblue]

Just another question re refurb and rivets, do I rivet internally or externally ??

Looks as though internally at present??

Good question!

The frame is riveted from the outside, but, the lid from the inside............spent this morning rectifying that mistake!

Oh and dont remove the hinge brackets from the lid, they used some huge strong rivets that Im struggling to replicate, they were a bitch to drill out and thats when I realised I should have left them on, now one of them just wont rivet to the frame properly, spent ages today then gave up till I have some bigger rivets :evil:

 

[Turkish]

Thanks for the heads up!

I have a mate in the nut and bolt business, if you let me have size etc I'll see what I can do, I'll need some too!!

Can post em won't cost much

 

[creationblue]

Thanks for the heads up!

I have a mate in the but and bolt business, if you let me have size etc I'll see what I can do, I'll need some too!!

Can post em won't cost much

Thanks for the offer 8)

 

[Turkish]

Just let me know

 

[Bwuttonmoon]

Oops I drilled my brackets off :?

 

[Turkish]

bad timing!!!

 

[Bwuttonmoon]

Replaced all fixings with stainless steel to start re-assembling the trailer...

New plastic bearings compared to old

New bearings and innertubes and wheels are assembled

 

[clyde]

Restored mine about 4 or 5 years ago and was well worth the effort.

Still going strong, and gets loads of abuse.