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15/9/2012 at 7:55pm
Location: Merseyside
Outfit: Swift Corniche
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hi sorry to read about your problems,but if you look up the fix-it club threads I am sure you will find all that you need.Best of luck with it
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15/9/2012 at 10:14pm
Location: Hants
Outfit: Fleetwood Heritage 640 EB & ML270
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Sounds like the shelf helps to keep the front panel in shape. Can you use the old shelf as a pattern to make a new one, then try it in place to see if it braces the front panel?
Its worth taking lots of photos as you go, so you can use them to remind you what went where. You can do it! The worst part is stripping it down. Soon you'll be rebuilding and that feels a lot more positive!
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15/9/2012 at 11:20pm
Location: Byfleet Surrey
Outfit: Elddis Liberte 21 6
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Here is the link for wizards web site: http://www.1carpc.co.uk/wcdr/favorites.htm you will find lots of help there, not to mention inspiration :) i feel your pain as i'm in a similar position after just completing a repair, so your best course of action is to familiarise yourself with what it looks like ruined coz the satisfaction you'll get from fixing it yourself will be worth it in the end, it just takes time ! Good luck and ask as many questions as you need
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17/9/2012 at 8:50pm
Location: Highlands
Outfit: 1983 CI Europa 5 berth
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I know just how you feel. Picked our van up yesterday. It was a freebie and the old saying about gift horses and mouths kept appearing in my head. Anyway. Today I thought I'd check things out properly. Electrics etc. that's when I found it. Damp, rot. U name it.
1st thought was to scrap it. But then I thought it was free and probably worth a few quid to fix. Only prob was the poly bead insulation was soaked. It's now completely stripped ( insulation an all ). Tomorrow I'll get some 25mm kingspan insulation and 4mm ply. And attempt to repair.
By the way it's our first van and an old one. An 84 CI Europa 480.
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September 27th. I'm going away. Don't care where. Just going!!!!
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