Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[stubear]

hi to all from sunny norfolk, i was driving to veiw/buy a safari when my phone rang, it was a gentleman i had spoke to weeks previous regarding buying his carlight, at the time he would not part with it, he was phoning me to say.. "ok you can come buy it" so i detoured and bought it.
i have now started to work on repairing roof panneling above kitchen, in fact i ripped it all out and going to replace all including rooflight, i am toying with the idea of having both sides off just in case theres any hidden nasties behind them, seeing as i intend to re-seal awning rail and runners i thought why not while rails are off just check ? (what do you think) or maybe the old saying " if it aint broke dont fix it) comes to mind. it would be great to hear from anyone with a little advice or experiances they would share with me, and the safari will have to wait till next year,
warm regards,
Stuart

[Brian M]

Hi Stu and welcome to OCC. This is Brian from the Safari Group.

My suggestion is that if there is no sign of damp then leave the insides alone. Re seal the joins and rails, on the outside to stop any water getting in.

As it is a Carlight you'll probably find other places with damp.

Shuda boughta Safari
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Brian
1970 Volvo Amazon and 1978 Safari 15-4 Caravan
Classic Safari Forum: www.classicsafaris.co.uk

[gresham flyer]

Carlight`s eat Safari`s for breakfast Munch Munch.

I get so many Carlights offered to me,the 12/14 foot models.not so many of the larger ones.

We could have sold ours hundreds of times,at petrol stations,steam rallies,vintage shows,traffic lights etc,one day we will pull away and it will not be behind us

I have just picked up a Viking Fibreline (early one) very cheap.

Never liked them in the past,now I think they are Great.

A good solid van unless it starts to leak around the windows,weak bit of design

They are better built than the Cheltenham,which I also have,these are more flimsy,especially the roofs,the door hinges are a crap design,the doors never line up properly,and the fibreglass finish is poor quality compared to the Viking.

This will stir up some comment,but its TRUE

[Brian M]

[stubear]

theres a few bits and bobs i need if anyone has for sale please let me know..or..its off to classic caravans sleaford, kitchen roof light, rear offside jacking leg, the name of a good upholsterer, spare wheel, im only 20 mile from sleaford (classic caravans) can anyone tell me are they good people, there reputation for work seems second to none, is that correct ??, all help advice would be fantastic, many thanks, Stu. or you can tele- 07799007375

[Uncle Alec]

Hi Brian
I have just joined the Classic Caravan Clubman Class Rivalry Association, held an AGM, and voted you in as President.
So you are now officially CCCRAP.

[stubear]

bump........bump......

[christine lowery]

sorry brian
emmerson must be busy but you no that royales are the greatest
christine

[gillberry]

not in this house "Cheltenhams are Cool"

[HMK]

Hi stubear,

You need to be far more 'exact' about the parts you require.

A spare wheel means nothing to most people on here, as unless they've owned the exact same model as yours, there could be many variations. You need to post an exact wheel & tyre size, with the exact stud hole measurements etc.

The same goes for the other parts & some good close up pictures may help, too.

At the end of the day, I've always found that 'Autojumbles' are the best place to find this sort of thing - Newark, for a start!

HTH