If you use the picture icon, next to the smiley, your pics should show full size instead of thumbnailsI'll take some interior pics and post!
Hey fellow Spencer owner. Reckon we prob the only two in the country by the seems of it!!Hey sorry only just noticed your message! Is yours a Renault dodge? Looks like a fun project. Mine going really well pretty much got everything working now. The drop down bed is a fairly under-engineered setup but we have improved it a bit. Front windscreen leaked for years and only recently figured out how to sort it. How's your going?
Mine coming on ok too, thanks. It's on an Iveco Daily 45.10 chassis. When I first aquired it it had more leaks than a Welsh allotment! Windscreen and aliminium trims were the bigest culprits! After thinking, for a few naive moments, that a bit of sealant here n there would do the trick I eventualy just had to bite the bullet n rip out n reinstall all the windows n door too. This wasnt too bad a job considering that upon inspection almost every panel of the walls needed the rotten woodwork to be replaced! If I had anticipated all of this I would have thought twice about buying it. However, now, I would not part with it for the world!! As it stands it is now watertight, roadworthy n has running hot n cold water... I also got all the solar panels n batteries etc all ready to go in when I next get the chance to give it some more love! Regarding the drop down bed I know what you mean! Have attached a few photos that should give an overview of what I've been through! Would love to see some more photos of yours, inside and out, as it looks very original.Hey sorry only just noticed your message! Is yours a Renault dodge? Looks like a fun project. Mine going really well pretty much got everything working now. The drop down bed is a fairly under-engineered setup but we have improved it a bit. Front windscreen leaked for years and only recently figured out how to sort it. How's your going?
Wow, lot of graft. Well done, great that its going to stay on the road. Don't forget the sister forum 'motorhome builder' as there is good quality advice to be had and your experience would be a great assetHey fellow Spencer owner. Reckon we prob the only two in the country by the seems of it!!
Mine coming on ok too, thanks. It's on an Iveco Daily 45.10 chassis. When I first aquired it it had more leaks than a Welsh allotment! Windscreen and aliminium trims were the bigest culprits! After thinking, for a few naive moments, that a bit of sealant here n there would do the trick I eventualy just had to bite the bullet n rip out n reinstall all the windows n door too. This wasnt too bad a job considering that upon inspection almost every panel of the walls needed the rotten woodwork to be replaced! If I had anticipated all of this I would have thought twice about buying it. However, now, I would not part with it for the world!! As it stands it is now watertight, roadworthy n has running hot n cold water... I also got all the solar panels n batteries etc all ready to go in when I next get the chance to give it some more love! Regarding the drop down bed I know what you mean! Have attached a few photos that should give an overview of what I've been through! Would love to see some more photos of yours, inside and out, as it looks very original.
I didn't know they did an Iveco base, should be easy to get parts for that? Mine was much the same as yours, leaks everywhere, I started same as you trying to fix with sealant. It worked for a bit but after a few tours it always failed, I discovered in the end that the rotten wooden frame was affecting the structural integrity so the thing was basically vibrating itself apart. Unlike you I wasn't brave enough to strip the whole van and do it properly all at once, so have been just tackling individual areas one at a time, gradually replacing the timber. The windscreen was the same, it turned out to be vibrating too much to ever stay sealed, after replacing all the wooden frame around the glass and fresh sealant it's now survived a few long trips and not leaking yet. I seem to have loads of photos of nearly finished work, not so many of the original horror story. here's a couple I found. Kept a few original timbers in that weren't so bad as these are connected to the aluminum and kept to hold it all together without new nails. Wish I'd got new insulation now, looks awful!Hey fellow Spencer owner. Reckon we prob the only two in the country by the seems of it!!
Mine coming on ok too, thanks. It's on an Iveco Daily 45.10 chassis. When I first aquired it it had more leaks than a Welsh allotment! Windscreen and aliminium trims were the bigest culprits! After thinking, for a few naive moments, that a bit of sealant here n there would do the trick I eventualy just had to bite the bullet n rip out n reinstall all the windows n door too. This wasnt too bad a job considering that upon inspection almost every panel of the walls needed the rotten woodwork to be replaced! If I had anticipated all of this I would have thought twice about buying it. However, now, I would not part with it for the world!! As it stands it is now watertight, roadworthy n has running hot n cold water... I also got all the solar panels n batteries etc all ready to go in when I next get the chance to give it some more love! Regarding the drop down bed I know what you mean! Have attached a few photos that should give an overview of what I've been through! Would love to see some more photos of yours, inside and out, as it looks very original.