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« Reply #45 on: June 03, 2012, 03:34:36 PM »
Quote from: digger06 on June 03, 2012, 03:04:20 PM
my mates used to recon it looked like a mobile tea stall!!!

I think it's more befitting an Ice Cream van, which is where we're pretty sure the top came from and the bottom some sort of water based fairground ride!!  Cheesy
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« Reply #46 on: June 05, 2012, 03:56:21 PM »
My ex prefered these with  " hundreds and thousands " and not the   " chocolate flake " .........   Grin


  ..  Hagar  ..   Grin
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« Reply #47 on: June 05, 2012, 09:55:23 PM »
Oooh do you want to swap,yours matches my Chevy !!
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« Reply #48 on: June 06, 2012, 10:12:42 PM »
Ha, you wish   Grin

We wanted to put a floor in it that was of the period, so when some mini parquet flooring became available (for nothing), that’s was what decided on. The flooring came as separate pieces.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


We started with a thin wood base.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


Then using sikaflex, each tile was individually placed on the board.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


It was then sanded down flat using a belt sander.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


It was then coated in 3 coats of 2 pack lacquer.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


And finally fitted into the floor area of the Portafold.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)
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« Reply #49 on: June 06, 2012, 10:42:18 PM »
Ooh there's posh now!
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« Reply #50 on: June 07, 2012, 07:23:24 PM »
Looks like the debut of "Our House" is going to be delayed. Victory Wheelers event, this weekend, has been cancelled!!
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« Reply #51 on: June 07, 2012, 09:55:27 PM »
Take it to the Billing show in Northampton this weekend instead?
Lovely detailing Chris.
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« Reply #52 on: June 08, 2012, 11:47:56 AM »
Don't know what it is, but I don't really like Billing (it's the venue I think). Only ever gone on a saturday for one day and in the daily.
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« Reply #53 on: June 08, 2012, 03:48:39 PM »
Know what you mean Chris. Some shows just press the right buttons & others don't, for no particular reason.
I used to love the Victory Wheelers' Hayling Island show when it was set among the sand dunes & beach huts at the far end of the sea front. I really enjoyed it's old fashioned, time warp charm -some great photo opportunites too. I know it was for financial reasons, but now it's moved to the middle of a funfair, I've got absolutely no interest in going.
I only ever do shows as one day trips these days & usually have to work on Saturdays, so always do Billing on the Sunday "show n shine" day.
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« Reply #54 on: June 10, 2012, 09:26:54 PM »
Love the parquet floor Chris, looking forward to seeing it in the flesh.
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« Reply #55 on: June 11, 2012, 05:59:57 PM »
Quote from: kapri on June 10, 2012, 09:26:54 PM
Love the parquet floor Chris, looking forward to seeing it in the flesh.

Don't know when though, now. Think we're looking a doing the Supernationals, but not sure about anything else yet!!
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« Reply #56 on: July 30, 2012, 09:32:17 PM »
Well here we are at the final furlong.
We decided to put some period alloy wheels on and, as luck would have it, a friend of ours had some wolfrace slots that he was willing to donate to the project. Wolfrace wheels, owned by Barry Treacy, started making and selling these wheels in 1971, so well in period.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


They did need a bit of a cuddle ……………..

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


These were wrapped in some new rubber and fitted.
Now it was time to look at the interior. We needed to sort the number and layout of cushions needed.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


We had for some time been thinking of denim to cover the cushions. Eventually we found a roll of stone wash denim, from a haberdashers in Hounslow.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


Had four more cushions made.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


This is a picture of all the covers finally sewn up, ready to fit to the cushions.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


At this point we realised that we finally had a name for the caravan …………… Levi.   So Levi Portafold it is.
Whilst things were being sewn up, some scatter cushions were constructed.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


Gingham was the preferred material for the curtains, and Sue made these up at the same time as the rest.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


Having decided the name we had this panel embroidered

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


And this prototype decal for the window

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


A square of gingham was cut out and inserted onto the “table” which was then covered with a tempered glass top.
So now we have an interior that looks like this

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy95/phunkie_hiboy/portafold/picture600_640_x_480.jpg
Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy95/phunkie_hiboy/portafold/picture607_640_x_480.jpg
Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy95/phunkie_hiboy/portafold/picture612_640_x_480.jpg
Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


And with the bed laid out

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


This weekend (first time out) we had a pinstriper, “Tootal” Paul Dorrington  ( http://www.tootall.info/ ) do what he does best.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


Now, with the addition of a few period themed pictures we’re pretty much finished. A few more pictures of the outside.

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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


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Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy95/phunkie_hiboy/portafold/picture629_640_x_480-1.jpg
Phunkie Project Portafold (caravan!!)


Well that’s about it. Thanks to all those that have been looking in since last year and those that have helped with information.
We’ll just go and have fun with it now.





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« Reply #57 on: July 30, 2012, 09:36:48 PM »
well nice ,,well done,, and well,,,,well worth the effort,, Smiley Smiley
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« Reply #58 on: July 30, 2012, 09:39:45 PM »
Thank you kind sir.
So now that's kind of finished, it'll be onto the next project. i need to finish the period speed boat that I've been "doing" for, must be best part of 15 years now. It's a 1970s 13 foot Picton with a 1650 Ford Xflow and a P&P jet. I'll start a thread on it at some point.  Grin
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« Reply #59 on: July 30, 2012, 09:47:51 PM »
i put a classic speed boat in storage about 6yrs ago  Roll Eyes i wonder if its still there ,,,,it was a 15ft fletcher arrow,, best ask my old mate next time i bump into him  it was at his workplace,,
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