My New 1975 Devon Eurovette. Full resto.

Ok so last saturday i did a bit more body work, a bit more on the roof, then the rear corner and side panel.

 

As you know I think you should find somewhere to paint it youself Carl, you're doing all the stuff that makes the difference between a good and bad job anyway! If you're not confident, do the prep and masking, find a venue and pay a painter by the hour. You could do the hb primer and flat it yourself, then get a pro to do the top coat. Cheap as chips.


Powder coating is great, I recognise some of those parts. your van will look a treat with all the details attended to as you have.

 

Cheers mate, yeah tbh i'm not expecting a show quality paint job. And i know its not going to be arrow straight. Ill high build and flatten it myself then do the inside. Then depending how that goes, go from there.
I think i'll be ok to do it, time will tell. Lol

 

Do it yourself and you no wot they say if not happy first time do it again any problems and theres anough help on here

 

True!

Also... Does anyone have any tips for re-assembling the poptop struts?
I'll be sticking new springs in the freshly powdercoated bits and
1. Dont want to scratch them up.
2. Dont want to lose a finger.

 

I think @zedders and @Diddymen have replaced theres so should be able to help.
Looking good so far

 

yea, I took mine apart .....not fun getting them back together

I re-painted mine but had trouble getting the struts back together as the paint was too thick, so I'd advise trying them together before you put the greased springs in.

I did end up scratching mine a little

not easy to get them back together, I cant remember who, but someone made a tool up to compress the struts, think it was a threaded bar which was some how bolted to the ends of the struts, with nuts on the bar. when the nuts were tightened, it compressed the struts safely.

I used brute force by pushing them together against a wall .......I did shoot one of the struts across my workshop when I slipped and let go

 

ah ok so basically, brute force pushing it against a wall, i can get someone else to tighten the bolts lol.

 

You can squash them with a ratchet strap.

 

Got the seal for the vent through today...

 

Anyone know if i'm putting the seal in right?

@Stan @Diddymen @zedders

 

Got the new springs in and the struts together tonight

 

little bit more...

vent sanded down ready for paint.




gutter cleaned off and a bit or rust treatment



more work on the corner..

 

After work i tapped and bolted the skylight frames to the square things. Much better looking than self tappers.

 

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Ok next update, got the skylight fitted up

 

Roof cleared off,

 

And lastly..

Finished off the rear corner..



Will carry on with the rear panel next weekend and have a small patch to do on the roof.

 

Has this bit of rust above the driver.

 

Then got a skim of filler over it and then the dolphin glaze over both sides. The roof just needs a bit more old paint removing and it's ready for primer i think.