Can anyone tell me What Brand & Model this Pop up van is please. Also the bars on the side lift/push up to roof has a cable & spring in them. What are these arms called and how do you replace the cable in them? Cheers Darren
Welcome to the gang Darren, enjoy here and out in the playground.
Is the make and model not on the compliance plate Darren
travellinglew said
05:56 AM Mar 19, 2020
Should be on the rego papers
valiant81 said
09:03 AM Mar 19, 2020
Hi all; Our very first caravan was a very similar model to your van. It had no wires as to lift up the roof and it required both my wife on one side and me on the other to lift the roof up ( one end at a time ) using our bruit strength. Working together it was easy and the arms also had a locking pin that was placed in the hinge in the middle to "lock' the arms up.The trick is to have a second person to help you and once you have raised and lowered the roof a few times it will get easy.
The very early Jayco caravans had this type of set up and off hand i think they were called " sunbird' . Other members may be able to shed more light on the matter.
-- Edited by valiant81 on Thursday 19th of March 2020 09:05:11 AM
THE AUSSIE CAMPER said
04:42 PM Mar 20, 2020
No Compliance plate. The van is to old for that. Its not registered either so i cant get anything from there!
TheHeaths said
04:57 PM Mar 20, 2020
Could you contact Motor Vehicles and ask if there are any details under the plate number on the van?
They may have some detail available for you.
THE AUSSIE CAMPER said
07:12 PM Mar 20, 2020
Found out its a 1976 Sunwagon. Dont who made it though!
My main concern is finding out how you replace the cable & spring inside the exterior lifting arms?
TheHeaths said
07:39 PM Mar 20, 2020
I think you will find Sunwagon was also the company who made them.
Now defunct I believe
patrol03 said
07:38 PM Mar 21, 2020
I had one of these in 1975. It is a Sunwagon. From memory it was made by Windsor . However I may be corrected. We found it extremely spacious, towed well but did not stand up to a lot of wet weather. Pillows and mattresses all soaked up water for resting on walls and seams. Traded in for a 16 ft Millard full van.
Can anyone tell me What Brand & Model this Pop up van is please.
Also the bars on the side lift/push up to roof has a cable & spring in them. What are these arms called and how do you replace the cable in them?
Cheers Darren
Welcome to the gang Darren, enjoy here and out in the playground.
Is the make and model not on the compliance plate Darren
Hi all; Our very first caravan was a very similar model to your van. It had no wires as to lift up the roof and it required both my wife on one side and me on the other to lift the roof up ( one end at a time ) using our bruit strength. Working together it was easy and the arms also had a locking pin that was placed in the hinge in the middle to "lock' the arms up.The trick is to have a second person to help you and once you have raised and lowered the roof a few times it will get easy.
The very early Jayco caravans had this type of set up and off hand i think they were called " sunbird' . Other members may be able to shed more light on the matter.
-- Edited by valiant81 on Thursday 19th of March 2020 09:05:11 AM
They may have some detail available for you.
My main concern is finding out how you replace the cable & spring inside the exterior lifting arms?
Now defunct I believe