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Phew I'm tired just reading that.

Ive got a feeling that his dolphin is up for sale as there is a very nice 3 litre for sale on eBay uk, I'm sure his was a 3 litre.

Just saying hi again after a long absence due to health issues but all ok now and back to using the toy (and the ongoing repairs) so will be back on a regular basis form now on

Just a side by side comparison.

So a few hours and a few lengths of timber and everything is solid again. The outside trims screwed up and sealed. New insulation in and bed base in and screwed down which has stiffened it all up. I've done away with the lift out panel over the cab as we always left it in place anyway so made sense. Bit of a tidy up to do then new faced ply to the walls. All told it's been easier than I expected, I thought I would have to take out windows etc but it's all solid from the bottom of the windows up which probably means the windows have been leaking and caused the rot. Will reseal them next fine day we have. I hope this rebuild may be of use to someone someday.

So what started as investigating the two side walls has now spread to the whole front above the cab, in a way it actually makes the job a little easier. Instead of patching the sides it is going to be much easier to frame up and put a new bed base in which will become part of the structure. All the rot has been removed and ready for new timber tomorrow.

The thing that struck me was how flimsy the construction is, ok I know it's to save weight but virtually no framework and what is there is only 1x3/4 and all put together with staples.......... Millions of them.

Well a bit more cleaning up then built a 2x3/4 frame and screwed it all up, I will dismantle and glue it all up tomorrow put insulation back in then a new panel. So far about 4 hours and £6 (about $10) then on to the other side.

Hi again not been here for a while, a poor summer here in the UK means the camper hasn't been out much at all. So yesterday I decided to investigate a couple of small soft patches in the side walls above the cab, well as you can imagine the job just got bigger and bigger but I'm not too worried a good day should see both sides done.

With the camper part taken off and a long bed pick up rear would make it very saleable, would fetch £2500 easily, but think you should rebuild. If and when mine gets past repairing I've already decided that I will turn it into a custom pickup.

The bags I got had one bolt on the bottom and two on the top plus the air connection and the originals only had one top and bottom, it was quite easy to adapt. So far they have brought me half way down France in relative comfort and no roll on hairpin bends though they are inflated to 60 psi which seems about right.

Hey Derek they're exactly the ones I got.

Finally found somewhere to get Firestone 9000's in the UK without having to rob a bank first, fitted them yesterday and what a transformation in the ride, it still shakes it still rattles but it rolls beautifully. See what I did there :-))) any one in the UK needs these or any other bags just contact and I'll give you the contact, £160 for a pair with all fittings and new air hose when cheapest I've seen one bag is £125.

Silly question piecacake but does yours have any blue on it ? I looked at one for sale in Leicester last year that was blue n cream ?

Hi jd wouldn't dream of using coil overs as main suspension on something so heavy only as an aid to the leaf springs, I do like the bag set up you've fitted though.