Newbie - quick question

[cowjam]

Hello,
I (well, we - me and my best mate) picked up a mk1 1973 landliner - it's a camper van. The wing are quite rusty, so we've got fibreglass replacements. Trouble is, at the bottom of the wings there's a metal panel on each side that goes round the corner from the front to the side. They need replacing, any ideas where I can get them from?

Sorry if I should've asked this in a parts thread, I'm new to this site.

As I said, it's a 1973 mk1. The it's in generally good condition, it passed a recent MOT - the only fault was the windscreen washer pump. We've gutted the inside of the camper bit, aiming to rebuild it over summer and have it up and running towards the end of the summer.

[Luke]

i think i know the part you mean they are very rare but easly made

[cowjam]

i think i know the part you mean they are very rare but easly made

That's the one, thanks. I've had a friend (who is a coachbuilder) offer to make one, I didn't know if it was easily available and better to get an original rather than make one. I'll pester him about it

Do you know what the dimensions are (or is there a schematic somewhere)? Ours are missing large chunks.

[Luke]

i've not got any dimentions - the one in the pic i made from an old filing cabinet

[sapper 514]

Hi re bottem of wing a few days ago I think there was one for sale on ebay not sure if its still on or not or for what side,might be worth a look good luck

[Neil]

forget fiberglass wings waste of time and money

[cowjam]

forget fiberglass wings waste of time and money

How come? We've already bought them, so we'll be giving them a go.

[Neil]

have fun

[baconsdozen]

Fibre glass wings might take more time and effort to fit but done correctly they are perfectly OK.

[Neil]

that may be right as long as ALL your fixing points are in nice order, people don t fit them as they are awkward thats why steel wings are 250 quid each and fiberglass ones 20 quid each think about it

[Luke]

£20 i'll have some then

[Neil]

somehow i dont think you will be fitting fiberglass wings on youre firebus 20 a piece is off ebay or loot, new fiberglass are around 100 quid still 200 behind steel,,for a reason

[Luke]

somehow i dont think you will be fitting fiberglass wings on youre firebus

nah but i'd put em on me truck

[Neil]

theres an autojumbler has one near me,asked me 20 for it i can see if he still has it if you want,think he s had it on sale 2 years how come you did nt fit em on your cossie instead of mk2 wings

[Luke]

theres an autojumbler has one near me,asked me 20 for it i can see if he still has it if you want,think he s had it on sale 2 years how come you did nt fit em on your cossie instead of mk2 wings

i'm not saying fibreglass wings are as good as steel wings horses for courses my pickup would be fine with em on as would my old camper - the firevan can stay steel