Traveller Panel Replacement

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bloodyank
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Traveller Panel Replacement

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I have always wanted to replace the alum. panels with wood ones, and being a fairly handy chippie, I decided to have a go, and to refinish my wood at the same time.
After getting the panels out, I can see it's going to be hard to bend the plywood to accept the outward curve of the forward panels, and to attach them, as the curve is "below deck" there.
Will I have to remove the entire side from the car to do this? I don't see any other way, and I'm dreading that job, mostly from the horror stories I have read about refitting the gutters on the roof.
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Post by bmcecosse »

It's certainly not easy. Just keep the aluminium!
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Post by jonathon »

You can take the back off in one piece , no need to remove the rear roof and guttering. So long as you brace the wood once its off then re paneling should be quite straight forward.

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Post by aupickup »

use bendy ply
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Post by bmcecosse »

I thought all ply was 'bendy' - to a degree!
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Post by aupickup »

there is a special ply that is called bendy ply
9mm thick and can bend it round a 6inch tube
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Post by MGFmad »

You can get some amazing vinyl type graphics done - what about a vinyl print of wood grain that is stuck onto the aluminium panel?
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Post by bloodyank »

You can take the back off in one piece , no need to remove the rear roof and guttering. So long as you brace the wood once its off then re paneling should be quite straight forward.
Wow, great! So I'll brace the side well, and then slide the bottom out first? Should I prop up the roof as well? I think I'll just do one side at a time...
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Post by jonathon »

You unbolt the roof remove, the screws fastening the wood to the wheel arch flange, the B post bolts and the bolts into the boot floor and the whole assembly will lift up and off. Its a two person job. Once its off brace side to side to stop it pulling the roof joints and doing the splits :D :wink:

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Post by maroon »

hi it may be to late but on mine i made new pannels i had a large sheet of allieminiom that i found and could not leave on a pile of rubbish it was the back of a sign like in bus sheltors, train stations , out side helfords ect they have a frame round the out side then the glass and the picture and the back is a big sheet of ally just the right thicknes :D
i cut mine out with a jigsaw and they are the best part of the car<br>Image<br>
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