Introductory post
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:56 am
Good morning,
Thanks for approving my membership request,
I have recently aquired a '68 series 2a 109
Carawagon diesel,
my previous '69 88 petrol safari which i completly rebuilt from the ground up was too small and thirsty for my needs so sold to provide funds to buy a 109 t&t exempt diesel to convert to a camper, i have always owned self converted campervans and decided to combine my interest in both types of vehicles, for months i looked at many regular 109s to convert but price and distance travelling to view and getting them back to west cornwall was against me, as luck would have it the Carawagon came up for sale locally, i am now the third owner,
Here are some details of the vehicle and my plans,
It has only covered a few miles a year for the last 20 or so years,
It is a two door,The internals were completely stripped out circa 1985 and lost, it has a regular safari roof and rack fitted, the bulkhead and door pillars require attention, this structural part is in hand, this will be the first job to do and then brakes,fluids etc, the galv chassis is good as is engine gearbox,overdrive and tyres, it drives very well,
i am planning to fit it out to suit my particular needs and skill level but very much along the lines of the original, after searching the net for reference pics i discovered the forum and the info i have already found is wonderful,
Ryn,
West Penwith
Thanks for approving my membership request,
I have recently aquired a '68 series 2a 109
Carawagon diesel,
my previous '69 88 petrol safari which i completly rebuilt from the ground up was too small and thirsty for my needs so sold to provide funds to buy a 109 t&t exempt diesel to convert to a camper, i have always owned self converted campervans and decided to combine my interest in both types of vehicles, for months i looked at many regular 109s to convert but price and distance travelling to view and getting them back to west cornwall was against me, as luck would have it the Carawagon came up for sale locally, i am now the third owner,
Here are some details of the vehicle and my plans,
It has only covered a few miles a year for the last 20 or so years,
It is a two door,The internals were completely stripped out circa 1985 and lost, it has a regular safari roof and rack fitted, the bulkhead and door pillars require attention, this structural part is in hand, this will be the first job to do and then brakes,fluids etc, the galv chassis is good as is engine gearbox,overdrive and tyres, it drives very well,
i am planning to fit it out to suit my particular needs and skill level but very much along the lines of the original, after searching the net for reference pics i discovered the forum and the info i have already found is wonderful,
Ryn,
West Penwith