Both portholes where destroyed in the sledgehammering exercise. smashed the body off the van :oand drove off the with chassis and rolling stock. She said.The new owners took it across the road to a spare block of land. I rang her to find out where the van had gone so i could harrass the new owners. I didnt bid because i didnt want another trip to sydney, especially towing a carfloat to bring the thing home. I offered her $80 there and then just for the 2 portholes and she could still keep the van and sell it Joel and i called in to check it out on our way home from a swapmeet down that way. Back in late 2004 when i first got into Vint vans A lady from Blacktown had an old van with 2 beaut leadlight portholes in it for grabs on ebay. even better if you can get 'em made "Hinge open" Too heavy and too pricey.Īluminium is the go. I also searched the net and found a company importing portholes from the good old U.S of A. Cheapest i have found are around $100 ea.Īs you say they would tear the side out of your van with centrifugal force as you went around a bend or roundabout. I have unearthed about a dozen of them through wanted adds at work and checking around garage sales. Your dead right about the ship/boat portholes.Īn average 10" brass porthole weighs about 10kg. Keep us informed on production costs and post a "prototype" here when ya get your hands on one. He installed one in their old ply van "Groovin". A wide variety of ship porthole window options are available to you, such as design style, material. JBJ came up with an idea a while back to have the portholes turned up out of timber and painted silver. offers 400 ship porthole window products. Could easily end up over $100 a window.still might find a few orders providing the nazis dont come down on those keen on prettying up there vans and adding thier own personal touches. Then add on thier material costs and profit margin. I would imagine Most companies would charge at least 2 hours labour to makeup something. If someone does this sort of fabrication work as a hobby then that would probably keep costs down. If you can get them knocked up cheap enough then there will be a bit of a market here for them. I suppose it will all depend on production costs. I could have fitted another square window but portholes are a lot easier to fit than timber framed windows and fly screens. I am even considering a perspex roof hatch to help improve light levels inside the van. So the porthole was installed not so much for the looks but moreso to get extra light inside the van. The kitchen is across the front of the van. at least with an extra window/hole up towards the front i can see what i am cooking. The windows in this van are like "gunsights" about 400mm X 300mm with no window in the back wall at all ,and only one on the left side, it is very dark inside.Īfter. I have just installed a porthole in the door of "Mildred"īefore. I suppose iy you dont tell it didnt have one when ya bought the van they wouldnt know the bloody difference unless they pick up on the modification in your resto photos. However others may see the installation of a porthole in a van that was not originally available with them in it, as a modification or bordering on hot rodding an original van. perhaps even desireable would be a good word to describe them. To find an original van that was produced with a porthole or 2 is considered ( well in my mind) quaint, out of the ordinary. portholes are the "holy grail" of the vintage van world. If you need to know more about the porthole windows and round frames that we supply at ArcOframe, please give us a call on 01744 615 111 and our team of friendly experts will be more than happy to help.True. You also have the option of adding lockable security catches to enhance security further.Īll our contemporary UPVC porthole window frames are fabricated from top quality materials and are installed by industry experts. Each porthole window frame – whether it be a round window, oval window or circular window – is fitted with adjustable friction and safety restrictors as standard. We supply an unlimited choice of designs and finishes. Choosing something different, like one of our innovatively designed UPVC porthole window frames, will allow you to transform your space into something unique and modern. The porthole window is often used on boats and barges, but more and more homes are choosing to install round windows to add a unique sense of style to their property. With a classic circular frame, porthole windows offer a superb alternative to traditional square or rectangular windows and are guaranteed to make a statement in any room. A porthole – sometimes called a ‘bull’s eye window’ – is just one example of the round window frames that we supply here at ArcOframe.
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