#PORTHOLE WINDOW FOR VAN WINDOWS#

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'. JBJ came up with an idea a while back to have the portholes turned up out of timber and painted silver. 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.

#PORTHOLE WINDOW FOR VAN WINDOWS#

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. I had this 'notion' of having a porthole window in the van.probaly due to my interest in the 1970's Custom van craze.? I know they can still be bought 'ready-made to fit' if you look in the right places, but I wanted to continue work on the van as far as possible using recycled materials.Not only because when you do it this way it costs nothing but time, but because it had become a bit of a proud achievement to have done all the work I have, for the price of some screws & no-nails etc: AND I had re-used some of the world's junk.True.

Porthole window for van