DIY very cheap day camper/ jetski / motorbike van
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a sprinter would be good for that, sprinters have a better drivetrain and fixtures and fittings, the reason I went for a renault is in my opinion renaults are the most rust resistant vans out there, and i will be launching a jetski into the sea from it, I suspect a sprinter would last about 2 outings to the beach before dissolving.
I just hope the gearbox lasts.
I just hope the gearbox lasts.
OldGermanHeaps said:
zoom star said:
I thought the traffic, vivaro, etc had big issues with injectors, rusting/ welding themselves into the block
thats the early 2.0s, this is a 1.9, doesnt suffer the same fate, bits are cheaper and better on juice.cambelt is a knuckleskinner though
227bhp said:
No that's all of them. They had an issue with a poor design meaning rain water dripped onto the top of the engine.
Most of them should have the scuttle fix by now, but the 1.9s the injectors come out reasonably easy with a slide hammer even when they are waterlogged, the 2.0s have a habit of snapping.injectors are fine on this one though, runs well. I will investigate the scuttle seal when I am servicing it.
I've got a same vintage Trafic with sink, hob and cupboards, and a rock n roll bed, I'm not sure how you'll mange to fit the other bits in you're looking for though? I'd guess you might have to compromise on the bed and get a tent or awning to sleep in, mine's barely a single and a half rather than a double as it is and there's no room for permanent seats.
FredericRobinson said:
I've got a same vintage Trafic with sink, hob and cupboards, and a rock n roll bed, I'm not sure how you'll mange to fit the other bits in you're looking for though? I'd guess you might have to compromise on the bed and get a tent or awning to sleep in, mine's barely a single and a half rather than a double as it is and there's no room for permanent seats.
I am trying to decide between a 3/4 double rock and roll bed and one of these https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...and a fold away table, the tall unit would fit the wetsuits, and the quad and motocrosser will fit behind the cab seats when the table is folded away and the ringo can sit between the back of the rock and roll seat and the back doors.
this layout here
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
or go with this layout here:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
with a bigger bed but more pissing about at bedtime, and the wetsuits would be folded and stored in plastic boxes under the seating accesed via the back doors. I would need to measure if the quad would still fit.
either floorplan its getting an electric popup roof with a double bed in the roof, stripped from one of these: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
OldGermanHeaps said:
227bhp said:
No that's all of them. They had an issue with a poor design meaning rain water dripped onto the top of the engine.
Most of them should have the scuttle fix by now, but the 1.9s the injectors come out reasonably easy with a slide hammer even when they are waterlogged, the 2.0s have a habit of snapping.injectors are fine on this one though, runs well. I will investigate the scuttle seal when I am servicing it.
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