DIY very cheap day camper/ jetski / motorbike van

DIY very cheap day camper/ jetski / motorbike van

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bristolracer

5,557 posts

150 months

Monday 30th September 2019
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Just check you get all the electrical bits
Ive read somewhere there are microswitches/sensors to stop the roof being operated at the wrong time

was8v

1,950 posts

196 months

Monday 30th September 2019
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STO

774 posts

157 months

Monday 30th September 2019
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Watching with interest, thought you were going to take just the pop top of the bongo and fit it over a hole in vivaro roof not take the whole Mazda roof. Top Mark's. thumbup

Zooks

282 posts

227 months

Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Ooooh nice. Whats the weight like?

OldGermanHeaps

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3,857 posts

179 months

Tuesday 1st October 2019
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2 man lift.

OldGermanHeaps

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3,857 posts

179 months

Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Peanut Gallery

2,448 posts

111 months

Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Convert able campervan, I like that!

Good idea with all cross brassings etc.

Zooks

282 posts

227 months

Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Looks like it was meant to be there. Great stuff

bristolracer

5,557 posts

150 months

Tuesday 1st October 2019
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OldGermanHeaps said:
If it ends up looking a bit odd I'll fit a kelsa bar and some rectangular spotties or a big wide led bar or a sun visor.
Think you need a new thread title!

As i discovered doing up my van they dont stay very cheap for long

OldGermanHeaps

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3,857 posts

179 months

Tuesday 1st October 2019
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wont be new, there will be something adaptable turns up at one of the friendly local scrappys no doubt, just need to time it right.

was8v

1,950 posts

196 months

Wednesday 2nd October 2019
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Nice one! Plenty of structure going back in, most aftermarket pop tops don't seem to put much structure back.

I take it keeping under 2m high isn't a priority?

I am torn between a pop top (a bongo roof part could be chopped a little and fitted without the electric roof gubbins) keeping under 2m or just starting with a high top vivaro as its less faff and factory strength (if thats actually any good).

LeighW

4,432 posts

189 months

Wednesday 2nd October 2019
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Wow, that's a remarkably good fit! Enjoying this thread, keep it up. smile

helix402

7,899 posts

183 months

Sunday 6th October 2019
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Looks like a great project.

OldGermanHeaps

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3,857 posts

179 months

Sunday 6th October 2019
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Its sucked up mouldy frogspawn from the diesel tank and now it looks like the pump is knackered.
Fat lot of good the new filter did.

bristolracer

5,557 posts

150 months

Sunday 6th October 2019
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OldGermanHeaps said:
Its sucked up mouldy frogspawn from the diesel tank and now it looks like the pump is knackered.
Fat lot of good the new filter did.
That's a pain.
My vivaro did it's pump, not overly expensive for the parts but the labour was quite steep, all-sorts of special tools to keep it all synched up, takes a brave man to pull s modern high pressure derv unit apart.

OldGermanHeaps

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3,857 posts

179 months

Monday 7th October 2019
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the 1.9 is a piece of piss to change the pump, it doesnt need timed as long as the cam and crank are in sync.
never done a 2.0, only swapped the engine out when the chain goes.

gregs656

10,940 posts

182 months

Monday 7th October 2019
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Looking good. Keep the updates coming.

OldGermanHeaps

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3,857 posts

179 months

Monday 7th October 2019
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OldGermanHeaps

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3,857 posts

179 months

Monday 7th October 2019
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stipping motors in a scrappy on a cold night in the dark isnt fun, but appreciated that they let me do it after work.

was8v

1,950 posts

196 months

Monday 7th October 2019
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OldGermanHeaps said:
This is how my garage looks after any job. I always seem to use EVERY tool I have......