DIY very cheap day camper/ jetski / motorbike van

[bristolracer]

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]

[STO]

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.

[Zooks]

Ooooh nice. Whats the weight like?

[OldGermanHeaps]

2 man lift.

[OldGermanHeaps]

[Peanut Gallery]

Convert able campervan, I like that!

Good idea with all cross brassings etc.

[Zooks]

Looks like it was meant to be there. Great stuff

[bristolracer]

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]

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]

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]

Wow, that's a remarkably good fit! Enjoying this thread, keep it up.

[helix402]

Looks like a great project.

[OldGermanHeaps]

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]

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]

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]

Looking good. Keep the updates coming.

[OldGermanHeaps]

[OldGermanHeaps]

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]

OldGermanHeaps said:

This is how my garage looks after any job. I always seem to use EVERY tool I have......