VW Transporter Day Van Conversion
Discussion
Barchettaman said:
Bloody hell. Just when I think this build can't get any more impressive, you start laying an oak parquett floor. Top work!
I was going to use silver and navy blue rubber tiles but when I priced them up it was around £250 in materials for the ones i wanted whereas this feels free as the costs were already sunk and for once I ordered too much. Only cost was the underlay and the satin chrome trim dividing the sections.
Looking awesome mate, where did you get the Flashbond stuff from? I am going to do my GT4 boot to try and cut down on some of the road noise and it looks like good quality stuff.
I was wondering if you were military after seeing the can of ZX earlier in the thread, I love the idea of recessing the coin.
I was wondering if you were military after seeing the can of ZX earlier in the thread, I love the idea of recessing the coin.
Mij91 said:
Looking awesome mate, where did you get the Flashbond stuff from? I am going to do my GT4 boot to try and cut down on some of the road noise and it looks like good quality stuff.
I was wondering if you were military after seeing the can of ZX earlier in the thread, I love the idea of recessing the coin.
Haha yes I am, REME so having access to the workshop can be quite handy.I was wondering if you were military after seeing the can of ZX earlier in the thread, I love the idea of recessing the coin.
I got it from ebay, free delivery and was £10 for a 10m x 225mm roll. Needs plenty of heat and doesn't stick well to filler or primer but used spray adhesive on those bits but other than that it works great. Just tapping on the panel and you can hear the difference, it's also not too heavy, around 2kg a roll I think.
I'm away with Mission Motorsport today learning how to vinyl wrap. Wonder what I could do with their very expensive printer.
matt_knowles said:
I must say this looks excellent, keep up the good work. Can't wait to see how the floor is going to look!
A friend of a friend on Facebook has recently finished his conversion. Hopefully he won't mind showing them on here (he may even be a member).
Your photobucket images are not loading for me, is it set private or similar ?A friend of a friend on Facebook has recently finished his conversion. Hopefully he won't mind showing them on here (he may even be a member).
ChocolateFrog said:
Haha yes I am, REME so having access to the workshop can be quite handy.
I got it from ebay, free delivery and was £10 for a 10m x 225mm roll. Needs plenty of heat and doesn't stick well to filler or primer but used spray adhesive on those bits but other than that it works great. Just tapping on the panel and you can hear the difference, it's also not too heavy, around 2kg a roll I think.
I'm away with Mission Motorsport today learning how to vinyl wrap. Wonder what I could do with their very expensive printer.
Awesome, I am recent ex Reme so great to see another of the same ilk on here. I got it from ebay, free delivery and was £10 for a 10m x 225mm roll. Needs plenty of heat and doesn't stick well to filler or primer but used spray adhesive on those bits but other than that it works great. Just tapping on the panel and you can hear the difference, it's also not too heavy, around 2kg a roll I think.
I'm away with Mission Motorsport today learning how to vinyl wrap. Wonder what I could do with their very expensive printer.
I will grab some from there then, I have already used Wickes home brand on my doors but that looks to be better stuff. I am not looking for silence but would just like slightly less cabin noise when commuting above 60 mph.
Happy days, it wasn't something I was aware of when in. Brian has been involved with them at some point I believe and a chap called Jack that I connected with.
Van looks really well done though. I had heard use of loft style insulation was bad for causing condensation? I am assuming because you have covered the metal panels and sealed them before, this shouldn't be an issue?
Mij91 said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Haha yes I am, REME so having access to the workshop can be quite handy.
I got it from ebay, free delivery and was £10 for a 10m x 225mm roll. Needs plenty of heat and doesn't stick well to filler or primer but used spray adhesive on those bits but other than that it works great. Just tapping on the panel and you can hear the difference, it's also not too heavy, around 2kg a roll I think.
I'm away with Mission Motorsport today learning how to vinyl wrap. Wonder what I could do with their very expensive printer.
Awesome, I am recent ex Reme so great to see another of the same ilk on here. I got it from ebay, free delivery and was £10 for a 10m x 225mm roll. Needs plenty of heat and doesn't stick well to filler or primer but used spray adhesive on those bits but other than that it works great. Just tapping on the panel and you can hear the difference, it's also not too heavy, around 2kg a roll I think.
I'm away with Mission Motorsport today learning how to vinyl wrap. Wonder what I could do with their very expensive printer.
I will grab some from there then, I have already used Wickes home brand on my doors but that looks to be better stuff. I am not looking for silence but would just like slightly less cabin noise when commuting above 60 mph.
Happy days, it wasn't something I was aware of when in. Brian has been involved with them at some point I believe and a chap called Jack that I connected with.
Van looks really well done though. I had heard use of loft style insulation was bad for causing condensation? I am assuming because you have covered the metal panels and sealed them before, this shouldn't be an issue?
You can't apply principles of insulating a house to a van which many people seem to do. Condensation in a metal box is always going to be an issue to some extent no matter what you use on a conversion like this.
Ive made an effort to create a vapour barrier on any bits of the body that are only single skin and tried to minimise cold bridges wherever possible. I've also left the drain holes as free as possible so should any moisture condense on the panels it has a way to get out. The rest is just management with enough ventilation when sleeping in it to account for 2 people, easier said than done sometimes.
Edited by ChocolateFrog on Thursday 23 March 16:46
techguyone said:
matt_knowles said:
techguyone said:
Your photobucket images are not loading for me, is it set private or similar ?
Thanks for pointing out. They worked for me, but are indeed set to private.Does it work now?
Matt
techguyone said:
matt_knowles said:
techguyone said:
Your photobucket images are not loading for me, is it set private or similar ?
Thanks for pointing out. They worked for me, but are indeed set to private.Does it work now?
Matt
ChocolateFrog said:
Mij91 said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Haha yes I am, REME so having access to the workshop can be quite handy.
I got it from ebay, free delivery and was £10 for a 10m x 225mm roll. Needs plenty of heat and doesn't stick well to filler or primer but used spray adhesive on those bits but other than that it works great. Just tapping on the panel and you can hear the difference, it's also not too heavy, around 2kg a roll I think.
I'm away with Mission Motorsport today learning how to vinyl wrap. Wonder what I could do with their very expensive printer.
Awesome, I am recent ex Reme so great to see another of the same ilk on here. I got it from ebay, free delivery and was £10 for a 10m x 225mm roll. Needs plenty of heat and doesn't stick well to filler or primer but used spray adhesive on those bits but other than that it works great. Just tapping on the panel and you can hear the difference, it's also not too heavy, around 2kg a roll I think.
I'm away with Mission Motorsport today learning how to vinyl wrap. Wonder what I could do with their very expensive printer.
I will grab some from there then, I have already used Wickes home brand on my doors but that looks to be better stuff. I am not looking for silence but would just like slightly less cabin noise when commuting above 60 mph.
Happy days, it wasn't something I was aware of when in. Brian has been involved with them at some point I believe and a chap called Jack that I connected with.
Van looks really well done though. I had heard use of loft style insulation was bad for causing condensation? I am assuming because you have covered the metal panels and sealed them before, this shouldn't be an issue?
You can apply principles of insulating a house to a van which many people seem to do. Condensation in a metal box is always going to be an issue to some extent no matter what you use on a conversion like this.
Ive made an effort to create a vapour barrier on any bits of the body that are only single skin and tried to minimise cold bridges wherever possible. I've also left the drain holes as free as possible so should any moisture condense on the panels it has a way to get out. The rest is just management with enough ventilation when sleeping in it to account for 2 people, easier said than done sometimes.
We've had it in ours for 3 years now and never had any issues or musty smells.
Bookmarked this thread, the van looks awesome so far, well done OP. This along with Leigh's thread from a couple of years ago really makes me want to get my own.
We hired a California a couple of years ago and really enjoyed that, but there's no way I could justify the cost of one. Also, I love the look of the conversions, in some ways I think they look better than the California, and imagine it's even more satisfying to own when you've done it yourself.
We hired a California a couple of years ago and really enjoyed that, but there's no way I could justify the cost of one. Also, I love the look of the conversions, in some ways I think they look better than the California, and imagine it's even more satisfying to own when you've done it yourself.
Zetec-S said:
Bookmarked this thread, the van looks awesome so far, well done OP. This along with Leigh's thread from a couple of years ago really makes me want to get my own.
We hired a California a couple of years ago and really enjoyed that, but there's no way I could justify the cost of one. Also, I love the look of the conversions, in some ways I think they look better than the California, and imagine it's even more satisfying to own when you've done it yourself.
Yes part of the fun is doing it yourself and learning about the vehicle as you go. We hired a California a couple of years ago and really enjoyed that, but there's no way I could justify the cost of one. Also, I love the look of the conversions, in some ways I think they look better than the California, and imagine it's even more satisfying to own when you've done it yourself.
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