DIY very cheap day camper/ jetski / motorbike van

DIY very cheap day camper/ jetski / motorbike van

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OldGermanHeaps

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Monday 21st October 2019
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spoke to Roddie its still there its just been moved. deflectors and bodykit etc is still on it, and they have another one breaking, and an mot'd goor runner 4x4 auto.

OldGermanHeaps

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Sunday 27th October 2019
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OldGermanHeaps

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Sunday 27th October 2019
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Chris Bongo said:
Apparently these fit the AFT fine (correct width etc, leaving 1.5cm all around)

https://www.thisisitstores.co.uk/catalog/product/v...

Rang up the scrapyard and think the deflectors have gone already frown
Did you call back?
I'm going to get one of those mattresses.

OldGermanHeaps

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OldGermanHeaps

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Monday 28th October 2019
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do you know what seal is best to get for the roof?

OldGermanHeaps

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Monday 28th October 2019
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thanks. even the cheap one is a bit pricey though, I'll troll the chinese suppliers.

OldGermanHeaps

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Tuesday 29th October 2019
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Its a bit perished. Still works fine, just a bit crusty. There will be something available from the far east for buttons I reckon.

OldGermanHeaps

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Tuesday 29th October 2019
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its past that unfortunately it has the texture of a toasted marshmallow

OldGermanHeaps

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Monday 23rd December 2019
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short staffed at work so been working 14 hour days, 6 days a week, very little has happened other than the vivaro blocked 3 inline fuel filters, going into severe limp mode each time, so i bit the bullet, dropped the tank, drained the diesel and washed out all the frogspawn type mould. it was obviously too bad for the biocide, would explain why it has done such a low mileage the last few years, its been off the road since 2017ish.
made up some mdf bases for the rock and roll bed upholstery and taken them to autobahntechnik, which is a german car specialist garage that also manufactures high end bespoke sofas, and I got them covered in the same type of very robust crushed velvet I have on the sofas in my house. The green and teal in my house have proven to be very comfy, hard wearing and very stain resistant, shrugging off coffee, tomoto pasta, marker pen, vomit and ste without a trace, so that fabric in black I thought would be a good choice for the camper. I didnt go with leather or vinyl because guaranteed I would drown in my own sweat, but these are comfy as hell.

OldGermanHeaps

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Friday 27th December 2019
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Not yet, ill order it in january. Going to aim to have this finished for march, along with some wee jobs on the jetski.

OldGermanHeaps

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Monday 30th December 2019
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Kitchen out for a bit of adjustment, and to drill holes for the wiring and plumbing. Done the permanent fix for the heater, mad up some bracketery for the air filter and sliencer and fitted a new diesel line to the engine bay with conduit over it and stainless rubber lined clips. Heater diesel pump is mounted under the bonnet next to the diesel filter on a rubber bracket. I chose that location as I suspect the ticking would be annoying if it was mounted any nearer the sleeping area.
Ran a bit of conduit in case I want to put solar panels on the aft.
One of the front calipers has stared binding again, but I found a new one on ebay for £43 delivered.
Ordered the AFT mattress and a couple of extra sleeping bags.

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Sunday 23rd February 2020
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Progress has been painfully slow due to neverendding rain, constant miserable depressing weather.
since I taken the first pic I have replaced the electric hob with an induction hob i got off ebay for £20, which is annoying me because it is so good to cook on now I wish I got an induction hob for the kitchen at home instead of gas, it is that good.
The bigger battery is great, no problems running the 3kw instant hot water tap off the inverter, can do loads of welding off the inverter and it doesnt sag. had to run 50mm welding cable from the battery to the inverter, as the 25mm tails that came with it were getting hot. insulated and panelled the other side, just need to carpet it and fit the rock and roll bed.
lots of wiring and cosmetics to follow after that.
I want to make an underslung water tank, to save interior space, but I haven't been able to find anything off the shelf to fit the space I have available, dont know the best way forward on that.

OldGermanHeaps

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Monday 24th February 2020
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still looks a bit sheddy on the outside at the mo, but when the dolphin glaze, vinyl wrap and facelift lights, grille and bumpers go on with a spoiler, sidesteps and a frame go in it should look decent

OldGermanHeaps

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Sunday 1st March 2020
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I didn't know those existed, but they look perfect,I can just fab up a steel or dibond box using the available space and fit a bladder in it, and it will take into account the irregular shape, class, Thanks.

OldGermanHeaps

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Monday 2nd March 2020
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They dont list any prices anywhere.
I'm guessing that means expensive?

OldGermanHeaps

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Wednesday 4th March 2020
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I spotted that, £90 + vat and shipping, tempting to save time, but kind of out of kilter with the rest of the project and I am trying to keep total spend under £2k.

OldGermanHeaps

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Wednesday 4th March 2020
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OldGermanHeaps

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Sunday 8th March 2020
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1995 motorised lifting roof technology is still cool today, 1995 lighting technology not so much, fluroescent can get to fk.

OldGermanHeaps

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Sunday 17th May 2020
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Resealing the scuttle and chopping out and replacing a lot of the french wiring and replacing it with better quality stuff, doing a 2012 facelift and the holographic blue chrome the whole van is going to be.
First proper chance I have had to play on the van, work has been mental since lockdown.

OldGermanHeaps

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Monday 8th June 2020
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the cheap chinese chrome effect vinyl wrap is ste compared to the 3m stuff, doesn't follow contours as well, but 3m costs an arm and a leg so I did a viper stripe down the middle to break it into managable sections.