DIY very cheap day camper/ jetski / motorbike van

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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.

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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.

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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.

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close enough, a MAN an audi and a peugeot. the pug is far and away the most reliable and least maintenance hungry.

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2019 technology to play 1993 choons.
going to have xlr connectors at the back doors so I can plug in big speakers outside, and 240v sockets and quick release brackets on the roof at the back doors so when we go camping in remote places we can bring the rgb lasers, smoke machine and strobe light from my kitchen at home to have a proper party.
Just need a couple of trim clips to secure the modified 2012 style speedo surround into the 2004 van.

Edited by OldGermanHeaps on Saturday 12th October 15:40

[OldGermanHeaps]

also emptied 6 cans of expanding foam int the cavities I cant reach with the recycled plastic loft insulation, and what a difference it has made to the quietness and solidity of the van, when you tap a treated panel its that heavy quiet german thud instead of the tinny french hollow rattle sound it had before.

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they love the wee hatch to pass food and drinks through when the main hatch is closed

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I'm guessing thats what its for, never had a bongo and this is my first vivongo. fitted up in the roof bedroom a couple of 12v accessory sockets and usb ports up there, a very low consumption led nightlight, prewiring for solar panels, a 12v 150w ceramic fan heater and 2 1m led strips in ally channel with diffusers.

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I didnt bother, the original electronics didnt suit how I want it to work. I now have it that the button inside the roof area triggers a timer relay which gives you 2 minutes to lower the roof, that feeds a recessed momentary push button acting as a dead mans switch, and that in turn energises a 40a relay which supplies an electric window switch which then feeds the motor. there are leds to indicate when it is locked and latched in its fully up or fully down positions.

[OldGermanHeaps]

think the tank needs to come off again

[OldGermanHeaps]

I just bought the wynns biocide, but I am concerned by the sheer amount of ste coming through I think it would be better to drop the tank and give it a thorough clean out I am getting a bking because it lost power with the mrs driving it at 2 in the morning.

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I forgot to add if anyone else wants one of these there is a bongo with a good roof in birnam motor salvage in uddingston.

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birnam motor salvage in uddingston, defelectors are still on it intact.
I didnt buy the whole van, just the roof.
If you want it i would get in quick though, It probably will be going for recycling soon.

Edited by OldGermanHeaps on Sunday 20th October 03:33

[OldGermanHeaps]

white label 10.1" dimsum jingaling loveyoulongtime model, £46 from the far east.

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broken down again, this time found several breaks in different parts of the wiring loom. lots of weak spots and black corrosion, stripped it back as far as i I can, soaked the corroded bits in salt and vinegar, then neatralised in diluted baking soda, soldered, crimped and heatshrunk the joints. running well again. Getting a code for egr flow from the blanked off egr so time to fire up winols.

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putting 4" coaxials in the dash where the standard tweeters go powered off the front channel, 6.5 coaxaes in the doors powered off ch 1 and 2 of a pioneer gm-d8604, hpf set to 80hz, 10" sub under the passenger seat fed off ch 3 and 4 lpf set to 50, then a fli 1000w 2 channel amp on a seperate power switches driving the xlr sockets at the back door where I can plug in some bose 802s for field raves.
all the car audio stuff was strippes out my old peugeot, the 802s were stripped out from a pub sound sytem refit I was doing last year.
after endless harrassment from my daughter we are camping in the roof tent tonight. hope, this eberspecher doesnt pick up ste from the diesel tank, brought some spare filters.

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my last trafic I fitted LOADS of silentcoat in the doors, 8" midbass in the doors mounted on heavy duty mdf rings, 4" mids in the dash, and tweeters drilled into the front of the dash pointed at the driver, and 2x sony 12" subs driven fully active by a jbl ms8 processor, sounded incredible.
ms8 is up for sale, only for the reason that i take dozens of handsfree calls every day thhrough the stereos bluetooth, and to avoid echo every time you want to make a handsfree call you need to press the bypass button, which I found irratating.

Edited by OldGermanHeaps on Sunday 20th October 21:25

[OldGermanHeaps]

heater worked, 0.5 degrees outside, frost on the bonnet and headlights, roasty toasty inside. diesel gauge hasnt budged.
auto free top floor bed is lumpy though, need to get a thick camping matress.
Oldest was really excited, never seen her so enthusiastic about bedtime before.

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I dont mind spending money where it makes a difference, its just the base vehicle and cosmetics that are to be very cheap on this, because my wife takes it to work and its rife there for vandalism.