It was a beautiful sunshiny day – usually the type of day we would be wishing to be up the fells, but it is also nice to be able to work on the van without having to try and shield everything from the rain. The good weather gave us the perfect opportunity (and space) to…
Category: Van Conversion
#12 Extra Battens, a Gold Floor and Seatbelt Tensioner Upgrade
We used this day to get the floor fully prepared for the new ply to go down as well as altering some wiring around the swivel plate to make it a lot more user friendly. Extra Battens With the van walls fully foiled, creating a decent vapour barrier, we decided to move on to the…
#11 Finishing the Wall Battens and Foil Insulation
After the set back of the wall battens the previous week and having to leave that particular job unfinished, it was the first thing we got to today. Wall Battens – attempt no. 2 Now knowing the old technique wouldn’t work we proceeded to drill pilot holes in the double layer metal, it was difficult…
#10 Conduit, Wall Battens and Insulation
Today we tackled the wall battens, put the conduit in place and started on the recycled wool insulation. It was a long day, or at least it felt that is was, as we ended on the first problem we have encountered during the build thus far. The day started at our local timber merchants, getting…
#9 Pallet-wrecking, Floor Battens and Temperamental Hazards
Since we got the van we had noticed the hazard lights were a little temperamental, occasionally they would work but more often than not, they wouldn’t. We weren’t too worried about this as we are still in the warranty period, we would get it seen to professionally if it continued. However after a little internet…
#8 Ceiling, Stubborn Screws and Lifting The Floor
The first part of the day was finishing off the previous day’s job. The lower inside panels had been sprayed with a thick, sticky grease-like substance; it had coated the panels and collected in all the lower nooks and crannies. It needed to be removed before we could stick the sound deadening on, so at…
#7 Bulkhead, Sound Deadening, Swivel Seat and Red Oxide
Working through our initial to do list, today was the day to start the sound deadening, remove the bulkhead, install the swivel seat and red oxide any exposed metal. The jobs were done simultaneously with each jumping in when the other needed a hand but I will go through them one at a time… Removing…
#6 Our Van Has Windows
First main job is done – the van has windows! We did an online search for campervan window installation in our area and three businesses popped up. The plan – call them all, get quotes and book in with whichever seemed the best. This sounds remarkably simple but in actuality it took several days to…
#5 The First Look Around
Having booked the van in to get windows fitted, it was requested that we removed any ply lining before taking it in. Our first day was essentially doing this and having a poke around, seeing what’s what. From what we could see the ply was all in fantastic condition, but you never really know what…
#4 The Project Begins
Well, in a week’s time – just as soon as we get back from our trip to Cornwall. The second van was a no go, something about an engine knocking; apparently it was going to be replaced the following week but at this point we decided to call it. We drove straight to the other…
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