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Thanks Defike. What did you use as a drum. Anything in particular or just a normal drum?
Anyhoo, I've been back at the van again at last after a break of a few months. I've added in the second swivel seat in the front, using a base from the driver seat of another transit. I fixed the height issue on the drivers seat by removing the adjustment rails from the seat base, as there is already an adjustment on the seat itself.
Passenger Seat in place.
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I've built the cupboards over the main seating area and lined them. Have doors but just not put them in yet.
I've also installed a 12V & Coax Socket, 240V Socket, Night Heater controls and the water heater controls on the side of the panels.
This section is now complete down as far as the panels at the end of the bench
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I was thinking a lot about what I could do with the back bed in the van. I decided that I'd go with a bunk from a truck as it would have everything I needed.
Gotta say thanks to Slidey on here who hooked me up with a bunk from a Volvo. Was just the job.
I ended up taking about two foot off it to make it fit, and thanks to the trusty skills of my mum's sewing and my brothers welding we made a new and improved bed.
The hinges were welded to the side frames of the van, but are removable from the bed if there is a need. For the front to hold it up, I used seat belts (lap belts) taken from the collection of scrap cars that my brother has. Again they can be disconnected to remove the bunk if needed. They are fixed to the support bars in the van by bolts which were drilled and tapped into the steel.
The bunk folds up for the daytime hours, and for bedtime it folds down. Now, I can fit into it, up to my knees and it does support my weight but this bed was only designed for the kids anyway. I'm happy with it.
Below this is my next job, which will be the storage for the van cupbards etc... with one for the gas that can only be opened from outside.
Thats it for now.....
Nearly there......
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Ok, so I've just finished the ceiling now finally, and I'm on the finishing straight with the van. One of my 12V lights packed in on me a month or two ago, so I'm one short for the back of the van.
I'll add some more pics soon, once I mange to bring the camera with me.
The image below shows the lights that I currently have. I'm looking to get one for the back of the van thats as similar as possible to the one that's there so it all looks the same. Does anyone have one like it?
Thanks.
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Meercat, I'd say it'll be a few more posts after the ones tonight before I can call it a final update.
Now, where was I..... Oh Yeah. Since there was the bunk at the back and such, I spent some more time on the back of the van for the gas storage and such.
I built a box around the cylinder, but it'll only house a small cylinder. Sealed it off from the rest of the van with a couple of drop holes, and had the door so it could only be opened when the back door of the van is opened.
The storage box above it is for my diesel tank for the night heater, which is a washer bottle courtesy of my brothers back yard again....... I used one of the old caravan push locks for it. Not perfect, but it does the job perfectly, and it looks nice when its closed.
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This is not necessarily in order of the build by the way....
The Third seat for the back of the van, again courtesy of by brother is from a 99 vectra. Not quite the colour I would have liked but then again you can't complain when its free.
Made a very simple lap belt for it. The catch and pre-tensioner were already fixed to the seat rail, and i took the lap belt from the back of an older vectra. It bolted straight onto the rail and so it was a simple enough job with no mounting points.
I made the bracket out of 1 1/2 box steel, and due to my limited knowledge of welding I got a nice tan on my hand as a result of it. Some drilling and bolting later and its done. You can just about see it, but I've also fitted a lap belt in behind the drivers seat for the fourth person to have a secure mount.
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As you can see, the roof has been fitted, as with the lights, (but I'm 2 short). I've put back in the two belts to hold up the bunks, and the three doors for the cupboards over the bench have been fitted.
Today's job was starting the bodywork sorting out the rust. Going ok I guess, bar the fecking rain but Time will tell how it works out in the end. As with everything, the end will turn out a lot better than the start I'd imagine.
Jobs left: (Useful for me too) Seems like a lot, but its not overly expansive either.
Line the bathroom walls with 'something' (Not Sure yet)
Put a roof in the bathroom
Fit bathroom door
fit light in bathroom
fit light in rear of van (need to get them yet)
Fit a seal kit to the kitchen taps
Remove all seats, fit carpet, refit all seats.
Line the outside of the bench
Have a cushion cut to fit.
tidy up around the edges, as in the gaps etc... fix all that
Engineers Report
Contact Rosslare
Send info to Dolmen
Service Van
Paint Van
Happy Holidays........
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Voodoomelon wrote: »This thread deserves far more interest and thanks, not enough of these DIY jobs. A brilliant thread, loved the electronics bit, very interesting!
Keep up the good work!
Cheers VDLooking good Fingers is the Champers on ice?
To be fair, it won't have a chance to hit the ice. As soon as its remotely cool, it'll be drank...... Roll on the finish line0 -
Voodoomelon wrote: »This thread deserves far more interest and thanks, not enough of these DIY jobs. A brilliant thread, loved the electronics bit, very interesting!
Keep up the good work!
Don't worry, there are some observers who aren't actively taking part in the discussions
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Have fixed all the rust in the panels. They have all been ground out, and filled three to four times, sanded with 180, sanded with 400 wet and dry, primed and sprayed black.
As you can see I've only covered patches. The way I see it, It'll be fine like this until such time as I can afford to have the bottom half of the van resprayed. The rust is stopped, and I is happy. (Pics from a camera phone)
Next job, Carpet inside.....
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K, so both of my sets of taps are leaking
Both are leaking at the base of the spout. they are Whale Elegance taps, and I did get a service kit, but the O ring on the spout didn't seem to be in it.
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