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Fiat Ducato camper build
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19-05-2019 10:53pm#1Myself and my friend decided last year after selling the Transit camper Build thread here that the next one should be bigger and better. The transit crammed a lot into a small space but had a few shortcomings in terms of load space and amenities.
It was obvious that it would have to be a Ducato (or Relay or Boxer) as they have a low floor, wide interior and are the go-to choice for camper conversions.
A wishlist was made in terms of spec, we wanted AC, reverse camera, the face lifted front end and cruise control. This of course made finding ones with all this difficult.
Luckily we found one in the UK that fit the bill,
himself had it brought in and registered as a van here.
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The van had been ply-lined from new but it had spent a lot of its life being loaded and unloaded, so dirty boots, spillages etc took its toll especially inside the sliding door.
https://i.postimg.cc/tJnZ5pXR/225-CBF0-B-DBCC-4721-953-E-60737-A266-DEB.jpg
We took the sides off to get the bulkhead down, so the floor was next.
Much cleaning (not by me) later...
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Next job is making the enclosure for the gas. Last time we just put this under the sink, but this one is going to take a 9kg bottle, so something bigger needed. This will also form some of the support for the bed.
Sealed all the joints with silicone and painted the inside black - just cos.0 -
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Let there be light
Makes a huge difference to the brightness in the back. Especially the area behind the front seats where we’re putting rear seating. There’s blinds and cover panels that’ll finish those off once we get the ceiling up.
Mains hookup is also in now, it’s got a magnetic lid so it’s much nicer to use than the one in the Transit.
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I also made up the box for the passenger side rear. This will house the RCD for the mains and will have storage. Just test fitting it here.
These boxes will both be trimmed at a later stage, and the wheelarch boxes sanded down so that the carpet trim will properly adhere.
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Got a bit more done today.
Dashboard has a common fault where some of the warning lights come on for no reason. It’s a fault with the cluster itself. It’s going to the uk to get fixed.
Finished burying the wiring. Insulation next.
Also relocated one of the interior lights to inside the sliding door.![396-AE450-EA2-B-432-B-948-F-4-C7-D98-E8943-F.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/j2rXLDFP/396-AE450-EA2-B-432-B-948-F-4-C7-D98-E8943-F.jpg"]https://i.postimg.cc/j2rXLDFP/396-AE450-EA2-B-432-B-948-F-4-C7-D98-E8943-F.jpg)
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A propos nothing in particular, we've got a bunch of these in the yard at work: step-framed (dropped) Ducato's on air suspension.....would make a serious camper base......you can see the pneumatic cylinder for the air suspension between the galv chassis rails, behind the cab.
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A propos nothing in particular, we've got a bunch of these in the yard at work: step-framed (dropped) Ducato's on air suspension.....would make a serious camper base......you can see the pneumatic cylinder for the air suspension between the galv chassis rails, behind the cab.
Is that going to be an ambulance?0 -
A propos nothing in particular, we've got a bunch of these in the yard at work: step-framed (dropped) Ducato's on air suspension.....would make a serious camper base......you can see the pneumatic cylinder for the air suspension between the galv chassis rails, behind the cab.
They do build them on ALKO chassis (which is what that it). Fiat build the cab and ALKO built the back end.. ALKO build them as they are lower than the standard Fiat chassis.
However, ALKO chassis are loosing popularity with motorhome builders as Fiat are now building their own low floor Camping Car chassis (dedicated motorhome chassis and only sold to selected converters) with wide track suspension.0 -
These are the standard types they build
Being a bo!!ox about it, they are not standard Ducato chassis cabs, they are the Fiat Camping Car Ducatos. They are only sold to specified converters.
Edit, the panel Van camping car still has the sliding door on the right hand side in right hand drive vans, not the normal left hand side for standard right hand drive vans.0 -
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Did a bit more work on the beds tonight.
Cut down the frame I made a few weeks ago to fit the finished width of the van interior.
I used cable tray to reinforce the second frame (same process as the first one) I wanted something light and strong that wouldn’t take much space.
The rubber feet for the slats needed to be transplanted one by one.
So now the bed frame (which comes out to the door) sits on the boxes (which don’t come all the way out)
Happy with that.
(Also tidied up as it was starting to get dangerous)0 -
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Next we lined the roof with foil backed rubber stuff for sound deadening. Then some insulation slabs.
The cavities are then filled with polyester insulation wool stuff. Mainly for sound deadening. It’s not going to stop the body conducting heat.0 -
Next we lined the roof with foil backed rubber stuff for sound deadening. Then some insulation slabs.
The cavities are then filled with polyester insulation wool stuff. Mainly for sound deadening. It’s not going to stop the body conducting heat.
Will the wool stuff not just soak up condensation and never dry out after?0 -
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