MK6 Transit Camper Conversion

[rachelemily]

Hi folks,

Although we are almost at the end of our conversion (we started in August 09) I thought I would still share some pictures of what we've been up to!

Need some advice on curtains round the front windows if anyone has any!

The Van


Cutting the hole in the roof - scarey!


The insulation - perhaps what we found hardest/most boring!!


Insulation and wiring shot!


We had changed the double seat to a single in the front at this point


Damp proofing the insulation (also fun!)


Ply lining


One ply lined van!


Carpeting panels going in



Floor insulation


Floor carpet down


Furniture construction (thanks ikea!)


Box at the rear for kite surfing equipment storage


Attaching the cupboard doors




Cutting the whole for the smev


The smev hob and sink is in!



Where we are now

[dingdangdo]

wow, classy job you've done there, looks really smart, I love ikea for bits too, my sink came from their bargain corner , makes me want to rip mine out and start again

[chopper123]

very nice mate top job
just down the road from us aswell

[madmark]

very nice job there!

[Yomper]

Looks very good. I am looking for a van to start my own conversion. bought one already but have decided to sell and get another. Havent any plans as of yet but i will be folling this to get any tips i cam use happy camping

[foxi]

That is looking swish! What carpet have you used?

[rachelemily]

That is looking swish! What carpet have you used?

Thanks for all the nice comments

We got our carpet from here: http://www.megavanmats.com/

We found them fairly priced and helpful - they have no minimum order amount which was great for us as we didn't need meters and meters of red carpet! Our local camper conversion place could only supply whole rolls of 10 rolling meters which was A LOT more than we needed and double the price of this guy. He also supplies all the right glue (which is heat resistant up to 70 degrees which may seem excessive but you don't want your carpet falling off in the summer!). They had no red listed in their shop but he sourced some and now seems to still be selling it.

[transerbia]

Really nice conversion. Congratulations!

[Yomper]

I have the megavanmats in my favs now as i will defo be using him once i choose what trannsit i want.

[Breakdown Biker]

That's one lovely lookin van interior, well done
Wotcha plannin for seating/bed etc.

[pollag]

Looks really nice. And quick also I like the beer in the last pic also

[rachelemily]

That's one lovely lookin van interior, well done
Wotcha plannin for seating/bed etc.

Thanks!

We bought this:



from eBay, I think it originally came from bluebird conversions or somewhere like that and is a T4 bed. 3/4 width (113 cm wide) and just over 6ft long.

[dachre]

Fab camper conversion....

Should definitely do a thick red centre-line stripe on the outside starting on the bumper/bonnet and going over the roof and coming down the back of the rear doors to match the one on the inside....



Really good camper you've built there.

[Nadjenka]

How difficult was it to fit Celotex in? Did you stick it on with glue or just cut it into tight shapes?

Great conversion btw, looks very professional

[rachelemily]

How difficult was it to fit Celotex in? Did you stick it on with glue or just cut it into tight shapes?

Great conversion btw, looks very professional

We used glue - lots of it! We mainly evo grip/stick which you can get from b & q and we tried to cut it as tight as possible (however you could never cut it tight enough to stick without glue - especially on the roof, lol!)
It took us about 2 weeks to insulate the van - both of us working every night after work and most of the weekend so it was not a quick job however it's worth it.