My Camper Project

[foxi]

I bought this during summer to use for festivals, I've been very, very slowly working on it. I've used it a few times with a mattress thrown in the back

When I first got her






Removing the seats and trim







Insulating the floor



Floor down, starting the wheel arch boxes



Lining the sides



Bases for the seat/ bed





Making progress








I put it through it's MOT this month which cost a bit more than I was hoping for!

I've been working on the 12V this weekend

more pictures to follow when I make some more progress

[Breakdown Biker]

Some crackin work there foxi
Lookin fwd to seeing how you progress,
Good luck wi yer project

[jerry2]

Wow that's looking good.

[chopper123]

looking good mate
1 thing i would say is are you sure them seat boxes arnt to hi once you have the foam cushions on top of them aswell
you will be strugling to rest feet on the floor and relax

i no because i made the same mistake years ago on a conversion lol

just a thought is all mate not picking faults

[Hitch]

can you stand up in the back of the van without hitting your head??

and how tall are you if you can or cant??

progress looks great

Thanks

[dingdangdo]

looking good mate
1 thing i would say is are you sure them seat boxes arnt to hi once you have the foam cushions on top of them aswell
you will be strugling to rest feet on the floor and relax

i no because i made the same mistake years ago on a conversion lol

just a thought is all mate not picking faults

thats the mistake I've made, can't get a camper table leg big enough, so thats my next rebuild project(once I've worked out what size sub's I'm going to use )

[Britishbulldog]

Foxi,

Firstly nice van

Q:I thought most festivals would'nt allow campers due to parking & theft issue's

If you have a list of the festivals which are exempt can you PM me the details if possible please

[foxi]

looking good mate
1 thing i would say is are you sure them seat boxes arnt to hi once you have the foam cushions on top of them aswell
you will be strugling to rest feet on the floor and relax

i no because i made the same mistake years ago on a conversion lol

just a thought is all mate not picking faults

I get what your saying but i think they are just about right

[foxi]

can you stand up in the back of the van without hitting your head??

and how tall are you if you can or cant??

progress looks great

Thanks

yeh I can stand up, my head just touches to ceiling, I'm about 5 foot 6 (i think).

I can also sleep width ways across the van which has allowed me to make a bit more out of the space (it's only a SWB).

[foxi]

Foxi,

Firstly nice van

Q:I thought most festivals would'nt allow campers due to parking & theft issue's

If you have a list of the festivals which are exempt can you PM me the details if possible please

Erm...every festival I have been to has allowed them You do have to buy a camper van ticket and camp in the designated area though. The price of a camper van tickets varies quite a lot depending on which festival it is (some are a disgusting rip off and just not worth it!).

I prefer the smaller ones as you can usually park your van in with the tents

[foxi]

Progress update

I have fitted the vinyl floor, fitted the 230V inlet to the side of the van and relined the ceiling that came with it. It had some quite tired looking carpet on it so I have taken it all off and fitted some vinyl. I put that back up at the weekend but have a bit of a mistake, I didn't take into account how deep the 12V switches are for the LED down lighters so they won't sit flush. I have tried jabbing the insulation with a screwdriver but it's got a bit messy so I need to take it back down and open up the holes in the insulation a bit


It's so bloody cold out their at the moment

[ireland.1495]

nice work
where r you going 2 put the fridge - cooking unit
have you read thr d.v.l regs on camper vans
ps
doint buy haynes build your own motorcarvan book
it fit 4 bin

[foxi]

I'm building a kitchen unit that will go under the window (the gap in the picture above).
It will have a sink to the left, a basic two hob/ grill combination next to that (one of the £40-£50 things off ebay).
I'll have cupboard space and in this I'm going to have a small compressor fridge, i would post some sketches but I don't have them on this computer

[foxi]

..I have read the DVL regs and the only thing that I am not gonna meet is the length of the bed, it falls short. I'm gonna just try and put it through as it is and if it fails I can also make some "show" pieces that attach to the kitchen so that it looks like the bed runs length ways and not width ways, these can be got rid of once it has been reclassified

[ireland.1495]

I'm building a kitchen unit that will go under the window (the gap in the picture above).
It will have a sink to the left, a basic two hob/ grill combination next to that (one of the £40-£50 things off ebay).
I'll have cupboard space and in this I'm going to have a small compressor fridge, i would post some sketches but I don't have them on this computer

i have a 2 ring buner grill /sink unit
going spare same as the 1 i am useing in my van (see my post)
o and a fridge and oven ,cushions as well
fridge door needs tlc but seal ok
loads more bits 4 sale if you want
say £130 4 buner/sink unit & fridge
all working fine

1 prob may b i am in south wales 1hr from bristol airport