mk5 camper conversion

[weldmatt]

well here goes with my camper thread
i bought a 1998 swb medium roof panel van

not the best paintwork ..but nothing that cant be sorted and it's moted till next april
first on the cards was replacing the dented back doors with a set from the scrappy and i set about de-locking and removing the handle as i only want them to open from the inside

i also cut all the wood for the inside but its been removed so i could carry on with the rest of the work ..the floor didnt look TOO bad

but upon closer inspection i found quite a lot of bodged repairs (filler and paper)..so out with the grinder and it still wasnt too bad

ive seen worse

it looks better now ...its been welded and the floor is all sealed (loads of screw holes)
the tinting film arrived this afternoon so the glass has been tinted and the fitting of the windows starts tomorrow :~

more to follow

[AK]

Good luck with it.

[weldmatt]

havent updated this as much as i wanted but here is a quick pic to show her now




more updates and pics to follow

[johny transit]

Wow - feel like I missed a bit there! How is the inside going? What did you re paint with?
Looking good though

[weldmatt]

well strangely enough it was dry enough here to get some work done on bitzi .she's now fully wired for 240 ,and completely plumbed in with gas (something satisfying about sitting in the van doing wiring while boiling the kettle for a cuppa lol)
got the zig unit fitted and going to finish the 12v wiring tomorrow ...hopefully get the front seats fitted before i go back on shift

here is a short pic history of the build (so far)

picked up a set of these from the bay


started by carpeting ..then fitting the sides and roof


meet akira .. she joined the family recently and took to the van straight away lol


this is the sink/cooker/fridge/grill/oven unit being built (note the lack of windows still)


yay .. finally got the windows (and scene light) fitted


time for painting (while we had a week of good weather)...dont ya just love gazebo's


6 coats of rustoleum later


more pics of the interior to follow when i get time to sort through them

[btvanowner]

Did you spray or roller?

[weldmatt]

i used a 4" roller and a 1" brush

[btvanowner]

Looks good

[btvanowner]

I watched a video of a bloke painting the side of a barge he used a big roller then went over it lightly with a dry brush and it looked brilliant.

[weldmatt]

there is a couple of runs in the paint i'll address them in a few weeks ... to be honest the painting was pretty easy .. but still glad its done ..typical tho i bought 5l of paint (2 x 2.5l tins) and wont need the 2nd tin lol
went out today and bought a 2nd battery for the van ..got a 800amp 80ah bosch brand new £60
and tonight a mate of mine turned up with 2 h/d batteries 1250amp 115 a/h for nowt ....damn i knew i shouldnt have bought the new one

[btvanowner]

sods law

[weldmatt]

yup ...ach no biggie ..looks like the vans getting a new main battery...no point in wasting it

[btvanowner]

im after a couple of leisure batts or get another elecsol one

[jamiewilson]

i used a 4" roller and a 1" brush

did you thin the paint and if so did you use rustoleum thinners or white spirit?

very nice colour what ral is it?

[bigjohnthomas]

Akira thats a new one on me

is she named after the " 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk science fiction film"
sorry but i collect dogs names