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Apr 17, 2012 12:22:52 GMT
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Now it turns out my missus fear of flying is much worse than I previously thought, so i'm looking back at the idea of a camper van. I'm a lanky sod with a bad back, so low headroom and fold down beds are not going to cut the mustard and neither is a sanitary white box made of plastic so here's a thought, I have access to this at what is an affordable price, but it needs work, the cab is tatty outside and in and the living space needs reassembling so a remodel while tidying would be a sensible option. I could of course do this, But turning up on site in something like this is likely to end up with a refusal, so heres a thought, The Chev has a full chassis so it should be feasable to remove the cab and fit something older on there instead ah la, or Thoughts? How would I mod the rear half to match an older front? get the paint off and polish the ally? Does a cab swop sound like its even possible? Some photos.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Apr 17, 2012 12:36:48 GMT
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I think if you get refused entry onto a campsite with something that awesome you probably wouldn't have enjoyed it there anyway. Polish the ally and gunmetal on the existing cab?
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markbognor
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Apr 17, 2012 12:37:00 GMT
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That is propper cool as it stands. Buy it, fix it, use it. Add some 70's beige to the bottom half with maybe yellow and orange and brown stripes to splt the colours and win at camping in comfort.
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mk14dr
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Apr 17, 2012 12:44:04 GMT
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Well, I personally like the look of that Chevy as-is. How much work is needed in the back to make it habitable?
I do think that the earlier front, like the black one, is substantially prettier (if these things can be pretty)
The black and yellow rod-come-campervan is absolutely epic, I'm not sure of the proportions when not hooked up to the camper, but as a complete unit it is bloody lovely.
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MWF
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Apr 17, 2012 12:50:30 GMT
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Like the others I think it looks great as is and just needs cleaning up, maybe lose the fog lights, add some trucker girl mud flaps.
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Apr 17, 2012 13:00:10 GMT
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Polish the ally and gunmetal on the existing cab? That sounds simple and not a bad idea as it happens. Well, I personally like the look of that Chevy as-is. How much work is needed in the back to make it habitable? Not a huge amount, the basics are all there, as long as i resist the urge to rip it all out like I did with my Transit, which extended the project past the "girlfriend will put up with it on the drive time limit". :S Needs re-carpeting, some new cushions for the overhead bed and one bench seat rebuilding and just basic cleaning and tidying, has a full size fridge, cooker, heating, half sized bath/shower etc etc although I don't know what actually still works yet. LPG has pretty much got to go on the list as well, I'm not sure if that can be combined with the gas supply for the living quarters or if the tanks have to remain separate.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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luckygti
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Apr 17, 2012 14:25:38 GMT
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Personally, I'd leave it as it is looks pretty cool in my eyes. Sort the interior for this summer, quick tidy, cushions out of a caravan and use it in the summer. Then rip it all out over next winter ;D this will give you the chance to see what works and what doesn't, design wise, and make changes that you actually need! I'm pretty sure you can combine the LPG, but don't take my word for it The others are super cool, but seriously, how long would it take to do Just my 2p's worth
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mjd
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Apr 17, 2012 16:49:58 GMT
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I'm pretty sure you have to have separate tanks -- the cooker/fridge is using gas out the top of the tank, the engine's using liquid out of the bottom, I don't think you can have two outlets at opposite ends. And +1 for tidy and use as-is, it's way cool
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dw1603
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Apr 17, 2012 17:12:04 GMT
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I have access to this at what is an affordable price, but it needs work, the cab is tatty outside and in and the living space needs reassembling so a remodel while tidying would be a sensible option. I could of course do this, Why would you want to turn a perfectly good Chevy into a Dodge? Seriously though, the siding they use on these things is a pre-finished material, so I suspect that "stripping off the paint and polishing the ally" might be more than an afternoon's work. I'd quite fancy something like this:
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xjlee
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Apr 17, 2012 19:55:39 GMT
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I'd quite fancy something like this: [/quote] Thats the best looking and coolest rv i've ever seen...
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Doc
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Apr 17, 2012 20:26:56 GMT
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done by chip[ foose design .
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Apr 17, 2012 21:36:15 GMT
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LPG has pretty much got to go on the list as well, I'm not sure if that can be combined with the gas supply for the living quarters or if the tanks have to remain separate. Yes you can but you need a tank with both a liquid and vapour take off and they are a lot more expensive than a normal liquid take off tank. It would be easier to chuck a propane bottle in one of the cupboards to run the heating and cooking side of things
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crazymonkey
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Apr 17, 2012 21:58:01 GMT
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if it were me Id keep it as it is and find some wheels to make it your own (if you can even get different wheels to fit them). I love old campers like that and prefer them as they are. by all means pimpmod the interior to your taste but the outside would look awesome with just a bit of artistic creativity with the paint.
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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Apr 17, 2012 21:59:35 GMT
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And, of course, if you were running it all from the same tank you'd be paying road duty on your cooking/heating/fridge.
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dw1603
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Apr 17, 2012 22:12:02 GMT
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And, of course, if you were running it all from the same tank you'd be paying road duty on your cooking/heating/fridge. Probably find it still worked out cheaper, have you priced up bottled gas recently?
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Apr 17, 2012 22:23:26 GMT
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gas is cheaper if you get a tank filled rather than buy bottles, anyway, gonna work on the missus a bit, RV isnt going anywhere. Will scale the plans back a lot i think and see whats what before getting over ambitious, i know it goes and stops, ive driven it but thats it so far.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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chaseracer
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Apr 17, 2012 23:09:51 GMT
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Every few days, in the Cannock/Stafford area, I see a primer'd RV version of this... Makes my day...
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Apr 17, 2012 23:14:06 GMT
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I'd love to see an aerostream style camper one of these days...
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jamesp
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if you get it drop me a pm mate iv got a chevy g20 day van I'm guna race so got a whole load on reuseable interior funishings that will be removed
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Last Edit: Apr 18, 2012 9:23:13 GMT by jamesp
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mjd
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Apr 18, 2012 10:19:27 GMT
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Yank RVs usually have refillable LPG tanks for the cooker/fridge already, so no need for bottles. Although even bottled gas isn't too terrifying really -- it's usually cheaper to run a fridge off even small Camping Gaz bottles than a campsite 240v hookup.
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