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Nov 10, 2022 15:50:42 GMT
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Hi all have had a steady day on this, I have made the front panel for the bed and am just about to do the final fit of the rock and roll bed which will be fun as there are chassis members right where I need to fit the supports. Cheers - mike
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Hi all,
have just about finished this one now. Spent a few hours today in between showers finalising the fit of the 240v system and the single outlet is in and the new on-board charger has been fitted.
I have also started making up the hinged panels that will be at the rear of the bed.
Cheers - mike
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Hi all had a good day on this today. The side unit is made and trial fitted. I will need to remove it to add the mains socket and the feed for the fridge/freezer. Cheers - mike
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Hi all, got a few hours on this yesterday between downpours and a few hours today. I have a policy of always checking that things work before building them into the camper. I did this with the on-board power supply / charger and it worked fine on the bench. I spent a couple of hours fitting it and the front under seat unit yesterday and then connected up the mains to check everything works ok but it was u/s so I had to strip everything out again which is pretty frustrating. I picked up the original bed on Tuesday as it was finally ready. Its an unusual size and trimmed to match the front seats so a custom one and I have had all kinds of issues with the supplier. Any way its now sat in position so I can build the side unit. I have templated and made the two end panels but not made the front yet as I'm not sure how to proceed. Will sleep on it. Cheers - mike
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Hi there
I'm building this one for a customer but my next one will be one for personal use for a few months and then up for sale.
Cheers - mike
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Oct 31, 2022 20:25:28 GMT
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Hi all got a few hours in today and made the front under seat cupboards. Going to pick up the rock and roll bed tomorrow which I have been waiting for for ages. Once I have fitted the seat I will be able to measure up for and make the side unit. It will be pretty shallow as the bed is 1400mm wide. Cheers - mike
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Oct 25, 2022 16:22:03 GMT
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hi all got a few hours in on the vito yesterday and today. I have finished the 12 volt install. There's now a proper fuse box for the front and one for the rear. I spent a couple of hours changing the rear hatch lock as the original was worn and not always allowing the central locking to work. I have made and fitted the rear ceiling and finished carpet lining around the rear door. Tomorrow should see me making the front cupboard and doing the final install on the heater and 12v / usb sockets. Cheers - mike
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Oct 25, 2022 16:15:19 GMT
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Vito is looking like it's going to be a nice clean install. Love the cruiser too. I keep hearing about and reading up on Synthetic Fuels and the more I hear/learn the more it has to be the way forward. The latest addition of Octane has a great piece by the Editor, really makes you think that "The System" is so focused on going EV they have given up on a much more sustainable and environmentally cleaner alternative. Scrapping all the ICE vehicles and going EV is madness! I agree completely with the synthetic fuels development and avaiilabilty. If you look at the cradle to grave cost's and emissions of an* ev they are much higher than a similar modern diesel . We are all being mislead about the low carbon foot print of ev's.
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Oct 22, 2022 11:32:36 GMT
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Hi all, just back from a week away on my boat which was great. Had both extremes of weather, Tuesday was 20 degrees and wall to wall sun and Thursday was 13 degrees and torrential rain. Had a but of an incident with a pontoon on Thursday and put a 4ft mark on the hull, was gutted, I went to the pub for a few beers and some pool before even looking at the damage. Luckily the gel coat on boats is pretty thick so a couple of hours with some wet and dry and compound and she's better than new. The fuel cost is getting a bit excessive now though. I'm running her on gtl which is a synthetic diesel which burns clean and helps the enviroment but cost £2.40+ per litre/ I should be back to working on the vito from monday and then have a vivaro to build for myself. Cheers - mike
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Thanks, she's not to bad.
I had a narrowboat before but struggled doing all the locks single handed so sold it and bought this.
She's a nice boat apart from a bit of a drink problem. Around 9mpg at 6mph!
cheers - mike
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here's a pic of my boat from the last time I took her out.
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Hi all got a few hours in on this today in between the rain and winds. I have stripped out most of the wiring fitted by the previous installer as it wasn't up spec. I will be replacing it all with something more suitable. Got the front ceiling made and fitted. That's it on this one for 3 weeks as I have had to order a bed from a new supplier as the original supplier let me down. Off on a cruise next week and then away for a bit on my own boat so hope the weather settles down. Cheers - mike
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Sept 29, 2022 15:17:14 GMT
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hi all, have had a steady day on the Vito. Both rear quarters are now fully lined and the removable panels have been fitted. I'm working my way through the 240v and 12v systems. Both the consumer unit and fuse box are mounted and wired and tomorrow should see the on-board charger/power supply fitted and hopefully the ceiling panels fitted. Cheers - mike
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Sept 26, 2022 7:40:57 GMT
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Hi all I sneaked an hour on this yesterday. I had to finesse the fit of the mains inlet as it was a bit snug after which I gave the cut edges a coat of anti rust paint. The mains inlet has been modified to allow it to work in the limited space available. I will do the final fit this morning once I have wired it up. The main job for today is to finish stripping the old ceiling out and then fit some insulation in the roof. Cheers - mike
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Sept 23, 2022 21:21:47 GMT
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hi all, had a steady hour this afternoon cutting the hole for the mains inlet. I will need to modify it though as there's not enough room for it between the outer panel and the inner structure. Its about 25mm to deep. I also did a bit of carpet lining at the front so that I could fit the side step trims. Cheers - mike
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Sept 23, 2022 11:19:03 GMT
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Hi all, I got rained off yesterday afternoon so spent an hour de-rusting and painting the clamps that hold the floor down. Anyways this morning has been bright and dry so I laid the new flooring in the sun for a while and then cut it out. I do this free hand using a small stanley knife when the flooring is warm it becomes soft and supple and much easier to work with. Its one of the jobs I dread doing in the winter as the flooring becomes so hard it can easily snap. I fitted the sub floor and laid the vinyl flooring on top and its a good fit. Its always a bit stressful as the flooring is pretty expensive. This afternoon I plan to cut a hole in the side of the van so that I can fit the mains hookup and that will be it until Monday as we are off to Scarborough for an end of season pub crawl. Cheers - mike
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Sept 22, 2022 11:34:38 GMT
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hi all got a few hours in this morning the first job of the day was to have a good tidy up. The rear lower quarter panels have been insulated and the rear lower trims have been cleaned and carpet lined. Not sure what kind of glue the previous converter used but its still wet, very tacky and takes and age to remove. The flooring arrived this morning so that's now sat in the sun getting nice and pliable so I can cut it after lunch. Cheers - mike
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Sept 21, 2022 16:38:03 GMT
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Hi all got a few more hours in this afternoon, tidied up the rear wiring cover and painted and refitted it. Painted the rear panel, fitted the striker and then spent an hour aligning and adjusting the tailgate to achieve a good water tight fit. Both the upper rear quarter panels are now insulated and I have reworked the tailgate trim and covered it in lining carpet. Just waiting for some more firtree clips so I can finish securing it. Tomorrow should see the roof insulated and some new roof panels made. Cheers - mike
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Sept 21, 2022 13:02:02 GMT
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Hi all had a steady morning on the Vito. Got the floor cleaned and ground down all the sharp edges left by whoever fitted the heater. Pulled the wiring cover off the rear as its pretty rusty. I suspect the tailgate has been letting water in for quite some time. Started stripping out the ceiling and found that the previous converter had not fitted any insulation and the roof panel was loosely held in with wooden lats. Have now removed all of the old lining carpet and started to scrape off the foam insulation. I have also removed the spare wheel carrier that was on the n/s rear arch as it would foul the rock and roll bed. Cheers - mike
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