Badjamins van conversion
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The van is now at a stage where I feel I can rest. I have failed to film the latter half of the conversion due to camera and time issues so the timelapse conversion video fantasy is a fail.
Still to do is to install a fridge and diesel heater and have a pop top fitted. In that order. Rear view camera wiring for the android head unit is causing me issues but that's a september job and hopefully not too much hassle - rear bumper off and installing a voltage filter...
MOT on thursday. I will be opening the RIB out into bed so that it doesn't impede the MOT and isn't recognised as seating. Hopefully it'll be a pass...
Time and money for the next year will be spent on trips and my wife (who has been very patient and supportive and perfect)
This year, Newbie Hall Fireworks Comp this weekend, Dubs int Dales in Sept and probably a few firepit campouts on my own for to reset my busy mind.
Thanks to all for help, support and advice and I hope to repay with beer and a ctach up in the next month or so!
Thanks for reading my thread!
Pics to come in due courae
Still to do is to install a fridge and diesel heater and have a pop top fitted. In that order. Rear view camera wiring for the android head unit is causing me issues but that's a september job and hopefully not too much hassle - rear bumper off and installing a voltage filter...
MOT on thursday. I will be opening the RIB out into bed so that it doesn't impede the MOT and isn't recognised as seating. Hopefully it'll be a pass...
Time and money for the next year will be spent on trips and my wife (who has been very patient and supportive and perfect)
This year, Newbie Hall Fireworks Comp this weekend, Dubs int Dales in Sept and probably a few firepit campouts on my own for to reset my busy mind.
Thanks to all for help, support and advice and I hope to repay with beer and a ctach up in the next month or so!
Thanks for reading my thread!
Pics to come in due courae
Mate that looks really good. Amazing improvement from when we were sat in a jumble of wires and boxes of bits the other week.
I’m well impressed. Now get out and use it.
I’m well impressed. Now get out and use it.
Why would the rib not pass an MOT as a seat?
It probably would... I'm just paranoid as the van says it's a 3 seater on V5C and despite it having the rear bar fit in the sub frame, it's only bolted in on 4 of the 7 bolt locations (I won't be using it for passengers anyway) so when i get a new exhaust in a few years I'll ask them to bung the other 3 bolts in. Plus i bought it second hand and don't have the certication that came with it as the seller no longer had it.
The manufacturer will have the certification for the seat type approval. If they issue a certificate for the installation they would probably want to inspect it.
So the fridge has been causing me a world of confusion
I have perhaps failed to look before I leapt with this...
Has anyone got a recessed fridge setup so the units are flush?
I have bought an interior unit that requires a cut out into the wall of the van and I foolishly assumed I could buy a standard fridge. The fridge is in transit and now I've checked the cupboard it looks like a bit of bulkhead is going to clash with the 500mm depth of the fridge by approx 40mm
Assuming I'm gonna have to send the fridge back now
Has anyone got a recessed fridge setup so the units are flush?
I have bought an interior unit that requires a cut out into the wall of the van and I foolishly assumed I could buy a standard fridge. The fridge is in transit and now I've checked the cupboard it looks like a bit of bulkhead is going to clash with the 500mm depth of the fridge by approx 40mm
Assuming I'm gonna have to send the fridge back now
Mate that’s looking really smart. It’s a completed van now. Well done.
Where you going to test it out?
Where you going to test it out?
Thanks Bud. It feels almost there yeah. Some little things to sort still - reverse camera setup to fix in to under rear bumper with a voltage filter (pita) and some stubby mud flaps on the rear to replace the LGV style flappy flaps. I'm gonna polish back the headlights and possibly paint calipers and possibly lightly tint the lights.
We're off to Dubs Int Dales at end of sept with it, really lookin forward to it now. Gonna take the dog to see how he copes with a festival too - might have to douse him in dog calming spray ha!
Excellent.
I’ve got a big bottle of Maguires PlastRX plastic headlight cutting polish if you want to borrow it. It works well. I’ve used it on various vehicles including the van.
I use a buffing pad in my cordless drill without any issues.
I’ve got a big bottle of Maguires PlastRX plastic headlight cutting polish if you want to borrow it. It works well. I’ve used it on various vehicles including the van.
I use a buffing pad in my cordless drill without any issues.
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