@Dellmassive`s T6 T32 Sportline 204 LWB DSG PV MY18 - Van Adventure

[Dellmassive]

Battery Monitoring was the next thing. . . . .

i love a bit of data : Battery Monitoring -- How I Done It --


we started simple . . . and ended up down the rabbit hole.




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[Dellmassive]

That bought us nicley onto the Battery Charging thread,

chargers : Battery Chargers - How I Did It -




and the connections . . .





and battery fuse boxes before the T6.1 was even released.



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with added monitoring :





and new kit . . .



and more tests . . .





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[Dellmassive]

We looked at battery maintainers for over winter. .


like this : [Guide] Battery Maintainer (for Starter battery) -- How I Done It --




and some of the options available. . .




and looked at some of the good. . .







and some of the not so good. . .

 

[Dellmassive]

sticking on the Power front, we looked at the new range of JUMP PACKS. . .


loving these : Which Jump Starter?




before long, id gone from these. . .






to these . . .


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but it didnt end up there . . . .




it got better.

we went large. . .




then larger,



then banna large. . . .


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with the addition of this monster . . . .




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you know the saying.


Go Large or Go Home




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[Dellmassive]

we then looked at some brake bling.

red? : Caliper/brake painting... how I done it.


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which ended up like this . . .

 

[Dellmassive]

so moving onto pads and discs change makes sense about now.

like this : Brake Pad & Disc change - How I Done It -






dont forget:




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job done,

 

[Dellmassive]

it wasnt all plain sailing though,

: 204 Engine Top End Oil Leak?

the top end poil leak took some work to get sorted,



which ended up with having a shiney new charge cooler fitted.

 

[Dellmassive]

Fumes in cab wasnt great either

: EGR flexi-pipe: Exhaust Fumes In Cab, Hissing From Engine Bay.


that was the EGR flex pipe at the rear of the engine.




a git to get off, but all covered under warranty . .








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[Dellmassive]

The Cambelt and water pump job cost a few quid.

: Cambelt + Water Pump Replacement - Official guidance





with loads of new goodies being fitted. . .

 

[Dellmassive]

did i mention Solar?

: [Guide] Mobile Solar Panels ? . . . - How I Did It -


loving a bit of solar we started of with this sweet little 50w kit . .



and quickly moved on to 200w panels,



swiftly moving to a 400w camping setup . . .






Nice . . . .


tons of info, so ill just link it here,

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SOLAR:

• Solar Pwm & Mppt Controllers - How I Done It -
• Mobile Solar Panels ? . . . - How I Did It -
• What Solar Panel & Controller? - How We Done It -
• Solar Panel Cutting Hole In Roof !!! - How We Done It -
• 300w Plus Solar Club -- How I Done It --
• Solar Sheds & Other Non-t6 Solar Projects - How We Done It -
• [Guide] Solar Cables? . . . - How I Did It -

My Panels:

• [Guide] Solar Cables? . . . - How I Did It -
• 50w 12v socket Dash Fold panel
• 50W Bluefusion Fold panel
• 200W Lensun Fold panel
• 110w Lensun Flex panel + Mag tape
• 100w Renogy Eclipse fold panel
• 160w PhotUnis Flex rear gland panel
• 100w Renogy suitcase
• 120w Bluefusion fold panel
• 200w Lensun flex panel
• 200w Renogy suitcase panel
• 100w Renogy suitcase 2021 vsn
• 150w PU flex rear gland panel
• 160w Renogy flex rear gland panel
• 200w Renogy suitcase Kit - V2
• 150W Lensun Black Flex Panel

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[Dellmassive]

we added some engine under body protection . . .

: [Guide] Underside Engine Cover + Fitting Kit -- How I Done It --




that was fun . . . with a vid too.

 

[Dellmassive]

what about Audio?

well we had a nice four step speaker upgrade package.

which had these,



and these,




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AUDIO:

• Audio Upgrade Stage-1 - Blam Relax 200rs Speakers From Skipton - How I Done It -
• Audio Upgrade Stage-2 - Vibe Micro Amplifier Plug & Play - How I Done It -
• Audio Upgrade Stage-3 - Vibe Micro Sub Amp + Jbl Sub - How I Done It -
• Audio Upgrade Stage-4 - Kicker 15" Sub + Kenwood Amps - How I Done It -

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we then added some of this,




then a bit of this. . . .




but saved this for another day . . .

 

[Dellmassive]

Time for a quick break,

but more to follow soon. . .

this is all the stuff that's already been, im working up to the now and present.

as we have some interesting mechanicals to look at that will need fixing.

 

[t6blo]

As ever a huge contribution to the forum @Dellmassive

 

[dubber36]

No work yesterday Lee?

 

[Dellmassive]

No work yesterday Lee?

Nah, how did you guess?

Paperwork day, which lead onto a Forum Blast . . .

been meaning to start this thread for ages.

The vans booked in Monday and has a large list of bits that need looking at, mainly mechanical wear & tear.

so should be interesting to show on the forum.

but i wanted this thread to be in rough chronological order . . .

so i need to steam through the last 4.5 years to get up to date, then continue on like a traditional build thread ---->

 

[Dellmassive]

Ok time to carry on . . . .

 

[Dellmassive]

Front Sportline Splitter To Woc Splitter - How I Done It -​

Front Sportline Splitter To Woc Splitter - How I Done It -

Front Sportline Splitter to WOC splitter - How I Done It - Front Ends and the overall look and feel of your van is a very personal thing . . . . . And the front splitter is a hot topic. When we looked into getting the van built, stock Sportline body kit was a no brainer . . . . . . just look...

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started off with this . . .





then this . . .






final result. . . .






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nice. .

 

[Dellmassive]

on the Carbon Fiber topic. . .

Scratched Carbon Wing Mirror Cover . . . . . . . . How To Repair​

Scratched Carbon Wing Mirror Cover . . . . . . . . How To Repair

Looks like the Trucking Arctic Lorry Driving Road Gorillas have had some fun with the wing mirror . . . . its a deep scratch, enough to knock the mirror off its safety spring . . . it clonked when folding down. then folded back up, then down again . . . . . which i thought was odd. checked...

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it got scratched. . .




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we rubbed now and made good. . . .



but ultimately it needs a coat of lacquer to protect it from future weathering. . .





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you can buy them separately as they just stick on . . .

 

[Dellmassive]

what about valeting . . ?

well what the heck do i know about it? - Nothing.

until this thread that was . . . . . .

Wash & Wax Time . . . . . . But Which One And How?​

Wash & Wax Time . . . . . . But Which One And How?

Wash & Wax time . . . . . . but which one and how? So kinda as the title implies it time to wash the van... (getting tree sap on paintwork from that poxy tree) took to the local american hand car wash was yesterday for the external wash . . £10 later all nice and shiny but they never do a...

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which lead to this . . . .





and . . . .




and . . . . .




and . . . .







it just never ends. . .