Hi All
Just picked up my first van. A LWB T6 highline 4motion. My daughter races road bikes and cyclocross at Under 14 national level and I’m struggling to get all the kit in our trusty Ford S-max.
My long term plan is to build two 60” motorised drawers on the floor with two 60” motorised bike platforms above that turn into a bed when not used for carrying bikes. I work in research and development and have access to a massive amount of machinery including an SLS 3d printer, milling machines, lathes, welders etc.
First job was to make the van a little less white van man ish so I added some red bumper and grill trims. I bought the pair from the same company but the colour varied massively between the two so they are being returned to the shop for them to have a look at and hopefully find me a matching pair.
Second job was to make a temporary bike rack to get me to this weekend’s race. She has to have two bikes for a cyclocross race as it gets so muddy they sometimes have to change bike every lap. I’m not fully committed to my plan above (drawers,rack,bed) so in the short term my plan is to use the van and figure out exactly what I want. I had some scrap prototype aluminium extrusion and knocked up a couple of L-brackets and bushes to bolt it down to the tie down points by the rear door. It’s not a very efficient use of the space but will be ok for the short term.
I’ll update as I go along.
Thanks for listening
Andy
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Just picked up my first van. A LWB T6 highline 4motion. My daughter races road bikes and cyclocross at Under 14 national level and I’m struggling to get all the kit in our trusty Ford S-max.
My long term plan is to build two 60” motorised drawers on the floor with two 60” motorised bike platforms above that turn into a bed when not used for carrying bikes. I work in research and development and have access to a massive amount of machinery including an SLS 3d printer, milling machines, lathes, welders etc.
First job was to make the van a little less white van man ish so I added some red bumper and grill trims. I bought the pair from the same company but the colour varied massively between the two so they are being returned to the shop for them to have a look at and hopefully find me a matching pair.
Second job was to make a temporary bike rack to get me to this weekend’s race. She has to have two bikes for a cyclocross race as it gets so muddy they sometimes have to change bike every lap. I’m not fully committed to my plan above (drawers,rack,bed) so in the short term my plan is to use the van and figure out exactly what I want. I had some scrap prototype aluminium extrusion and knocked up a couple of L-brackets and bushes to bolt it down to the tie down points by the rear door. It’s not a very efficient use of the space but will be ok for the short term.
I’ll update as I go along.
Thanks for listening
Andy
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