Paul the 6th camper van

[Paul the 6th]

Originally Posted by Owenski

its gonna be a rite ball ache when the headgasket goes...

pleez dohnt.

Blueberries gotta pop

*waits to see how long its before paul changes the head gasket* - Im having an evil day

[Paul the 6th]

£530 for cambelt doing - can't afford head work as well! Windows have just arrived - turns out they need 24 hours for the sealant to go fully off so might struggle to get them both in before the weekend at this rate

thought you said it'd only take an hour to do, get em in tonight and gaffer tape em over when you set off. They'll be sound for when you arrive.

[Paul the 6th]

update: Managed to get 1 x side window fitted on thursday night and left overnight to set properly in time for the weekend - hurrah!

Cut hole out of side of van with drill, jigsaw and then tidy edges with angle grinder/file (super brutal thing to do to your van!)..


apply the glass glue sealant stuff and stick it to the van


then later on when it's all set take your 'holding glass in place' device off (in this case ratchet straps and chunks of polystyrene)


test the Ikea Dioder LED lights to make sure they work with the existing vehicle interior light wiring


Have a beer, go to bed, wake up and carry on - drill/cut holes for LED wiring to go through, stick LED's to roof lining, connect all wires and test again before re-fitting roof panels


Re-fitted panels with lights


Stick some carbon fibre wrap vinyl on the bonnet for stone chip protection and added chav appeal


Claim your pitch with ridiculous number of wind breakers


Set up out door kitchen area & then realise that your cooking pans are too small for intended foods


balls


That's about it for now - still got to fit the other window and finish carpetting exposed metal, as well as fit the Saab leather seats... then hopefully order the proper bed (air bed was surprisingly comfy all weekend though!) and wardrobe

Will report back with more pics later

Nice Paul, I'm still watching. Window looked fairly straight forward however, I'd like a lighter tint to it. I've seen some of those full conversions being auctioned on eBay and go for less than £1k which looks cheap considering the price of some of the furniture.

[Tom_the_great]

Great job on the window ! dont slam the door too hard incase it falls out tho

[Paul the 6th]

Originally Posted by robchester

Nice Paul, I'm still watching. Window looked fairly straight forward however, I'd like a lighter tint to it. I've seen some of those full conversions being auctioned on eBay and go for less than £1k which looks cheap considering the price of some of the furniture.

Blimey! I should have checked ebay a bit more thoroughly lol. Some people do buy cheaper ikea units and adapt them to fit their van but I'll be getting the bespoke stuff from t4life in the next month all being well

Originally Posted by Tom_the_great

Great job on the window ! dont slam the door too hard incase it falls out tho

Not for the first 24 hours at the very least!



Also forgot to mention this - big american RV type thing pulled up but forgot to put his handbrake on...




It hit the electric hook up point and then got lodged in the bushes at the top of a small banking - lucky the bushes were there as there were more tents & vans down the otherside!! Nugget..

lol at big thingy!

looks good chap. can we borrow it

Hahaha quality pic!

Looks good Paul, you'll have to do yourself some vinyl wraps for it!