Long Wheelbase (Shorter Job) LT35

Last bit for this year. Most of the work I did today was finishing bits and altering stuff. This is where the cooker will live. The cutout on the front corner of the worktop is to allow another set of Seitz blinds to be fitted.



I also cut out the holes for the sink and taps. Still to plumb and wire them.



More in 2012

Allan





Edited by BigAl68 - 29 Dec 11 at 15:19

Cheers Ian, all the best to you as well. Did the first bit of 2012 today. Mounted the rear Radio CD Player and my boat fuse panel.



Hinged the access door to the front



Put the rear side window blind up



Put brackets in for the table



More tomorrow

Cheers

Allan

Glad you're enjoying it Richard. Of course you can have a look over, send me a PM when you're available and I'll see what I can sort out.

Todays contribution. Put one of 2 fans in, not the best weather today for them, other ones for the front.



Also made most of the cabinet to go round the cooker, needs a bit more trimming, screwing together and a top making



Hopefully more next week

Cheers

Allan

Cheers for the question Dave, all comments are gratefully received. It is something I thought about when doing the layout and as usual it's all a compromise. I've tried to allow for the fridge heat to be taken into account. If it's a hot day and the door has to be closed, there are 2 sliding windows in with fly screens over them, internal fans and I'm going to put a roof fan in. When the door is partly closed to the end of the door seat, the exhaust vent is clear of the door and there is still access to the inside.

Did some more today. Finished the fabrication around the cooker and made a top for it.



Did the gas pipes for the water heater ansd cooker



Put the gas on/off taps in



Moved the generator to the back of the van, saves having to shuffle it around when I do any work



More next week

Cheers

Allan

Had one of those days when I did a lot but there doesn't seem to be much to see. Wired up the radio/ CD multi disc changer and connected to front speakers (will fabricate mounts later)



The rest of today was taken up refitting the panels I removed to install the wiring and tidying the van up.

More tomorrow.

Cheers

Allan


Edited by BigAl68 - 01 Feb 12 at 16:48

I know what you mean Mat but it still seems like not much was done. Think there will be a few more days like that to come, what with the plumbing and wiring to finish.

Last bit for this week. Filled both sides abovef the worktop at the back of the camper





Installed a different light inside the cupboard (the LED strip wouldn't stick properly)



Fastened down the CD multi disc changer properly



More next week weather permitting

Cheers

Allan

Thanks Kev. I don't pretend to be any sort of expert but I'll tell you what I learned as I installed them. Firstly I suppose it depends on what size your windows are going to be. The ones I put in were fairly big. When I cut the holes out for the windows, I was suprised at how thick the steel actually is. I take it this is what yours looks like now, ignoring the insulation ( and all the mess )



When I cut the horizontal bars, if my memory serves, I found they were only glued on for most of the length, only tacked at the ends. Not sure if they are there only for tying off loads but I don't think they are a structural part of the van. The windows I put in, which are mounted in aluminium fames, were from an old LT and that also had those struts missing. This is with the windows just pushed in.



I did add wooden bracing but that was more to get fairly level sides to work on inside than anything structural.



One piece of good advice I was given and will pass on is

icky wrote: make bloody sure that you seal up and rustproof the edges you've just cut REALLY well, because otherwise it'll rust in a few years - thats where a lot of minibuses have failed... :)

 

Hope this helps

Cheers

Allan


Edited by BigAl68 - 13 Feb 12 at 09:41

No problems Kev. Let us know how you get on if you go ahead (preferably with pics)

Did a bit today, also did a little bit last week. The other day I bought a Fiamma turbo vent fan and assembled it into the housing ready to put in at a later date.





Done nearly all the plumbing, moved the water pump, just the tap to wire up and connect to the water pipes





Plumbed and wired in the Carver water heater. Also wired in the water containers



Made a mount for the waste water tank





Put it loosely in place, will finish that tomorrow



Also mounted the battery charger



Cheers

Allan

More today. Wired the high level lights to the main lights



Fitted and wired up rear speakers



Took silver plastic off overhead locker doors. Will stain or varnish them at a later date



More next week

Cheers

Allan

Finished the storage area above the front seats. Put the additional two front speakers in and fastened in the headlining.





Also fastened in the sink tap and plumbed it in. Just needs filling with water and testing.





Used red pipe for the cold water as well and put tape on to distinguish it. There was a shortage of blue pipe up here when I bought it.

The generator needs a couple of bits replacing so will need to get that sorted ( parts on order) before I move on to some of the next jobs.

More in a couple of weeks.

Cheers

Allan