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[biggav]

Just bought it today for £3000.00
It has 3 seats in the front and 3 in the back and is ply lined. Front cab is ok at the moment and has a good stereo with built in DVD and screen but the rear area and seats are a bit grubby.

I'm going to pull out the rear seats, fit 4 seats in their place with a bulkhead behind them to keep work and play separate, then carpet the "family" area including walls and bulkheads, fit a big screen TV, and speakers to keep the kids entertained. there will also be some LED lighting and some sort of heating system... being a plumber, i may actually fit a proper radiator joined in to the coolant system of the van.. not sure yet though... or just re-route some ducting to the back.

pics to follow as the ad has been removed from autotrader website now

[Bungle]

just need some beds a cooker and fridge and you have your self a camper van

[biggav]

bulkhead is going well, made the frame in 3x2 CLS, then got some catering paper (1200mm roll of paper table cloth) and made a template of the required shape which i transfered to 6mm ply and cut out. fitted like a glove.
i'll finish that in the morning, then i have some wiring and bits to fit in for the storage area above the front seats.
In the absence of pics, heres what i have planned for sign writing. (the pic shows the exact model of van)


I'm biddding on some new rear seats on ebay that i'm hoping to win, at which point i will bin the existing 3 in the back and fit either 4 or 6 seats depending on how well they work. I'll also be insulating and carpeting the walls and floor and ceiling and fitting speakers, amps and a sub woofer.

[Bungle]

I'm biddding on some new rear seats on ebay that i'm hoping to win, at which point i will bin the existing 3 in the back and fit either 4 or 6 seats depending on how many more children i have before my snip

[biggav]

It's happening on tuesday so i'd better be quick!!!!!!!!!

[Bungle]

but they keep swimming around in there for ages

[ginger_monkey]

I had an R reg semi high top tranny that I made into a surf bus. The boards all went inside so couldn't get nicked and when the bed was up it was the complete length and width of the rear of the van. Brilliant fun but not overly practical as a proper camper. Was gonna fit one of those twin screen dvd systems. One screen in the front for the missu to watch when going down the beach and one in the back for when parked up. Miss that van I do. Yours sound like it'll be good. here are some pics of mine.

Front seat storage area:

[biggav]

I'll be sure to flush the pipes as often as possible for the next few weeks!!

[biggav]

promise i'll get pics up tomorow!!!

[sweetser]

well then were are they?

[Bungle]

Gav's flushing the pipes

[biggav]

Dropped my phone in a puddle so i have no camera at the moment. I have a proper Camera (WIFES) but by the time i get back home from doing stuff it's too dark. I have been doing all the work at the fire station inside in the warm so it's going quite well.
Bulkhead is all in place but i'm back to work tommorow and on my back for the rest of the week..... no change there then!!

[biggav]

These are the pics from auto trader, i have already removed the bull bar and will be taking the "peak" off the front soon.

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Still working on bulkheads and racking at the moment. and off to have my snip in an hour!!

[Timtom]

Aha looks nice gav. good luck later by the way!!!

[Bungle]

some alloys and its pimp my truck

they do say small built men drive big vans to compensate


all i'm saying is my van's a clio