Older vans/trucks

[billpierce]

Getting my monies worth out of every bit of ply

[eggsarascal]

44 minutes ago, billpierce said:

Hows yours going eggs?

 

On boarding and insulating mine the now.

I haven't done a lot to it Bill, everything works, its toasty warm, and dry. I'll make my mind up what I'm doing with it in the next couple of months. There's a little run down cottage come on the market in the next village over if I could get it at the right price I'd snap it up and sell the truck.

 

pictures as you go with yours mate.

 

edit: you beat me to the picture bit.

Edited February 7, 2019 by eggsarascal

[eggsarascal]

Done any more to the box Bill, are you leaving the glass windows in?

[billpierce]

Done any more to the box Bill, are you leaving the glass windows in?

Yep glass windows will remain. Got some electrics sorted, lights, split charge relay, leisure batteries, solar reg sorted. Just starting framing up the second wall which will be In the gap where the ramp goes.

Will get some pics up soonish.


I think the making is almost as good as the having it after

[eggsarascal]

3 minutes ago, billpierce said:

Yep glass windows will remain. Got some electrics sorted, lights, split charge relay, leisure batteries, solar reg sorted. Just starting framing up the second wall which will be In the gap where the ramp goes.

Will get some pics up soonish.


I think the making is almost as good as the having it after

I'll await the pictures. What are you doing for heating?, are you going  to buy new for fridge, cooker and the like, or buy a cheap caravan and rob them out of that?

[billpierce]

It all be second hand. Got a 24v full size compressor fridge for 40quid. Jesus decent 12v/24vcompressor fridges hold there money well. There is a diesel heater in the truck which I haven't started to look at but it'll have a jotul 600 wee stove in there also. Aye, other bits I'll just pinch out a scrap caravan 

[eggsarascal]

12 minutes ago, billpierce said:

It all be second hand. Got a 24v full size compressor fridge for 40quid. Jesus decent 12v/24vcompressor fridges hold there money well. There is a diesel heater in the truck which I haven't started to look at but it'll have a jotul 600 wee stove in there also. Aye, other bits I'll just pinch out a scrap caravan 

There is a scrapper in the yard I'm in, the fella who owns the yard can't contact the owner so he's on about getting it lifted, if he does I'll strip out anything that's any use to you and stick it on a pallet if you like.

[billpierce]

There is a scrapper in the yard I'm in, the fella who owns the yard can't contact the owner so he's on about getting it lifted, if he does I'll strip out anything that's any use to you and stick it on a pallet if you like.

That would be potentially amazing. Seriously very kind offer. Let me know.... we plan to move into truck end of March as house renovations happening then...

[billpierce]

Getting on with the back wall. Making lap joints (ship lap?) From some Douglas with an excellent planr jig. Wouldnt really want to do a house full of it this way but works ok.

[eggsarascal]

Spoke to the lad who's yard I'm in about the scrapper today Bill, he's sent the owner an email saying if it isn't moved in the next 14 days it will be removed, watch this space.

 

Any more pictures?