[EatSleepExplore]

Purchased in February this year and started work on it in may With the plan to do as much as I can myself


Started life as a 180 panel van with tailgate and body coloured bumpers. It had just come out of its 3 year lease when I snapped it up on autotrader. Great spec and an almost unbelievable price tag :ILU:

It had an easy life being used to chuck a surfboard in the back and commute to work and back.

Was job was to insulate and carpet.

Once that was done I then moved onto electrics. Should've done this first but I hadn't decided where everything was going yet

Once the weather had dryer up it was time for a machine polish, the van was covered in swirls and holograms from previous washes

Kitchen units

Made a rough template to work out sizes then made another good template to use the with the router.
All of this was a great learning curve as I hadn't used one before. Big thanks to mike at mi conversions for the advice And for providing me with the wood and trim

I decided on zebrano with contrasting aluminium reimo rail from cmc Kent.

 

[EatSleepExplore]

Kitchen pod finished

I wanted something which was fairly basic to sit the smev on which could also be totally removeable and placed into an awning whilst camping

I used the existing tie down points to secure whilst in transit

Retro roof rack fitted

 

[jays]

nice work mate , is that a vinyl wrap that you covered the wood with
j

 

[auld joe]

so far that is looking very well T:

 

[M18baz]

That is a very nice roof rack you have thereA:

 

[richiegt5]

nice work mate , is that a vinyl wrap that you covered the wood with
j

lloks like a template to me the mdf

 

[EatSleepExplore]

That is a very nice roof rack you have thereA:

Nice one baz! Really chuffed with it. Bit of a bugger to fit on my own but got there in the end with the help with some towels to prevent me scratching the roof up!

Got to find some teak slats to oil up and fix

 

[Builder Jay]

Looking good T:

Love the carpet look:ILU:

 

[EatSleepExplore]

nice work mate , is that a vinyl wrap that you covered the wood with
j

Its 'Zebrano' vohringer bud. Used the 12mm MdF as a template

 

[T5RHW]

Coming on nicely , looks really good Ant ! T:

 

[EatSleepExplore]

Rib turned up yesterday, fcuk me its heavy. Getting fitted on the 18th!
Ordered in tasimo as I intend to upgrade the front seats to match

Been playing with the offcuts of wood I've got left to se what I could do with the back

 

[charger1972]

Nice work bud, I've got a black van with the same seat and wood but the grain runs horizontally. Will keep a eye on this one as I am looking for ideas for the kick panel and rear of my seatT:

 

[McPear]

Very nice work. You're right about the RIBs - reassuringly weighty! I had to rope the wife in to help me lift mine into the back!

 

[T5RHW]

Rib turned up yesterday, fcuk me its heavy. Getting fitted on the 18th!
Ordered in tasimo as I intend to upgrade the front seats to match

Been playing with the offcuts of wood I've got left to se what I could do with the back

Vans coming together very nicely , good job & keep the pics coming ? A:

 

[EatSleepExplore]

Cheers rob! Seen you around Totton a few times. Love your van mate. What's the next plan for yours?

 

[EatSleepExplore]

New seats installed along with rib swivels

Ordered some nwcc cushions to match!

 

[EatSleepExplore]

New set of shoes

H: H:

These turned up last week

Fronts fitted, ran out of time in the end. Ended up rolling around on the floor in the ing rain 8oclock at night bolting it all back up! Never again!

 

[blackvanman!]

Did you rope in a model to spice up the pics?! Good work, its amazing how a lowered van looks so much better

 

[Bigpower]

Looks well, What drop is that?

 

[EatSleepExplore]

About 60mm on the front at the minute. Will see what it sits like with the 3sdms on