Posted: 23-Jul-2018 | Category: General
More cupboard work
Work continues building the cupboards, plus trialling the hob. We've gone for a gas hob with a grill underneath. This is sat on tile board - a cement based board, to act as a heat shield. I've also done more work on the cab end step.
Side cupboard
Looking to the front - showig the cab step
Hob and grill in place
Posted: 28-Jul-2018 | Category: General
Water Pump
Water pump being installed - in the pump mounting box.
Water Pump installed
Posted: 30-Jul-2018 | Category: General
Gas and trimming out the washroom
Running the gas pipe up to the hob; then connecting up the washroom basin - finally carrying on with trimming up the washroom: making panels to cover access covers.
Gas connection up to hob; you can also see the sink waste pipe
Water connection for washroom basin
Washroom trim out
Posted: 04-Aug-2018 | Category: General
Bed cupboard and washroom trim
More work on trimming the washroom, and also made the panels to box in under the bed.
Washroom panels
Panelling in under the bed
Posted: 07-Aug-2018 | Category: General
Tall cupboard
More work on the tall cupboard, including making the top panel, which includes the control panel (light switch, fridge switch, water pump switch, LPG meter and switch, radio switch) and rear DAB radio.
Tall cupboard
Fridge shelf
Top panel and control panel and radio
Posted: 13-Aug-2018 | Category: General
Electrics
Lots of work on the electrics - updating under the bed and installing the relays for the fridge and water pump. Connections to the fridge and pump need to be as short as possible and are quite high current, I decided to use relays to switch them. The control panel switches can then be located anywhere and are not switching very much current. The relays have built in fuses, sourced from eBay.
Updating the electrics under the bed
Installing the relays for the fridge and water pump.
Posted: 15-Aug-2018 | Category: General
Panelling out
Started panelling out the cupboards, and boxing in things like the relays.
Side cupboard panelling
Boxing in the tall cupboard and relays
Posted: 17-Aug-2018 | Category: General
More panelling, overhead cupboards and bed cushions
More panelling in place, and started building the framework for the overhead cupboard above the seat. And the seat cushions are complete! Excellent..
Front panels on the tall cupboard
End panel and trim
Overhead cupboard framework. The timbers are fixed to the roof and side panels via blind nuts glued inside the square sections.
Excellent bed cushions!
Posted: 25-Aug-2018 | Category: General
Overhead cupboard
More work on the overhead cupboard.
Cupboard framework
Cupboard framework
Panelled in, and flexi light installed. The light is from IKEA - we have used them in the VW. They are 7volt, so had to built a voltage reducer.
Posted: 28-Aug-2018 | Category: General
Over cab cupboards and lighting
Wanted to install lights above the cab for when the seats are swivelled, so built a panel to carry two lights. Then the front of the overcab space was panelled in.
Light panel, showing wiring, lights and switch
The front panel fitted, including a flexi light which will be used for reading in bed!