Recent content by SquirrellCook

Whatever you think you will need. Double it, less stress in the end.

I purchased a 12 volt Fridge/Freezer for my time in a tent. They are so much better than they used to be. Now it can be used for days out keeping things cool in Anita's little Vito Van. Mark

It could be the numbers game, the more you can automatically make, the more the costs are reduced. Mark

Even though I was only reducing the number seats, I was told not to attempt to resister Betty as a Motorhome! So now, even though it doesn't have type approval, it's become a PHGV :( Mark

Just remember the air intake must be outside of the vehicle and the exhaust must be absolutely gas tight. Mark

I was hoping to insulate the eberspacher exhaust pipe this weekend, Mellors sent the wrong size hose clips. Not the end of the world. The Exhaust lagging was posted through a letter box in a blue door. We don't have a blue door, let alone a letterbox. Good news is the Fridge is still...

A small amount of progress, but it's progress. Like using skin fittings for eberspachers. The heater is mounted under the step, but I'm limited for good spaces for the exhaust outlet. Hence, I've gone from one side to the other. Still some more brackets required, but at least I now know where...

Cheaper than paying for a cremation! Mark

Two weeks away on a Norway trip and I was reminded the hard way to get on with the Betty Build. Oh, did it rain!

I find level seat bases very uncomfortable. Even if you have the base to back angle at 90 degrees, tilt the whole lot back 10 - 20 degrees. There must be a British standard on seat dimensions, someone would have spent millions on researching it. Mark

Like many production methods, profit is king. If the acrylic was thicker, it would be more durable. Though slower and more expensive to mould. Polypropylene would be best, though doesn't look as shinny. Also takes a very skilled vacuum former to work with anything over 2mm. GRP, using woven...

I suspect your GRP tray will fail in time too, it doesn't like being flexed. You can make semiflexible mouldings, but I doubt if many GRP companies will have experience of this. Your soft support won't help. Back filled with rigid expanding foam should help. Mark

Don't lazy, do some reading. You might even learn something.

Just idiots and wanta be’s on utube. The headlight is an easy fix. There is a post below with most of your answers. Mark

It's not the end of the world Phil. What annoys me it that the taxation class is taken to be the vehicle type by many. Even the Body type is misleading, as it can't be anything else other than SD/Bus/Coach. On the upside the road tax is cheaper. Mark