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  1. n brown

    Drutt.. OR how not to build a camper in 5 uneasy lessons

    must be awful to be able to just go out and buy a camper,all that fun and struggle missed !nice job
  2. n brown

    gas supply / pipe route

    i used to fit kitchens and bathrooms for goat farmers in provence,up in the pre alps and often made pyramid joints ,20-10mm etc.i'd actually come into the house at 28mm and the last bog would be 8mm,you'd always have half a metre or so of every size in your bag !
  3. n brown

    New Project

    funny,i've done both and found the ducato harder,because of the lump wher the sld goes when lhd,and the height of the wheelarches.width is better for a cross bed,but easier to get a shower in the back in a sprinter
  4. n brown

    gas supply / pipe route

    if you have the pipes,8mm fits very nicely into 10mm if sawn neatly and is then just a capillary joint to solder as normal
  5. n brown

    gas supply / pipe route

    i know from experience that magnums are quick
  6. n brown

    gas supply / pipe route

    start at the bottle.fix a couple of feet of the orange reinforced flexi with a jubilee clip to the regulator.drill a 40mm gas drop out hole in the bottle compartment and under any gas joint outside of it.fix the flexi to this- Magnum Motorhomes - Viewing Product: and continue in 8mm[ 5/16 ]...
  7. n brown

    Telescopic table leg.

    or..... you could get a couple of lengths of 50x50mm and make ply slots so they bridge the gap and the bed/table boards sit on top. by ply slots i mean 'U' shaped bits of ply the ends slot into,screwed to the seat front.steel tube would do instead of course
  8. n brown

    Telescopic table leg.

    still not sure .the board seems to be supported either end in the pics,so if you just need a removable table leg theres this http://www.magnummotorhomes.co.uk/view_product.asp?productID=1611.just in case you're not familiar with them,the leg is a taper fit and just ulls out leaving the sockets...
  9. n brown

    I am liking this layout

    it's in greece as we speak !
  10. n brown

    I am liking this layout

    here you gonot exactly but close
  11. n brown

    Telescopic table leg.

    got me intrigued now,how big is the table and how is it hinged?theres always more than a couple of solutions but i need more info !
  12. n brown

    Telescopic table leg.

    how much travel on an office chair seat? might be worth a look if you have one about.why telescopic?that means the leg stays there,where a normal taper fit leg gets removed.the table top gets supported by the seat edges innit.and rotating is easy with the taper fit
  13. n brown

    Telescopic table leg.

    go to a chandlers like force 4. they do all sorts of stuff better
  14. n brown

    Scary self build Yikes !!!

    adrian flux
  15. n brown

    Scary self build Yikes !!!

    fiat ducato,peugeot boxer and citroen relay,all the same van are a few inches wider than other vans,which allows a bed of 6 foot 2 or 3 inches across the van.they do however have very high wheel arches so the bed has to be raised,not really a bad thing,but they're difficult to get a shower...
  16. n brown

    Help Wiring?

    the reason i use conduit cable -its mutistrand
  17. n brown

    rooflight advice needed please

    these things are pretty standard,the usual sizes are 28cmx28cm or 40x40.this measurement is the size of the hole that is cut in the roof.if you're unsure,remove the inner frame and measure
  18. n brown

    Help Wiring?

    you can pretty much have anything where you want,gas bottle next to webasto is no problem.as for the wiring,you have enough top and bottom cuboards to conceal any wiring,and you can cross the van through the locker over the cab.i do all my wiring in 2.5mm conduit cable and use appropiate...
  19. n brown

    Help Wiring?

    daisy daisy daisy,don't worry,all the wiring can be done after.i always do it last
  20. n brown

    wood finish on units

    best check the ingredients says ska who's warning to his mate saved 2 e-types from certain death when the mate went back and threw his rags out of their garage onto the drive where they self -combusted that night
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