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Back on the smaller Boxer. Fitted some very nice worktops (solid surfaces) :)

Final part of the L4H3 build :)

I'd say that's debatable tbh. There are definite advantages to both spray foam and Kingspan type stuff IMO. They are made by a company called Solway: https://solwaycamperconversions.co.uk/shop They do make the job easy.

Another different van this week - bit different this time :) This ones a L4H3 monster. With a very cool electric bed :cool:

it's the Moreland stuff. It's not bad tbh, easy to cut but not great to drill (I'm likely being picky :) ). Does make life easy though. Feel like I'm cheating 😀

Building another van this time. Starting to enjoy constantly building vans :)

I videoed fitting our MaxxFan a year ago, but with everything else going on didn't upload it. My new LED MaxxShade arrived a few days ago and I decided to finish the video, also showing how it works and how loud it is and adding what I think of it after having it running almost constantly for a...

Thanks. Looking like trying to fit a remanufactured engine in our van now. Be a lot easier is someone who had more of a clue could help me though (useless as mechanics). Hoping to find someone that knows more than me (like everyone lol) who wants a hand with their van. Hoping.... Anyway - next...

Second video on this van - this time it's up on ramps to connect the gas and water tanks:

Thanks. The shower tray is 670 x 670, then there will be a shallow unit (about 100-120ish deep) between it and the wall (at waist height). This will have the sink on top, so it gives loads of roof at shoulder height. Does make a nice size bathroom. It's the same in our own van.

I think it's 3mm board from Morlands. Not 100% as was bought before I started. Do know the rest of the interior is Poplar 15mm lightweight ply.

Not my own van, this is one I'm doing for someone else. They ran out of time after deciding to go back to work for the summer, so couldn't finish it. I had the time, so why not :cool: Anyway, here's video 1:

Nice one. Look forward to seeing the progress :cool:

Well it "says" 75K :LOL: I think I bought a bit of a ringer tbh. It was 3 years old to the day and had 35K on the clock (we have had van for 6 years). During the last 6 years it has had 2x new alternator and 2x new starter motor and 3x new battery. This was all for the same problem. I was new...

It's a the Ford unit in the Peugeot, the 2.2 HDI 220 When the turbo went it sucked out the oil from the engine. When the AA came originally, they said it was a miracle the engine hadn't blown and that it could be damaged. Then, when getting quotes to have a new turbo, 3 separate garages all...

I'd appreciate that Phil :) I did do a little research before, but couldn't find an engine that was suitable at a reasonable price. I'd happily spend up to £3k on a proper re-manufactured (complete) engine, but could only find re-manufactured bare units (no injectors/pumps/etc). I also looked...

Thanks for that - especially the graphs :) Just a thought (probably more a hope), I wonder if the overhead (zero load) quoted for the inverter is present all the time? If it was then 35W for the fridge on AC, x93% inverter efficiency = 37.5W, plus the inverter overhead (15W in your case in...

Interesting topic. Whereas I have the new Phoenix Smart 2000VA here, I'm not actually using it at the moment. As I can't move (and wanted to change a few things with my setup) I've connected everything straight to EHU, via a 12v transformer where necessary. I have a watt metre plugged in before...

I think that's a good idea @wildebus :) My inverter only uses 8w in zero load, but over say 8 hours at night, this adds up to 64W or around 5Ah. I imagine (but haven't tested) that with a very small load (like the Spot and router), this overhead is on top of the draw, even if in ECO mode...

Hey all. For the past few weeks I've been fine-tuning the power and charging in our van. It's a fairly different setup to what I imagine most are currently using, but it's close to being right so I thought I'd post an account for anyone else wanting to do similar. We use a lot of power. We...