my vauxhall combo

[minus273degrees]

had a bit more work now but this was about 2 weeks work

 

[veedubmatt]

nice little van
you got many more plans for it

 

[Firefox]

Great start! What are you going to use to insulate and line it with?

 

[landyrubbertramp]

great start, my tip would be to use the darkesst blk film on the back windows i think its called limo blk halfords do it, that way you can look out and no one can see in but use limo blk anything lighter still allows ppl to see in , ive got limo blk at even in bright sunlight its hard to see in unless you look close up to the window, so i got a lighter shade a doubled up so no i can still see out but its inpossible to see in. and then you can still use your rear view mirror when your driving . when you have a van i think its inportnat to still get as much light in as possible as it makes the space feel bigger.

 

[ellisboy]

Good work :have fun:

 

[minus273degrees]

Great start! What are you going to use to insulate and line it with?

plan is sheeps wool (i'd rather stay away from synthetic stuff) to insulate and i want to board it with cladding to give it a kind of log cabin feel

 

[Firefox]

Cool, I think Donkey Too used sheepswool for his Bongo to great effect.

 

[mitzimad]

plan is sheeps wool (i'd rather stay away from synthetic stuff) to insulate and i want to board it with cladding to give it a kind of log cabin feel

trouble with real wood on such a small van is weight not sure what your payload would be on that ?

 

[minus273degrees]

its got a payload of about 800KG I think but needs to be taken into consideration as already have my bed in there would soft wood cladding (~7.5mm thickness) be any heavier than ply any thoughts guys?

 

[mitzimad]

would probably be twice the weight of 3mm ply but with 800kgs to play with id think you are ok your not going to be fitting wardrobes or walls

 

[minus273degrees]

would probably be twice the weight of 3mm ply but with 800kgs to play with id think you are ok your not going to be fitting wardrobes or walls

very true i'd be running out of space lol will try and find the thinnest possible (does it make any difference how thick it is?)

 

[n brown]

cladding is9mm thick

 

[minus273degrees]

cladding is9mm thick

B&Q stock a 7.5mm think one but i also have access to trade timber supplies so may be able to get thinner i really want a real wood effect also worried about splinters