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[Deleted member 79649]

Great job. Mind that wound up cable which looks 'under load' in the corner, be a shame to lose that lovely workshop

It's got a dab radio plugged into it hardy drawing much current my son is an electrician and he is supposed to be installing sockets for me as soon as I can drag him of his xbox lol

 

[Tim120]

A carry mat! Luxury, l used to sleep on rice paper and if we were lucky enough we'd get to eat it for us dinner.

Sleep, Dinner! Tell the kids these days.

 

[Nabsim]

Load of wimps, I just had the softest bit of ground I could find, if it was warm and dry sleep in the open, otherwise pitch the tent.
If you wanted comfort (koff koff) you slept on the bike leaning on the tank bag

or in the sidecar if no kids with me

 

[izwozral]

Nice job, you must be well chuffed.

Best not to leave the cable wrapped on the reel when in use.

 

[dunfillin]

You're obviously very skillfully at carpentry but have you checked the weight?
"Proper" plywood is very heavy!!

 

[phillybarbour]

Lovely job and great van

 

[BGMitch]

Nice job, well done ... Hoping to do similar in the not too distant, may be picking your brain

 

[Lioncrunch]

We had nowt when we lived in a shoe lol. Nice job indeed!

Spare tyre.is cramped but comfy for a couple of nights.

 

[2cv]

OK here it is

 

[Tim120]

OK here it is

Absolutely brilliant. Thanks for posting

 

[Tim120]

From self build admiration to old comedy sketch and back to self build admiration.

The more I look the more I appreciate the levels of dedication and skill involved.
Your Grandad, Burt, I'm sure would be pleased.

 

[Deleted member 12839]

Burt Is a good looking van lovely job you’ve done enjoy your travels

This is Burt my T5 named after my Grandad purchased as a panel van just over 2 years ago and converted by me no kits hear all hand made from sheets of ply.
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[Deleted member 79649]

You're obviously very skillfully at carpentry but have you checked the weight?
"Proper" plywood is very heavy!!

Its light weight Morland ply and yes we have a weigh bridge at work fully loaded with a full tank of fuel and water it comes in at 2578 km so have enough payload left for the wife lol

 

[dunfillin]

Its light weight Morland ply and yes we have a weigh bridge at work fully loaded with a full tank of fuel and water it comes in at 2578 km so have enough payload left for the wife lol

Well done!
You've obviously thought it through properly before you invested what must have been a lot of time and money on your project.
It would have been such a shame to have achieved such a fine result to find that the van was too heavy to be legal.
Now enjoy it when you are able.

 

[Tookey]

You can sell your redundant tools to '1 Cup' now

 

[Trotter]

Rice paper? Luxury! We had to sleep in thin air. Levitate. Close yer eyes and yer fell off

 

[Trotter]

You can sell your redundant tools to '1 Cup' now

Loan!