Van built. Exciting times.

[mark61]

Van has been made and just delivered to the company who are tweaking 4x4 system. Best get my conversion ideas sorted.

 

[Sharon the Cat]

Have fun!

 

[trevskoda]

You will get no sleep now.:idea::juggle::mad2::camper::cheers:good luck.

 

[n brown]

are you going for a pop top ?

 

[mark61]

are you going for a pop top ?

If I found one I liked for sensible money, I would seriously consider a pop top. The off roading toys come first though.

 

[phillybarbour]

What made you go for white, your current van is such a strong vibrant colour?

 

[phillybarbour]

What 4x4 mods are due, I'd have thought with all the electronics on a new vehicle you couldn't mess much with the drive train.

 

[snowbirds]

Looks Great, good luck with the build.

Snowbirds.:wave:

Van has been made and just delivered to the company who are tweaking 4x4 system. Best get my conversion ideas sorted.

 

[mark61]

What made you go for white, your current van is such a strong vibrant colour?

Never ordered a new vehicle before. I knew exactly what I wanted, apart from colour, so went with white.

4x4 mods are, convert the part time 4x4 to full time 4x4, front, centre and rear diff locks fitted. Low ratio box taken from the standard 1:1.42 ratio to 1:2.85 making it a proper low box.

All the 4x4 mods are carried out by the company who supply the 4x4 system to Mercedes in the first place. Mercedes only directly supply the most basic of their options though.
Nice looking facility mind you.

 

[caledonia]

Proper job! Wetting my appetite for a new van, which will be 4x4. Keep us updated. Well jealous.

 

[Debs]

Something missing from those pictures.....oh yes, filthy muck and grease coated floors, with mechanics in same condition with fag hanging out of mouth, "other stuff" lying all over the place, and the head honcho yelling at you to get out of this area! :banana::lol-049::lol-049:

 

[Deleted member 20892]

If only.... If my No's come on the loto, i'll be in the que besides ya .!

jt

 

[mark61]

Finally arrived at UK dealer last week. Picked it up on Friday, took it up to some quarries north of Peterborough just to make sure everything works as it should. Only easy tracks, didn't want to wreck it on first outing, need some decent tyres on it first as well.
Fun bit of getting it converted starts very soon.
Difflock vacuums under passenger seat. A nice 6x6 at the dealer, which is just crying out to be a MH.

 

[n brown]

sorted a layout yet ?

 

[mark61]

Think I'm going to do similar layout to the Auto Sleeper Symbol, minus the shower.

 

[n brown]

sounds good, losing the shower increases the free floor area, and not having that floor to ceiling box will really make it more open and spacious feeling !

 

[Buzzy Beans]

One of the members of the new diymotorhome forum is an avid 4x4 fanatic with a 4x4 Sprinter that he has converted but which also doubles as his work van where he goes out into the fields repairing farming equipment with his on boar oxy equipment.

Good luck with your conversion, it will be good to see how you are getting on.

All the best

Phil

 

[mark61]

Windows in last week, and today dropped the van of at Errol's place, Home

Decided not to do this one myself. Errol will do a far better job and it will get finished.

Still not finished the other van, in fact, still not finished my flat which I started on over 10 years ago, lol. So decided to pay and get a complete job.

 

[mark61]

Patriot roof rack fitted, van now back at Errol's to complete conversion. Best bit about that is I get to go away while work on van continues.

Have to say, everyone I've dealt with getting work done have been fantastic.

 

[carol]

Wow, Mark, just seen this thread...a new van! Looking good. Have you won the lottery?