Dazzlin Renovations/van rescue (1 Viewer)

[Dazzlin]

Already introduced our new money pit, bought unseen!

Thought I would bore a few folks with my trials and tribulations with 'Noah' . (see intro thread)

I have pretty much gutted a 'nearly' ok vehicle and there is no sign of slowing down...

Anyway, bought a nice looking (in the ad) van, for a very good price....so a bit to spend.

Now putting our mark on a van that has been used (abused) for 35 years.

Sorted all leaks from the roof.
Fitted new main roof light, ordered two secondary roof lights.
Ripped out kitchen sink, hob and fridge, rotten dash, binned. Also bathroom, gone....

On the list to do - sort the spongy floor, new complete bathroom, new kitchen, worktop /sink /hob, new dash, new ceiling , and a lot of blood, sweat n tears.

Still looking forward to getting hab electrics tested (no battery on collection)

Ad pics....

 

[Dazzlin]

Now, the real damage I have done.

New rooflight, before, during, after....

 

[Dazzlin]

Dashboard, from the top....
Carpet.
18mm chipboard
Old carpet
Old rotted ply
Remnants of itchy sponge
Rust.
Yellow sponge
Cobwebs.

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[Yorick]

I'm confused. It looks lovely in 2nd and 3rd pics.

 

[Dazzlin]

Bathroom modifications.....

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[Dazzlin]

I'm confused. It looks lovely in 2nd and 3rd pics.

Yup, I was fooled as well.....

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[Dazzlin]

Kitchen now vacant, anybody bidding for the bits?

 

[Yorick]

Yup, I was fooled as well.....

Oops

 

[Dazzlin]

Gonna be a great motorhome, but just requires a weekend of tlc.....

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[Dazzlin]

Fortunately we didn't pay over the odds.
And we will know the bits, inside and out....

 

[Yorick]

Gonna be a great motorhome, but just requires a weekend of tlc.....

A weekend ? Weeks ???

 

[Mike800966]

Looks like you have got a bit of a job on your hands.. But if the running gear and chassis are all in order then the rest is just cosmetic to an avid DIYer like you must be,

Well Done

Take your time and enjoy it when you have got it mostly sorted, I doubt you will ever get it completely right but at the end of the day just get it ok and USE it!
Best wishes and kind thoughts
Mike

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[Carol]

You can do it Darren look forward to the photos.

 

[Dazzlin]

It is keeping me in a happy place while Lynne is busy baby sitting.

Therefore worth it's weight in gold...

 

[Just smiffy]

Gonna be a great motorhome, but just requires a weekend of tlc.....

And a bit of T-Cut....?

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[canopus]

Looks like you’re gonna be busy for a while Daz.

 

[daveandsan]

I’m looking forward to seeing the finished article Dazz.

 

[Dazzlin]

Trying to shoehorn a couple of Trojan T-105's into a small place today.
Not fitting..... Update tomoz.

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[Dazzlin]

Today, bought 9mm ply to redo dash.

Pics to follow.....

 

[irnbru]

I also looking forward to the transformation photos. I’ll bet the previous owner wouldn’t recognise it by the time you are finished.

We had a couple parked next to us last week and they also ripped out their old Hymer. He said it was great to work on and knows his van much better.

Keep posting your pics!

 

[Theonlysue]

Will be great when you've finished,
Keep up the good work and hi to lynn!

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[Dazzlin]

Cheers. I enjoy a bit of diy and yes, you do get to know the van better. I am always happy to leave things if they are ok, but doing this gives the van a new lease of life, and I have no fears of 'should I?' because it needs doing.
This model is very simple.
All wires and pipes are accessible ish, well nothing is run within the floor or roof which makes it easier.
Also I am hoping the electrics are manageable as there is no electrobloc or similar, just a few fuses and a plug in charger. We will be relying on solar anyway.
I am putting a 240 domestic fridge in, run from an inverter. Should be OK with 360w of solar and 2 decent batteries.
Together with a modern sink, hob and worktops, the kitchen will be a lot more usable.
Needed to update the yellow plastic bathroom, we thought about painting and resealing but it was pretty brittle and I wanted to see what was beneath. Keeping the loo, but new shower, tray and wallboard.
The fire works, but when it doesn't, a cheapo diesel heater is going in, and it had a new water boiler about 10 years ago so I hope that is ok!

"Just needs a lick of paint"... ?

 

[grasscutter]

Keep the pictures coming. Once sorted it will be great

 

[ryan_flea]

Enjoying this thread. Brings back some haunting memories....but , also the feeling of joy and sense of completion

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[PhilandMena]

Your the man !

 

[canopus]

You’re not wrong Phil

 

[Theonlysue]

What about an all electric 12v fridge?
I would have thought more efficient?
Solar panel at the mo looks adequate to me ???

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[Don Quixote]

Respect. Will be watching this thread with interest looks like a great project.

 

[shawn&emma]

Are you mostly going to be using the van in Spain?

Re the 240v fridge, we've run our domestic fridge via 430w solar and 270amp batteries quite happily over the last 8months, obviously plenty of sun for the charging throughout mainland Europe but we've been back in the UK for a couple of months now and with the lack of sun the batteries are running lower than I'd actually like, 12.4v is the lowest I've seen. That's just purely charging through the solar, no engine charge or hookup charger.

I really wanted to use a domestic fridge as couldn't justify the cost of 12v/3way fridges. Think we spent less on the whole setup than we would have done just buying a fridge and if it doesn't work out will still be using the rest of the system.

Keep the photos coming.

Shawn

Ps if your in the uk and need an extra pair of hands and have a nice bit of land we can park up for a while, I'm your man. Well man,woman and dog lol.

 

[funflair]

As all above watching with interest, good luck and have fun.

Martin

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