Martin OSullivan
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Looking at buying a fiat ducato tri axle minibus for a self build conversion, anyone on here got one or converted one?
Many thanks
Many thanks
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All those windows would make it a problem I reckon, but thats only my opinion
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Hi Martin,
Umm - it looks quite a good vehicle to do a conversion on - don't be too put off by all the windows - you could easily panel those in where required. I did a 36ft coach conversion 25yrs ago and it was well worth all the effort.
One tip if you do go ahead - completely strip it internally back to the outer skin and fill all the cavities with spray on closed cell polyurethane foam - it will also give excellent soundproofing as it is keyed to the actual surfaces. Re-fit or replace the internal skin and your ready to start the fit out.
Best wishes, Chris.
It is easy to remove glass and sheet over windows then it'sa stright forward van conversion :thumb: Theres a couple of tag axle vans one with only a few thousand miles on a 05 plate for about 12k
terry
a great blank canvas for a self build, but watch out for worn out running gear as many of these vans have had a hard life. the local to me social services run a fleet of these buses and there are always a couple off the road. suspension and gearbox seem to be weak points.
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some of these issues were fixed by extra torsion bars across the rear wheel assemblys.Yes I had heard they suffer from susspension issues, that is more the information that I am looking for and engine and gearbox issues, if anyone has any advice on what to look out for that would be great
Any links at allhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fiat-ducato-tri-axle2-8-jtd-motorhome-selfbuild-project-/171120146663?pt=UK_Campers_Caravans_Motorhomes&hash=item27d78e38e7ttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fiat-ducato-tri-axle2-8-jtd-motorhome-selfbuild-project-/171120146663?pt=UK_Campers_Caravans_Motorhomes&hash=item27d78e38e7ttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fiat-ducato-tri-axle2-8-jtd-motorhome-selfbuild-project-/171120146663?pt=UK_Campers_Caravans_Motorhomes&hash=item27d78e38e7terry?
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