greetings one and all
just joined this site and have done my introductions,
So, quick back story I am a senior lecturer for a private college and I work with difficult students teaching motor vehicle engineering, the place I work at had a Renault Master Mini Bus 14 seater that had been sitting for 5 years and they decided it had to go so I took it off their hands cheap as chips £300. Being classed as a key worker I was able to take it to the workshops and plan the build, after a day of fully servicing it filling it with fresh diesel a new battery and a full check out I got it running and it runs really smooth.
So I started this build about 6 months ago and basically gutted the van pictures will be included, It has been fully lined with several layers of thermal insulation 3 layers of acoustic insulation all of the inner trim has been ripper out and recovered with new trim cloth, I have built a baulk head separating the driers cab from the living area, I threw out the tacky van seats and adapted seats from a Peugeot convertible for the front.
I had discovered that because it had been standing for so long mice had feasted on the wiring harness and the sound proofing trim, leaving behind several tonnes of mouse poo! (nasty job cleaning this all out) but the damage that the little B****ds caused has now been corrected, I personally hate dirty oily engine bays so I ripped everything out cleaned it all out and resprayed it so it looks really nice and presentable now with all new rubbers and trim.
Bringing the project up to date, all of the insulation and lining work has been completed in the living area and a nice new silver grey carpet has been installed, the baulk head has been completed and lined a new sky light has been fitted and some of the LED lighting has been wired in and working.
I have a blank canvas to now plan the living area, the plan of action is a sliding double bed a kitchen area TV and entertainment area trying to keep as much space as possible.
The loo will be found a home in storage under the sliding bed
just joined this site and have done my introductions,
So, quick back story I am a senior lecturer for a private college and I work with difficult students teaching motor vehicle engineering, the place I work at had a Renault Master Mini Bus 14 seater that had been sitting for 5 years and they decided it had to go so I took it off their hands cheap as chips £300. Being classed as a key worker I was able to take it to the workshops and plan the build, after a day of fully servicing it filling it with fresh diesel a new battery and a full check out I got it running and it runs really smooth.
So I started this build about 6 months ago and basically gutted the van pictures will be included, It has been fully lined with several layers of thermal insulation 3 layers of acoustic insulation all of the inner trim has been ripper out and recovered with new trim cloth, I have built a baulk head separating the driers cab from the living area, I threw out the tacky van seats and adapted seats from a Peugeot convertible for the front.
I had discovered that because it had been standing for so long mice had feasted on the wiring harness and the sound proofing trim, leaving behind several tonnes of mouse poo! (nasty job cleaning this all out) but the damage that the little B****ds caused has now been corrected, I personally hate dirty oily engine bays so I ripped everything out cleaned it all out and resprayed it so it looks really nice and presentable now with all new rubbers and trim.
Bringing the project up to date, all of the insulation and lining work has been completed in the living area and a nice new silver grey carpet has been installed, the baulk head has been completed and lined a new sky light has been fitted and some of the LED lighting has been wired in and working.
I have a blank canvas to now plan the living area, the plan of action is a sliding double bed a kitchen area TV and entertainment area trying to keep as much space as possible.
The loo will be found a home in storage under the sliding bed
