The Big Lorry to Camper Conversion (3 Viewers)

[HandyAndy]

After years of researching 7.5T I came to the conclusion I would be going with DAF. Seem to have fairly good reputation, plenty of second hand spares and new spares are reasonable.

How the mighty have fallen, and am now about to start converting a Vivaro

So did you go daf in the end then. Link me to your build thread ??

 

[Minxy]

So did you go daf in the end then. Link me to your build thread ??

Sounds like he went 'daft in the head' ...

 

[HandyAndy]

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[MANGOFORTH]

A true patriot ?, Vauxhall and Daf ?. Im a traitor, All my vehicles are axis.?

 

[rangi]

Might be 10.5 actually. And that is with fully loaded water and fuel tanks. He's also got a gama goat. Google it if you don't know, I'd never heard of it before. Mega cool US Vietnam war paddy feild navigator

If you mean the Bedford, the green one, the Yanks never had them in Vietnam, same with the AEC, the white one.

ANZACs had Internationals 6X6s and L/Rovers




Whoops!!! Just Googled the Goat, that'll teach me to leap in with both feet

'umble and abject apologies

 

[MANGOFORTH]

Primed it a lovely shade Beige....?

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[HandyAndy]

Looking awesome Mr Mango!!
What graphics are we going for to keep DVLA happy with their new requirements.
I was thinking of STREET SLEEPER
Being a bum in style ?

 

[MANGOFORTH]

I was thinking "BEWARE CONTAINS ANIMALS"

 

[jongood]

Also i look at every lorry i go past. All the big commercial companies use MAN.... Maybe nice new ones though... But still, gives me a smile.

Actually Scania are top of the tree in Europe - ask any driver.

Volvo with I shift have the best auto Box.

MAN are pretty good.

Drivers moan about the suspension in the MB Actros's

DAF are a bit Marmite

You feel sorry for people with Iveco or Renaults.

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[jongood]

After years of researching 7.5T I came to the conclusion I would be going with DAF. Seem to have fairly good reputation, plenty of second hand spares and new spares are reasonable.

How the mighty have fallen, and am now about to start converting a Vivaro

Have you noticed how Many MH's are on DAF's? There's your answer.

 

[HandyAndy]

drivers don't have to worry about fixing them.

 

[MANGOFORTH]

Actually Scania are top of the tree in Europe - ask any driver.

Volvo with I shift have the best auto Box.

MAN are pretty good.

Drivers moan about the suspension in the MB Actros's

DAF are a bit Marmite

You feel sorry for people with Iveco or Renaults.

I take it you're a driver? Is that for artics? Cant say I've noticed that many rigid Scania. Probably because im not looking for them?. I'll keep an eye out now, ill check back in next week with truck watch updates ?

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[Oldbob]

Daf are good as a small truck chassis for building on, spares are cheap and are available all over Europe.
Renault are some daf , but things like wheels are special to Renault and cannot be inter changed.
Early man are good, and parts available.
Just stay away from euro 6 engined vehicles, the adblue systems are tetchy and temperamental, only way to treat them is work them really hard, stops them sooting up.
If you want a longer chassis can, go for dad, ex Argos or similar 10 ton plated demount body. Get it down plated to 7.5 ton.
You then have a better heavier duty chassis, and loads of power.

 

[MANGOFORTH]

Just finished the Escargot thing. Seems nuts to me. All that effot for a bit of extra length ?

 

[HandyAndy]

Oh well if it's the wrong choice of chassis it can always be un bolted and then bolted back on something else I suppose

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[HandyAndy]

Just finished the Escargot thing. Seems nuts to me. All that effot for a bit of extra length ?

They are going to need the length to put binky in there.. if you don't know what that is then umm thats a lot more video to watch ?.
Project binky

 

[jongood]

I take it you're a driver? Is that for artics? Cant say I've noticed that many rigid Scania. Probably because im not looking for them?. I'll keep an eye out now, ill check back in next week with truck watch updates ?

Not my main occupation but I do regularly drive artics, mostly Volvo and DAF with the odd Scania, I recently had a day in my brothers new S650 V8, very very nice.

Sadly Scania don't do small rigids, I ve driven Motorhomes on the MB Atego and the 4 and 6 cylinder MAN's and I would say either MAN are good. The Actros is also pretty good although has the MB problem of being bouncy, even the artics are. IMHO you should forget Renault or DAF, although I havent driven a smaller version recently they always used to be dire.

I can't find a MH on a Scania but there are a few about on FH4 Volvo's, there's some inspiration for the next one? btw if you re a fabricator you probably know that its quite common to extend or shorten chassis on trucks so you could have a V8 scania at 8 metres.

HandyAndy the drivers don't have to fix them but they have to live with the flaws and problems.

Jon

 

[MANGOFORTH]

Can anybody tell me the difference between victron bluesolar and smartsolar??

Please and thanks

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[Gromett]

Can anybody tell me the difference between victron bluesolar and smartsolar??

Please and thanks

One has bluetooth the other doesn't. From memory the bluesolar doesn't (but I might have it the wrong way round).

 

[Ivory55]

Here is a V8 scania for you to stretch and put a box on , haha.

SCANIA V8 R620 EURO 4 TOPLINE 6 X 2 TRACTOR UNIT - 2007 - NK07 EZA - Walker Movements

Scania R Series Topline High Roof Twinsleeper Cab C/w 4 Point Air Suspension. Scania V8 620 Bhp Turbo Air To Air Charge Cooled Euro...

walkermovements.co.uk

 

[HandyAndy]

Smart solar has bluetooth

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[Vipar]

Hi Mangoforth. Is it a 5 speed box with a splitter? If so I owned 4 of them before the drivers nearly broke me had many a night out on the back shelf I’m 5ft 3 not 6ft 7 ????

 

[HandyAndy]

Ahh yes, I spoke with an owner operator I've known for 30 odd years in the game, he turned up at work to deliver something... He sucked his teeth at MAN, agreed about expense to repair.
Agreed that Iveco may as well be made in China
And loved all the Mercs he's had. I think he said 816's never went wrong and were built really well.
I think that seals it, shame nothing other than a Unimog comes up when you try a 4x4 search though (not that a 4x4 would likely be in my price bracket anyway ha.
So I think that's done (until further notice of course), Merc it is for me.

 

[MANGOFORTH]

Well it was only £2.5k... If it breaks and cost lots I'll l just put the body on something else.


But thanks for pissing on my chips ?

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[HandyAndy]

?? inadvertently!

 

[MANGOFORTH]

This beast turned up today ????

 

[Minxy]

View attachment 346799This beast turned up today ????

Are you trying to built a Frankenstein's monster???

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[chrisgreen]

View attachment 344810Primed it a lovely shade Beige....?

Etching primer?

 

[tacr2man]

HandyAndy some 4x4 reasonable prices

 

[HandyAndy]

View attachment 346799This beast turned up today ????

Now those are the kinda toys I like!!

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