Loving Life on the Road
I noticed the van wasn’t sitting level at the back, I looked into fitting airbags to replace the rubber bump stops, but the leaf spring on the nearside is now bent the wrong way, so new leaf springs are needed. As Fiat wouldn’t replace the leaf spring under warranty due to the van carrying a […]
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One of the big tasks I had was to somehow make the van a lot quieter so when we filmed in the van it wasn’t really noisy, so I installed special sound deadening mats throughout the van and also within the front cab doors and side loading door. I also installed additional door seals to […]
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In Episode 3 of this campervan refit, the 3rd revision, I use the wood and items I removed previously to remake the interior to provide more storage for the back fo the van. I install a fan to help cool the back of the fridge which has a speed control so you can have a […]
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As you might have seen in the last episode, HERE, I uncovered quite a few issues with the van after removing the original van furniture. The first thing was to install quality panel insulation to the doors and side panels anywhere I could get access too, I also stuck plenty of Silent Coat sound deadening […]
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I’ve been wanting to do this modification to the van for a long time, I’ve even had quotes to pay someone to do it. But I just really like getting stuck in myself. So I picked the best weather day, with no wind and no rain, I then set about teaching myself how to wrap, […]
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So.. or should that be Sew.. haha.. After complaining a LOT about John leaving gadgets and other paraphernalia lying around on every surface of the van, I decided to see if I could utilise some unused space in the van – the cupboard doors! I had an idea in my head and lots of spare […]
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The decision to take everything out of the back of our van and rebuild it to create more storage space has uncovered a few problems, mainly that the campervan has no insulation under the floor, has large holes all over the floor and a rats nest of wires – all these issues are going to […]
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