The Comparison

From Old to New

Thought this would be interesting.

The Inside

Showing Off

Pretty much done inside now, here it is as it looks today!

Probably find a few small things that need doing, and of course there are still things needing sorted externally but I reckon it's good to use next weekend anyway!

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The Camera

Rear View

The reversing camera hasn't worked properly since I got the van, the picture sometimes goes but the audio works.

I suspected there was a loose wire, so took the camera casing to bits and gave it a good clean, and there is one or two of the wires needing re-soldered onto the PCB.

I will need to get a soldering iron to fix that, but I also replaced the bit of wood that was holding the camera above the glove box, this will also be painted black.

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The Paint

Back to Black

There was only a couple of bits I wanted painted, which were the pieces of wood that could be seen at the top and bottom of the shower doorway, the front surround of the wardrobe, and the kitchen cupboard.

Gillian kindly offered to do this for me, and after 2 coats it was all done!

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The Trim 4

Kitchen Finish

Today I removed the side panels off the kitchen unit to check all the gas connections. I got gas leak detector spray plus some PTFE tape to put on the compression joints.

Once I had checked all the connections, I put the panels back on and then put some aluminium trim to finish off the edges.

I also moved the 240V socket on to the side panel as you can see on the photos below

All the above were just stuck on with adhesive, if they don't hold well I will put a couple of screws in.

Update 21/04/15

Added a couple of bits on to the kitchen cupboard today, along with the awesome licence plate that Dave Dale gave me last month when I was in Austin, Texas... this actually came from his truck :)

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The Box

Boxed In

I wanted to hide the gas bottle that supplies the kitchen appliances, so a simple solution was just to box it in.

So first I cut 4 lengths of wood to build the frame, 2 had to be slightly shorter due to the raised bit I put in for the gas drop hole.

Then I screwed the batons to the frame and the kitchen unit, and then cut a bit of MDF to fit the front.

Then it was time to use the trusty old Veltrim (still got loads of it left) and cover that front panel and I also cut another bit of MDF to put on the top.

Once the adhesive had taken hold, it was just a case of trimming round the excess and leaving a bit for the bottom panel that the gas bottle sits on.

So as you can see above, a simple job but looks good and also gives me a little shelf to store stuff on if need be. 

For a final finish, I have also put on a bit of the aluminium trim, there is no need to screw this top piece of wood on either, it sits in snug and gives me easy access to the gas bottle when required.

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The Waste 2

Sink Out

Eventually got round to doing this job, pretty basic one but was waiting to pull out the fridge etc for testing the gas supply before using the van.

Just needed to attach the flexi waste pipe to the sink, used a hairdryer to help ease the pipe on, certainly won't be coming off easily!

I had to go down the right hand side, away from the fridge exhaust, and then put a hole for the pipe to go down. I will put some padding round the hole to protect the pipe from getting damaged.

My original plan was to join the kitchen sink waste to the shower waste with a Y piece and have it with just one outlet, but was concerned about the angle the pipe would need to go down at, perhaps giving me drainage issues.

I have a waste water container if I need to use that, otherwise it will just drain into a field.

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