Sod's Law Of Land Rovers http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/ 2026-04-15T00:40:38+00:00 http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/ http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc1:bathroom&rev=1557963885&do=diff Bathroom Very much “the smallest room”, we weren't sure how small we could get away with, but our spy mission to the Caravan & Motorhome show (we sat in a LOT of bathrooms) gave us the confidence that a pretty small space was fine for a porta-potti and emergency shower. text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc1:bed&rev=1557963885&do=diff The Bed Here's the full version of the Mk1 seat/bed conversion process: Start with the seat base, back step must be up: Fold end flap up & drop the legs to support it: Slot two flat pieces together (they stow left of the fridge) to support the centre panel: text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc1:bulkhead_removal&rev=1557963885&do=diff Removing the bulkhead To make it walk-through from cab to living quarters. Starting point, after removing the LPG tanks: The bulkhead panel & frame had been hacked about with a grinder to squeeze the LPG tanks in: Many scrivets removed, old rockwool insulation removed, frame exposed: text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc1:curtains&rev=1557963884&do=diff Curtains & Thermal Blinds Deserve their own section as they're brilliant. Helen got busy with the sewing machine & some material from eBay, plus “blackout” lining material. These are for the windows in the back: Rear doors: Hooks are Maplin cable P-clips riveted to the window frame in an existing rivet hole: text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc1:flooring&rev=1557963885&do=diff Flooring Keeping it simple, we found some chequer-plate effect lino from B&Q for the floor. When camping or at off-road events people are likely to get in & out with wet or muddy shoes, plus there's the bathroom area, which leaves not very much space for shag-pile carpet. The decision was just lino the whole floor and we could always throw a rug or something down to really tie the room together. One note on lino or maybe we should say text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc1:interior&rev=1557963885&do=diff Interior Furniture While I was busy with the engine swap, Helen got busy with the power tools and started making a kitchen, bed, and bathroom. It was mostly done using 9mm ply and 34mm baton, it's been suggested we could've gone narrower on the baton and thinner on the ply, but only with decent quality material text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc1:odds_and_sods&rev=1557963885&do=diff General bits The old Screwfix ERA van-lock was ugly and a pain, the screws got in the way (even cut down) and it didn't really exude a “high security” vibe... Unfortunately this was done to the door to aid fitting: Anyway, a slightly nicer one was purchased and bolted on, photos in the pipeline! text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc1:power&rev=1557963884&do=diff 2nd Battery & Split Charge The ambulance came with 3 batteries and 2 split charges (a factory-fit one of unknown status, and a posh 3-battery MOSFET unit). Two were under the seat, one was floating free in the back. We removed everything and then reinstated a single battery under the seat, so we now needed to reinstall a 2nd battery to run the text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc1:re_insulating&rev=1557963884&do=diff Re-Insulating The body was insulated from the factory, but that was 1980's rock-wool which is not exactly the best thing available and is also an itchy fluffy pain in the everything to work with. We decided to pull it out and replace with 25mm Celotex which is more insulating (about twice as insulating in fact) and less horrible. The ambulance was obviously never designed to be a camper originally so the walls are only ~30mm thick and the steel frame makes quite a text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc1:start&rev=1557963885&do=diff Camper Conversion Mk1 ...wait, Mk1??? Yes! We spent a long time thinking, planning, researching, googling campers and conversions. We went to the Caravan & Camper show at the NEC and shamelessly nosed at how everyone else was doing things, we took a camera, a tape measure & notepad and did the full