Sod's Law Of Land Rovers http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/ 2026-04-15T00:39:41+00:00 http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/ http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:bathroom_door&rev=1557963883&do=diff Bathroom Door We needed a door, but it needed to be something that could be opened when the bed was out. We found these cheapo plastic concertina doors on eBay, a whole £12, cut it to length, nail the track up and clip it in place. Simple, cheap, does the trick: text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:better_battery_cradle&rev=1557963883&do=diff Better Battery Cradle The original under-chassis battery cradle wasn't perfect, it was a bit of a pain to lift a battery into as it was quite a tight fit, and as it turned out the Trojan battery we had was ~5mm larger and wouldn't fit in. So we made a new one, thanks to Mike for the loan of his metal folder. text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:control_panel&rev=1557963883&do=diff Control Panel We needed somewhere to switch the water pump & under-cupboard lighting, a voltmeter for the 2nd battery, control for the ceiling fans and the Webasto, my paranoia wanted a gas shutoff for the internal gas supply, and Helen wanted a clock. The space in front of the sink suggested itself as you're not going to get much storage there, and the fuse panel is right behind it. text/html 2024-02-21T11:26:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:fridge&rev=1708514785&do=diff The Fridge After the failure that was the Electrolux 3-way fridge (TL;DR - they suck on battery) we decided to bite the bullet and go for a compressor type - specifically the popular Waeco CRX50 (we wanted CRX65 but no-one had any and Waeco's computer system was in meltdown). We stumped up the extra for the new CRX over the last-generation CR as they are more efficient, and that knocks on to the battery & charging requirements text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:kitchen_cupboard&rev=1557963883&do=diff Overhead Kitchen Cupboard Having a curved roof with angled corners really makes life hard sometimes... Offcut of LED strip provides under-cabinet lighting for the win. text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:led_interior_lights&rev=1557963883&do=diff LED Lights The original ceiling lights were fluorescent tubes with two power settings, approx. 20W per tube which adds up when running on battery. I made some aluminium panels to replace them with LED strips, which are a bit brighter and much lower power - 2.8W on single row ( text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:moving_gas&rev=1557963883&do=diff Gas System Starting point, gas bottle indoors - not ideal: Typing in progress! text/html 2024-04-29T21:21:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:new_bed&rev=1714425675&do=diff New Bed Very exciting, this. Rock & Roll beds are all the rage in the VW camper world, but they are often quite nasty (for the price) and poorly designed (finger traps, no storage under them despite taking up loads of space), not to mention the fact they're usually built to work facing along the vehicle rather than across. text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:night_heater&rev=1557963884&do=diff Night Heater (Eberspacher / Webasto) It became clear that we could do with some sort of heating in the back. The ambulance was factory-fitted with an Eberspacher B3L petrol-fired air heater, very nice but not in working condition when we acquired the vehicle. text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:rear_step&rev=1557963884&do=diff Rear Step The rear step was a bit of a faff as you have to open both doors to use it, and it leaves a gap under the door when it's out. So, you've got to retract it at night, but once you're inside it's quite hard to open both doors, lift the step up, and close the doors again without falling face-first out of the back. text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:removing_old_wiring&rev=1557963883&do=diff Removing old wiring The ambulance originally had a mains hookup for a battery charger & block heater, however the both had long since gone and the hookup box on the rear outrigger was crusty as anything. This also meant there was quite a lot of extra cabling knocking round underneath making the place untidy, so for now we've removed it all: text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:roof_vents&rev=1557963883&do=diff Roof Vents We'd run out of time with the original conversion and ended up riveting a plate over the location of the original (very rusty) roof vent cowling. After much searching (and having to sit down after seeing some of the prices) we plumped for some cheap (£8) mushroom vents from eBay - these come apart so you can butcher them to suit and then screw them back together. I took the plate we made off the roof, cut two 100mm holes with a hole-saw (which damn near killed my poor drill!) and the… text/html 2019-11-15T23:00:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:solar&rev=1573858812&do=diff Solar Power After much research and a bit of maths, we arrived at the plan for the Mk2 electrics setup, which meant fitting a solar panel. In keeping with not making any new holes in anything, it was mounted on a frame that picks up the roof-rack mountings and uses a waterproof AMP connector in place of the wiring for the blue flashing light to allow it to be disconnected. text/html 2022-10-04T15:19:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:start&rev=1664896783&do=diff Camper Conversion Mk2 A.K.A “Camper Conversion Mk2: Electric BoogaPortaloo” Sorry. Anyway... After building Mk1 and going to Switzerland, we came back with a laundry list of things to change, improve, sort out, finish off... Things we didn't quite finish text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:stereo&rev=1557963883&do=diff Stereo Not showing the construction as this took way too long, the first try went horribly wrong, and behind the scenes it's not as tidy as I'd like. Also, I can't remember who borrowed my 30mm Q-Max punch but I ended up making a new one on the lathe out of sheer bloody mindedness, which worked nicely but took far too long. text/html 2019-05-15T23:44:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:cc2:tap_sink&rev=1557963884&do=diff Tap & Sink In Mk1 we'd fitted a sink and grabbed a couple of plastic jerry cans for fresh & waste water but hadn't got as far as sorting out a water pump. Thanks to Mike scavenging bits and bobs from work, he gave us a ShurFlo 12v pump with pressure-sensing switch which is a nice bit of kit. We bought a caravan tap with internal switch from eBay.