caravan refurb

Stuff it --got all excited today 15-4-13 and decided to strip and fix the mobile home we all call a caravan..
A young fella from around the corner started today --will call him THE RUNT--out came the power points, lights and even the old fridge have all bitten the dust..the ceiling panels--the whole monty..

Left the runt on the job so decided to find a fridge freezer for the van--size matters in this case--600mm is all I have to play with--just enough to slide it in --between the door frame that is--just incase there are some corrupt people out there..of to Retravision and stuff me dead if they didnt have one , even on special $590..delivered tuesday via a trolley through the shopping centre to the workshop...bargain.

Off to the hardware store in the LIA and brought some fly mess--4 meters for $35.00--

Was goin to buy a engle to use as a freezer but could not justify the $1800.00 for a capacity which would only hold
a side of lamb--and the lamb would have to b a skinny bugger at best. So I reckon the fridge freezer from retraverts was a good buy.

The roof of the van is all steel framed so we also got rid of the foam insulation sheets that were jamed in the cavity--might give that insulation they put in houses up here in the north west a go, but I will double it up--got plenty of room..Its a sandwich type of foam material with silver paper either side--looks the part anyway.

will down load some picks tomorrow and show u the mess--sorry progress..

regards
oneday

Looking forward to seeing this oneday!

Nothing like a good re-build thread, especially while we're waiting for pilbarachad to pull his finger out

Don't worry pilbarachad, the joke's on me. I don't have a trailer.

Anyway, where was I?

COUPLE OF PICS TO SEE THE DEMOLITION OF A REASONABLE VAN--
hope we can now resurrect her from the abis..

problems 2night

beneath the fridge was a piece of chip board material and once the water got to it -
the roof and walls were all water damaged as well...

AnthonyV wrote:Looking forward to seeing this oneday!

Nothing like a good re-build thread, especially while we're waiting for pilbarachad to pull his finger out

Don't worry pilbarachad, the joke's on me. I don't have a trailer.

Anyway, where was I?

Haha-yeah do need to pull the old finger out, been a bit slack lately. Hopefully ill get some updated pics uploaded over the weekend

oneday monday wrote:COUPLE OF PICS TO SEE THE DEMOLITION OF A REASONABLE VAN--
hope we can now resurrect her from the abis..

problems 2night

Geez Ray-you got your work cut out for ya mate. How long you reckon before shes all done???

about a week--if it doesnt rain

regards
oneday

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air con vent through the roof

regards
oneday

Ok Mate its been a couple of weeks now lets have a update and pics on the refurb..

Looks like a HUGE job updates required

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getting there--just waitin for the insulation and new interior wall and roof panels to roll up from Perth...
Hopefully will have new 240v lights as well..

regards
oneday

waiting ...do you wanto borrow my camera for the update mate?

u'll keep--still waiting for the panels from Perth--truck must have rolled over--

regards
oneday

waiting, the joy of trying to get anything done in the Pilbara......

all go --had to go to the trucking company and pick up my freight that has been out there over a week..

Got it now --just go and buy the insulation and glue it all together again..

regards
oneday

bought the insulation 2day--not cheap at $300 per roll--hopefully 1 roll should surfice...

will have a decent crack at it 2 morrow

regards
oneday

well who thought I'd say "let it rain" just finished leak sealing the top of the van so need a bit of water on the roof to see if we have conquered our nemesis...resealed the interior with new insulation --redone the fly screens with new mesh---geez I think we r on a roll..

will try to wire up a couple of 12v interior lights in the van--never know when we might need a bit of light--everything is 240v--cant be too hard--will see.

now hopefully its a run to the finish line coz that young fella Chad is getting to close to comfort in his completion date--

regards
oneday

Ha Ha- I was just about to say this refurb is taking as long as my trailer build!!

bugger me dead the van has still got 2 leaks in the roof --one around the middle aircon so hopefully 2morow we will lift the aircon of the roof and reseal the base--just need it to stop raining now--

regards
oneday

LOL pilbarachad...

The fact that it took me 17 days to pick up on that comment kinda indicates that business is just cruising along in re-build thread land.

Hang onto your horses though cos i'm going to do a 4x4 rebuild real soon!!  Lemme just find an old 4be....and some tools....and a garage.... hang on don't go anywhere!!!  now where'd i put me wallet?  ah f#%k it maybe next season...

well me maties she's 99% complete apart from buying another single matress for the second bedroom.
all the panelling has been completed and she is very habitable even slept in the old girl the other night.

have even wired in 12v LED lights in all 3 rooms and spare accessories plugs in all rooms as well.

new fridge in bolted in place the oven got a bloody good clean out and the range hood is in position again..cookin with gas..

the roof was double insulated with that silver coated foam which they put aroud houses these days but found 1 layer wasn't enough so doubled it up.

it would be the only multi colored van in the Australian bush but u wouldn't know it unless u got inside.

even got a battery box were the cupboard used to be--we have sparkles--with 3 air cons on the roof don't know were the solar panels are gona fit..

come on summer

regards
oneday

the finale

tent poles come in handy as ackro props

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