Find me a van then...
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22951
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 5503 times
- Been thanked: 12760 times
Re: Find me a van then...
I got 34mpg from the first tank. As it was not the sort of conditions today that need the screen/windows clearing with the air-con i thought i'd switch it off when i was out.
Over a 2 hour trip.
2023-01-05_12-51-18 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
Got to be happy with that... mostly motorway and sitting at 67mph on the Cruise control.
Over a 2 hour trip.
2023-01-05_12-51-18 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
Got to be happy with that... mostly motorway and sitting at 67mph on the Cruise control.
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22951
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 5503 times
- Been thanked: 12760 times
Re: Find me a van then...
2023-01-09_12-49-11 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
2023-01-09_01-05-26 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
2023-01-09_01-05-32 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
2023-01-09_01-21-02 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
2023-01-09_01-05-26 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
2023-01-09_01-05-32 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
2023-01-09_01-21-02 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
- MrLongbeard
- Posts: 4371
- Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:06 pm
- Has thanked: 579 times
- Been thanked: 2289 times
Re: Find me a van then...
Screw a couple of rows of https://www.first4magnets.com/magnet-ma ... 2|ps_2_679 on them, should help stop small parts growing legs and going missing when you're working on the bikes
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22951
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 5503 times
- Been thanked: 12760 times
Re: Find me a van then...
Oh man this starts getting fun when you get to the bigger pieces.
I'm doing the side piece behind the driver... it's top to bottom in height and about half a van length. I'm not quite sure how this one will go.
I've got it cut out, laid and the glue now drying with the carpet on.... Then need to flip it and do the edges onto the back side, then re-fit and screw back in.
I REALLY don't like drilling towards a van panel... i know i shouldn't drill through the side of the van, but it still makes me nervous !
2023-01-10_08-42-05 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
I'm doing the side piece behind the driver... it's top to bottom in height and about half a van length. I'm not quite sure how this one will go.
I've got it cut out, laid and the glue now drying with the carpet on.... Then need to flip it and do the edges onto the back side, then re-fit and screw back in.
I REALLY don't like drilling towards a van panel... i know i shouldn't drill through the side of the van, but it still makes me nervous !
2023-01-10_08-42-05 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22951
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 5503 times
- Been thanked: 12760 times
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22951
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 5503 times
- Been thanked: 12760 times
Re: Find me a van then...
2023-01-10_10-21-08 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
Side done... that's it till this evening/afternoon. Wheel arch next and then over to the passenger side later in week
Side done... that's it till this evening/afternoon. Wheel arch next and then over to the passenger side later in week
- Count Steer
- Posts: 11415
- Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:59 pm
- Has thanked: 6263 times
- Been thanked: 4614 times
Re: Find me a van then...
Looks a bit gloomy in there. May I recommend one of these? https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-rech ... 00lm/339pg
Is it a sound deadening kit you're fitting or are the boards already in there and you're padding them with carpet tiles? (Or cutting the boards as well?).
Is it a sound deadening kit you're fitting or are the boards already in there and you're padding them with carpet tiles? (Or cutting the boards as well?).
Doubt is not a pleasant condition.
But certainty is an absurd one.
Voltaire
But certainty is an absurd one.
Voltaire
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22951
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 5503 times
- Been thanked: 12760 times
Re: Find me a van then...
Boards/Ply already are in place, so i'm just removing them, carpeting them and re-fitting them. I didn't bother with sound deadening stuff, it's a van not a Lexus. I don't think it'd ever reach the status of a car no matter what i do with it. It's not carpet tiles, it's just a 5m x 2m length of carpet you then need to cut, glue and re-mount.Count Steer wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:42 am Looks a bit gloomy in there. May I recommend one of these? https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-rech ... 00lm/339pg
Is it a sound deadening kit you're fitting or are the boards already in there and you're padding them with carpet tiles? (Or cutting the boards as well?).
Lighting is something i'm debating. Whether to do with a 12v setup and get a grown up to wire it in. Or even an LED that can plug into a USB battery pack thing. It's the sort of thing that whilst i may get things done this week, this month, i may then find in the coming months that i change my plan, swap things about and do things slightly differently.
- Taipan
- Posts: 13264
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:48 pm
- Location: Essex Riviera!
- Has thanked: 15610 times
- Been thanked: 9850 times
Re: Find me a van then...
Not sure I really see the point of carpeting the panels? That's more something people do with campers, than utility vans. It's certainly not the most durable of coverings and I doubt it'll be looking good in a few months time. I think you'd have been better off just painting them white for better light reflection. You can easily repaint after it gets scuffed etc.
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22951
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 5503 times
- Been thanked: 12760 times
Re: Find me a van then...
Was as much an experiment as anything. See how it looks, see how it lasts and address it from there.Taipan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:39 am Not sure I really see the point of carpeting the panels? That's more something people do with campers, than utility vans. It's certainly not the most durable of coverings and I doubt it'll be looking good in a few months time. I think you'd have been better off just painting them white for better light reflection. You can easily repaint after it gets scuffed etc.
Whilst it is a utility vehicle, it's also a van we use day to day and will be sitting in, around, potentially even one of us sleeping in it at times.. lunches, meals there'll be a fair bit of time with the van this year potentially.
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22951
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 5503 times
- Been thanked: 12760 times
Re: Find me a van then...
2023-01-10_12-40-03 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
Got slightly spoiled by the backing of the carpet tile on the top of the wheel arch, i didn't use the carpet i've used everywhere else because i wanted to put something harder wearing on the top as that's where we'll be sitting with muddy arses and with boxes being lobbed on there etc. But the carpet tiles have a thick black base, which is what we can see on the top of the wheel arch. I'm not convinced yet that it'll get left like that
Got slightly spoiled by the backing of the carpet tile on the top of the wheel arch, i didn't use the carpet i've used everywhere else because i wanted to put something harder wearing on the top as that's where we'll be sitting with muddy arses and with boxes being lobbed on there etc. But the carpet tiles have a thick black base, which is what we can see on the top of the wheel arch. I'm not convinced yet that it'll get left like that
- MrLongbeard
- Posts: 4371
- Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:06 pm
- Has thanked: 579 times
- Been thanked: 2289 times
Re: Find me a van then...
Turn it over, use a sharp knife and a steady hand and cut a chamfer out of the backing, resultant leading edge will now be thinner and more cooperative to being formed over the edge of the wheel arch
- Count Steer
- Posts: 11415
- Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:59 pm
- Has thanked: 6263 times
- Been thanked: 4614 times
Re: Find me a van then...
Given the hammer that it'll get, toolboxes, muddy bums etc I'd be tempted to use the stuff that they call 'coin plate rubber matting' that you can get for garages and maybe hang a couple of washable patio cushions nearby to stick on top if you want a comfy seat.
Doubt is not a pleasant condition.
But certainty is an absurd one.
Voltaire
But certainty is an absurd one.
Voltaire
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22951
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 5503 times
- Been thanked: 12760 times
Re: Find me a van then...
Good plan. I've just tested the theory with some gym matting i've trimmed to size and i have to say, yeah i like it.Count Steer wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 12:50 pm Given the hammer that it'll get, toolboxes, muddy bums etc I'd be tempted to use the stuff that they call 'coin plate rubber matting' that you can get for garages and maybe hang a couple of washable patio cushions nearby to stick on top if you want a comfy seat.
Nice thought, thanks
- Rockburner
- Posts: 4197
- Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:06 am
- Location: Hiding in your blind spot
- Has thanked: 7727 times
- Been thanked: 2401 times
Re: Find me a van then...
BTW Weeksy, how are you getting on with the Ryobi stuff? I've ended up with quite a bit over the last 6 months or so and it seems pretty reliable.
non quod, sed quomodo
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22951
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 5503 times
- Been thanked: 12760 times
Re: Find me a van then...
I rarely use the drill mate, but when i do, it works. It's the only power tool i own, so can't comment on anything else.Rockburner wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 1:59 pm BTW Weeksy, how are you getting on with the Ryobi stuff? I've ended up with quite a bit over the last 6 months or so and it seems pretty reliable.
- Count Steer
- Posts: 11415
- Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:59 pm
- Has thanked: 6263 times
- Been thanked: 4614 times
Re: Find me a van then...
Coolio.weeksy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 1:51 pmGood plan. I've just tested the theory with some gym matting i've trimmed to size and i have to say, yeah i like it.Count Steer wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 12:50 pm Given the hammer that it'll get, toolboxes, muddy bums etc I'd be tempted to use the stuff that they call 'coin plate rubber matting' that you can get for garages and maybe hang a couple of washable patio cushions nearby to stick on top if you want a comfy seat.
Nice thought, thanks
Doubt is not a pleasant condition.
But certainty is an absurd one.
Voltaire
But certainty is an absurd one.
Voltaire
-
- Posts: 4703
- Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2020 6:51 am
- Been thanked: 2501 times
Re: Find me a van then...
For the lighting I'd suggest a hand held rechargable inspection light. They usually have a magnet so can be stuck to steel in the back. I've go a Lidl one that charges via a usb connection, the as on my phone, satnav and ebook.
-
- Posts: 2380
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 2:56 pm
- Has thanked: 353 times
- Been thanked: 2168 times
Re: Find me a van then...
For led lighting the 12volt self adhesive strip you get for under kitchen cupboard lighting works great. Just connect a strip into the rear light that’ll come on when you open doors. For a working light one that charges from the 12v socket e-while you drive works well
- weeksy
- Site Admin
- Posts: 22951
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:08 pm
- Has thanked: 5503 times
- Been thanked: 12760 times
Re: Find me a van then...
2023-01-10_04-01-12 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
Getting there.. 1 panel and the wheel-arch left to do. Getting dark now though so it can wait until another day.
Getting there.. 1 panel and the wheel-arch left to do. Getting dark now though so it can wait until another day.