Leanne’s build thread

[lebb2017]

And finally!
A foam edge on the roof which I bang my head on every time the roof is up

 

[roadtripper]

And finally!
A foam edge on the roof which I bang my head on every time the roof is up

I had a friend with a classic ocean going yacht that had to do this - for some odd reason it had been built with a step in the cabin floor about a foot beyond the step down in the roof due to the deck - every single person once a day forgot because you look down at the step and smacked into the roof - so after a season he gave in and got a bumper attached to the rather fine woodwork

Good to see your progress

 

[Trouts]

And finally!
A foam edge on the roof which I bang my head on every time the roof is up

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ooooh this is good!
- Mrs Trouts regularly whacks her head, what have you used??

 

[lebb2017]

ooooh this is good!
- Mrs Trouts regularly whacks her head, what have you used??

It’s foam edge guard - u shape. My brother has meters of it at his workshop which he got in bulk. Not sure how you buy just a small bit though !

 

[icn05]

Just read all of this thread - great stuff @lebb2017 !

Had I read it sooner I might have been inspired to have a go myself instead of spending my children’s inheritance getting someone else to do my conversion!

 

[lebb2017]

Just read all of this thread - great stuff @lebb2017 !

Had I read it sooner I might have been inspired to have a go myself instead of spending my children’s inheritance getting someone else to do my conversion!

Thank you

I’m sure yours is going to look much more professional and will hold its value for longer!

 

[TeeCeeJay]

And managed to shut my thumb in the door.

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I feel your pain. I trapped mine in the passenger door about 3 months ago and it's still black! Hope it feels better soon. Van's looking good!

 

[lebb2017]

I feel your pain. I trapped mine in the passenger door about 3 months ago and it's still black! Hope it feels better soon. Van's looking good!

Eekkk, it has steadily got blacker throughout the day
I just hope my nail doesn’t fall off!

Thank you for the nice comments on the van. It’s definitely a budget look but it works for us (and my purse!)

 

[Drive Wayne]

Van looks great, and just noticed your crocs as well! You'll blend in well with the T6 crowd, just get hold of a dryrobe and 'jobsagoodun' as they say in the Birmingum! Looking forward to meeting you soon!

 

[lebb2017]

Van looks great, and just noticed your crocs as well! You'll blend in well with the T6 crowd, just get hold of a dryrobe and 'jobsagoodun' as they say in the Birmingum! Looking forward to meeting you soon!

Haha dry robe is on my wish list!

 

[lebb2017]

Looking much tidier


Ordered a table rail & folding leg kit.
Need to cut out a lid for the boxed in storage and a table top with the last of my oak veneer sheet. And then osmo all the newly added bits. A job for another day!

 

[TeeCeeJay]

Is that your dogs cage in the foreground? Where's it from?

 

[lebb2017]

Is that your dogs cage in the foreground? Where's it from?

Yes! It’s a fabric fold down crate from Amazon. It’s just for travelling in, and when we set up camp we collapse it and fold it out of the way. For travelling I ratchet strap it to the seats so it doesn’t slide around.

It is a large one, but seems the bigger sizes are not in stock at the moment.

Veehoo Folding Soft Dog Crate, 3-Door Pet Kennel for Crate-Training Dogs, 5 x Heavy-Weight Mesh Screen, 600D Cationic Oxford Fabric, Indoor & Outdoor Use, 20", Black https://amzn.eu/d/hCbgUrt

We also have a smaller one and would leave the top unzipped for more head height but then he started trying to climb out so we had to go bigger. The smaller one is now in the boot of our car (Golf estate).

 

[lebb2017]

Osmo is back out again

Gone over the bits added most recently, in preparation for the table rail to be attached



Colour is matching better with the floor now

 

[lebb2017]

And we have a table!

(Have ordered another table leg)

It fits behind the back bench. I might look at getting the fixings to hold it in place but it’s pretty wedged in so might not bother

 

[lebb2017]

We (ok, my brother) made a lid which is held on with magnets. Very different to his day job of bespoke pallets/packing! But it came out well and does the job

 

[lebb2017]

Along with all the paranoia of needing a bottle jack, I’ve now had a demo of removing a wheel and using the scissor jack. And watched a video on how to get the spare wheel out (and I do have one!).

Ordered a heavy duty wheel brace which might be easier for me to use.
Oh and the “hockey pucks” for the Jack also arrived.

 

[lebb2017]

More stickers



Haven’t finished it as it actually took way longer than I thought and started getting dark.

More pics to follow once it’s all done on both sides.

 

[lebb2017]

Claytons are on!
My keen brother in law cleaning everything up & changing the spare out for a better one of my steels.







Thanks again @Droneshadow for the wheels

 

[lebb2017]

Table is now stable with 2 legs