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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 17:25:00 GMT 10
Bugger mate, you are in a roll!
To much time on the van, are you neglecting the Rovers?
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Post by snoops on May 5, 2016 19:56:53 GMT 10
In a word - yes... BUT, they ALL GO at the moment!  (apart from Cam's project) so I have some time for the van.  |
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Post by snoops on May 8, 2016 16:09:11 GMT 10
Well, another weekends work done and I'm very close to being finished inside now - painted almost the rest of the interior, the rest of the cupboard doors have been remade, painted, sanded, painted again, pin striping done, hardware installed and then put back into the van. Whew! Weather is wet and cool so paint wasn't drying very well so heater has been cranking in there all day - it's made it a hot place to work but I've got the last 2 coats of paint on so all good. Still need a few touch ups and trims doing but the backs broken of this piece of the project. Still got a small bit to piant up front, but I've run out so I'll have to grab another litre. One more big weekend will see the interior done I think, including those 1% ers that make all the difference - I'm almost to that stage now. No idea how many hours I've spent all up, but I've been keeping track of the seating and bed area I've been working hard on recently. From stripping the old stuff out to now has been nearly 50 hours work! Well, weekend style laid back hours, not like weekday work... . But still, a lot of time. Will post some pics in a bit once the last coat has dried and I can put the mattress back in position. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2016 16:32:21 GMT 10
Without the photos it never happens |
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Post by snoops on May 8, 2016 17:29:36 GMT 10
Here you go. All new cupboard doors.  98% finished bed area.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2016 17:52:24 GMT 10
Looks awesome, congratulations mate, you should be proud about it.
That van deserves to be behind a RR Classic.
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Post by snoops on May 8, 2016 18:20:11 GMT 10
Yep, that's exactly the vehicle that will be towing it eventually. , The RRC is almost finished too and I need to put some KM on it to make sure everything is ok as I plan on towing the van to Qld and back next year with it. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2016 18:30:51 GMT 10
Yep, that's exactly the vehicle that will be towing it eventually. , The RRC is almost finished too and I need to put some KM on it to make sure everything is ok as I plan on towing the van to Qld and back next year with it. And you have the option in case that you need aerodynamics to tow the van against the wind in a trip west along the bite, it is the FC 101 |
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Post by snoops on May 8, 2016 19:44:44 GMT 10
I've done more KM with the van behind the 101 than any other vehicle so far - boy has that cost me some money on fuel... |
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Post by Mustang on May 12, 2016 8:32:36 GMT 10
MMMmmm the classic vehicles are nice to look at but long distance towing can be a risk & expensive.??
Well done on the interior Snoops. I know the time you have donated.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2016 9:37:25 GMT 10
MMMmmm the classic vehicles are nice to look at but long distance towing can be a risk & expensive.?? Well done on the interior Snoops. I know the time you have donated. Range Rover Classic never break down and in the rare event that it just have a pause in the journey parts are cheap and plenty |
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Post by myarrow1 on May 12, 2016 14:44:44 GMT 10
Looks fantastic Snoops !
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Post by Mustang on May 12, 2016 16:43:28 GMT 10
MMMmmm the classic vehicles are nice to look at but long distance towing can be a risk & expensive.?? Well done on the interior Snoops. I know the time you have donated. Range Rover Classic never break down and in the rare event that it just have a pause in the journey parts are cheap and plenty Cant say the same about Mustangs, what is that about yachts, "like standing in a shower tearing up $100 notes" that's a Mustang. |
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Post by atefooterz on May 13, 2016 1:05:08 GMT 10
Range Rover Classic never break down and in the rare event that it just have a pause in the journey parts are cheap and plenty Cant say the same about Mustangs, what is that about yachts, "like standing in a shower tearing up $100 notes" that's a Mustang. A mate of mine who did not want to get into yachts for that reason went on to buy a Mach3 Mustang & a 30foot flybridge cruiser! He does not like shouting big meals or large rounds anymore! |
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Post by snoops on May 13, 2016 6:06:33 GMT 10
MMMmmm the classic vehicles are nice to look at but long distance towing can be a risk & expensive.?? Well done on the interior Snoops. I know the time you have donated. My older vehicles are my most reliable. I'd never dream of towing my van long distances with my newer offerings - mid 2000's if you call that new - I don't buy new cars, just lots of old ones . My 1976 forward control 101 Landrover is by far the most reliable I have, followed by the Range Rover Classic - that's been in the family for 25 years and has never failed to get us home. I won't make any Ford jokes being a Land Rover owner....  i like Land Rovers because they are simple and easy to work on IMO. I don't wear rose colourd glasses though - I know thier weak points and what can trip them up and maintain them accordingly. when end I go on a big trip, I'll only do a few hundred KM a day usually - it's about the journey, not the destination. And, f all else fails - I have RACV total care. |
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Post by snoops on May 13, 2016 18:01:36 GMT 10
Back on topic, just sealed up everything in the shower recess finally. Once dry, I can finish the paint off in there and that's another thing to tick off the list. The way I'm going, I'll be finished inside soon...  |
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Post by Mustang on May 13, 2016 18:06:25 GMT 10
Back on topic, just sealed up everything in the shower recess finally. Once dry, I can finish the paint off in there and that's another thing to tick off the list. The way I'm going, I'll be finished inside soon... I quickly learnt not to use that phrase, "I'll be finished soon" |
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Post by snoops on May 13, 2016 22:04:12 GMT 10
Yeah, I think you may be right but when I started, I never thought I'd get to this point - or maybe not so quickly, so it's sort of crept up on me quicker than I thought. There will always be something to do I'm sure, and to keep tweaking small things to make them better, but it's becoming a very comfortable, cosy little van very quickly now. We're going away next weekend in it for the first time in ages (about 2 months) so looking forward to that. The weekend after, we're heading out for 3 or 4 nights as well. I'm sure I'll find I need to fix or modify something after those shakedown runs. |
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Post by snoops on May 26, 2016 22:02:48 GMT 10
Off tomorrow for a long long weekend as I can't get away for the one coming up. Will be quite (and very cold by the looks of it) but I have dry wood, a chainsaw and 2 pugs so I should be right..
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Post by Mustang on May 27, 2016 9:54:32 GMT 10
Off tomorrow for a long long weekend as I can't get away for the one coming up. Will be quite (and very cold by the looks of it) but I have dry wood, a chainsaw and 2 pugs so I should be right.. And possibly swap the beer out for some red wine.  |
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Post by atefooterz on May 27, 2016 15:31:22 GMT 10
I am happy about this cold weather as i now get an extension to stay where i am, the woosies who had booked four spots cancelled. So more red can be consumed without the need to stay under the limit for relocation. In two years now i have not had beer in my set up... many litres of red tho. Snoops are you a cold country & snapps man? The Euros had inner glow sorted in chilly environs. Hope your travel is fun. |
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Post by snoops on May 27, 2016 18:02:27 GMT 10
My favorite drop to be drinking around a fire on a cold night is Drambuie. We have a bottle of that, a few bottles of red, some beer and some cider. Should be ok for the weekend. Going to be cold tonight - it topped out at 9 degrees here today and there are clear sky's above. Overnight low is supposed to be 4 and colder again tomorrow and Sunday nights. Currently toasty and warn cooking tea in the van - and we have a heater as well. Haven't lit a fire yet, maybe tomorrow. All the powered sites at this park have filled up so I want to check with my new neighbours to see if they are happy for a fire to be lit. |
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Post by atefooterz on May 29, 2016 14:14:54 GMT 10
Do many caravan parks allow fires,as a guide? Where i am it is too small so even fire pitts are not allowed. I hate never ending bad wood (suburban) smoke plus the usual toxins as folks burn "only the one or two" small plastic wrappers etc, when many drinks have flowed. |
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Post by snoops on May 29, 2016 16:27:47 GMT 10
Not many parks do allow fires now, but the Jubilee Lake park in Daylsford still does. |
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Post by atefooterz on May 29, 2016 18:15:00 GMT 10
Not many parks do allow fires now, but the Jubilee Lake park in Daylsford still does. One day i could see a sticky thread for fire friendly sites! Back in 1984 we set up a hungi pit at the Timor caves camp site ( to permanent landmarks.. before gps days lolz), the property owner thought we were crazy but on the next June long weekend we went back and invited him for dinner, after a hectic day caving then comming back to warm & smells good! We would use the brekky fire and then boost heat and chuck on the stones , while wasing up & others packing the basket, then all off for the day to set and forget but the secret bonus was how by the second night the surrounding rocks were also warm underbum from the post hungi swarm then longtime around the pit with some bevvies fire. Kids etc stopped the original gang but seven good years and mates always found and used it. Twas last unearthed & used it in 2004, to our knowlege. |
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(apart from Cam's project) so I have some time for the van. 
