I had to think long and hard about this, the van had to be used as a daily driver as I cannot afford to run another vehicle. I basically wanted a base to get changed in and out of my wetsuit, I Surf and Kitesurf at least twice a week if not more in the winter. I also wanted to camp in her a few times a year. So after much time and thought I came up with this "Wish List"
- Get rid of factory bulkhead
- Insulation
- Interior carpet
- Vinyl floor (waterproof)
- Surfboard and Kite storage
- Rock and Roll bed
- Cupboard for camping equipment
- 18" Alloys
- Lower the van
So now with this in mind I was ready to crack on and start with Scarlet's conversion!
The first job was to get rid of the factory fitted bulkhead, this was a really easy and straight forward job. Next I removed all the ply lining on the walls and the floor, gave the floor a quick sweep and then started with the insultion.
My friend had some loft insulation lying about and kindly gave it to me. Once all the ply lining was out I also took out the hardboard side panels and these were easy to shove loads of insulation behind. I also added it to the above panels and ceiling by using double sided tape. I did not bother with insulating underneath the plywood floor as I dont think it would make much difference as there is not a big enough gap to trap air to make it retain heat.
Hope you like the blog so far and I will keep you updated with the next stages of my build soon.
Cheers
Tom
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