A few piccies

A new van to convert.. 30 year old Olive with only 1000miles !! she'll be a funky warm and cosy van :)

3 more sleeps

not long til the open road :)

Trip time

10 days til the boat leaves !! Hectors ready to roll !!

March 1st

Happy 1st of March !! holidays are coming !!!

Just to help with the pics is a small spec list of what we done/fitted to Hector...



Firstly Hector has a 4250cc engine and a 6 speed gearbox.. on a run he can produce 25 mgp.  which is impressive for a 7.5 tonne vehicle. He will cruise happily at 70mph and pulls very well up hill.

Hector is now registered as a Motorhome and weighs only 5 tonne fully loaded so not even close to his 7.5 tonne limit.

Fully soundproofed and insulated with recycled plastic insulation.
2 vented roof lights that open and also have black out and fly screens.
All double glazed windows with built in black out blinds and fly screens.(Seitz)
2 kw wood burner, hand built for Hector in Glastonbury.
Full size 900x800 shower cubicle wetroom with 22 flush Dometic cartridge toilet.(shower has 32psi pump)
10 litre Truma Ultrastore water heater/boiler.
3000 watt inverter.
Sterling B2B charger/ dropper.
2 x 110AH lesuire batteries.
Zig x80 onboard charger.
Full mains hook up.
120 watt solar panels on roof (system normally full by 8am)
2 fulltime built in GASFLOW LPG gas bottles with built in external filler.
350 litre fresh water tank underslung.
90 litre grey water tank underslung.
External full 32psi shower.
External independent water filler and drain cock.
Internet Wi-Fi roof booster.
Exterior Fiamma 3 metre awning and complete drive away side detachable awning.
Reversing camera and video.
Full size roof box storage/spare/jerry can.
Full roof satelite and preview HD internal tv and built in DVD.
Full size Dometic new generation 3 way fridge.
Full size Stove motorhome cooker with 4 ring built in gas and grill.(perfect for a full size roast)
All internal independent LED lighting and night courtesy lights.
Full size permanent double bed.
Fold down 3/4 size bed.
Smev full bowl sink and drainer.
Battery conditioner and input reader(simple to use and tells you exact voltage at anytime)
Full surfboard storage area enough easily for 5 longboards and a few short boards.
Wetsuit hanging and drying area.


I`m sure the list of things could go on and on !!! but I`ll stop there and if you want to know more info or have any questions about the build please feel free to zip my over a message..



enjoy the pictures... ;)









 

winter pics to pass the time... mostly Hector in making..

A few piccies to pass the time of Hectors transformation into our second home.. (our favourite home)

Sorry they are not in correct order... the blog seems to shuffle them and put them where it wants !!! but hopefully you`ll get the idea..

A lonely panel van.. into a cosy happy motorhome ;)