Discovery Our Jayco Discovery

[Moto Mech]

Picked her up about a month ago and as usual for me, I have a great list of things to do.
Firstly, things already taken care of-
Removed most of the 12v system and re-wired to suit our requirements, removed 12v halogen globes and fittd LED's, fitted a second 100AH Deep cycle battery, made up nw battery tray, added a isolator, added a manual resetable circuit braker, fitted all LED clearance lights, fitted angle brackets to all draws/cupboards/seat bases/bed bases etc, added extra cross members to chasis, fitted the stereo better/neater and made speaker boxes/hid wiring, added second strut under bed, 12 Kogan LED TV
Now to do- fit an external speaker, fit some LED 12v down lights over bed, checker plate sides/front/rear, solar panels to roof, 50mm straight axles(up from 45mm), brakes for rear axle, upgrade wheels from 14 to 15", underfloor protection to wiring/pipes, off road hitch(Treg), make table convert to bed base, paint chasis, fit genny box to draw bar, may fit bigger tanks(has two new 60lt)
Some pics(sorry about quality but these are all I have yet)



These pics are from the day we picked it up, it came loaded with blankets, cuttlery, crockery, pillows, rugs etc.
It has a un-used annexe too

 

[Big Gee]

Hi MM,

Looks like a great buy :first:

Oh &

:welcome:

 

[cruza driver]

Glad you found the site Moto Mech, and I look forward to following your build up of the Discovery.

 

[Moto Moto]

Great van Moto Mech. This thing will be fully kitted out by the time you are finished with it!

I really like the sound of what you have planned for it, look forward to following the mods.

 

[Moto Mech]

Ok, got abit done today
There was only 240v lights on each side of the bed but I wanted 12v LED's so fitted a pr of these-


Ran the wiring up the inside of the van and hid it in this conduit

 

[Moto Mech]

Also fitted up a external waterproof speaker.

Little hole.....

Bigger hole.......

We have daylight

All fitted. Applied sealant to the rear of the speaker so there is no chance of water leaking down the inside of the wall. Also bolted the speaker through the outside skin and inside paneling for extra strength.

Ran the speaker wire through this conduit that is stuck to the underside of the top pop top frame using double sided tape as the radio is fitted on the right side of the van and speaker is fitted under the awning on the left.

 

[expanda]

Looking really good!!!

Love the layout...

Keep the mods going!

 

[Moto Mech]

Last mod today. Having two little girls we needed to make the "L" shape lounge into a mini double bed so I decided to simply use the table top as a temp. bed base.

First thing to do is remove the table base.


I then made up this base which will be welded under the floor to the chasis and allow a flat mount inside the van.

Just need to make up a "plug" to stop stuff falling in the hole when not in use. Oh and maybe replace the lino to get ride of the old screw holes.

 

[Big Gee]

Hey MM, looks like a good productive day!

 

[coled1970]

Hi moto mech,
Looking good. Just wondering what size the fusion speakers are, (diameter and wattage).. Where did you get them from and a cost if thats ok.
Looking at fitting a set to our van. Also any idea what they sound like quality wise.

Cheers.

 

[Moto Mech]

They are 200W speakers, 150mm dia. and cost $119 from a local marine shop(Tamar Marine). If you only need one, I have one to sell as they come in pairs. Let me know.
Sound wise, well seemed ok to me.

 

[Moto Mech]

Oh, just found these pics on my phone. Replaced all outside clearance lights with LED's last weekend.

 

[coled1970]

Thanks MotoMech,

After a pair but found some on ebay for $111.00 delivered.

Thanks again.
By the way the lights look great.

 

[Stan53]

Oh, just found these pics on my phone. Replaced all outside clearance lights with LED's last weekend.

These are also on my Jayco Swift. First time I had ever seen them. I was concerned that the white LED clearance lights would glaring bright in my rear view mirrors, but they are not.
I am impressed and will convert my interior lights to LED ASAP.

 

[Moto Mech]

These are also on my Jayco Swift. First time I had ever seen them. I was concerned that the white LED clearance lights would glaring bright in my rear view mirrors, but they are not.
I am impressed and will convert my interior lights to LED ASAP.

Actually being side clearance lights, these are actually like this when powered up-

But I do have a couple of clear ones for the front of the van.

 

[Moto Mech]

Little mod I made today. The shower head has to be held with one hand while you wash your hair etc. which I think will be a pain. So I got some stainless rod, lathed down one end to fit the shower head and welded(stainless rod) on a slightly larger piece of stainless to the other end and bored it out to the same dia. as the bracket in the shower. So now I have a shower head mounted at roof height. Just need to remember to lower it when dropping the pop top.

 

[Moto Mech]

Replaced all my interior 12V lights and one outside light wit LED's, still has a good light output with minimal power useage.

 

[Moto Mech]

Also scored a TREG coupling at a great price. Even though its ment for hyd. brakes, Ive got electric brakes but thought the spring system would act as a "damper".

 

[Moto Mech]

Now for the mod. Ive been waiting to do since we got the van. The checker panel protection. Think it looks great.

 

[cruza driver]

The Checker plate has transformed the look thats for sure!!