Leesy's 16.49.4 van and mods

[leesy]

Hi Guys, well i have been waffling on for quite some time on this forum without posting any pics, so here they are!
A few mods done and quite a few more to come!!

first picture, stone guard with new mud flaps attached, note the new stickers!! the gap between the draw bar is covered over with checker plate, the guard is mounted to that with some space in the front for my bag of wood for fire.



behind the stone guard is the Webber Q which i had a canvass bag made for, it sits slightly on an angle but i am going to relocate the spare and add a purpose built rack for it to sit on.



vent covers, a must when heading up the Oodnadatta! i had these made by Alpine canvass they are attached with stick on velcro for the van and sewn on the covers side, shot is of the rangehood vents but i had them made for all vents although i didnnt use the fridge ones as we ran on 12v whilst driving. Given my time again i would chill the fridge right down switch it off and cover the vents as we got alot of dust through those vents.



Clothes line, i saw this one on the forum and loved it, two points on the awning arms to attach steel cable to, one end has a carabine ring and the other a turn buckle to tighen the steel cable line. shows the security sticker in this shot too

 

[leesy]

the next is my bed organiser, its from supertheif auto, i modified it to hold a DVD player, i hang it from the centre support to view a dvd or by the side with water, magazines, book and panadol..... the little led light if from BCF, just hangs there and provides great reading light rather than trying to read in a shadow from the jayco light



New table and croc bin, these bins are great use any bag, keeps rubbish sorted, new stickers on order for the table

 

[leesy]

mud flaps, i added these after seeing all the stone dints in the steel water tank protector, this covers all of the suspension and pipe work in the same area, just attached with 8mm heavy duty cable ties



Magazine holders and carbon manoxide dectector and re location of paper towel holder

 

[leesy]

waterproof bed ends i made up, keeps you dry and much warmer in bed, particulary in the Vic high country!



Tv antena fixings and the awesome fold up fire pit

 

[Brad]

Nice mods Paul.
May need to add the croc bin as well as the clothes line.

 

[leesy]

oh and a shot of the much loved Fat Girl at the top of German spur in the high country!

 

[leesy]

some issues with attachments! they were there yesterday?

 

[Stan Lee]

yeah can't see them either mate, but the ones i do see look good mate well done!

 

[leesy]

Nice mods Paul.
May need to add the croc bin as well as the clothes line.

The Croc bin you can get from RV in FTG, im sure you know it.... do they greet you by name when you walk in??.... the bins are great, i have mucked around with other ones but its the best i have used, clothes line, i got all the bits from Bowens on Kellets rd, great service products and closer than Bunnings!

 

[zerosecta]

Top Class Mods Mate - Keep up the good work, going to do the Cloths line option this weekend

Cheers

 

[leesy]

Top Class Mods Mate - Keep up the good work, going to do the Cloths line option this weekend

Cheers

Thanks Zerosecta! Stilol want to add the curtain around the bunks and a few other storage idea's!

 

[shiraz]

Top Class Mods Mate - Keep up the good work, going to do the Cloths line option this weekend

Cheers

You could get the line from a ships chandler they can put an eye in the ends similuar to the forestay on a sailing dingy then apply heat shrink,Just a thought,Yup going to copy thanks

Shiraz.

 

[Hit the road]

Great work Leesy, how does the bin fix to the van and how does it fold/remove for traveling?

 

[leesy]

Great work Leesy, how does the bin fix to the van and how does it fold/remove for traveling?

There is a piece that screws onto the van and the bin part slides down onto it, if you google the name croc bin it should come up for you.
They are great, cheers

 

[Antman]

Great looking mods.

Can I ask, do you have any pics of the Velcro or which side (soft or hard) of the velcro is on the van for your vent covers and what type of material are they made out of? Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Antman.

 

[leesy]

Great looking mods.

Can I ask, do you have any pics of the Velcro or which side (soft or hard) of the velcro is on the van for your vent covers and what type of material are they made out of? Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Antman.

I have the female (soft) side of the velcro on the covers and the male (spikey) on the van although that was a mistake by the guys who made it for me as i wanted it the other way around!
I had them, made by Alpine awnings who do the awnings ect for Page broths in Melbourne, the material that they used is the same as whats used for the bag awning on an Eagle, Swan ect and the same as the bag end for pre hard lid expandas and the pop tops.
The guys at Alpine were great, they also made the "big" canvas bag that the Webber Q is inside and then sits between the gas bottles. If you wnat a photo let me know and i will take one on the weekend.
Cheers

 

[cruza driver]

Looking good Leesy op2: I look forward to see what you come up with next

 

[Moto Moto]

I love these sort of threads, great ideas Leesy:high5:

 

[grinner914]

Hi Leesy, looks good.

I have a question regarding the fold down table. Did you try and find one of the internal frames to screw it into, or did you just go straight in the wall? I have a similar table I got from ebay, but have be holding off installing it.

Thanks

Jason

 

[Pace]

Leesy, great mods. clear end covers are on my list to do, great to see yours. did you add more press studs or use existing ones along with bed ends?? thx Pace.