Mick n Janes 17.56OB writeoff rebuild
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It looks and sounds frighteningly pathetically inadequate ..... but unless they get belted with something big and hard, Ive not heard of one coming apart. So Jayco seemed to have got the formula right.
Jayco wouldn't fit my outdoor shower where I wanted it, so I deleted it and asked for a wall plan showing internal bracing etc so I can do it myself. Here was me cursing them for the plan which had no bracing indicated .... now discovering they in fact had all the bracing indicted .... there just aint any.
Good to know (i think) I can bore holes in it with wanton random abandon.
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Added an LED blue stip light to the inside of the roof extrusion. Joined the power supply to the awning LED feed.. Suprisingly it is a lot of light and matches the blue factory LED's perfect
I think I would prefer the LED strip at the van end as opposed to the roller end
Got the idea for the table off the forums here. Thanks for sharing. Mitre 10 selling 1800mm tables for $39
I am with you Crusty and if your not planing on rolling out the awning at least you can still use the light on a full height van. But most of all you don't have to worry about damaging the awning if left on by mistake either.
It sort of is finished. Just needs new decals and that's it.
I did make a few draw bar mods. Deleted the wheel carrier and moved the jockey wheel to outside, and upgraded the drawbar to 150x50 instead of 120x51. Installed the 12 pin plug and moved the original Anderson plug to the 12pin to match my BT50. Also fitted quick release gas bottle holders.
I did make a few draw bar mods. Deleted the wheel carrier and moved the jockey wheel to outside, and upgraded the drawbar to 150x50 instead of 120x51. Installed the 12 pin plug and moved the original Anderson plug to the 12pin to match my BT50. Also fitted quick release gas bottle holders.
Mate what a amazing job you've done there, hats off to you. Now it's time to get out and enjoy it.
And we are finally back after our initiation trip. Everything went perfectly. No hidden problems. I did notice that the lower aluminium roof extrusion develops some serious condensation on a cold night. Needs wiping down in the morning.
Not really, I made that thing toasty in there. Not used to the western QLD nearly winter nights. Gets a bit chilly.
Might try that next time though
The toastier you make it inside, the colder it is outside and the more people breathing out nice vapour filled air .... the more condensation unfortunately.
Half of the alum roof frame is exposed to the outside cold air which keeps the whole frame cold, and kind of acts like a fridge element condensing the moisture from the warm air. Regardless of outside weather, we always left the awning side poptop skirt window open which minimized condensation.
It was worse with the wind up campers and older expandas without the hardlids if you didnt use flies. The inside of the bed end roof would form condensation on it, and the first person to wake up and bump the van by jumping out of bed, would cause it to virtually rain in bed.
Half of the alum roof frame is exposed to the outside cold air which keeps the whole frame cold, and kind of acts like a fridge element condensing the moisture from the warm air. Regardless of outside weather, we always left the awning side poptop skirt window open which minimized condensation.
It was worse with the wind up campers and older expandas without the hardlids if you didnt use flies. The inside of the bed end roof would form condensation on it, and the first person to wake up and bump the van by jumping out of bed, would cause it to virtually rain in bed.
Even with the awning side pop skirt open like @Crusty181 .. We carry a quick dry towel that we run around the frame each morning.
True the awning side was actually ok.
I just thought it a poor design considering the amount or paper lamented cabinets that actUally touch the pop top extrusion.
However it is a vast improvement over my eagle as the bed would feel damp every morning and touching the canvas was a no go zone during the night.
I just thought it a poor design considering the amount or paper lamented cabinets that actUally touch the pop top extrusion.
However it is a vast improvement over my eagle as the bed would feel damp every morning and touching the canvas was a no go zone during the night.
Hey mate awesome job on the rebuild. Just wanted to ask a question in regards to the side wall checker plate is it the solid stuff or just the cheap stuff that comes in rolls was going to add some to mine for protection that's all cheers adam
Jayco only ever installed 0.9mm propeller plate. I could only find 0.9mm checker in mill finish. I powder coated it black.
I reckon itS more cosmetic. And thin to keep down weight. A 2.4m *Try posting a bit more so your post isn't boring*.2m sheet was $55.
PS: propeller plate is the style in the banner above