Jam1 said:

Looks like you need a bigger parking bay and that you've reversed into someone's caravan
Are you having it on permanently or taking it off from time to time?
Are you leaving it white?

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yes the parking bays are a bit tight haha

its on pretty much permanently, its a bit of faff to take it off. Itll be left the colour it is. Painting it would devalue it massively.

Its being used as a test bed before i make my own really, see what i like, what i dont, how to improve it etc.

vilguy said:

ive got some stronger rear springs on order!

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Do what the yanks do stick some wheels under the caravan bit and put a 5th wheel in the load bed!

its not that big, its pretty small really.
Just enough room for a double bed up top, dining area that converts into a second double, kitche, fridge freezer, toilet, shower...

you know the bare essentials when camping

well the 130 was a pain on monday night, went to drop off one of my smart car seat conversion sets to a customer and the sodding thing wouldnt start - battery completely dead!

Managed to get it jump started and then drive as fast as i could back to the office. The lamps getting dimmer and dimmer on the way.

Plugged in the campervan to the the office through the extension lead it came with, then hooked up jump cables to from the camper battery to the starter battery and thats charged it.

Looks like the diode pack on the alternator has died - ive ordered a 100a alternator to replace the piddly 45a one thats fitted. I figure if we are going to go on a big adventure somewhere, we want to have plenty of juice!

New springs were fitted at the weekend - 410lb/in ones to replace the 250's that were on the back. It now sits nice and level.

Picked up a full set of doors for it the other day from a chap near nuneaton - bargain at £150 for all 4! so i can finally have doors that dont have holes in. Which will be nice.

Front exhaust box silencer removal pipe is going on this weekend, along with a new rear exhaust. The weight of the camper had crushed the old exhaust and snapped it!

A turbo blanket is going on - not to sure on how this will work. In "theory" it should work? but keeping extra heat in the turbo is probably bad for its longevity. Still - it looks pretty.

Have also got a bonnet chequerplate thing from bearmach - only the outer one and not the centre bit for the hump on the puma bonnet. Bearmach were clearing it out and i got it for £35 delivered! Swweeeetttt.

Raptor light bar went on - need to wire them in. I fitted a 400w lightbar on the front bumper the other day - its alot better than having it up above the windscreen as there is no glare back off the bonnet and in the rain you can see alot better now light isnt being refracted back towards you - definetely a better place to fit lights!