27/03/2012
So, a couple
of days to catch up with, its been a
busy couple. Managed around 8 hours work
on the megabus, inbetween signing on and bike riding and what not J
Yesterday went
to get some more wood from Tommy. The
van is noticeably quieter even with only one part of the floor finished, which
is good. Its possible to hear the
stereo, so the other pair of speakers I have can now go into the rear, rather than the cab roof as previously planned.
I also managed
to get the floor almost finished. I put
a 4” wide channel near the wheel arches for cables / pipes between the sides of
the van. Shaun next door has given me
some flexible conduit that will be under the floor to carry the cables
safely. I have not decided if I should
put a removable lid on the channel or not.
At the moment the top layer of ply is cut to shape in one big piece, but
it would be easy enough to cut a piece out for a lid.
I still have
to cut the celotex and make some finishing battens (spot where they should go
in the photo above) but the floor is now usable.
Usable floor. Shauns ladders.
I also removed an anti-drumming rib, in preparation for the window
install.
Today was the roof light install. I measured about 10 times, and decided the
best place for it (a fiamma vent 40) was where the roof rib is in the picture
above. So first job was to remove
that. The dremel made short work of
cutting through it, but the adhesive that is was stuck to the roof with was
another matter. Anyhow I marked out on
the roof where the hole was to go, drawn on duck tape to protect the paint, and
got the jigsaw to work. Sadly snapped a
blade when it hit the rib (that was still attached with adhesive). Plan B resorted to using the dremel to finish
off.
Roof mounted anti-drum rib.
Stuck.
Sky as visible through hole in roof.
As you can see in the pictures, the roof isn’t flat, so I
had to build it up and fill with 10mm thick strips of wood (all cut by hand
with a jigsaw, still waiting for a tenon saw)
Some Tea. Clamps holding frame in
place. You can see some 10mm strips here
(they also need to go on the outside, which no doubt will be fun to make water
tight…..)
Forest of clamps…..Holding in place the frame while the sikaflex dries.
A hole from above.
That was it for today (the windows arrived, as did the lpg
gas tank – which is huge!). Followed
this with a 25 mile bike ride J
Tomorrow is more roof lights, and starting on the windows.
2 comments:
Wasn't that rib that you've removed part of the overall structural integrity ? And another question - are the side walls going to be cut in order to fit windows ?
no the rib was just an anti-drumming rib, see todays post for the other question....
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