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Sorry, the actual cushioning support. the side support bolster seems to have sagged / dropped /broken.

Well I bit of an update, Fraya is alive.

Got the major parts of the build out the way now and she stands functional and ready for her first outing.
The split charge system, leisure battery, lighting, control panel and inverter are all now wired up and working.

The magnetic blinds, seating / bed has been completed and the front curtain installed.
Apart from filling with food, water and a number of storage containers she is ready to go on her first road trip
There are few extras and touch ups that I will be doing over the coming weeks and I am sure I will find additional extras (like installing a table and fixed cooker for DVLA)

I have found that I have a small leak coming from somewhere near the rear door / rear quarter window, this is going to need investigation as I found a small puddle on my worktop this morning after driving rain lastnight

Well got a few days off so spent them sorting the van.
The insulation finally arrived along with a whole host of other bits for the conversion.

The first task yesterday was to insulate the doors pillars and wheel well areas. I did not want to pull off the door card completely due the clips being very brittle and not having replacements.
I took the steps to just remove the top most ones and pack the insulation down from the tops.
Next was to tackle on of the things that I was not looking forward to, the carpets. This I found very difficult indeed and trying to get it to conform to shapes was a nightmare.
Finally got everything done and then laid the main floor carpet. I intend to leave the painted area on show and will see if I get much condensation as a result.

Still need to get rid of some of the excess glue and give a few areas a little trip  but pretty happy with the results.

Today I set about sorting the bed and storage area. I opted for the standard pullout design and blocked off some areas that can still be accessed via the doors for added security when transporting camera equipment etc... this should still allow for easy access but not be in plain sight.
The bottom storage bin area will be separated off for normal storage and the corner behind the passenger seat will house the leisure battery and inverter etc...
Still a few bits of ply to add and then its just bolting it all down.

I have also run the main cable for the split charge system down the wing and to the rear of the passenger seat, just got to put all the trim back.
Tomorrows job is to sort the split charge system and all the electrics, pull the headliner to insulate and run the lights.

One thing I am considering is moving the feed for the interior lighting from the standard battery over to the leisure battery on the standard fuse board. If anyone has any thoughts on this I would love to hear them.

Once the new floor supports had been left glued into place and left to dry overnight I proceeded to cut and fit the additional floor.
The insulation and carpet that I had ordered could not be delivered due to an error in posting and the package was too large for the local courier.
I am now waiting for the courier in question to send it out on a van.

As I could not do a lot else I set about building the kitchen area and the bed.
The kitchen area is made in the main using recycled kitchen units left over from a kitchen conversion we have just finished.
At this stage all that is holding everything in place is gravity and a few screws that can be removed to pull everything back out again.
Once I have the insulation in place then I can start securing everything down and continue with the build.

The bed is 50% complete and I am doing a typical pullout design. I intend trying to keep as much of the rear trim as possible and just insulate everything really well.
Having the extra windows is great but not have a tonne of extra ply on walls to fix things to has made for a few head scratching moments.

I am now working for the next 4 days so will not have a chance to do much (working till 10PM).
There will be a few extra orders going in over the coming days for bits for the conversion (funds permitting) so I have them ready for my next days off.