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#51 Re: Camper Conversions » My Scudo conversion. » 2016-02-02 18:05:54
The taxi was delivered last night, so I have spent today taking bits off it and test fitting them in my van.
Will have to take them all back off again to fit the insulation and the flooring. The roof lining could do with a clean as well. I also have to wire up the lights that came with the roof lining.
I have gone for a dark grey altro flooring, as I have managed to pick a roll and the adhesive up for free, as a friend had it laying around from a job he had finished.
#52 Re: General Discussion » Hi! Bought a Peugeot Expert 2004 2.0 HDi last week » 2016-01-28 16:58:36
Hi Will and welcome.
I had the exact same rock and roll bed in one of my old VW's. They are a good bit of kit as long as they are a permanent fixture.
Hope you sort the issues out. You will have to post details of the conversion you are attempting, as its always nice to see other peoples take on a camper interior.
Cheers,
Phil.
#53 Re: Camper Conversions » My Scudo conversion. » 2016-01-28 16:44:32
I have taken delivery of the Ikea Lycksele bed and it does have one slat missing, but there is no broken slat, so that's good.
I have also just purchased this:
The plan is to take the slide doors, roof lining, interior plastics and any spares I may need from it and then scrap it.
Once the doors are on, I will have to start thinking about bodywork and paint. I do have a bodyshop lined up, but it may be a couple of months before it gets done, as the cambelt, tensioner and waterpump need doing first.
I will post pictures once the bits have been fitted.
#54 Re: General Discussion » Locations? » 2016-01-15 13:55:58
Hi Ben,
As far as fixing everything in, I can only comment on what I did with my VW T4.
It had a rock and roll bed and full length kitchen unit fitted. I did all the work myself, but had a lot of advice from professional fitters.
The company I had the bed from, Streamline Beds, recommended that 12mm ply flooring be put down under the bed. The bed then was attached through the vans floor using spreader plates and bolted from underneath.
The kitchen units were attached to the 12mm ply floor, the walls framework and batons attached between the framework, behind the carpeted plyboard, so there was the least chance it would come unattached in the event of a accident.
How far you go really depends on how permanent you want the interior to be.
The above example was a permanent camper conversion.
Here are a couple of pictures to give you an idea. Do keep in mind that the interior of a T4 is a bit bigger.
The floor area of the scudo is roughly 50cm shorter and about 30cm narrower.
Phil
#55 Camper Conversions » My Scudo conversion. » 2016-01-14 23:48:44
- goody33
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Not sure if this will be of any help to anyone, but it seemed as good a place as any to document my Scudo's conversion.
The van is a 2003 2.0JTD Scudo with 113,000 miles on the clock. It was purchased for £600 from ebay.
It was bought on the cheap because of some panel damage to both side doors and the rear panels. The previous keeper had lived in a house with a narrow drive and at some point had caught both sides of the van on the concrete gate posts.
My plan for the van as of the moment is to:
Soundproof and insulate the walls, roof and floor of the van.
Fit a new ply floor and lay altro safety flooring on it.
Source a rear headlining and interior side and rear plastics from a taxi.
Fit two slide doors with windows from a taxi.
Fit a 240v electric hook up.
Fit some 12v lighting.
As the conversion will be removable, my intention is to do the following:
Somehow fit a Ikea Lycksele sofa bed so that it doesn't move around in transit, but so it can be easily removed when home.
Have a kitchen pod unit that can be removed from the van and used in an awning or gazebo of some sort.
As you can see, the idea is to keep the van as simple as possible so it can be emptied on return from camping and can be used as a van for work again.
I have started the process by buying the cooker pod and the sofa bed.
The cooker pod was another ebay purchase and cost £20. It is in need of a good clean and maybe a lick of paint, but it is in good working order.
The sofa bed is a Ikea Lycksele with the Havet mattress, which is the most expensive of the three mattresses. This again came from ebay. It was listed as having some damage and after firing off a email it turns out it had a damaged slat and a missing slat. When new it would have cost £280. I have bought it for the princely sum of £20.
I am yet to pick the bed up, but I know a few of the VW T4 guys remove the slats and replace it with ply anyway, so this is the plan for the bed.
So this is where I am at so far. I will be posting updates as and when there are any.
If anyone has any useful suggestions, they will be gladly taken onboard.
Phil.
#56 Re: General Discussion » Locations? » 2016-01-12 14:58:14
The reason I went for the removable interior was partially down to keeping the insurance simple i.e no permanent addition to the van.
As far as engine and mpg are concerned, I have the 2.0 jtd, which I presume is the same as the hdi and I have just returned 215 miles to £20, with the fuel costing £1.01.9, so whatever that is to the gallon, as I can't be bothered to work it out!
I like the engine in mine. It is quiet for a diesel van and is quite pokey. I have just driven from Wolverhampton to Manchester and back. It is the first real run I have done in the van and I must say I am very happy with how the van drives.
My van is a 03 plate with 113,000 on the clock and it has just cost me £600. There is some bodywork that needs doing, but I have been quoted in the region of £200 to sort it out, so all in all not a bad price, I think.
#57 Re: General Discussion » Locations? » 2016-01-12 13:15:05
Hi Ben,
I too am at the start of converting my Scudo and was unsure what to do.
After chatting with a few people on here, I now think I know what I want.
I use my van for work, so everything has to be removable, so I have gone for a Lycksele sofa bed from Ikea and a removable cooker and sink pod.
Taxi doors with windows are next on the agenda, as well as some Altro safety flooring. I also want to soundproof and carpet the ply on the sides. Some plastic side mouldings from a taxi wouldn't go amiss either.
Whether you go for a permanent camper conversion or a removable one, the possibilities are only limited by your imagination.
Phil.
#58 Re: General Discussion » New Scudo owner » 2016-01-04 12:43:09
I would be using a driveaway awning and only when we were on site for more than a couple of nights. I had one on my last T4 which was attached via a magnetic kador rail. The awning stayed on site and when we got back I just reattached the awning via the magnetic rail.
For trips that didn't warrant taking the full awning, I will be taking the height adjustable gazebo and will put it up over the back doors.
#59 Re: General Discussion » New Scudo owner » 2016-01-04 00:09:40
After looking at the thread Vaz posted from the wild camping forum, I think I am going to go down the route of the bed from Ikea. I may put some altro safety flooring down and go with a removable kitchen pod that can go in an awning while we camp. Both the bed and the kitchen pod can be taken out and its back to being a van easily.
Have you got a link to the flashbanding on ebay?
Cheers.
#60 Re: General Discussion » New Scudo owner » 2016-01-03 12:13:48
Thanks for link about the Ikea bed. I may go down that route as it can be removed easily. Not sure I will find one for £4.99 like the guy from the thread did though!
#61 Re: General Discussion » New Scudo owner » 2016-01-02 18:23:32
Hi Vaz, Those pictures you posted have made me think. I have some rock and roll bed hinges from an old VW T25 I used to have. I could use a similar layout, but with the hinges so the board over the gap moves back and the board behind it raises up, creating a back rest.
I will have a good look at the links you have posted as well.
Thanks for the welcome.
#62 Re: General Discussion » New Scudo owner » 2016-01-01 19:06:53
Thanks for the welcome Casper. I Have built my own VW camper not so long ago, but I will check out the links you have posted, as this one will be totally different and I am after some idea's.
#63 General Discussion » New Scudo owner » 2015-12-31 18:39:19
- goody33
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My name is Phil and I am the new owner of a 2003 2.0jtd Scudo.
The van was bought primarily for work, but I am planning a false floor with drawers containing a cooker, sink and storage space.
I would also like to pop some bonded side windows in the slide door (if they are available?)
The plan is to use the van for work and have a mattress made from high density foam to fit directly onto the false floor, that I can throw into the van and go camping and on my return, take the mattress out so I can use it for work again.
I am hoping to have it done by the summer.
The van itself needs a bit of body work as it has come into contact with gate posts on both sides of the van.
Mechanically, it seems ok, although I would like to get the cambelt, tensioner and waterpump changed for peace of mind.
I have mostly owned VW campers in the past, but the scudo drives nicer than any of the VW's I have owned and is quieter as well.
Can't wait for the summer to go camping in it!