Lenny's Modding the new Mini Gin Palace

[paddymcc]

Nice van Lenny, enjoy.

 

[Lenny HB]

Got the Multiplus mounted and started sorting out the wiring, taken out the CBS charger and put a Victron Orion XS in it's place as I don't thing much of the Schaudt B2B looking at using it just for the fridge.

 

[Lenny HB]

This is the Master Plan.

Mains wiring not quite correct as Carthago fit an RCBO and feed the heater direct from that.

 

[bigtree]

Finally got around to starting a thread, at least it will stop you lot nagging me.
I've been a bit busy with daughter visiting from Thailand and fitting in the Hereford Rally a few days after getting the van.

This van is giving me a lot of earache, someone keeps going on about has small & cramped it is.

A few pics of the poky little van, to be honest apart from a few niggles the build quality so much better than the Hymers we have had, makes it look like Hymers were built in the Lada factory.


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The posy cushions they supply are quite nice but not very practical.
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Dash is quite nice apart from the steering wheel being on the wrong side.
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Why have you got the chopping board on top of the lavvy.

 

[Lenny HB]

The seal on the front of the roof which seals the cab area to the roof, I remember someone many years ago telling me his Carthago A class leaked and it was a very complicated construction in that area.
On other top end German A class it is just a simple straight sealing strip/tape which is easily sorted.

He had to take his back to Carthago in Germany he said to get sorted. I wonder if it’s the same construction? Oh r have they changed it?

Similar to Hymer and most A class, it's got a 10 year water ingress warranty providing I get ripped off for the annual damp check/

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[Steve and Denise]

I thought it was very nice Lenny and enjoyed the tour! The toilet lock is worrying!

It is a smidge compact!

Bet that took a while

 

[CAB96]

Why does the Multiplus have a Starter battery connection?

 

[Northernraider]

Perfect length that a fraction longer than ours.

And a willy shorter than mine .

 

[Lenny HB]

Why does the Multiplus have a Starter battery connection?

To charge the starter battery, why else.
It will charge the starter battery all the time the hab batteries are connected.

I will still fit a Ablemail battery maintainer as I can't see the point of having the Multiplus running if the van is just sitting on the drive.
That is the reason for fitting the 10 ohm resistor so I can pre-charge the capacitors in the Multiplus when it's been off for a while, big inverters don't like being switched off & on it doesn't do the capacitors much good if connected directly to the batteries.

 

[AG 2602]

Bedding from the old van it doesn't suit this one, & doesn't fit. I will have to get the sewing machine out and make some new fitted sheets in a more subdued colour.

Whilst you have the sewing machine out you could make a few pairs of shorts out of the old bedding!!

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[CazPaul]

Similar to Hymer and most A class, it's got a 10 year water ingress warranty providing I get ripped off for the annual damp check/

They’ve changed it then, on older Carthago it was different

 

[Lenny HB]

Don’t think I could live with the loo/shower arrangement.

It actually works very well gives quite a large shower, I just need to fit some hooks on the back of the door for towels & some hooks with suckers for flannels.

Why have you got the chopping board on top of the lavvy.

Jealous, just because you haven't got one.

 

[Ditcha]

Nice van Lenny if a little small think me a Misses D would have a serious bout of cabin fever in something so compacted.

The Malibu had exactly the same small table changed it to this worked much better, ps still have the table top and adjustable leg

 

[Lenny HB]

Nice van Lenny if a little small think me a Misses D would have a serious bout of cabin fever in something so compacted.

You know how small Mi is and she keeps giving me earache about how tight the lounge is but does make driving easy.
Where did you get the table top from?

 

[Dutch 68]

You know how small Mi is and she keeps giving me earache about how tight the lounge is but does make driving easy.
Where did you get the table top from?

Oh dear, the next van will be bigger then

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[lorger]

Lovely looking van and very neat installation by you, personally I think it’s about perfect size for 2.

 

[chaser]

You know how small Mi is and she keeps giving me earache about how tight the lounge is but does make driving easy.
Where did you get the table top from?

Always surprises me that you don't build your own from scratch, then everything would be as you want it from the start instead of buying dear vans and changing everything.

 

[Lenny HB]

Always surprises me that you don't build your own from scratch, then everything would be as you want it from the start instead of buying dear vans and changing everything.

Wouldn't cost much less and I'd never finish it. My chippying skills are way down my list of skills.
Just a decent spec Ducato panel van is £65 to £70k these days.
Irrelevant really decided we couldn't live with a PVC and I don't think I would stand a chance at building an A Class.

 

[Ditcha]

You know how small Mi is and she keeps giving me earache about how tight the lounge is but does make driving easy.
Where did you get the table top from?

Magnum motorhomes

TABLE TOPS - Magnum Motorhomes

magnummotorhomes.co.uk

 

[chaser]

Wouldn't cost much less and I'd never finish it. My chippying skills are way down my list of skills.
Just a decent spec Ducato panel van is £65 to £70k these days.
Irrelevant really decided we couldn't live with a PVC and I don't think I would stand a chance at building an A Class.

So is this one you have now wider than a van ? As it seems very narrow

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[Lenny HB]

So is this one you have now wider than a van ? As it seems very narrow

It's a little wider but it had twin beds over a large garage and the abeyance inside of an A Class with the large screen. Things you just can't do in a PVC.

 

[Miggs]

Who was first to bang their head on the overbed lockers ?

 

[gus-lopez]

Just a decent spec Ducato panel van is £65 to £70k these days.

Passed a brand new unregistered council spec one the other day just under26k+vat . Can't remember where it was?

 

[AdrianChen]

First mod was the step well mat as I found out the hard way nothing holds it in place, first time in the van at the dealers as I got out I went flying out the door, flipping dangerous.

A length of unequal channel alloy sorted that, unequal channel as then I could fit it using the original screws for the foot well.

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Did much the same on ours, although my fix was to change it to fine ribbed rubber using the carpet stuff as a template, works fine and easy to clean - Left the passenger door footwell as carpet - we got two sets of "door mats" for some reason....

 

[chaser]

It's a little wider but it had twin beds over a large garage and the abeyance inside of an A Class with the large screen. Things you just can't do in a PVC.

Is it possible to buy part done vans and finish them to your own spec?

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[Rollingwheels]

Is it possible to buy part done vans and finish them to your own spec?

Yes Autotrail

 

[scousebird]

Lovely looking MH Lenny

 

[Grianan]

Looks really nice size to me - and I thought bedding was lovely too as I scrolled past ….

 

[chaser]

Looks really nice size to me - and I thought bedding was lovely too as I scrolled past ….

Not knocking the size, looks fine to me but just looks narrow for that type of van.

 

[Scottishdave]

Lovely van. I have an older one that still had the table and jump seat in it. As there are just two of us I got rid of the jump seat and put in a table which gives me a bit more food prep space.

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