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Archives for February 2014

Broken again – A list of work done on the van

February 26, 2014 by Mike 27 Comments

The van has been in the garage for nearly 2 weeks now so I thought I’d do a list of all work done. It went in to get the steering box fitted/setup and to get a new full MOT on the 13th of Feb. Yeah I’ve been bored and frustrated. The list of work done […]

Filed Under: Converting my van, Living and travelling in a van Tagged With: uk, van conversion

Getting to know my engine

February 17, 2014 by Mike 13 Comments

I thought it might be a good idea to get to know the engine on the van (Ford Duratorq 2.4L) a little better and get familiar with the location of the main components. The van is in the garage getting fixed up and MOTed so this is one of the things I’ve been doing while […]

Filed Under: Converting my van, Living and travelling in a van Tagged With: uk, van conversion

Installing parking sensors

February 8, 2014 by Mike 8 Comments

Going straight from driving a little VW Golf to a big van with no back windows is pretty scary when it comes to parking up in towns and cities. I decided I either need a reversing camera or some kind of parking sensor. The latter was probably the cheaper and more practical of the options […]

Filed Under: Converting my van Tagged With: uk, van conversion

making a kitchen in a van

February 6, 2014 by Mike 13 Comments

This is where things get exciting. Things start to look and feel like a home! I tried the van out the other night and being able to wake up and make a cup of tea really made me realise I have everything in here to live pretty nicely – maybe more so than my house. […]

Filed Under: Converting my van Tagged With: uk, van conversion

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