removable cupboards

Post by **kathyshack** » 15 Jan 2007, 18:46

who has got removable cupboards in their van and how do they attach safely without moving around when driving?
i've bought a devon cooker from a bay, and am going to rebuild the cupbaord that it sits in. looking through david eccles interior book, there are quite a few which can be taken out when pitched up to cook outside etc. just wondered how they are secured...
any info or advice appreciated,
cheers,
Kathy

Post by **DiscoDave** » 15 Jan 2007, 19:59

some of these may be of use

i used to have them holding my sub down when i had a huge sound system! they are called bonnet straps available from most car shops and of course ebay!

Post by **jed the spread** » 15 Jan 2007, 21:16

just an L bracket and a couple of drywall screws holding mine in. i can whip it out and put the caravelle middle seats back in 10 mins

http://www.freewebs.com/ababyonboard/thevanitself.htm

jed

Post by **Mocki** » 17 Jan 2007, 09:41

the removeable kitchen in my old velle slid in on the velle middle seat runners, 2 mins to swap from seats to kitchen , or back.

Post by **Ian Hulley** » 17 Jan 2007, 12:44

jed the spread wrote: i can whip it out and put the caravelle middle seats back in 10 mins jed

Tha wants to be carefull you're not mis-understood young Jedi

Ian.

Kool-Kamper · Post by **Kool-Kamper** » 17 Jan 2007, 13:14

Mocki wrote:the removeable kitchen in my old velle slid in on the velle middle seat runners, 2 mins to swap from seats to kitchen , or back.

hi mocki
that is what I'm hoping to do with mine... any poineters?

Post by **Mocki** » 17 Jan 2007, 13:17

yes, get hold of a set of old velle seats, cut the runners off, and bingo!
i did have some pictures somewhere of how mine was done, but i cant find them on the pc's, i'll keep looking............

Post by **Bluebell** » 28 Jan 2007, 21:21

I reckon you might be able to use the same trick as I did for our new buddy seat - i.e. get a length of square u section aluminium from B&Q, chop 2 lengths, screw one length to the back of your unit, then screw the other length, the other way up, to the back of your bulkhead (or wherever you're planning to fix the unit. Then all you have to do is drop the unit into place and it's also really easy to lift out.
K

Post by **kathyshack** » 29 Jan 2007, 19:59

ah thanks bluebell, sounds like a plan

Post by **justbuggin** » 03 Feb 2007, 22:34

I fancy doing something like this with my panel van, so I can use if for lugging stuff around in sometimes. The only slight concern is making sure the units are secured properly. I don't fancy surviving a head-on, only to have my head taken clean off my shoulders by a flying sink unit.

Post by **rogbodge** » 07 Feb 2007, 22:18

The seat rail ideas above are good for strength - you could bolt the rails to the steel van floor, whilst insetting them into a ply + carpet over-floor to give a flush finish to walk on move things about on, etc.

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