Interior
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I've just bought my first camper, an unfinished T25 project. It's running, mechanically, with a VW Vento 1.9 Diesel engine now replacing the original. Having had the side panels and roofs reupholstered I am now at the stage of replacing the interior furniture units, which is either knackered or missing.. I have been advised in two different directions; to have it rebuilt using laminated marine ply and to rebuild using lightweight wood available from camper specialist stores (presumably a laminated or reinforced balsa?) Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Cheers! (ps I've also been assured the Vento diesel engine will run on cooking oil? My mechanic remains hugely unconvinced..)
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Titus A Duxass
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Re: Interior
Marine ply is very good but expensive.
Camper specialist stuff is also likely to be expensive.
Get some reasonable quality ply from a timber yard (8 ft x 4 ft sheet).
Mine is made from the cheapest 16mm that is available and painted with acrylic paint.
Camper specialist stuff is also likely to be expensive.
Get some reasonable quality ply from a timber yard (8 ft x 4 ft sheet).
Mine is made from the cheapest 16mm that is available and painted with acrylic paint.
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Re: Interior
I agree with Titus. Sometimes it makes a difference WHEN you go, as you can sometimes get a run of ply that has better grain on the outside.
Another option (depending how artistic you are and if you have access to a bench saw) is to use ordinary hardboard (nice and light), slotting it into pine frames (bit like drawer bottoms in construction). You make the slot for the hardboard by running the pine across a circular saw (length-ways) with the saw blade up around 1/4" or so. I made my buddy seat that way but you could make complete cablinets AND doors that way, crewing one frame to another to make boxes and they're light as hell but very strong. You can create a grain effect with a dry wide brush with just the end pf the brush dipped in stain or varnish to create a grain effect on the hardboard, or simply paint it all.
Certainly avoid chipboard or MDF as it will take it out on your fuel consumption.
Another option (depending how artistic you are and if you have access to a bench saw) is to use ordinary hardboard (nice and light), slotting it into pine frames (bit like drawer bottoms in construction). You make the slot for the hardboard by running the pine across a circular saw (length-ways) with the saw blade up around 1/4" or so. I made my buddy seat that way but you could make complete cablinets AND doors that way, crewing one frame to another to make boxes and they're light as hell but very strong. You can create a grain effect with a dry wide brush with just the end pf the brush dipped in stain or varnish to create a grain effect on the hardboard, or simply paint it all.
Certainly avoid chipboard or MDF as it will take it out on your fuel consumption.
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thebutlercometh
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Re: Interior
Evening to you.
Very simple as you can buy complete interior kits from Just Kampers. go to Just Kamper web sight and you can build a complets T25 ( well almost )
I have bought from them and could not fault them.
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thebutlercometh
Very simple as you can buy complete interior kits from Just Kampers. go to Just Kamper web sight and you can build a complets T25 ( well almost )
I have bought from them and could not fault them.
Regatds
thebutlercometh