MK9R
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 01:30 PM |
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Locost motorhome
The price of motorhomes are ridiculous, so i've toying with ideas ranging from converting a panel van, luton van and 7.5 tonner. Then i thought,
i wonder if anyone has done something like this:-
 
vanavan
(sorry for the very limited art work!!)
A luton van chassis with a caravan chopped and fitted, or as i like to call it a Vanavan
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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scotlad
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 01:32 PM |
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There used to be one near me around 25 years ago. Looked quite cool in a weird sort of way.
Wonderous is our great blue ship that sails around the mighty sun, and joy to everyone that rides along!
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balidey
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 01:37 PM |
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When you've finished making it will you come and tarmac my drive? 
(yes it 'does' look a bit pikey  )
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Jasongray5
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 01:38 PM |
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Keep the tipping mechanism. Then if you had teenagers who were problematic to get out of bed...
How hard can it be?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33261515@N03/sets/72157611049241239/
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MK9R
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 01:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
When you've finished making it will you come and tarmac my drive?
(yes it 'does' look a bit pikey )
PMSL!!! The pikeyness maybe the reason its not done!!
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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Guinness
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 01:53 PM |
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Love it! You could have a range of interchangable backs for different missions!
Mike
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 01:56 PM |
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I like it
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 01:58 PM |
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a bit of careful panelling plus a proper skirt round the bottom & it would look ok
Caravan skins are not what they use to be, very thin aluminium over a foam core so you might have a but of difficulty riveting to it and you can’t let
any water ever get in-between the skins as then the outer bond fails and the caravan just comes apart
what about this
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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MK9R
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 02:01 PM |
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Do panel vans have a chassis??? or just a conventional body????
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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blakep82
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 02:12 PM |
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panel van would be the best way i think. as long as you're not wanting the height of luxury, but happy with somewhere to kip. build in some
bunks, bit of carpet and a window, job done
in fact, if you got a transit van for example, and got the sliding door from a tourneo (or whatever their minibus things are called) as long as they
are the same (except the window) swap it over i reckon it would be pretty good!
you can get back doors with the windows too
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 02:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jasongray5
Keep the tipping mechanism. Then if you had teenagers who were problematic to get out of bed...
think i will build one just like that to see their faces
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blakep82
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 02:58 PM |
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i quite fancy building a beavertail out of a luton van chassis now...
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MK9R
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 03:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i quite fancy building a beavertail out of a luton van chassis now...
Thats an option i was looking at, beaver tailer for the race car to sit on and tow a caravan, rather than the other way round
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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MK9R
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 03:03 PM |
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Or buy a luton with a tail lifet, sack the box off and use the tail lift to get the car on the back
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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blakep82
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 03:29 PM |
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will the tail lift off a luton be up to lifting a car?
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GregSL75
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 03:39 PM |
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http://www.sbmcc.co.uk/
There's been a few comedy caravan-on-a-flatbed type campers on Ebay...
2.0 XE on GSXR TBs and Megasquirt
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 03:46 PM |
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Starcraft
Mk4/5 Cortina-based Starcraft
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Benzine
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 03:47 PM |
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Yeah sbmcc is worth a look ^
I've just about finished converting a Bedford TK horsebox into a motorhome. I didn't like the white plastic motorhomes (or the price tags!
) so decided to 'go locost'. Basically everything is wood and it's like a compact swiss chalet on wheels ^__^ Double bed above the
cab, shower/toilet at the back, sofa, wood stove, solar power. No road tax, cheap to buy, fun to drive, interior is gorgeous (imho )
[Edited on 20/5/09 by Benzine]
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 03:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
When you've finished making it will you come and tarmac my drive?
(yes it 'does' look a bit pikey )
Want to be careful he doesn't check out your garage contents while he's at it 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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zilspeed
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 04:28 PM |
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Friend of mine did that very thing.
Took a f**ing massive caravan with some front damage.
Repaired the damage and grafted it onto a Transit chassis.
The transit chassis was lengthened and the back of the cab cut away and blended into the caravan.
He then built belly lockers to house the genny and tanks.
This tows a 4 wheeled tipping Brian James with the Fisher Fury on it.
Uses it for away weekends doing the sprints and hillclimbs.
It needn't always be a lash up of an idea when done properly...
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mr henderson
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| posted on 20/5/09 at 04:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MK9R
Or buy a luton with a tail lifet, sack the box off and use the tail lift to get the car on the back
Interesting idea, but most tail lifts use the upright bits at each side of the rear of the Luton body, and don't extend back far enough to put a
car on.
I've thought about this a lot, and haven't come up with the definitive answer yet.
John
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MK9R
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 06:47 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mr henderson
quote:
Originally posted by MK9R
Or buy a luton with a tail lifet, sack the box off and use the tail lift to get the car on the back
Interesting idea, but most tail lifts use the upright bits at each side of the rear of the Luton body, and don't extend back far enough to put a
car on.
I've thought about this a lot, and haven't come up with the definitive answer yet.
John
There are loads of people out there using the tail lift, including a guy who races in RGB with me who has a 7.5 ton lorry to carry the car in and has
a living area aswell. This is alos for sale on piston heads, i was very tempted!
http://www.chriswilson.tv/more814/814.html
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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MK9R
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 06:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
Friend of mine did that very thing.
Took a f**ing massive caravan with some front damage.
Repaired the damage and grafted it onto a Transit chassis.
The transit chassis was lengthened and the back of the cab cut away and blended into the caravan.
He then built belly lockers to house the genny and tanks.
This tows a 4 wheeled tipping Brian James with the Fisher Fury on it.
Uses it for away weekends doing the sprints and hillclimbs.
It needn't always be a lash up of an idea when done properly...
PICTURES?????
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 04:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MK9R
That looks quite scary to me, check out the hooks for the chains at the end of the main tail lift section, wouldn't have to bend much for the
chain to fall off.
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 22/5/09 at 10:10 AM |
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If you go down the conversion of a panel van route you need to bear in mind the deffinitons of what a motorhome is for insurance purposes as it may
just still be a van in their view.
Try looking here http://www.diy-motorhome.co.uk/
Keith
Aviemore
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