Re: Well, 51 years of originality will soon be at an end..
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 5:39 pm
No, I think your post is in the spirit of the original post - "originality or not?"
Just a couple of notes from me:
Noise.
Patrick's Carawagon is remarkably quiet - 200TDi but a LOT of interior soundproofing involving some thick floor soundproofing/matting from a Disco donor and rubber faced closed cell foam (actually very expensive antistatic bench matting, surplus to requirements ).
Rubber backed closed cell matting over the gearbox under the tunnel (helps a lot with gearbox noise).
Disco engine mounts and the bulkhead soundproofing pad from the Disco.
Stick-on matting ('lead' flashing) stuck to the inside of the doors and then door cards fitted.
We can carry out a normal conversation at 60mph without raised voices - anyone is welcome to come for a ride to see just how good you can get it.
Gearing.
S3 gearboxes in both our Carawagons, so no double declutching required
As Alex says, 3.54 diffs means a lot more changing down into 2nd is required
Agree that if you want good lighting and to run a compressor fridge (and laptop/DVD player etc.) you need a leisure battery and split charging.
A decent (60W/120W) solar panel is also useful to keep the leisure battery topped up if you stay in the same place for more than a couple of days.
Heater - a real luxury, but once you've got a blown hot air heater fitted, you will wonder how you managed without on those winter (and Spring, Autumn and even some Summer) camps
All food for thought - I agree with the idea of developing your vehicle to make it more useful, comfortable and economical as you see fit
Cheers,
Robin.
Just a couple of notes from me:
Noise.
Patrick's Carawagon is remarkably quiet - 200TDi but a LOT of interior soundproofing involving some thick floor soundproofing/matting from a Disco donor and rubber faced closed cell foam (actually very expensive antistatic bench matting, surplus to requirements ).
Rubber backed closed cell matting over the gearbox under the tunnel (helps a lot with gearbox noise).
Disco engine mounts and the bulkhead soundproofing pad from the Disco.
Stick-on matting ('lead' flashing) stuck to the inside of the doors and then door cards fitted.
We can carry out a normal conversation at 60mph without raised voices - anyone is welcome to come for a ride to see just how good you can get it.
Gearing.
S3 gearboxes in both our Carawagons, so no double declutching required
As Alex says, 3.54 diffs means a lot more changing down into 2nd is required
Agree that if you want good lighting and to run a compressor fridge (and laptop/DVD player etc.) you need a leisure battery and split charging.
A decent (60W/120W) solar panel is also useful to keep the leisure battery topped up if you stay in the same place for more than a couple of days.
Heater - a real luxury, but once you've got a blown hot air heater fitted, you will wonder how you managed without on those winter (and Spring, Autumn and even some Summer) camps
All food for thought - I agree with the idea of developing your vehicle to make it more useful, comfortable and economical as you see fit
Cheers,
Robin.