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| lolo Member Since: 18 Jul 2021 Location: Vaud Posts: 118   
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Fridge
Now that the water tank/pump is done I can reinstall all the cabinets back in. Fridge tested and installed in its case. All adjusted to the millimeter 
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29th Jun 2022 9:26pm |
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| lolo Member Since: 18 Jul 2021 Location: Vaud Posts: 118
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Cushions and bed
Cushions made out of an Ikea mastress. 10cm thick. Foam was very easy to cut with an electric knife. Still missing covers. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Overall bed size is 115x182cm without bed extension, 115x200cm with bed extension. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Now home stretch with electricity and will be good to go... beta testing  Last edited by lolo on 4th Jul 2022 10:44pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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3rd Jul 2022 8:44pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240  
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Very nicely done. Will you be fitting blinds of some sort to the windows? Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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4th Jul 2022 6:27am |
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| lolo Member Since: 18 Jul 2021 Location: Vaud Posts: 118
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Hi Darren! Thank you!
Yes, custom window blinds are already done. Have a look here, page 6, my post of April 7th. https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic80760-75.html Alpine windows blinds will always remain fitted while other will be put on/ removed and stored on the roof shelf. |
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4th Jul 2022 9:55pm |
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| lolo Member Since: 18 Jul 2021 Location: Vaud Posts: 118
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Electrical/Wiring diagram
Maximum cable length round trip are: In 2.5mm2 : 5.00 meters for the water pump and for the double light switch for led strip In 16mm2 : 3.00 meters between starter battery and DC charger Click image to enlarge An 2000W inverter might be added at later stage and will be wired to leisure battery with 16/25mm2 cable as the inverter is just 10cm above the battery. |
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4th Jul 2022 10:14pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240
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Ah yes, missed that bit! Nice electrical diagram, too. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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5th Jul 2022 11:40am |
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| lolo Member Since: 18 Jul 2021 Location: Vaud Posts: 118
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Electrical wiring
Drawing is quicker than wiring
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge DC-DC charger is charging, fuse pannel and breakers ok, switches are functionnal, and led lights are brighter than expected Some more detail work to make the led setup tidy but I am happy with the result so far.
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9th Jul 2022 9:20pm |
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| lolo Member Since: 18 Jul 2021 Location: Vaud Posts: 118
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Project completed 99%
Good enough for a first night test Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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17th Jul 2022 9:02pm |
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| roamfree Member Since: 19 Jan 2022 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 16  
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This looks awesome, really nice work you did there lolo! Looking forward to seeing the first pictures of it in action 💪🏼
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30th Jul 2022 9:49am |
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| lolo Member Since: 18 Jul 2021 Location: Vaud Posts: 118
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Norvegian roadtrip feedback
It's been a while since my roadtrip preparation last summer, and quite some mileage, about 13'500km round trip to North Cape via all Norvegian scenic roads. It was great, without any technical issue, but squeaky windshield wipers which drived me nut. Yes, in Norway it seems that the most important piece of equipement are the wipers, the second most important is good quality headlights. Even better, a powerful led lightbar. Grense Jakobselv, Norway/Russia border, on the shore of the Barents Sea Click image to enlarge I have found the Defender very comfortable to drive, I really enjoyed every mile, whatever the road condition. My camper setup also proved to be quite good for a first attempt. Not too much errors/important flaws. Here are the major things that I have modified after my trip. I will post separated topics for the major ones. Defender - Tweak the wipers arms to minimize squeaks - Add the Landreiziger headlight loom - Upgraded headlight bulb to Philips RacingVision GT200 - Redo all the seams with Sikaflex 521UV, which cured all water leaks... - ... but some on the front door seal, even after having changed door seals by brand new genuine ones Camper - Changed the movable closing panel used for bed by a sliding panel. This moving panel was a pain to setup from inside. - Add an external shower curtain - Redo the windows blinds, which shrinked due to sun exposure, thus did not fit tight anymore - Add a thermometer inside/outside - Reduce from 10cm to 5cm foam mattress, keep the 5cm memory foam topper - Add a battery smart shunt to monitor remaining battery capacity - Replace chemical WC by dry WC - Add a Lifersaver portable water purifier (Cube, 5 liters) - Add a shelf on the left upper side above side window to extend storage capacity Et voilà. This was an extraordinay experience. Looking forward to overlanding again soon. This time heading south |
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21st Feb 2023 1:44pm |
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| lolo Member Since: 18 Jul 2021 Location: Vaud Posts: 118
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Bed panel
This movable panel, used as closing panel for the bed or as a backrest, was no so practical. Click image to enlarge Handling from the inside was not so easy, and storing it when not used for the bed was annoying as it lays on the bench and might be prone to move/fall in case of sharp turn. So I have opted for a extandable closing panel which is easy to slide in/out when seated inside. Here closed and slided under the bench mattress Click image to enlarge Here extended and used as bed closing panel Click image to enlarge No more backrest, but not an issue as it appears that this was not so useful, the closing piece of mattress being sufficiant as backrest. |
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22nd Feb 2023 1:52pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3199  
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Love that extending idea
1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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22nd Feb 2023 2:22pm |
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| lolo Member Since: 18 Jul 2021 Location: Vaud Posts: 118
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External shower curtain
After some funny experiments it appears that wherever your are, even in the most remote and desertic location, someone will suddenly appear when you are taking a quick shower. Always, not before, not after, guaranteed. So a shower curtain is needed. As I did not have any sort of roof rack I came up with a foldable structure made of 4 square PVC tubes 23.5x23.5x700mm, hold tight to the gutter by 2 clamps and resting on the open door frame. The curtain is a repurposed Ikea blackout curtain, four sides, weighted with steel round bars. The structure is stable, no drill required, installed in a minute and easily packed in a tube of 15x75. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Dry fast, works great. Durability of the curtain still to be assessed |
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23rd Feb 2023 10:01pm |
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| lolo Member Since: 18 Jul 2021 Location: Vaud Posts: 118
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Water ingress
... almost solved by having redone all seals and rain gutters with Sikaflex 521UV. Efficient, but it's a dirty job Click image to enlarge Trick here to smooth the join is to use a draw, works like a charm, but you do not have a second chance to do it properly, first time right required. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Same here, first time right required. Also used Captain Tolley around the windscreen rubber seal. It cured almost all leaks, but still some ingress because of front door seals, even if these have been replaced by brand new genuine LR seals, at a prohibitive costs. |
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28th Feb 2023 8:55pm |
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