Member Since: 03 Jan 2008
Location: Near Reading
Posts: 1214
Can you not leave the wife with detailed plans and a rivet gun? No? Get me coat...
10th May 2010 10:23 am
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14372
She would only cock it up G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
10th May 2010 10:45 am
mzplcg
Member Since: 23 Jun 2009
Location: Gone
Posts: 1087
Bodsy wrote:
wiggs wrote:
..iv proberly gone way over the top
That's gotta be the understatement of the year Ade
Seconded. I reckon you've single handedly dealt with the EU pop rivet mountain
Top work though Fella. Very impressed.
Dom
10th May 2010 11:16 am
Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
Posts: 2050
Hi wiggs,
I've watching this thread with interest.
Regarding the vent for the fridge, I think that you would get optimal cooling/ventilation by also placing a vent at the top of the compartment.
HTH,
PeterThe Bearded Dragon
11th May 2010 6:03 am
Hassle
Member Since: 19 Nov 2008
Location: Sleaford
Posts: 723
How you going to waterproof the vent
11th May 2010 8:44 am
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14372
Bushwanderer
Will try it as it is ..if its not enough , its no hardship to add another
Hassle
I wasent planning on trying to waterproof it ..unless the rain blows in from underneath and upwards ..i wouldnt have thought there would be a problem G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
11th May 2010 8:11 pm
flinty99
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 2558
I reckon the mods should lock this thread.
Every time there is an update is causes nothing but bad language, arguments, falling outs and tears.
As soon as I mention I want one like this SWMBO *try's to* assert her authority and it all starts over again For details on the next Kielder Safari click visit the Kielder Safari website
Sold: HSE-G4, Tangiers Orange. (one of your 5 Discoverys a day)
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11th May 2010 10:38 pm
Hassle
Member Since: 19 Nov 2008
Location: Sleaford
Posts: 723
An offroad burger van? Is there a market for them?I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
11th May 2010 11:52 pm
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14372
Too many beers last night ..yes you are right ..i need to measure the height of it and see how far off the D3 vent is ....but i have an idea
Away till Friday night G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
12th May 2010 3:39 am
hensoni
Member Since: 01 Oct 2007
Location: Sleepy Somerset
Posts: 576
Adrian,
Are you fitting a camper van / caravan style fridge? They need an air chimney, so you'll need an upper vent. The greater the vertical distance between the vents, the greater the cooling capability without resorting to 12v cooling fans (which are used for camping fridges in hot climes)
I suspect that you'll get quite a lot of roadspray on this front panel and this style of louvre is not as water resistant as a camping fridge grille. Not sure if anyone does an adjustable / closing grille in this size.
Nice trailer... Especially the recessed panels. Very pro.Club missing my D3
12th May 2010 2:15 pm
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14372
Got an 80 litre weaco that's going in there .. It has it's own cooling fans on the side.
I have seen the slide vent ..can always change it if need beG4 Gone ...but not forgotten
12th May 2010 2:58 pm
hensoni
Member Since: 01 Oct 2007
Location: Sleepy Somerset
Posts: 576
Cool!
The missus was looking around the other day for campervan kit to put in our new van - she found a fridge that didn't need a vent at all. Not sure which one that was.
Those Weaco fridges look good - a healthy tilt tolerance of 45 deg. Much better than an Electrolux / Dometic tolerance of 6 degClub missing my D3
12th May 2010 3:22 pm
Discodriver
Member Since: 25 Oct 2009
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 22
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14372
Latest update ...
After being away all last week , i have spent all weekend on the trailer ( much to the anoyance of the wife ) .
My main issue i have had is the locks are not deep enough to fit the door frame and the chequer plate . I needed a depth of about 28mm ...the locks supplied were about 22mm . So out with the grinder ...
Paddle lock
original 22mm depth
Dismantled
bit of fettling
End result ...the rest i did were a lot better looking
New distance
I had another type of lock sent to me to try . The depth was ok , but the whole thing stuck out to much , and was not very waterproof .
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