Monthly Archive for January, 2011

Removed Rear Aircondition

Published on January 27, 2011 in exterior and modification. — 0 Comments Tags: , , .
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It was time to make some room for our upcoming Espar Diesel heater and the hot water system. One thing we didn’t use a single time over the last few years in a Delica is the aircondition. While the front AC might come in handy when we are down South, we didn’t see any need for a separate rear AC.
So I dropped off the van at IcyCool to empty the system. After that I was able to dismantle and remove the whole rear heater/AC assembly, which opened up a nice, large space with all the necessary connections. The plan now is to create a water tight aluminum box with a service lid to fit the new equipment.
The front AC system is also plugged and fully recharged again.


Happy 100,000

Published on January 21, 2011 in misc. — 1 Comment

100000 Our van is now official broken in. :)
After our last little road/camping-trip DinoEvo made it over the 100,000 km mark. Hopefully we can celebrate another few of these in the future.
The project makes only slowly progress at the moment, due a few delayed parts and some busy days far away from the garage.

Elgena Hot Water Tank

Published on January 4, 2011 in parts. — 1 Comment Tags: , .

Elgena Nautic Junior M Santa Claus was good to us and brought another part for our fresh-water setup straight from Germany. An Elgena Nautic-Junior M. It’s a 10 litre, stainless steel, coolant feed, fresh hot water tank. The tank will be connected to the coolant lines of the Diesel heater as well as the engine. So while you are on the road you’ll get hot water for a shower and when in camping mode, the Diesel heater will do the job. I already have an idea how and where to mount the whole system, but it’s going to be a bigger project with a more detailed post, so stay tuned…

LED Utility Flood Light

Published on January 3, 2011 in electric and interior. — 0 Comments Tags: , .
Vision X Utility Flood Light Due the lack of interior light from the roof insulation project I went on and installed a Vision X LED utility flood light right beside the sliding door. Initially I wanted to mount in on the roof rack as this light is also water proof, but decided against it. It should work as a interior light when a lot of light is needed (like packing, cleaning or finding stuff) as well as a flood light for the area in front of the sliding door for camping. I built the bracket in way so it also can be used for outside when the door is closed, to keep the bugs out. Right now it’s hooked up to the sliding door mechanism, which turns the light on when the door opens. With 500 lumens output and 120° wide angle beam pattern it emits a spread out, very bright light, but is too bright to use it all the time inside. Once the ceiling is finished, I’ll add some smaller LED accent lights to have a more dimmed environment.