My DIY Conversion
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 3:21 pm
Hi guys, thought I would finally get some pics up of my DIY rear conversion. All units are made from 18mm MDF, the tabletop and work surface has been covered with DC Fix marble effect viynl, units painted in dove grey bathroom paint and seat boxes covered with acoustic carpet. I also fitted a smev 8821 sink and single hob. There's a cupboard in the back that allows me to get access to gas bottle, 2 10 litre jerry cans (Clean and waste) and enough room for a couple of pillows, camping chairs and a Cobb BBQ 
In the seat boxes there is enough room for all kinds of pots, pans, mugs, kettle, toaster, utensils and food.
The woodwork was mostly done by my father in law over 2 Saturdays and it took a week to paint, viynl, carpet and get all the wiring done.
I installed a split charge system consisting of a 100amp relay protected by 70amp fuse using 100amp cable. This is triggered by the ignition. I have kept the original starter battery from the northern Japan version as I am not drawing a lot of power, I will eventually install a leisure battery but this one seems to be doing find for now. The feed from second battery runs into a 10 way fuse box (Bus bar type so only 1 100amp cable going in). This is then wired through the fusebox and powers lights, head unit, blinds and cig lighters. I'm currently working on a solution using a 5 pin relay so that the headunit works off the ignition as normal until I flick a switch to 'camp mode'
'Upstairs' there is a memory foam matress which can be easily moved to allow to roof to lift when not sleeping.
Hope you enjoy the pics, really should have got more of the build, and thanks for taking the time to read
In the seat boxes there is enough room for all kinds of pots, pans, mugs, kettle, toaster, utensils and food.
The woodwork was mostly done by my father in law over 2 Saturdays and it took a week to paint, viynl, carpet and get all the wiring done.
I installed a split charge system consisting of a 100amp relay protected by 70amp fuse using 100amp cable. This is triggered by the ignition. I have kept the original starter battery from the northern Japan version as I am not drawing a lot of power, I will eventually install a leisure battery but this one seems to be doing find for now. The feed from second battery runs into a 10 way fuse box (Bus bar type so only 1 100amp cable going in). This is then wired through the fusebox and powers lights, head unit, blinds and cig lighters. I'm currently working on a solution using a 5 pin relay so that the headunit works off the ignition as normal until I flick a switch to 'camp mode'
'Upstairs' there is a memory foam matress which can be easily moved to allow to roof to lift when not sleeping.
Hope you enjoy the pics, really should have got more of the build, and thanks for taking the time to read
