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camperkev
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new friends

 Hi,im camperkev...........new here,but not to the lifestyle........just building my 3rd camper,an ldv400 17 seater minibus........fotos of build,by request.............looking to make\meet new freinds,etc....look forward to hearing from you.....

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daz
van convertion

Hi one and all owned a Vito since 92 so cant part with it is part of the family so want to convert it any advice on where to start cheers Daz

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dan and vito

 Hi,Dan......have you an idea of what you want the vito to do????........its a smallish van,which does have its limitations,but,a lot can be done.........do you want a "no expense spared ",build??,and/or a timescale to work to???.........

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jase1985
ldv 400

 Hi camperkev. I'm also converting an ldv 400. swb. Have you got started yet? start a project on the LDV community page so we can see your progress and you can view others. There's currently a handful of us with these vans that have started their own community page. 

Where abouts are you?

camperkev
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camper build

 Hi,Jase.......thanks for your reply..........Have you started your conversion yet????.........I got my 17 seater minibus 7 weeks ago....stripped it clean and built it in 4 weeks!!!!!!.........Properly,too!!!!....took me 2 hours to strip it out again,then rebuild to another plan,and another,and another...lol.....till i settled on the build plan i got now......lol..lol......yes,it was bloody hard work,7 days a week,but it does look pukka,and almost ready to use........the build was done useing all new timber.......10mm ply,,5mm ply,,,38mmx22mm batton,etc.......all screwed and glued,etc.....cellotex insulation ,all round....wired to my own spec........built a new kitchen unit,houseing Cramer hob/sink/drainer/oven,etc.....the top half of the camper is all pine tounge and groove,copiously teak oiled(smells,and looks,fantastic).......curtains are being made,as we speak........just got to to minor finishing bits,interiorly,then im underneath the van to put all new brake pipes on(its moted etc,but i plan to keep this van),so wanting to keep things up to scratch........looking to respray it duo tone ,over winter......by the way,i been mechanic on cars and bikes,all my life,so everything that has and will be done to the camper,i do myself....as to where i live,im in Cornwall...........nera St Austell.......would like to hear about your build,and,if you got any problems/queries,leave a message for me,and will get back to you asap....take care,jase..........................laters.................

camperkev

jase1985
 camperkev, I sent you a

 camperkev, I sent you a message through the site, did it come through?

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 Hi,Jase......just checked whole site ,and no message from you anywhere.......if you cant get any joy through this site,e-mail me.........camperkev@hotmail.co.uk.......will get back to you as soon as....take care..........laters..................................

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