THE_Liam
Yorkshire and The Humber
If at first you don't succeed... HAMMERS.
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Jul 13, 2010 22:47:24 GMT
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Wow, just spent a good half hour reading through this thread and OMFG that thing is awesome  My lass keeps going on about us getting on the property ladder, I wonder if I could convince her.... |
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Jul 15, 2010 11:16:41 GMT
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Its a cheap way into your own house!... slowly ticking along- its getting warmer feeling inside with the wood going up. Outside almost all done too- just some more windows to fit - still 3 windows to make. I was fitting the brand new locking door handle we had just bought that morning. I hopped down the steps and one foot went too close to edge tipping step and I went down hard landing my dodgy knee onto a paving slab. New door knob smacked something too. bu--er!..  Heres some shots- insulation going in on popouts- will be thicker on main walls and ceiling.  and the door frame- lovely colours...  so nice I took just a photo of the wood. very warm colours- wod is a mixture of Rimu, Miro and macrocarpa.  |
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Last Edit: Jul 15, 2010 11:21:33 GMT by yoeddynz
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Jul 15, 2010 13:01:12 GMT
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It's great that all the different wood used prevents everything from looking brand new and factory made, it looks like it has some age and craftsmanship involved. Same goes for the eclectic windows, they look like they've been made to fit the holes in the panels rather than the panels being made to fit them. Very exciting progress, as always.
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Jul 18, 2010 18:51:16 GMT
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cheers for that.:-) it would be people like you from the crazy funky seat covering world who would like the style!
Right now I'm as happy as a dog who's found he's got another bum. I did all the wiring yesterday. Its now ready to put up all the remaining insulation. I have put up some nice decent wire for the speakers too. Two for the work shop and 2 in the bedroom. Sounds are very important to me. We are on the look out for some decent speakers now. Today we will try to get up loads of panelling.
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Jul 18, 2010 18:57:59 GMT
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It's not just the seats that are going to be crazyfunky, I'm planning to get the dashboard pinstriped  Sound is massively important, that's why I'm a bit irked that the hard drive with my music collection on isn't talking to my computer... hopefully turning it off and on again will help. |
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Jul 22, 2010 10:57:54 GMT
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Best use for an old gas canister I've seen yet. The whole thing is looking really nice, I envy your adventures that are bound to happen soon.
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Jul 22, 2010 22:33:04 GMT
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Great work mate. I'm jealous. So much so I'm stealing some of your ideas for a burner I'm making.
I always like seeing updates on this.
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we were going to pipe the water in but as we will have a huge tank and always be near water instead we can just put big buckets under the truck- the pipe work into truck was going to be a tricky route with lots of bends and I wouldn't want it to block. I would love to make my own wind genrator. As we will be mainly all 12volt then maybe have a play around with a small car alternator sometime. I cant wait till truck is livable so I can sit on my couch designing with coffee in my blood then work over to my workbench and build! Tried this a few years back and discovered that a wind turbine doesn't spin particularly fast, certainly not fast enough to spin up an alternator to an adequate speed. Had some thoughts but never got round to doing much- pondered pulling the reduction gearbox off the front of a hand drill and run the blades off the chuck and turn a generator with the motor drive- good for the torque and useful as you can take it to bits with a chuck key. Only disadvantage would be that it would be noisy. Might find that you could run a small moped engine and charge a battery with the generator in the flywheel. Would putz over using a minimal amount of fuel, could use camping gas or similar. --Phil |
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Jul 23, 2010 10:07:20 GMT
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we have a tiny honda genny(650 watts) - they can be run on gas with an adaptor. But even using petrol we were only using 10 litres of petrol a week in middle of winter- that would allow telly watching, using my workshop lights and top up batteries all at the same time. bloody efficient little genny.We don't buy chinese copies- my brother did and they don't last long and are noisy.
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Aug 11, 2010 21:14:21 GMT
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back from our break which involved driving our slow as 2.4 diesel 4wd hiace around the south island looking at places to park a housetruck (mainly queenstown) Now back into it and then we both got a nasty cold  Kitchen work...  almost finished- just some little finishing touches.......  |
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benzine
Part of things
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Club RR Member Number: 87
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Aug 15, 2010 16:18:52 GMT
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This thread is the best thread. Awesome stuff, makes me want to build another house truck! I just got back from a month in brighton in my housetruck  |
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Aug 15, 2010 16:41:18 GMT
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Awesome progress.
Benzine, love the truck.
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Aug 17, 2010 22:33:00 GMT
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Only just found this, abosolootly love it!,, should be on channel 14 on saturdays.
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Aug 18, 2010 21:52:32 GMT
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Hi Alex looking good mate
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Aug 20, 2010 21:37:04 GMT
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which is your truck benzine? would love to see photos!!!!
Bluerotang- thats just gotta be matt eh?
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dikki
Part of things
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Aug 20, 2010 22:43:33 GMT
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Aug 21, 2010 10:54:06 GMT
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You make me blush! thank you very muchly!!!!
I just hope it inspires others- the world needs more mobile saunas!
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skinnylew
Club Retro Rides Member
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Aug 21, 2010 16:51:38 GMT
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excellent amounts of progress being made  full of win |
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Aug 21, 2010 17:58:52 GMT
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Looks great Alex, I haven't caught up in a while but the interior is looking great all panelled
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Club Retro Rides Member
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full of win 
Ax GTi Turbo