great little van the mk1 transit connect

@awaywiththehills

19 сағат бұрын

It’s spot on 🚐 👍

nice work fella , loved the tunes , plus it looks superb

@AK4ourty7even47

5 күн бұрын

i love the greys , my fav colour , im a metal cladder so appreciate those colours

@AK4ourty7even47

5 күн бұрын

im not hating , but i would need a way to go from the back to the cab qwithout going out side , just for safety , but excellent job , proper impressed

@awaywiththehills

19 сағат бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment, we really appreciate it. I was trying to keep a modern minimalist look to it. I saw the Recarco fabric and loved it, I knew it would tie it all together nicely with the greys 👍 It would have given us more room as well if I removed the bulkhead, but I decided to keep it in the end for a couple of reasons. Insulation. And stealth 👍 I insulated the whole inside of it and it’s so warm inside, if I’d have removed the bulkhead a lot of heat would go straight out of the glass and the windows would steam up. And I can have the lights on really bright and not be seen at all…perfect for stealthing 👍

What a great job and conversion! One of the best i have seen, no short-cuts! Thank you for the upload and I wish you and the Transit A Lot of Fun! ;-)

@awaywiththehills

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the kind comment. I’m glad you enjoyed watching it. It’s good to know that the effort that I went to can be seen on the video.

Fabulous job 👏 Well done 😊 not sure I could do with all the grey & anthracite . Alot of artificial insulation added - think I would look at more natural materials such as Cork etc...

@awaywiththehills

18 сағат бұрын

Thank you for the lovely comment Heather ☺️ We love the colours and thought it ties the whole van together, I don’t know if you have anything similar? But I’m sure you would make it lovely and with some nice fabrics that suit you 🫶🏼

Looks fantastic great achievement wow

@awaywiththehills

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks 🙏🏼🚐

What a transformation 👊👍🥃

@awaywiththehills

3 ай бұрын

Thank you ☺️ I still can’t believe what’s in the the back of the little van 🚐

I’ve got the same porta potty toilet in my van 🚐

Lovely job👍

@awaywiththehills

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@ianalberts8751

3 ай бұрын

@@awaywiththehills you did a great job one of the best I've best seen tbh. Would you consider doing one for me? I'm thinking of buying a connect for a conversion actually been wanting to do one since the lockdowns.

Dude 😵 that is probably the best insulated van I've seen on YT 😎 kudos on the conversion 👌 I have a tourneo connect I insulated last year, I did a good job but you surpassed me by an extra layer 👍 Love the overcab locker and the recaro cushion covers made me just dam jealous 😁

@awaywiththehills

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the very kind positive comment. It turns out that I insulated so much that I need to have the roof fan on even when it’s zero degrees outside!🤣

@Dirt-Diggler

Ай бұрын

@awaywiththehills sweet, good insulation AND ventilation, IME ventilation is the only way to control condensation but it's hampered by poor insulation, you now have the perfect combination 👌

What a great transformation Ian. Enjoyed watching that. Quite a difference since I last saw it.

@awaywiththehills

3 ай бұрын

Thank you ☺️ glad you enjoyed the video and the transformation 👍🏻👍🏻

42:06 looks great. did you store your battery and electrics in the bulkhead?

@awaywiththehills

16 күн бұрын

Hi Kirsty, thank you for taking the time to comment. No, they were just some lighting wires before I finished them off, and also a hair dryer and straighteners that I store in there. I have the battery and electrics next to the fridge in the rear. I'm going to do a walk around video soon , so I'll try to remember to cover it in that.

12:13 , 19:26 минуте видно ржавчина, надеюсь 🤞🏻 её обработали цинком , жалко если будет ржаветь. Машина тёплая👍но спать и находиться в ней было бы мне трудно , окно 🪟 желательно 😅

@awaywiththehills

16 күн бұрын

Hi, these were only rust stains as the previous owner hadn't put any bolts into the roof mounting points after they had a roof rack on it. So there was no need to treat once I put bolts back into the holes to seal from the rain.

great job. it looks amazing. I would love to custom my van. Had you done something like that before? where would a person look to start?

@awaywiththehills

16 күн бұрын

Thank you for the positive comment, it's great to hear. I hadn't done anything like this before, hence why I chose a cheaper van to base the conversion on. But I'm so happy with how it turned out, and I'm definitely going to do another one in the future. I have an engineering background, so I enjoy projects like this and enjoy the challenges. The main research I had to was on the insulation. I watch a lot of KZread videos to learn what to use (and what not to use) as there is a lot of videos of people using the wrong type of insulation on camper conversions.

Hello can I ask about the rubber tiles you used for the Sound deadening ? I see them in Costco but wonder how they are when used in this way .Can you advise if you used on the Sides also

@awaywiththehills

Ай бұрын

Hi Barry, they are closed cell foam tiles that I bought from my local Halfords, I mainly used them to insulate the floor as they’re nice and thick and don’t absorb water. As far as I can tell, they do a great job as the van holds the heat in really well with these and all the other insulation that I used throughout the van. I didn’t use them on the sides, what you can see on the video is a 10M roll of 10mm foam insulation, where one side is sticky backed and the other side is foil, it was designed to be used for this exact purpose and is great 👍 I got this from eBay.

@BarryCorbett-bs5ru

Ай бұрын

@@awaywiththehills Hi thanks have you a eBay link. I see you used it on the roof?

@awaywiththehills

16 күн бұрын

@@BarryCorbett-bs5ru Search for 10mm camper van insulation foam self adhesive, I used the one from an eBay store called THEFOAMSTOREUK

What model roof vent did you use in the build?

@awaywiththehills

Күн бұрын

Hi, I got it from eBay. This was the description: Silent RV Roof Air Vent Fan for Travel Trailer Van Outlet Ventilation System I fitted a resistor to the 2 position switch so it gave me a slow and fast speed. it’s fairly quiet and pulls plenty of air.

@TheKnightsShield

Күн бұрын

@@awaywiththehills Cool, thanks for letting me know. It looks really low profile, which is great for such a small vehicle.

This is awesome. Can i get in contact with you. I have the same van. I'm looking to do this too

@awaywiththehills

16 күн бұрын

Thank you for you kind positive comment. What would you like to know?

Great build how much build costs

@awaywiththehills

Ай бұрын

I've not added it all up yet. I planned to do it more on a budget, but when I started, I changed my mind and made it to the standard I would be happy with.

Where's the bed

@awaywiththehills

18 сағат бұрын

It folds away to under the seats and 2 of the boards go behind the passenger seat. I’m going to do a walk around video soon explaining everything in detail, so keep a look out for that 👍

Hablen en español 😢