N/S Sliding Door Card

First rough cut door card.
It's a little flimsy door handle side but when the blind supports are fitted top and bottom and it's all fitted lined etc I don't think it will be a problem . But I might glue a wood brace along it. We'll see!
I used the oem door card as the template then just measured and cut the top section. Once that was right I fitted the new card , traced around the top from the outside, opened the sliding window to get half the opening and drew around the aperture this gave me exact opening I want.
Then lined it all up and cut it.
I've used 3 mm hardboard, bit of a gamble but when secured it'll be strong enough and the oem one is thinner hardboard .
When all is neat and tidy I'll reverse it and use as a template for offside slider.
There's more than enough space to fit a pleated blind in the aperture as well.

Gas Box

Temporary sealed door for gas locker. When furniture boards turn up and I've made the kitchen I'll make a hinged door so it blends in . I should also have enough space on top for a removable drawer, for EHU cables and suchlike. But it is usable and safe as is!
What I did forget is that the cylinder had a fuel gauge on top! Thank goodness for modern mobile phones!
Just take a picture!

Didn't last used to much space inside I've fitted a 25 ltr tank under the van the space will now be used for storage a sort of  "boot space" !

We have fire!

Jumped a couple of hurdles today!

1) put a fivers worth if LPG in the tank (5 ltrs) ! And didn't blow myself or the garage up!
2)  Fired up the Propex heater!

Started at the filler connection checking for leaks, then at regulator and then the connections to the Propex heater.
The only leak was on the heater quarter of turn sealed it nicely.
Then a few minutes of biting my nails whilst it sorted itself out. And then it fired up blasting a jet of heat cross the van.

I choose Propex as we are fairly unlikely to camp out in winter so it doesn't seem worth spending a lot of money on an eberspacher system.
If we do need heat at current price of 56p a litre! There's no contest and plenty of garages that do LPG in UK and most places abroad !

We had Propex in our T25 and once or twice used it in the winter and we just set the thermostat on low to keep the chill off and I see on the thermostat there is a frost setting now! So even better.

Hooking up LPG

Today my hole cutter turned up (70mm) so I could cut the hole for the LPG filler assembly ( gulp) As it turns out cutting the hole was the proverbial piece of p!

Life would have been simpler if I hadn't glued and screwed the box containing the gas cylinder in place.

I got there in the end but it was a pain in the elbow knees and back! Why is it the the most difficult pipe to connect in the most awkward place to get at?

I also needed to remove the carpeted panel as I needed to make a hole large enough to service the pipework attached to the filler cap.

Order if work:
Remove carpeted panel to access outer panel to position the filler cap
Remove insulation
Drill hole to accept filler assembly
Install filler assembly
Attach hose to filler
Attach the hose to LPG tank
Attach filter assembly to outlet regulator
Attach regulator to outside of LPG box
Position 3 gang taps and connect pipework to regulator for supply
Run pipe from Propex heater to supply ( that was the awkward pipe!)

Clean up and secure all!

Next: I will be building a door for the LPG box that needs to be sealed, At the moment I'm waiting on the metal panel door to adhere to the 5mm MDF panel! Then need to find away that seals it in place when shut!

Hole cut in side of van!

Filler assembly in place along with warning sticker, prior to fitting it I painted some Dinitrol around the cut edge and allowed it to be touch dry before mounting the filler

From inside the van insulation back in place around the filler point

The hole in the carpet liner was a little trail and error to give me access for servicing so I cut a piece at a time until I had a larger enough hole to get a spanner and my hand in!

Regulator and pipework run and fixed in place with easy access as the whole thing is lower than the work surface will be, so I am hoping to build a pull out drawer (read who knows) to easily access taps etc when on the road which also might give a bit of storage as well ( mains cable and the alike)

HRH Merlin our now very ancient (16 yrs old this September)  Ragdoll Cat giving the van the once over it passed with a royal sniff as he got out!

Using up the remants of carpet!

Won't be any of it on view when units in but it's an extra layer of insulation!