My T5 camper conversion

[wai]

Just on another note....

Why can my trade van have any type of gas bottles in the back and not have to be in a sealed box?

I have had enough LPG in the back to blow Adelaide over to Perth...and enough acetylene to blow me back to the UK.

Its a strange regulation that you don't need to do things in a trade van that you do in a camper...

Rob

There is probably some regulation they follow that limits the size of cylinder they have and the type of vehicle.

What is more frightening is when they use an acetylene cylinder on its side. Acetylene is dissolved in acetone to keep its partial pressure low. By using it on its side, you decant the acetone and you can then end up with spontaneous combustion. Couple that with an acetylene cylinder filled with a porous ceramic (used to be aerated concrete) and you have a nasty projectile. This is why fire brigades are very careful around acetylene cylinders.

[augie]

Enough about gas bottles.
The round oz trip has been put on hold for six weeks due to the slip of a surgen's knife and seeing that I had to go back to work I thought I would treat myself to one more weekend of drag racing, so I draged my little bug out of the barn where it had been living for the last 3 months and hit the road to willowbank dragway in Qld for the jamboree. 3 hours into the trip I got a text saying the event was postponed due to bad weather forcast. Anyway I have ended up in Gunnedah where they should be racing this weekend if the rain stops.
Here's my set up working well at the track.



If all goes to plan on the road next Monday

[augie]

Some traveling pix. Our t5 has taken us to some pretty amazing places with no problems, over to Tassie next month for summer







A few more inches ground clearence would be nice





4WD only track no problem

[Sunny43.5]

I like the way the Bug gets the shelter where do you guys sit !!!! Howard

[matgerbar]

Any one who has an old ambo needs to get these


they clean up the ugly edge and add some very handy storage

Hi Augie. just wondering if you could tell me where you got the edging from? cheers matt

[Jazzman]

Hi Augie. just wondering if you could tell me where you got the edging from? cheers matt

Hi Augie, I have also picked up an ex ambulance T5 and I'm starting a bit of work on fit out, I stumbled on this site when I was doing a bit of research into house batteries. My van came with bilstein shocks, springs, a small lift and locking rear diff and seems pretty comfortable in moderately rough stuff. I was wondering if you have patched the holes in the roof that the ambos put in to mount lights etc. Is the roof epoxy based or will plain polyester resin do the trick?

[augie]

Hey Matt probably a bit late now but I had the local sheet metal shop fold it up for me, I made a few small sections first to get it right then got a two lengths 2.4 long folded up, any shop that can do roofing flashings should do it no problem.
Jazzman, I just used resin I have for surf board repairs and some choped strand matting.

[augie]

Katu-juta



West MacDonald ranges NT amazing place, we took on this track cause we were traveling with friends in landcruiser, got to the campground with no problem but the last 5km to the gorge we were pasangers in the cruiser.



80 mile beach WA

[MultiplexMan]

Nice pics - looks like you are having a great time!

I'm counting the days off to my next break...

BTW - Did you remove the driver's side fog lamp surround?

[augie]

Been to some amazing places in this van, enjoying a sunset over Nigaloo reef with a beer at the moment.
Fog lamp surrond was like that when I bought it.