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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

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Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
Taking a rest,
Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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Red face Moby lives! 614 conversion

Hi all

The great white whale is started, ripped out miles of wiring, filled in the holes where the antennae were. Sourced some batteries, only 2 x 95 ah, but can't find anything larger to fit under the passenger seat.

Got new tires and new wiring next week.

Bruce
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Plan

Here is a scale plan,any comments?
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Hi Bruce, nice to see someone going 'old school' with the design on paper, I have notebooks full of hand drawn ideas.

what are your intentions for the vario.? weekend camper or home from home.

looking forward to your updates

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Wink Overland

Hi Gren
First trip is to ship to Walvis Bay next winter for 6 months round southern Africa, then various winter trips to anywhere other than here!
Probably back to Senegal, then would like to get to India again, but have to get the van finished first!
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I'm looking forward to seeing your progress.

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putting the shower where you do prevents using the front seats for lounging if they were put on swivel bases. Pullman dinettes tend to be a bit uncomfortable after a time . Have you looked at pics of motorhomes , as they are a good source of clever ideas of how to best utilize space . The big UK motorhome show is on in Peterborough end of April .
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