Getting ready for Central America
It doesn’t feel right welding plates on the doors of the van, but I need to add some extra security. “If you want to take it, you’ve got to earn it”. I was really lucky...
Category: modifications
Van Tattoos
SA-KA got wrapped and new tattoos. I want to get some stickers from the places I’ve visited, but don’t want it to cover the whole back window. So I meet Jeff from Amerigraphcs and...
Map pocket
Found those on a marine shop. Usually used to store ropes, bits and bobs in a boat. But I saw on this the perfect map pocket right there. nz$55 each? no way! Came back few months later...
Bed + Storage + Electronics + Battery
The bed is also a storage and solar electronics compartment. In the beginning I thought about having a quite narrow seat, with an extra platform sliding out changing it into a bed. But as the idea...
Sunblock that head
I want to add some extra protection to the roof, as it get beaten by the weather, and quite easily gets rusty. Found 5 meter of vinyl for $70. Clayton and Cowboy, helped me to...
Reversing camera
I definitely don’t want a big monitor siting on my dashboard grabbing attention. So Screen is hidden on the sunvisor. Camera is a cheap Chinese made with very poor resolution. But it has night...
Swivel seats
I think this is the best modification we have done to the van so far. These are original rear Delica seats, that comes with some models. I bought them for $100 on trademe. My...
New black shoes
Time to get rid of the original 6′ alloys, and get some 7’x15 steel rims. Got them for a good price but they were white, so got the same guy who painted the van, to...