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Mike_D on "Family-friendly bike-carrying camper build"

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Honestly, no updates for months and then three in 24 hours. I spoil you, I really do

Ages ago I was boxing in the rear seats. Made the end panel to cover the heater:

It's on magnets so it can easily be popped off for access if necessary:

All put back together it looks like this, which is rather neater than before:

Bunged another USB socket in the top for on-the-go tablet charging:

Up until this point the storage under the fridge has just been open shelves. An actual door would be a bit obstructive (has to open into the aisle), we thought about drawers but they're a faff to make. And then had this idea - make a frame:

Persuade a handy parent to get busy with some canvas, zips and a sewing machine and presto:

When parked up, unzip, roll it up and secure with magnets thusly:

And another "mend broken thing" job - replaced the increasingly-battered passenger mirror housing, that had definitely been bounced off a few too many hedges. Again, right old faff to take apart, especially as a previous owner had at some point stuck it all together wit PU goop:

but much tidier when done:

They're not original Fiat housings, pattern ones off eBay, but for £12 for both sides I'm not complaining

Also replaced the centre roller on the sliding door because it wasn't running very smoothly. Can't think why:

And discovered the frankly astonishing bumper-restoring properties of linseed oil, which I found a bottle of in the garage:

I also replaced the broken radio aerial, but I didn't take any pictures of that on the grounds of extreme dullness


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