Author Topic: Shaun's Rusty Bed On Wheels Takes Him Away On A Trip  (Read 49855 times)

Offline SoundillusioN

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poor golf getting neglected I see  :lipsrsealed:

You're on my facebook!... you'll see that I shared my time between the two today.  :cool: And that's how it will continue from now on I promise. Want them both to go to action.

Will post updates on both later.  :wink:

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For once I got a clear, dry day to get on with some grafting and managed to split my time between the bus and the golf. 

After having to cut the rear valance to fit the new exhausts, paint was needed to protect the cuts.  Saying that though, the lower half of the valance wasn't in the best state anyway and had a couple of small holes, surface rust and scabs.



Treated myself to a new Makita Angle Grinder and put it to work.  While I was at it I attacked the bumper which has seen better days and could one day do with being replaced.



Filled little holes and scabs with steel putty and then got busy with some satin hammerite.  I have also given the silencers a quick blow over with high temp paint now the shipping stuff has burnt off, although the process wasn't photographed.

Will do the job for now.  :cool:



Random shot, Golf was awoken while the paint dried.



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This just arrived at my office, can you guess what it is and what it's for?


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Split charge relay.
Just because you're offended doesn't make you right.

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Split charge relay.

Well that's not fair now is it... You could have given someone with no experience of campers or dual battery setups a chance to have a guess.  :rolleyes:  :grin:

My friend Alan spent a small fortune on his setup as it was "plug and play"... something daft like £90!  When I took a close look at it I didn't see anything special other than the fact that the important bits were in a pretty box with a couple of kill switches.

What I have cost me £15 but I will be beefing it up a little.  I don't have much confidence in the tiny relay within the circuit so will use it to trigger a more heavy duty relay.

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Well that's not fair now is it... You could have given someone with no experience of campers or dual battery setups a chance to have a guess.  :rolleyes:  :grin:

For reference I have never owned a camper, or a split-charge relay.
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Well that's not fair now is it... You could have given someone with no experience of campers or dual battery setups a chance to have a guess.  :rolleyes:  :grin:

For reference I have never owned a camper, or a split-charge relay.

No experience with either?

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No experience with either?

Never owned either.
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hasnt alan had alternator issues  :laugh: :grin: