[nathankaye]

I needed to make a small adjustment to the location of my motor for my reel and decided to re jig my van around.
So far;








Lol so i will be posting more pics tomorrow when i mostly finish it, so theres the warning more spam photos to be added 

And improved security features in the van, but obviously not highlighting that much

[P @ F]

Thought i was in my nans bathroom then , i dig those across the bath trays 

[nathankaye]

Thought i was in my nans bathroom then , i dig those across the bath trays 

😂😂
Put a couple of screws through them and there perfect for me to keep my sponges.....i mean wet rags in  😂😂 and my tool box without it sliding all over the place.

Tho I am suprised no one has picked up on them before now

[P @ F]

Improved security measures eh ....... is that to stop yer nans robbing their trays back ya tea leaf 

[nathankaye]

Didnt occur to me till some time after, but posting a vid about whats in your van might not always be the best idea.  I post it as it may help give ideas to others, but then theres always the low lifes who get other ideas.

Plus i dont trust the old dears, those granny's are wiser than they look 

[nathankaye]

Its taking shape now.
Batteries out the way, most of the wires are tucked away and begining to look good.
Just using hair dryer to dry paint a little so its touch dry. Then i can plumb in the hose n reel and take the final picture.

[P @ F]

Come on Nath , im waiting to see the finished job , no doubt you will treat us to a youtube a bit later , well done mate , looks good so far i reckon 

[nathankaye]

Ran into a couple of snags.
Connected pump up without the fuse section connected and blown the controller     So thats a £90 mistake to get a new one.
It works on full power so will have to use my valve tap to control flow until i sort that out.
Snag 2,    ran out of descent hose and sunday shops are shut. So ive made do for now with the cheap nasty green hose. But also highlights the 3rd snag.  I need a 90degree elbow to fit onto my filter instead of the straight arm!! Does anybody know where i can get one from??

But this is it for now till i improve upon it next wknd. When im fully happy with it (+ 2nd coat of paint etc) I'll do a vid to show it better.

[P @ F]

Looking good mate , one thing though ......whats stopping you from mounting the motor at the rear of the reel to cut down on finger fatality in the chain 

[nathankaye]

Looking good mate , one thing though ......whats stopping you from mounting the motor at the rear of the reel to cut down on finger fatality in the chain 

Because that didnt even occur to me 
Cheers, i'll rectify that next wknd as well.
👍

[P @ F]

Things to remember though , is the motor one direction only or will it run the other way if you reverse the polarity , if not you will have to mount it on the other side of the chain ......also the chain length , can it easily be shortened , it may have a split link in it or you will have to get a link removal tool , halfords do them , prob £10 these days , if its bike chain style of course.

Just saving you unforseen probs old bean !

[Stoots]

They run both ways with polarity reversed, found this out the other day when i swopped mine into my new van and swore at it for a bit before i realised i had wired it back to front

[P @ F]

^^^^^^ You see i am wasted as a window cleaner 

If you have to shorten the chain , even with a split link you will need one of these , providing it is bike sort of size .

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/bike-tools/topeak-universal-bike-chain-tool

[nathankaye]

Yep it works both ways.
Cheers, tho i do have a chain splitter. It was easier to fit forward facing especially under old van layout and so i simply refitted in general same position.
But i do have more space to the rear and that was a good shout out. Lol i simply didnt consider it.
But cheers for advise 👍

[P @ F]

Hey , i dont care bud , its your pinkies not mine 

[P @ F]

Im glad to see the vanity mirror made it back into the new layout i must say though 

[JandS]

Made same mistake as Nathan when fitting new tank in van and did it on a Sunday.
You get so far then find out the part you thought would fit doesn't and the  parts place in Leeds is shut so everything stops.