#steviethesplitscreen

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A little job on our splitscreen project I’d been nervous of doing as all online advice seemed to suggest the torsion bars would snap my arms in two, turned out to be pretty straightforward.

The old hinges for the tailgate had been crudely welded together presumably after they started cracking so I’ve replaced them with s nice new set from Schofields.

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I managed to find a little time on Sunday to finish up welding in the cargo floors on the splitscreen project. Roughly 500 plug welds went into this! I’ll need to dress the welds then I can move onto working my way round the van getting some more metal in.

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Some custom sunvisors for our splitscreen project to match the rest of the interior, complete with integral pockets.

I’m not taking on any upholstery work for customers currently but I did manage to squeeze these in between feeding and looking after the baby. 👶

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Some upholstery for one of my projects for a change!

I’ve had a clear vision of how I want the interior for our splitscreen to look for quite some time, but it’s taken a little while to find and then decide on the right materials for it. @boyriven_ltd to the rescue as usual with this fantastic tan vinyl and olive fabric combination.

I wanted a outdoorsy vibe for this interior in materials that’ll still look good in 20 years or so. The fat biscuit pleats complete the look for a comfy but tough look.

These won’t be fitted to our bus for a good few years as I still have a lot of work left to do on the bus, but it’s nice to have a look to help guide the rest of the project.

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First trial fit of the near side cargo floor pan. It needs a little finessing around the pillars and side supports but it really doesn’t need much work to get it fitting perfectly. Getting these all welded in will be a nice milestone to hit.

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A long weekend getting the floor supports, sills, main chassis rails and jacking points Into epoxy primer. Sanding this lying on my back wasn’t a huge amount of fun but I’m glad it’s out of the way now.

This month I’m hoping I can get the cargo floors welded in. 🤞

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A couple of welding sessions during the week saw the tool chest floor all welded in. Hot and awkward work lying on my back in this heat under the van to get the job done.

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I’ve been fabricating a repair panel for the back of the tool chest on the splitscreen this week.

The only panel available for this area is the whole tool chest at a fair expense so it’s nice to be able to make something up.

Some fiddly pressings and bends to replicate but I’m happy with the outcome, ready to weld in over the weekend.