I've had a thing for Iveco Dailys since I was a teenager. Lots of happy memories of using these vehicles when I used to work on campsites in France.
Anyway, I picked up a 2008 Iveco Daily 65C18 box truck last year. It's an ex Snap On van, so is pretty high spec as it stands. 240/12v systems in place, Eberspacher heater, tail lift etc... Being a box truck it has lovely flat walls and roof, no weird angles to contend with so I'm sure the conversion will go swimmingly .
I live fulltime on a boat, but I am pulling that out of the water for a refit in April and I will live in this truck for however long the refit takes. Soooo, that gives me until the end of March to get this truck habitable. I will be moving some things such as the diesel water heating system from the boat to the truck, as I upgrade the systems on the boat. The plan is to use as many interchangeable parts as possible between the two things.
The outline spec for the truck conversion is as follows;
25mm Celotex insulation for the walls and ceiling.
9mm ply for the walls. Roof and floor tbc.
Fixed double above a garage at the rear.
Fixed single bunk above the double.
Pullman dinette-style seating area for 4, which will become another bed. Seats will be belted.
Decent galley.
Shower and toilet.
Hot & cold running water.
Diesel appliances for cooking and heating, no gas.
Plenty of windows (stealth is of less importance than having a pleasant living space).
Conversion of tail lift to motorbike rack.
Addition of a third, folding passenger seat (from a Transit Custom) in the cab.
I will do my best to capture the stages of the conversion and post if anyone's interested. I have started an album on this forum which I will try to keep up-to-date.
Anyway, I picked up a 2008 Iveco Daily 65C18 box truck last year. It's an ex Snap On van, so is pretty high spec as it stands. 240/12v systems in place, Eberspacher heater, tail lift etc... Being a box truck it has lovely flat walls and roof, no weird angles to contend with so I'm sure the conversion will go swimmingly .
I live fulltime on a boat, but I am pulling that out of the water for a refit in April and I will live in this truck for however long the refit takes. Soooo, that gives me until the end of March to get this truck habitable. I will be moving some things such as the diesel water heating system from the boat to the truck, as I upgrade the systems on the boat. The plan is to use as many interchangeable parts as possible between the two things.
The outline spec for the truck conversion is as follows;
25mm Celotex insulation for the walls and ceiling.
9mm ply for the walls. Roof and floor tbc.
Fixed double above a garage at the rear.
Fixed single bunk above the double.
Pullman dinette-style seating area for 4, which will become another bed. Seats will be belted.
Decent galley.
Shower and toilet.
Hot & cold running water.
Diesel appliances for cooking and heating, no gas.
Plenty of windows (stealth is of less importance than having a pleasant living space).
Conversion of tail lift to motorbike rack.
Addition of a third, folding passenger seat (from a Transit Custom) in the cab.
I will do my best to capture the stages of the conversion and post if anyone's interested. I have started an album on this forum which I will try to keep up-to-date.
