Hi all. My first post here... I have been looking at the Delica for awhile now and I really like the idea of a diesel 4x4. It sure looks great for a 15 year old van. Going to test drive one tonight actually.
My question is this. Has anyone made a 'weekender' van out of the Delica, similar in style to the VW Westfalia? I've done RV customization for awhile and I was thinking that a Delica with the amenities of a bed, plus a furnace would take care of 90% of my camping needs and still be practical for day to day use in the city. Add an tiny icebox (or just a 12v cooler), a one burner stove and a Porta Potti I think it would be great vehicle for me and the little lady to head out of town on the weekends.
Anyone know of a pop up top that could be fitted to this van, like the Westfalia has?
I've also been researching WVO conversion for quite some time now. I see several here have done it, but with a two tank system I wonder if it would be impossible to get all those goodies plus a second tank into this little van?
And I'm curious what owners are getting for fuel consumption? (I know the gov. likes to post in ltrs/100km but tell me in plain ol' mpg, eh? Does ltrs/100 km make sense to ANYONE?. lol)
Making it into a 'weekender' van
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Breadman
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Im currantly building a folding stow-away bed in the delica, anyone built one that works with the space? tips?
Mitch
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How about a roof top tent instead of a hard pop top, like;
http://www.loftyshelters.com/
http://www.sleeoffroad.com/products/products_tents.htm
http://www.opensky.com.au/RoofTentsMain.htm
http://www.autohomeus.com/
http://www.hannibalusa.com/
ARB makes em too.
A buddy started by making one for his VW Syncro and now makes these out of Nanaimo - http://www.cartopretreats.com/index.htm
Kev
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