New Fishing Transport

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:36 am

This is to be my new fishing transport for next year and I recon on spending about £3,000 on it max and thats including an LPG gas conversion fitted

Here are a few pics before I really start work on it, although I have replaced the front passenger seat and the drivers seat, and removed the middle seats already.
The vehicle is 1989 with a genuine 66,000 miles on the clock, all the past Mot,s and service history. Fitted with a V8 5 litre engine, Cruise control, Air Con, Auto Box with Overdrive. 12v and 240 volt fitted plus tow bar with lighting system for trailer or caravan. So as you can see not a bad deal.

As I said I ain't in a hurry as the first job is carpet fitting. Which will be done shortly as I have a neighbour who is a carpet fitter and I can have the carpet for nowt just pay him for fitting.

I am now on the lookout for top quality fittings for the sink and cooker also a bed settee.
Cheers
keith big grin

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hi keith
you jammie sod ,you got that a a great price mate .ive got a mate down this way that byes and sells yanks and when i showed him this he recons you could have paid as much as £2500.00 maybe more fo one as good as that . he dose know what is what with yanks as he also drag races them at santapod ,he told me to tell you take it easy untill you have driven it a few times as or though it is a van tyoe , that 5 liter lump can pop on quite a bit more than some people expect .im glad to see you thinking about yourself and i hope you have many a good day out in your new fish mobil (pimp that ride mate ) devil

. dont forget those blacked out windows for when the fish aint playing ball and its just you and the wife winking

cheers steve

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:14 pm

That looks a heck of a motor Keith.

Hope you get a lot of pleasure now.

I'm out of work now so hope to be ouit and about a nbit more

All the best

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:33 pm

At least when completed I will be able to have a brew and get my head down between tides lol,
Thanks Richard mate.
Cheers
keith big grin

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:08 pm

Nice set of wheels keith cool

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:38 pm

love the new fishin wheels kieth, it looks ideal for the job mate.

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:51 am

Nice one Keith you have a good base for what your going to do

Cheers Dave

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:12 pm

Nice Van Keith - But a 5L lump would scare the hell out of my wallet - would need a tanker on standby all the time. Bet it has a lovely burble though!

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:53 pm

Hi Colin mate, Its not as bad as you might think with the LPG gas Conversion I should Average the Cost of 40 to 50 mpg as oposed to petrol and should recuperate the outlay just in fuel alone in about 6 months for the conversion.
The other thing in favour of it is that I can park in any layby for the night thus saving camping site fees. I already have an inverter 12 volt to 240 as well as a small generator. It will come into its own in such venues as Holyhead breakwater and Spurn. I am sure I will find plenty more venues like this.
Cheers
keith big grin

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:04 pm

nice bus keith plenty of room too.

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:09 pm

rabbi2 wrote:

I am sure I will find plenty more venues like this.

and plenty more people looking to fish with you too on a winters night with the kettle boiling and the sausages(or fillets) on the pan big grin

good luck with it, nice motor

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:08 am

I will update my progress in the Lounge and provide pics at the same time as I don't think General is the place to continue this.

http://www.sea-fishing.org/ftopic-30250-15.html
Cheers
keith big grin