My Interior

[Hobbit]

                                        A DARK LITTLE DEN

Pic1.
I bought sheets of 5mm, 10mm & 20mm thick 'Formshield' from Clark Rubber. It's an Aluminium
Foil laminated Polyethylene (PE) closed cell foam, which is perfect for insulating and soundproofing
a Bedford van. The 5mm, with self adhesive, was used under the engine cowl.  It's fire resistant
too. (Around $20 for 1m)

Pic2.
To retain maximum cargo space, I went with the exposed beam look. I like practicality. The visible pillars etc. were painted with 1 pack epoxy etch primer, multipurpose UC, and acrylic lacquer. For max. headroom, the roof lining is only a single layer of marine carpet. I glued the aluminium side of the 20mm PE to the walls between the horizontal body bracing, then glued strips of the 10mm PE in these gaps to create a flush surface for carpeting.

Pic3.
The 20mm foam is easily cut and fits nicely in the channels, and around the back corners. After
covering with marine carpet, trimming mostly a matter of leaving 15-20mm extra material and
simply tucking it in.

Pic4.
Although I considered using 'Weathertex', for less weight I cut a 6mm marine ply floor and sealed it
with three coats of paint.

Pic5.
With an underlay sheet of 3mm open cell PE packing foam, and then............THE NEW CARPET !!!

[restoreid]

Looks great Hobbit I will go to Clark Rubber tomorrow & get some of that 5mm for under my engine cover The original just falls to pieces Great info Cheers Reid

[Rogue Trooper]

Looks very tidy and clean. Well done.

[mezzmo]

WOW

[BusyKiwi]

When you coming to NZ ? I have 2 vans for you to do

[Hobbit]

When you coming to NZ ? I have 2 vans for you to do

The last thing NZ needs right now is another hobbit. 

[mezzmo]

LOL now THATS funny! 

[John Abbott]

That brings it up a treat i must say    Good job Hobbit

[VanWolf]

Looks like a professional job. Well done.

[Hobbit]

THANKS GUYS,

From experience, it's better to do a proper job yourself than pay someone else to do a half-arsed job.