My Iveco Daily campervan

[Brunny0436]

Hey guys/gals.

First project post. We have been building a Ldv camper for my boss at work when we had a bit of downtime now i am dabbling in the self built camper world.

So I picked up a LWB 2004 iveco daily with 123k on the clock, she looked good in the photos, after addressing a spot of damp I found a bit of rust
Now I'm in the process or cutting out the terribly patched floor, I hope to also rebuild new outriggers and reinforce the chassis where it has rusted through near the shock mounts. Wish me luck

 

[Ashley Burton]

Looks like you've got some work ahead of you!

I was glad when I had finished the welding on my van, Nearly finished converting mine

Look forward to seeing the progress

 

[roofman]

having owned one of these vans it was nice it had a regular 2 beamed chassis for this kind of restro when floor welding is needed

 

[Brunny0436]

Finding similar flooring is proving a challenge, but I plan to use 3mm steel sheet, with braces below to prevent flex. A good cavity wax/epoxy primer with raptor liner to underseal. Hopefully that will work

 

[Ashley Burton]

@Brunny0436 Quite a few people have used sheet steel to replace flooring in vans

 

[Brunny0436]

Ashley, thank you for the reply. It will be insulated with plywood over the top, so hopefully no problems will arise. The main porting in the rear will have a suspended bed so

 

[stuvy]

Being black that’s gonna be hot in the summer sun

as Ashley mentioned 3mm is fine just ad a few reinforcements and youl be fine

 

[Brunny0436]

Stu, even the past few days without insulation inside I have been sweating my cobbs off drilling and beating spot welds out
Thank you all so much for confirmation, no one seems to sell corrugated floor panels for vans.

 

[stuvy]

Iv never seen anyone that does sell it unless it’s a repair panel for a vw

if I’m restoring a van then I make the panels to suit the original shape myself

 

[Brunny0436]

I have drawn the outriggers I need on ms paint, hopefully acquire some steel soon and pester my younger brother to cut them out on his cnc plasma table.

 

[Ashley Burton]

@Brunny0436 maybe the expect the floor to last the life of the vehicle

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Hey guys/gals.

First project post. We have been building a Ldv camper for my boss at work when we had a bit of downtime now i am dabbling in the self built camper world.

So I picked up a LWB 2004 iveco daily with 123k on the clock, she looked good in the photos, after addressing a spot of damp I found a bit of rust
Now I'm in the process or cutting out the terribly patched floor, I hope to also rebuild new outriggers and reinforce the chassis where it has rusted through near the shock mounts. Wish me luck

Sure I saw these pics on the iveco FB group the other day. Braver than me.
Thankfully the few rust spots I've got on mine are minor and due to dents

Mk4 here. Seem to be better on rust

 

[minimutly]

Effin ell - you've bought a pig there. But at least you're doing it right. Take it from me, cut out and replace anything rusty, you won't want to take the floor up again. And any leakage will, as you've found cause damp, another killer.
I've allways thought it a shame the iveco rusts so badly - perfect van for a camper.

Edit to add - just saw your post re floor 3mm steel are you mad? 1.5mm max

 

[Brunny0436]

Effin ell - you've bought a pig there. But at least you're doing it right. Take it from me, cut out and replace anything rusty, you won't want to take the floor up again. And any leakage will, as you've found cause damp, another killer.
I've allways thought it a shame the iveco rusts so badly - perfect van for a camper.

Edit to add - just saw your post re floor 3mm steel are you mad? 1.5mm max

1.5mm, will that not be too thin?? Yeah I had my rose tinted glasses on as it was full of parts I would have bought to build a camper, diesel heater, dometic sink etc.

Sure I saw these pics on the iveco FB group the other day. Braver than me.
Thankfully the few rust spots I've got on mine are minor and due to dents

Mk4 here. Seem to be better on rust

I'm slapping myself daily for attempting it, but it's a sharp learning curve for me.

@Brunny0436 maybe the expect the floor to last the life of the vehicle

One can hope

 

[minimutly]

1.5 will be plenty, if not even still too much ok your not putting ribs in it, but you are going to cover it with ply? I would put a layer of insulation between the steel and ply.
Most, nearly all up to recent times, motorhomes used half inch ply, some 3/4. Lately they use polypropylene to stop rot - and NO steel....

 

[Brunny0436]

1.5 will be plenty, if not even still too much ok your not putting ribs in it, but you are going to cover it with ply? I would put a layer of insulation between the steel and ply.
Most, nearly all up to recent times, motorhomes used half inch ply, some 3/4. Lately they use polypropylene to stop rot - and NO steel....

It had wooden slaters lats on the floor with 25mm celotex under a 5mm plywood floor. I only removed it all as one of the rotating roof vents had snapped off somehow and allowed water in. I have since replaced that with an fiamma roof vent, but found the rust after peeling the celotex off the seam sealer and fibreglass hiding the holes

 

[Brunny0436]

1.5 will be plenty, if not even still too much ok your not putting ribs in it, but you are going to cover it with ply? I would put a layer of insulation between the steel and ply.
Most, nearly all up to recent times, motorhomes used half inch ply, some 3/4. Lately they use polypropylene to stop rot - and NO steel....

I will be relaying the wooden batons and insulation under a fresh plywood floor. I thought 1.5 would be like paper over an area that big

 

[jpmillermatic]

do they make corrugate floors pieces for pick up trucks?

JP

 

[frank horton]

my pick-up had an OAK tongue n groove floor.......oopppps sorry it's 1920's........hahaha.....

actually a close widowed friend is buying one of those Fiat vans, a bit later than ur's.......
convert it then will tour Europe .....
end up here in Crete with his 2 Norton Comando's inside.....
he said he don't need to much room.......hahaha

 

[arther dailey]

3mm whats it going to be anti mine shielding !! I used 1mm(flat) sheet on mine ,then 12mm ply for floor boards , I did how ever put a sub frame made out of 50mm box between arches (3mm wall) to strengthen as original members were shot , it carried pallets with 1 ton on it no problem , so I think your 3mm is a bit excessive , apart from anything else it will make it very difficult to weld the original thin tin too you will also be adding lots of weight.