Amazing food-van conversion - Best vintage food caravan / food truck build Part 2 of 2

Watch Steve & Marcin convert a deralict vintage caravan into an amazing, beautiful and practicle food van!! This is the final epsiode that follows the restoration and conversion to it's amazing finish.
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[@inspirationalpostbyleverso6263]

Watched again after 10 months and this is BRILLIANT and the greatest gift was at the end when he said share the knowledge, Doing my own 1976 vintage caravan .

[@ozilnajafi3029]

Of course she loves her beautifull kitchen...

[@aceboy8613]

Great job mate , I am doing this project as well I am in Melbourne hop don’t have any problems with the engineering

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Cheers, they are fun things, I am just finishing another van atm for myself.

[@DangarMarine]

Awesome result Steve!

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Thanks Stu, a lot of hours but good outcome, looking forward to seeing your boat at the same stage :-)

[@rickellyphillips9888]

This is amazing. Love it

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Glad you like it! Thanks Rickelly

[@peem1244]

Hi Steve, well the finished trailer is just awesome. A real work of art and a credit to you and the guys. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work. 👍🖖🐶🦴

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Thanks Pedro and all the best for the holiday season, thanks for your ongoing support :-)

[@douglasfairmeadow]

Legend mate. Sweet vid.

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Thanks Douglas

[@Jorjibum]

Absolutely stunning - thank you for sharing

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

thanks

[@inspirationalpostbyleverso6263]

Great stuff and information

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@asimshandilya]

Amazing

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Thanks Asim :-)

[@lloydol9680]

Great work. Myself and my friend are thinking of taking on a similar project

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Great, it takes plenty of time and patience but is very rewarding, enjoy the process :-)

[@refuserevival2032]

Good tips brother!

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cecilecharrue9765]

Hi Steve, thanks heaps for your videos! And congratulations on your great work! I bought exactly the same caravan last year and am finally starting the reno for a food van too, so excited! I'll keep watching your amazing videos with all the detailed infos you're providing, and might ask some questions soon.. Cheers! Cecile

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Thanks Cecile, glad the episodes are helping you with your restoration and conversion - that's what they are for :-) Good luck with your project, happy to help out with any questions you may have.

[@cecilecharrue9765]

Thanks Steve, I'm wondering how to make the opening windows as you ised the original ones..? I also thought of putting an evacuation in the middle of the floor, I guess I can do that at the end and connect it to my grey water supply. And regarding the LED strip lights, can I give me more details please? Thanks heaps. Kind regards, Cecile

[@cecilecharrue9765]

Oh, and last thing Steve, where do you get your lights? cause I've been told suppliers don't make them anymore.. as they're obsolete.. only LED lights now..?

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

​@@cecilecharrue9765 we restore all original windows and only make the rear windows. We cover that here kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6m7kqV_hJWCmbM If you install a floor waste (floor drain?) , you will need to waterproof the entire floor and coving then screed the floor so it all slopes to the middle before putting in your floor coverings. It would not work very well, that's why we use the sealed commercial vinyl with no lip on the door so when mopping and cleaning the excess water can be squeegeed out the door. We cover the flooring system here kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5WWi6Btp9J2sMk LED lights covered herekzbin.info/www/bejne/hJuumYqeqJljhbc is there specific questions about LED lights?

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

@@cecilecharrue9765 Which lights, the LED or the tail/brake, indicator lights for the van?

[@dereksmith9729]

Luv your work Steve! Can you tell me where you get the upright support clamps, you used to support the ceiling?

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Thanks for the positive feedback Derek, appreciated. The clamps originally came from Bunnings, they are not great quality but they only cost about $30 each (several years back). If you are after better quality I would try a specialist plaster board supplier perhaps? Cheers

[@misstigerbubbles]

How much did all of this cost roughly?

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Our vans typically range from 50 to 80K depending on the interior fit out.

[@ladytradiej8027]

Are there health regulations for food vans? My daughter is renovating a 1980 Millard into a coffee van.

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Oh yes, lots and lots of them, it is more strict than a regular premises in many ways. You have to meet all the standards that are required for a premise and then some extras for mobile situations. Best check them all out and speak to your certifying council BEFORE you start.

[@susanaverdejo7636]

Hi Steve, amazing job! We are doing one too! Just wondering , we were thinking of avoiding the timber part and use just stainless steel sheet for the walls , do you think we will have any problem with that? Thanks a lot Steve!

[@VintageRestorationsAustralia]

Susana. Good question but not as straight forward as you may think. Sort answer is yes, there are some problems with unbacked SS lining in a Carapark. There are several reasons why we fit structural ply linings in general areas (as opposed to behind cookers etc). 1 - it allows us to screw in and attach fixings and fasteners anywhere on the wall without limiting you to screwing into the steel frame. Essential for the type of fit-outs we do. 2 - it adds significant structural integrity to the walls, the loads of food vans are at least double or triple that of the design purpose. The vans are not designed to take the weights of such conversions so need to be reinforced. 3 - the ply linings allow us to 'glue' lighter stainless sheet to the wall and avoid surface fasteners and bulky joins that food inspectors really really hate. The Standards do not allow screw heads, rivets etc on surfaces, it has to be a fairly seamless cleanable surface without grime traps like joints and fasteners for food safety (read as cleaning). 4 - thinner gauge (.55mm) stainless sheet is considerably lighter and a lot lot cheaper than 1.2 (min) which you would need to line walls unbacked. Lining with more rigid stainless is crazy heavy and you absolutely must keep your GVM under 1450kg for a standard running gear set (or 2000kg if you upgrade the entire running set). 5 - trying to bend SS to fit the irregular ceiling corners and joins is super hard to do and we are very experienced builders with all the gear to do it properly. Stainless is very unforgiving, it is expensive and hence mistakes are very costly. Finally 6 - the ply prevents cold/heat bridging which is a big issue with these vans (especially heat bridging in summer). All that said, it can be done, we have done it and overcome the issues around it but.... we would never do it again. We DO use unbacked 1.2 S/S in high heat areas.

[@susanaverdejo7636]

Woww you couldn't be more accurate!! Thank you so much Steve I'm so glad I found your KZbin channel you're a legend! Thanks again !! Cheers