Thread: P38A Drawer set up

Hi Sean I was looking at that very part on ebay last night.
Like your idea of sliding door & I do know a company in braeside that does that very type, however I dont think it would like me sleeping on it

Lazy Susan is also correct description but in this case it might be Lazy Marty or Lazy Rangie perhaps!
Does sound like something Landrover would come up with in a Rangie though!

On the subject of LPG - you may be interested to hear that it will no longer be available to cars as of 2020! so dont use tat space for a tank youd be wasting your time. ( that came from RACV at a recent car club meeting ) Hope I havent thrown the cat among the pidgeons

Originally Posted by mtb_gary

Martin

Isn't the carousel also called a lazy Susan? .

Another spot of water ingress is from the top of the rear window. There seems to be a few in the UK with the problem. The rear drains are easy enough to check on the sunroof once you have the side panels off on the inside of the car. On mine the drain hoses were not even clamped into the rubber drain valves, so if the valve had got blocked the water would have certainly built up pretty quickly in the wheel well.

Gary

Thanks Gary,
I was going to take side trim panels off this weekend before finally fitting new drawer setup to run some additional wiring in behind there for extra lighting in drawers & 12v battery power to my rooftop DVD just in case I want to put myself to sleep with a movie as it is currently wired through ignition source. So i will check & test those sunroof drains.

Cant wait to see the reaction from my missus when I show her the Rangie Carousel She reckons the Rangie is my new Love as it is. For the first time in her life she may be right

Fantom, I read recently that another place that can leak is the top glass of tailgate gets unaligned .....apparently their is a part in Rave for realigning ..just a thought if all else fails.

Check out all of P38 wheel well water leak...bad has photos from Ron P38arover of sunroof drain tubes

Then read the following: Water in P38A spare wheel well there's 6 pages all dealing with wet wheel wells! Apart from the rear window there's possibilities of leaking panel seam (see pics), bumper bar bolt holes requiring a bit of sealant, the tailgate seal may need realigning etc...plenty to think about. Mine ended up being a slight gap between the panels which was drawing water in by capillary action between the plates... there's some pics explaining the fix, which wasn't difficult...just finicky and took a while...

Originally Posted by FANTOM P38

Decided to do something a little different with the Fantom, seeing as I don't carry passengers around much these days I've decided to remove back seats & reconfigure my camping / sleeping arrangements.
So I removed my drawer/fridge system & designed a new setup which takes advantage of the extra space.
So basically the fridge & drawers will now reside on passenger side leaving the drivers side free for my mattress etc.
I'm at carcass stage but it is all looking like it's going to be just the ticket.
Means I dont have to take tent if I go alone, also gives plenty of storage space. The fridge will now slide out of rear passenger door and drawers still out of rear door!
Here is a couple of shots of rear drawer component under construction.

Do you have any pics you can post up of the previous fitout especially as to how you managed to sleep in the cabin.. I'd never tried this because it seemed there wasn't enough space with the rear seat in place albeit rolled forward...

I am 6'4" and sleep in back of mine (with rear seats folded) every now and then. Good weather and I leave the lower tailgate down. Rain or snow I just curl up a bit.

Not many people actually sleep straight out... curled up in a pseudo foetal position is the norm isn't it?

I've slept in mine, with the rear seats removed. Head at tailgate end, which was closed. Front seats moved forward. Room for a six footer. You just need to flatten out the dip, of the rear foot well - i.e. stuff some soft stuff in there.

Best longer term option would be to board over the footwell, allowing storage space below.

Martin - given your oztent, is it worth it? I've never been as comfortable sleeping in a car, compared to a tent. Always seems colder somehow.