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  1. Posted · Edited by mmKay

    ✅I got everything I needed from the hardware store. They accidentally charged me 10€ extra for something I didn't order and didn't take. 

    Now im finantially destroyed. (Just kidding - but it's sux. I'll be checking the receipts from now on )

    ❌I forgot to take the paperwork for the van when I went to the VW store so I couldn't order anything. 

    Reason being is I didn't check my pocket journal before heading out. Learn from this. 

    The my drill's bettery is ?? and it's slowing me down. I'll just work with what I have. I'm not going to buy a new one must for this. 

    Also the drill's keeps breaking even though I'm careful not to snap it. Is it my bad or it's just a crappy product? 

    + I got the last wood pieces I needed. The guy cut it to the size I needed and for cheap . I love Leroy Merlin. I wish I knew this option before lol cutting all the pieces by hands. 

  3. Posted

    Tomorrow is Monday and shops are finally open. Also it's my day off work and I can have a nice productive day If I plan correctly right now and execute tomorrow.

     

    Lomeña car parts shop opens at 8:30 - Take the van's paperwork for them to find fitting pieces-

     

    What I want from there : Ask for mirrors ( all three, inside and outiside ) . On amazon they are 30€ each. Compare the prize.

    Also ask if they have transparent blinkers instead of the orang ones i have.

    Ask for rear windshield tints.

    But battery as well? I think it's too soon. If I buy it now it's just going to stay there.

    Maybe Lomeña also has the plastic stuff.

     

    Hardware store is next street as well - opens 8 AM.

     

    Buy black poliurethane glue for interior ( the one I had purchased last time is gray - oops  - or someone just used mine and left me a grey one )

    Also buy a sharp knife, All of the cutters we have are absolute garbage.

    Maybe they have a good mask for when I'm spraying the glue on the inside? CBA having weird lung tumors in 10 years. I expect to spend about 30€ on it. Bite the bullet. don't be cheap with health. 30 € is nothing compared with being dead at 30 because of accidentaly breathing in some stupid glue.

    Also buy like 3 white spray cans for the roof. I'll wing it since the whole van is painted fresh besides the roof that no one will ever see. Not going to pay 300`€ for that lol

     

    VW House ( next street actually )

    Plastics ( window crank handles, door handle, plastic grip  ( for both sides ) - they will probably have to order them. I'd like them in black though. Maybe Lomeña also has this plastic stuff. 

    Ask for the plastic step and rear step plastic part IDK what they're called exactly but I understand myself lol.

     

    Most likely they will not have any of this and they will need to order it. Do it and then go to Leroy Merlin and get some wood or plastic plates to finish the ceiling. Measurements : Horizontal 120 CM . Vertical : 93 CM + 60 CM + 70 CM.

    Ask dad where our hydraulic jack is. It will come very in handy to build in the ceiling. Otherwise it's extremely obnoxious and unnecesary complicated.

     

    There is probably more stuff I'm missing and I may have to do two trips but that's life. More action and less overthinking is good ( at least for me )

  4. Posted

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  5. Posted · Edited by mmKay

    • Fix some of the plastic roof screws by wrapping the bolts with teflon tape
    • Look for some cool headlights ( ask in car part shop, or be ready to pick them up from the scrapyard )
    • Ask dad how to DIX fix the seats and if the finish would be any nice. Otherwise look for second hand seat or maybe pay a professional ( E X P E N S I V E ). I'd rather avoid the last option but man these seats are sexy:

      EDIT : Forgot the option of  frankensteining some seats from a different vehicle that are compatible with mine that are in great shape! Most likely this is what we'll do.

  6. Posted · Edited by mmKay

    What can I do tomorrow? it's sunday and shops are closed.  Monday I can grab lot's of stuff that I'll recompile tomorrow night before sleep.

    For tomorrow I could fix the roof leaks with some car putty, I can grab some gloves after work and fix the windshield leak with the poliurethane glue, I could unscrew the bumpers and spray them with the bumper paint ( lets hope this works lol ) . I could attach a rope to the back door so it's easier to close.

    Ew, all of this is really boring. I'll take tomorrow off and I'll just do the "cool stuff" on monday (getting wood, shaping it, drilling the holes, ordering the plastic parts from the VW house, and also the side mirrors. )

    GN - np don't need to burn myself out. Long term vision.

  9. Posted

    On 7/1/2022 at 4:32 PM, mmKay said:

    Unscrew both of the doors plastic parts. They are completely garbage and I need get either new ones from the VW house or second hand ones from online.

    My dad surprisingly had a good idea : carpet the doors in the same way I did with the driver's cabin floor. That should do the trick. Just purchase new door handles and  window cranks  ( yes I have manual windows, 1998 VW t4  - short version and low roof )

     

    1 minute ago, mmKay said:

    @PurpleTree this is nothing. I SEVERELY underestimated the work requiered for this proyect. 100x underestimated, no joke.

    Leo would call this " a newbie fantasy " 

  10. Posted

    @PurpleTree this is nothing. I SEVERELY underestimated the work requiered for this proyect. 100x underestimated, no joke.

    Most likely I'm not going anywhere yet. I need to pay off a loan that I had to take ( I'll be done with it in 10 months ). After that most likely I'll explore Madrid, Valencia and then France, Italy and Swizzerland.
    That's what I have in mind for now .
    it's good that I can't travel yet because it makes me a bit more grounded and long-term perspectived , since it's one of my weakspots. I'll be chipping away at this proyect for the next 10 months and I'll be enjoying it locally for now until I can finally uproot : )

  11. Posted

     ✅  Carpet the driver's cabin floor. I do have enough carpet but probably not enough glue ( just one can left)

    - i had enough glue for 95% . In 2 weeks ill finish the rest when my order arrives from the UK. 

    Im 90% sattisfied with the finish. Not bad. 

     

    Look into different tint options. I can DIY with dad but I need to decide what kind of tint to buy + it needs to have the adecuate paperwork. 

    Lets fix the windshield leak and we good for today. 

  13. Posted · Edited by mmKay

    For tomorrow : 

    • Carpet the driver's cabin floor. I do have enough carpet but probably not enough glue ( just one can left)

    • Buy rear window tint or get it done professionally ( check amazon?) 

    • Fix windshield leak with the polyurethane glue ( didn't have to buy it, I already had it laying around the house from before) 

    • Fix possible roof leak spots with car putty. 

    Gn

    Keep pocket journal in poket. 

  14. Posted · Edited by mmKay

    On 8/1/2022 at 0:25 AM, Striving for more said:

    list of highest pesticide fruits & vegetables 

    ** Defo avoid these unless you go organic? (*I'm not too sure if them being organic would make it any better though? hmm)

    HIGH PESTICIDE FRUITS & VEGjpg.jpg

    I aint no scientist but you can probably  get away with drinking even a shot of gasoline if you don't do it too often. So some not organic veggies here and there wouldn't ruin your life imo. 

    Key is to make sure that the bulk of your diet - the key foods - are as high quality as possible. 

    These days my diet for mineral and micronutrient profile is  organic grass fed grass finished ground beef , lentils , white rice, organic  bell peppers and onions ( chopped and frozen) , homemade water kefir , as high quality eggs as in can get ´+   bananas + supplements

    And it's not that expensive. Just about 250 per month for the best nutrition I've ever had. Maybe boring but it works for me. No gut issues and I'm energetic and focused. 

  15. Posted · Edited by mmKay

    Look for a cool colorful 2x3 meter carpet for the floor.

    The van is all dark grey inside now and I think a colorful floor carpet + RGB LED lighting would look really cool. 

    + look for some puffs. Allways loved those things. 

    + look for some way to make the floor softer. I'll be crawling the whole time since i most likely won't invest 3k euro into building a high top on this van. For that price I can buy a high roof van from the go. 

     

  16. Posted

    • Be on the lookout for a new driver's seat : google it and be ready to check the scrapysrds. 
    • Order both of the side mirrors and rear mirror in the car parts shop or original VW house. 
    • Fix windshield leak with the polyurethane glue ( didn't have to buy it, I already had it laying around the house from before) 
    • Purchase material for ceiling ( either rigid plastic or wood) most likely wood though as it is cheaper and I already have a can of varnish left. 
    • Measure, cut and drill the holes. I'n 2 weeks I'll have the rest of the carpet and glue that I need to finish the ceiling
    • Carpet the driver's cabin floor. I do have enough carpet but probably not enough glue ( just one can left) . I could grab one more quickly as I do have Amazon Prime. Watch YT vid on how to do this. 
    • Unscrew both of the doors plastic parts. They are completely garbage and I need get either new ones from the VW house or second hand ones from online.
    • Fix screeching windows and insulate the doors while at it. 
    • Ask dad about how to duplicate car key since it's too trashed to be done at normal shop. He said he knows a place. 
    • Paint the bumpers. Buy some black Raptor truck liner? Maybe just do it with the black bumper spray I already have. 
    • Tie a cord to the back door so that I can close it easier. 
    • Buy rear window tint or get it done professionally ( check amazon?) 
    • Consider buying white paint for the roof + use the car putty for the possible roof holes. 

     

    At night when I'm back from work and before sleep, re read this list and pick a few items to work on them for the day

    Today was good. 

  18. Posted

    When I'm confused or undecisive, it helps me to remind myself that this is just the first version of my conversion, and that I'm learning a lot during the process and that my next conversion will be even better, and the next one even better.

    I'm learning from my mistakes and I'm discovering more clearly what I want and wat I dont want.

    I imagine that I can have dream van, with all the feats that I desire.

    It's a little bit of a stab in the ego because I'm really trying , and when I see the result that I've materialized with my best effort and I'm not satisfied with it, it makes me feel a bit incompetent.

    ⬆⬆⬆

    19 hours ago, mmKay said:

    It's interesting how frustrated I get with DIY stuff. May have some shadow burried in there .

    There we go. Found one of the reasons

  19. Posted

    13 hours ago, mmKay said:
    • Order more carpet on E-bay. How much? what color? Should I carpet the Driver cabin floor ? 

    Ordered extra carpet  ( same color ) ✅

    I just winged it. I CBA micro optimizing and measuring to save 15-25 bucks. I'll just deal with having a little too much carpet. I'm okay with potentially having wasted 20 bucks.

    I went with the same anthracite color. Estimated delivery date : 18 / 19 January ( in 11-12 days. Basically two weeks )  Expect it to be here next tuesday, not this one .

    I want to get a physical calendar . I feel like it will help me to zoom out from the day to day grind.

  21. Posted

    11 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

    It's not possible to buy a new house next to the Strip. New construction happens on the edge of town.

    There are far more important considerations that go into buying a house than gaming girls. I'm not going to buy some shitty place just because it's closer.

    I thought so. Maybe get two places, or just rent something cool that's also close? 

  22. Posted

    1. Some stuff for tomorrow:
    • go to Leroy Merlin and purchase some rigit plastic plates ( take measures for roof piece first ) . Glue the carpet on it , do the measures for the screws etc. Buy glue for the whindshield? New drill bit? Mask for when I'm spraying glu
    • Order the side mirrors for the car. 60€ for both on Amazon . CALL THE SHOP or walk into it after coming back from Leroy Merlin. Store opens 8 AM,
    • Order more carpet on E-bay. How much? what color? Should I carpet the Driver cabin floor ? 
    • Carpet Wheel arches + Inside blinker covers. - I already did some of this but I'm not completely happy with the finish and I did get somewhat mad and irritated. It's okay though.

  23. Posted

    6 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

    It's exactly 25 mins to my house from the club. But with good game it feels like 10 mins to her. A girl is not running on objective time. She is running on subjective feelings.

    Did you consider your logistic for game while you were purchasing your house? You obviously stayed in Vegas so I assume you did, but why not something better than a half an hour car ride?

  25. Posted

    10 hours ago, mmKay said:
    • ✅   Finish off cleaning the glue mess with sandpaper and acetone.  
    • ❌ Shops were closed today cause it's holiday . - - - -  When I leave work at 16 go to Leroy Merlin and purchase some rigit plastic plates ( take measures for roof piece first ) . Glue the carpet on it , do the measures for the screws etc.
    • ✅ I didnt forget. nice . ---  + remember to pick up the amazon order on the way back home. WTF are shops even open or is it a holyday???
    • ❌ Check in the physical store. Do not order online  - - -   Order the side mirrors for the car. ( 60€ for both on Amazon .)

     

    10 hours ago, mmKay said:

    • Haven't had time for this, I did put effort in today though. ❌ --- Order more carpet on E-bay. How much? what color? Should I carpet the Driver cabin floor ? 

    • ✅❌  40% done. I didn't have more time.   --- Carpet Wheel arches + Inside blinker covers.