Caddy Maxi (the chicken van)

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Caddy Maxi (the chicken van)

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Recently purchased a Maxi. I gambled and bought the cheapest I could find. I have a limited budget & will be doing what I can to keep cost down.




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Inside was a mess Image. I am not sure it had ever been cleaned. Clearly owned by a plasterer for a while everything is coated in plaster dust. Ply was in bad shape & smelt like chicken poo so had to be ripped out immediately.


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Cleaned out
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Bonded plates to cover holes in roof




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Sound deadening going in


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Foil backed high density foam. Found a eBay deal Image.

Bonded wood batten on to secure ply inset panel.


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Love a bit of camo and it’s really cheap & hard wearing.


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I decided to carpet straight to metal work as it was cheaper & I prefer the look. It was however more difficult to get a good finish than I anticipated.


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Recycled bottle insulation stuffed in wherever I could fit it. More camo for the factory ply.

I used the old full height ply to make the inset panels.


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Happy with the finish Image


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That's a good start! 8) What other plans do you have for the van?
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Thank you. Working on the floor at the moment, will have a removable bike rack. Need to figure out some storage. Collecting some bits for electrics slowly too.

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I notice this is a year ago... but how did you secure the inset panels to the battens? Screws hidden by the carpet?
Do you know what thickness the battens were?

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