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Inside the Desert Splitty pics.
Desert Bug - September 16th, 2004 at 12:57 AM

G'day All,

A few pics inside the Desert Splitty that I took while out Camping last w'end.

Cheers, Ian.

Desert Bug - September 16th, 2004 at 12:58 AM

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Desert Bug - September 16th, 2004 at 12:58 AM

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Desert Bug - September 16th, 2004 at 12:59 AM

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baybuscamperkid - September 16th, 2004 at 10:29 AM

looks nice n cosy:) howd you fit the mercenedes steering wheel?

VWFREAK - September 16th, 2004 at 11:01 AM

Nice set up, it looks like your ready for everything.

jenz58 - September 16th, 2004 at 06:03 PM

WOW that's a nice set up........ drool...... I love the curtains lining, finish....

They wouldn't be real roses would they....the dash looks amazing!!!!

Such a classy but practical set up u have there :kiss :cool:

....had to come back 4 another look....it's beautiful...

[Edited on 16-9-2004 by jenz58]

lobus - September 16th, 2004 at 06:11 PM

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Originally posted by baybuscamperkid
looks nice n cosy:) howd you fit the mercenedes steering wheel?


I don't reckon it is a mercenedes or even a mercedes wheel.
I'll put me money on xe or xf falcon...

Desert Bug, what did you use for the roof lining? I am thinkin of doing the same thing. I think 3mm mdf is the go.
the bus looks shit hot...David

[Edited on 16-9-2004 by Dubnut]

PHAT BUG - September 16th, 2004 at 09:21 PM

Your right Dubnut its a falcon wheel, thats fitted to a custom tilt steering column.
The liner is MDF with fabric glued to it.

vw54 - September 17th, 2004 at 08:07 AM

Hey thats a great set up nice slide out storage... should have had one of those in my splitty.

Great work but wheres your fuel gauge ???

kombi_kid - September 17th, 2004 at 10:10 AM

ill tell u again ian its a bloody nice car i love that storage compartment too!!! neat setup!!!
just let me know when u wanna sell this baby :P
cheers
rhys

lobus - September 17th, 2004 at 07:06 PM

Ha...I knew drivin a taxi for fourteen years would come in handy for somethin one day. I wonder how many hours I spent starin at one of those babys?
Can't beat the soft touch wheels for long distance drivin I reckon..
Rhett, I'll have to get some tips from you re the mdf...
David

PHAT BUG - September 18th, 2004 at 01:35 PM

Dave if you look closely at the top pic, youll notice the speedo is a late beetle one with the fuel guage in it.

Desert Bug - September 18th, 2004 at 10:11 PM

G'day All,
Thanks Rhett for posting replys.
Dave, I've used a later Beetle speedo as I didn't have a Splitty fuel gauge, so will now put a battery condition gauge in the hole with a 3 way switch to check both batteries.
Dubnut, the roof lining is 3mm MDF as Rhett said with thin ribbed foam backed carpet glued to it (from Clark Rubber). It took a bit to get it fitting right but the end result came up great.
The wheel is XF Falcon sitting on a modified Mitsubishi L300 Tilt column (see "Fitting tilt steering to Desert Splitty" in Tech Talk) and the VW centre cap is a cut down mag wheel cap from a Golf.
Thanks for all the comments, we love it and it is very comfortable to Camp in.
Cheers, Ian.