New(used) campervan

bill12 · Guru

New(used) campervan

clazandaza · Senior Member

Bill

The old 202 was a good donk. It replaced the legendary 186. As far as fuel consumption I can only gauge it on a couple of vehicles I drove in the Police in the early 80s. One was a sedan with the 202 and it only needed fuel now and again. The other was a ute with a 202 and it had a steel prison box attached to the back. Dont know what the thing weighed but you could see the fuel gauge dropping before your eyes.

I think that with a combination of gas and fuel you should be ok with that rig. As with all rigs a head wind will test your economy.

Happy motoring.

Ian

milo · Guru

looks nice , bill, ,,

Onedodger · Guru

biggrin Looks the Ducks Guts bill. aww

As long as it is reliable then I would not worry about fuel consumption too much and those motors are a simple set up and are easily serviced and repaired. However they last well so repairs other than servicing will not be a big problem.

Hope you have many great trips in the old girl.

jandas fun · Guru

Looks good to me too, bill
Where are you going to fit the tinnie and kayak?

Johnw

Sheba · Guru

I know nothing about Motors, but the rest looks in pretty good nick Bill.

Happy Travels in her.

Cheers,

Sheba.

Esmeralda · Guru

Looks pretty good Bill.

robell · Senior Member

Looks good Bill, LOVE those old holden motors, cheer's Rob.

Happywanderer · The Master

Looks good to me too Bill. Happy Travels.

jimricho · Guru

Should be some happy grey-nomadding coming up soon! best wishes

Jim

bill12 · Guru

Thats the problem- where do you put the tinnie? I have thought about an inflatable, or perhaps a canoe. I must admit, even with atinnie on the front of the 4wd, I only used it twice in 9 weeks.So this might be a good compromise.The motor has done just 45000klms, according to paperwork that came with the car.Maybe I am getting soft, but I like a bit of comfort in my "old" age.It will be fun trying......

Travel Bug · Guru

Looks good Bill....

Happy travels mate smile

jimricho · Guru

bill12 wrote:
Thats the problem- where do you put the tinnie?

Does it have or can it be fitted with a towbar?

jimricho · Guru

bill12 wrote:
Thats the problem- where do you put the tinnie?

In the fridge with all the other tinnies! confuse

Vic · Guru

Looks good Bill, I don't think I would tow with it though, might be too much weight on the back, or has it been used for towing before?

I have heard many others say they took their tinnie along for the trip and hardly ever used it, opportunity, weather etc. Perhaps somewhere to carry your rods for a bit of beach/jetty fishing now and then, or hire a small boat with an outboard when you need to?

Enjoy your travels Bill it looks made for the job !

jimricho · Guru

My towing thought is for a light weight tinnie on a trailer, probably less than half a tonne all up.

blaze · Guru

Had a fair bit to do the 202 motors in my eary years and the only fault I can really think of that was a 202 fault was they would drop the top off number 6 piston (drove one about 200km like that one night, as long as I slowly accerated the top would stay with the skirt, when it got too fast and I backed off it would rattle and clank until I put thee foot down again), another fault with all holdens is the gear on the bottom of the distributor would strip.
Looks the goods though Bill
cheers
blaze
ps
the other good thing about holden red motors was every body had a spare in the back yard and you could pick up a good one for $100

Firefly · Guru

Mmmm, the comfort mate, you won't know yourself, very slick indeed. smile

bill12 · Guru

I am in the same mind about theboat. I didn,t use my tinnie much on the last 8 week trip. But I will be taking it and the 4wd to the cape in Oct, at the end of the tourist season. My nephew, and his parner, who is a Thursday islander, have just had a new daughter that I would like to see , and a trip tp the top is always fun.The van has a towbar, and I will think about getting a 4m tiinie on a trailer , later.We will see what the fuel consuption is.The cheap parts ans the availiability of spares did affect my desision to buy.They are simple vehicles, and this one seems to be in good nick.Thanks for the input.Bill

-- Edited by bill12 on Thursday 23rd of June 2011 05:00:27 AM

jimricho · Guru

I'm the last person who can give an experienced fisherman like Bill any advice but I'm inclined to think that a car topper may be a bit small for the Cape or the Gulf. Also a bit of an issue with the pop top perhaps due to the extra weight.

Another thought with the trailer is it would need to have good suspension to go up the Cape. Maybe Alko or similar independant rather than leaf as it may knock the boat around too much. Others on this forum would probably know a lot more than I do in this department.

Where do you store it Bill, on Maggie or do you leave it on that big island just west of Maggie?

I may have to give it a personal inspection when I'm in FNQ in a few weeks time. smile

Jim

-- Edited by jimricho on Thursday 23rd of June 2011 06:52:50 AM

BobnBev · Senior Member

Thats a flash rig Bill. you will walk past it thinking its someone else, nothing wrong with the holden can pick up spare anyplace .and easy to work on" if needed".. just drive it careful and fuel wont be a problem. had one for years....

Firefly · Guru

The other half has one of these utes and the same colour would you believe, I had forgotten about that Bill, its at his dads.

He gets 17 litres per 100 klm or 16 miles to the gallon mate.

He also said to get better fuel economy, you need to change the diff ratio to 3.08:1 otherwise at 100 klms an hour it will scream its head off.

You boys will understand that, I am but the scribe.

jack biggles · Senior Member

It looks good Bill, I am with the towing brigade,you can always tow the tinney.

Is there anything that needs doing to the rig before you can get mobile?

bill12 · Guru

It has a high speed diff fited, or so the paperwork says, and seems to be revving slowly at 100ks per hr. I will fit a tacho to see what the revs are. I am quite happy with the setup, and will be midifying to suit my needs.Good fun playing your new toys , isn,t it.Its stored aat my house at Horseshoe bay on Magnetic is. Come and visit me if you want.

-- Edited by bill12 on Thursday 23rd of June 2011 11:17:27 AM

Firefly · Guru

We are busy playing with our new one too mate, so I know the excitement. So much room to play with and the extra comfort is great. smile

petengail · Guru

Hi Bill and all - have been off here for a while - just catching up. That looks a big step up from the "Bait Box" Hope you get years of trouble free travel out of it. Cheers Pete

bill12 · Guru

How,s the fishing , Pete? Last time I heard about you were giong on an extended holiday in NQ. Hope you are having a great time.

jack biggles · Senior Member

bill12 wrote:
It has a high speed diff fited, or so the paperwork says, and seems to be revving slowly at 100ks per hr. I will fit a tacho to see what the revs are. I am quite happy with the setup, and will be midifying to suit my needs.Good fun playing your new toys , isn,t it.Its stored aat my house at Horseshoe bay on Magnetic is. Come and visit me if you want.

-- Edited by bill12 on Thursday 23rd of June 2011 11:17:27 AM

Hi Bill,

Mate I would love to come up to Magnetic Island & visit, problem being I probably wouldnt want to leave

At the moment I am busily setting up & working on my new TUG, its nothing but the sounds of spinning spanners & the occassional curse :lol:

Modifying is what it is all about. You won't know yourself when tucking yourself into the sheets at night with all that extra comfort. I look forward to seeing it oneday.......especially if the fish are biting.

bill12 · Guru

Life wasn,t meant to be easy, or so a trouserless PM once said, but i am trying for more comfort in my old age.The new van means I can stay at the good spots in comfort, and carry more junk(I will have to cut back).If anybody wants to visit , you are welcome, just PM me before you get the barge.Magnetic island is great in winter.Who knows, I might visit you, god forbid!

-- Edited by bill12 on Friday 24th of June 2011 04:46:03 PM

Firefly · Guru

It is nice to have that bit of extra comfort mate, just to be up off the ground out of the cold, if you do venture south that is.