the (new) endomobile

[endo]

@jordanscollected like most mountings in such a car they are glued not bolted. It's basically the tightening pressure between the outer and inner frames and two different adhesives (the outer with more sealing - Dekaseal 8936 - and the inner with more adhesive properties - Sikaflex 221). Bolt/Screws could loosen due to the vibrations, and there is an amazing variety of glues nowadays.

[Giles]

Oh, Sikaflex. I go through gallons of Sikaflex 291i.....

[Aetas]

Sikaflex is ‘Dichtstoff’. Love it!

[EdH]

I thought it was Viagra for Dichtstoff?

[endo]

Did some minor works on the bus today, quite useful though.

Some stuff to secure the car from the in- and from the outside.

and put some protection over the OBD so the immobiliser can't be overcome easily

[endo]

replace the shitty glove box (one of three) by a decent cup and bottle holder

[endo]

put in wind deflectors

and a blind for the front shield

[Giles]

Looks menacing.....

[Tago Mago]

coming together nicely @endo

[endo]

[Tago Mago]

@endo already booked the ferry for September?

[endo]

no, thanks for the reminder

[Aetas]

Nice tagging above the Boxer @endo !

[endo]

Changed the double-seater bench for a (more comfortable and turnable) single seat. Easy, just some hassle with the build-in electronic safety devices (airbag sensors, belt pretensioner) but managed to get it going.

[endo]

So now we are ready to go. Will be starting in a few hours towards Brittany.

[prpx]

wow, looks fantastic! have a great trip and the best weather

[Giles]

Sorry we will miss you Endo........

[Matt]

Can’t wait to see some travel pics. Katie was preemptively mad at me last night at how much shenanigans we will be getting up to at the party when I told her about this.

[endo]

We had a first good night in the van in Metz. Visited the gothic Cathedral, which is - due to it's 6500 m2 of painted windows - called 'God's Lantern'. Some of the windows are by Marc Chagall.

[endo]

Then went on passed the fields of Verdun and circumnavigated Paris towards Normandy, where we saw the Bayeux Tapestry , an impressive 70m piece of embroidered cloth depicting the events leading to the Battle of Hastings. A medieval cartoon, so to speak.