Marta and Chester's Maleficent Adventures

3/21/2024

‘DELICAN’ – our new Delica in making

After we left the first Delica in Baja California, the woman needed a new one

Meet DeliCan

She is 2000 Mitsubishi Delica, 4WD, right hand drive & has an awesome bumper, does she?

Time to rig her up

First we removed:

* All the chairs
* Carpet

This time we chose to leave the under-carpet in place. Good learning from our first model.

We start with the easiest section, the frame for drawers, refrigerator and bed.

All of this would not be possible without tools and saws. Chester has them all. We also have a handy garage and a heater – helpful in Canadian never ending winter.

At the left back corner an ingenious cutout to accommodate Delica’s wheel.
Regularity is not a thing here…..

On the left side Chester will attach a fridge. The size of the fridge constrains the design of the frame.

The fridge will be on rails. It will function like a drawer. This is much better than Delica Version 1.
In V1 our fridge was placed in a drawer. This is much better, so we think.

And shelves…. Now we know why people who mess about with wood have so many clamps. These shelves will go inside the “living room”.

Time to complete the floor

First Chester puts a mixture of rubber and glue on the floor. He had to lift the frame off the floor to do that. This not only makes it flat but also creates an noise barrier.

Attaching the Frame

The frame should not move even when experiencing high accelerations. Chester makes and welds brackets which are used to attach the frame to the vehicle. Only a couple are shown here, but there are several in different places.