Rock and roll bed to fit around lpg tank

Post by **100leelee** » 06 Oct 2019, 22:22

My van has an internal lpg tank fitted, pretty much the full width of a 3/4 bed.
Before I stripped the van for its major surgery, it had old school hinges for the bed, which were attached to the van by a few self tappers...
Now I am looking for a new bed, does anyone have a similar tank fitment and if so how’s the bed installed.?
Cheers
Lee

Post by **Mocki** » 07 Oct 2019, 00:37

Without knowing any more details than you have given it’s a bit of a guessing game, but the metal frame type of rock and roll bed found in Devon’s originally and much copied since have "elbows" sticking down under the seat part when not pulled out into a bed , so won’t fit with your tank
However the "grunt and shuffle " type of bed fitted originally to a leisure drive have steel runners that run horizontally and these will fit

This ( rather rough) sketch I did some years ago for someone shows what I mean

Post by **T3luestar** » 07 Oct 2019, 20:08

I have two tank's fitted under a (full width) factory rock 'n roll bed in my Multivan, it's a snug fit and doesn't leave much room for owt else......

Post by **Mocki** » 07 Oct 2019, 20:24

I can’t see much from that picture what with the blurred ness and the advertisement, but is that multivalve at the correct angle ??

Post by **T3luestar** » 07 Oct 2019, 22:18

That's strange, obviously a photo bucket thing, but the picture is not at all blurred when I view it on here.
The tanks need to on the angle or they wouldn't fit under the bed, whether it's in spec or not I don't know.

Post by **Mocki** » 08 Oct 2019, 06:35

T3luestar wrote:That's strange, obviously a photo bucket thing, but the picture is not at all blurred when I view it on here.
The tanks need to on the angle or they wouldn't fit under the bed, whether it's in spec or not I don't know.

who installed it ??
the tank should be at 30º , being at a different angle should have been picked up by the certifier and will drastically affect who much gas you get in the tank .

Post by **T3luestar** » 08 Oct 2019, 09:23

Mocki wrote: who installed it ??

It was fitted by Steve at Gasure. Both tanks are at the same angle.

Post by **T3luestar** » 08 Oct 2019, 09:26

Post by **davidoft1** » 08 Oct 2019, 10:32

Mocki wrote:I can’t see much from that picture what with the blurred ness and the advertisement, but is that multivalve at the correct angle ??

click the picture, it will take you to a non blurred version

Post by **Mocki** » 08 Oct 2019, 11:41

davidoft1 wrote:
Mocki wrote:I can’t see much from that picture what with the blurred ness and the advertisement, but is that multivalve at the correct angle ??

click the picture, it will take you to a non blurred version

Nope takes me to a larger , but just as blurred picture
I don’t have a PB account, maybe it’s that ?

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Post by **VeraPedroMariaWang** » 08 Oct 2019, 17:19

Mocki wrote:
davidoft1 wrote:
Mocki wrote:I can’t see much from that picture what with the blurred ness and the advertisement, but is that multivalve at the correct angle ??

click the picture, it will take you to a non blurred version
Nope takes me to a larger , but just as blurred picture
I don’t have a PB account, maybe it’s that ?

No that’s not it some work for me and some don’t. I don’t have a PB account either.

Post by **100leelee** » 08 Oct 2019, 19:12

Picture of my tank in situ, pretty sure none of the pre fabricated beds will fit around it, the door side might be okay, but the tank is so wide the other bed fixing won’t work..so the leisuredrive system might be favourite... anyone have pictures and/or dimensions??

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Post by **maxstu** » 03 Nov 2019, 10:41

Are you still after photos of Leisure drive bed set up? Will photo if so.
Same set up was inside my first camper, a Bilbo conversion. Far superior comfort compared with a rock and roll bed found in my second camper.
Only issue is bed must be in horizontal position for access to engine hatch otherwisw support bars run above hatch preventing opening.

Post by **100leelee** » 04 Nov 2019, 23:31

maxstu wrote:Are you still after photos of Leisure drive bed set up? Will photo if so.
Same set up was inside my first camper, a Bilbo conversion. Far superior comfort compared with a rock and roll bed found in my second camper.
Only issue is bed must be in horizontal position for access to engine hatch otherwisw support bars run above hatch preventing opening.

Hi
Yes I am.. I have a couple of rock and roll hinges as a last resort, but much prefer the leisure drive set up..

Thanks!

Post by **maxstu** » 05 Nov 2019, 00:09

Righto! Will post tomorrow.

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