Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-01-2020, 03:13 PM
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A few more images from inside the van...
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A few more images from inside the van...
You can see some of the edges that I didn't cut perfectly... even with a sharp razor blade, it's hard to follow the contour of the window perfectly. That...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-01-2020, 01:15 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-28-2020, 10:48 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-26-2020, 11:15 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-15-2019, 10:57 AM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-11-2019, 09:36 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-10-2019, 11:46 PM
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Roof Box Solar Build
So. The new roof box w/...
Roof Box Solar Build
So. The new roof box w/ solar panel on top project is complete and on the van. I’d score it a 2 out of 5 in terms of the success of it.
The good:
It frees up half of...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-04-2019, 03:15 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-03-2019, 11:14 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-02-2019, 10:57 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-01-2019, 08:11 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
11-29-2019, 02:18 PM
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Some pictures of the latest van projects....
Some pictures of the latest van projects. Hopefully the google photo links work.
New roof box that will have solar panel mounted on top. This will replace the existing roof box and allow for...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-11-2019, 01:16 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-11-2019, 12:53 PM
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I was afraid that I'd neglect to post updates...
I was afraid that I'd neglect to post updates when I made this build threads... and here we are a month later and I'm being that guy. Not much in the realm of modifications to the van since burning...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-26-2019, 03:08 PM
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mop
Thanks! Google "Far Out Ride" and...
mop
Thanks! Google "Far Out Ride" and "GnomadHome". They both have excellent guides for solar and all sorts of other build processes. I went in to the process with no prior knowledge, but both of...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-26-2019, 10:06 AM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-26-2019, 10:05 AM
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Pros:
- often cheaper and already have a high...
Pros:
- often cheaper and already have a high top installed compared to buying a normal van and adding a high top or finding a normal van with a high top (be very aware of how tall the high top is...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-25-2019, 09:35 PM
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Yeah, we definitely feel every bump on the...
Yeah, we definitely feel every bump on the highway, but I've also kind of taken that as par for the course with these vans. No use expecting it to feel like a Lexus SUV. I did notice that the AT2s I...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-25-2019, 02:47 PM
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Good to hear - I did get a smallish compressor...
Good to hear - I did get a smallish compressor last winter for adjusting tire pressure more often. Honestly haven't dont it enough and I've been curious of what people run when they have ~8,000lbs...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-22-2019, 12:01 AM
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New (to me) tires
The van got a new (used)...
New (to me) tires
The van got a new (used) set of tires today. Went from 225/75/16 no-name highway tires to 265/75/16 General Grabber AT 2s. I knew I would need new tires within the next 5,000ish...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-20-2019, 10:45 PM
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LED headlight update
Not much of a...
LED headlight update
Not much of a conversion - after doing research for better lighting on dark forest service roads, I discovered a great post on here from another member that highlighted the...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-20-2019, 10:37 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-20-2019, 09:44 AM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-19-2019, 11:29 PM
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I'm in Green Lake, just north of seattle. Looks...
I'm in Green Lake, just north of seattle. Looks like you're out on the peninsula? I wish the traffic wasn't so god awful between seattle and Tacoma to get out to the peninsula on weekends. I'd love...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-19-2019, 08:51 PM
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