Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-23-2023, 09:49 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
03-09-2018, 10:57 AM
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Conversion Costs
I tried to keep track of all the conversion costs. Not sure I got them all. Probably got 95% of them. My process was to put all of the receipts in a box. Then occasionally go through them and divide...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
03-01-2018, 05:59 PM
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Rear HVAC Trim
We setup the rear of the van as a combination dinette and sleeping platform. There were a couple issues that needed to be overcome to make the sleeping and eating area comfortable.
The first was...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
02-16-2018, 10:17 PM
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Rear Window Replacement
Last summer I visited the local Pick and Pull to get a couple pop out windows for the rear doors. It was about 95 degrees outside and 120 in the van due to the doors being jammed shut. Needless to...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
02-08-2018, 10:11 PM
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Dash air vent gaskets
Removed the dash facia to run some new wires. The gaskets around the air vents were in bad shape.
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The old gasket...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
02-04-2018, 09:59 PM
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Water System
Got the water system installed over the last few weeks. Now have cold water running to the sink and to an exterior shower connection.
Went with a 15 gallon tank that came from Plastic-Mart...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-29-2018, 06:45 PM
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LED instrument cluster
Got tired of not being able to see my instrument cluster so decided to change out the bulbs to LED versions. My van is a 2002 E350. Your rig may have a different number of bulbs.
The first step...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-24-2017, 09:33 PM
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Have not really had a chance to try out the...
Have not really had a chance to try out the locker yet on the dirt. Have used it to get the van up on the 6 inch high lifting ramps I use when working underneath the van. It worked great.
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-07-2017, 10:24 PM
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Drivers side propane tank install
The house batteries are installed on the passenger side of our EB. So the options for the installation of a propane tank were between the differential and frame brace, behind the rear wheels, or on...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
11-15-2017, 05:50 PM
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Lighting and USB ports
The last 4 feet of the van still had the original roof. Since we use this area for sleeping and eating we needed to add some lighting and to cover the bare metal ceiling. We have both bumped our...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-19-2017, 04:47 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-19-2017, 04:43 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-19-2017, 03:40 PM
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Almost done
Took the rig out for a week on the Oregon coast and central cascade mountains.
The new interior was a pleasure to be in. My wife really liked the layout and the comfortable sleeping arrangements.
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-19-2017, 03:35 PM
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Thule tracks
While doing the remodel I noticed water on the drivers side floor. Tracked it down to the screws holding the Thule tracks to the roof. In the process of taking the tracks off the roof several of the...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-14-2017, 10:55 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-08-2017, 11:24 AM
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Electrical System
The interior rebuild required redoing most of the 12v electrical as well. We do not use a microwave so there is no inverter. We just have a 120v shore power to 12v converter with 12 circuits....
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-08-2017, 11:08 AM
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Cooking
Took the van out on a shakedown run a few weeks ago. One of the places we stopped was mosquito heaven. They were everywhere. As soon as we walked outside we were swarmed with them. This was good...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-08-2017, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 101
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Compressed air system and locker
Last year I installed an ARB CKMA-24 compressor on the differential side of the frame cross brace towards the passenger side of the carbon filter. As part of the full renovation the compressor need...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-07-2017, 10:40 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-07-2017, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 101
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Reflectix is primarily a radiation barrier. It...
Reflectix is primarily a radiation barrier. It does have a small R value for insulation. Its insulation value comes from the dead air space that is created behind the insulation. I used it maily...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
07-14-2017, 08:20 PM
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Floor Grommets
Wanted to come up with an easy way to seal the holes through the van floor that are needed for the sink drain, power wiring, propane pipe, and other services. The solution was to get some 1/8" thick...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-26-2017, 06:26 PM
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Wall covering
Finished the wall covering today. Wanted to maximize the interior width so pulled all the factory side panels. Then glued two layers of Refletix directly to the sheet metal. The blue tape on the...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-08-2017, 04:56 PM
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Floor install
The cabinets are done. They were a time consuming project. Not sure I will ever build cabinets again.
Got the seat anchor plates mounted with the help of my brother in law. He was in the van and...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-18-2017, 04:34 PM
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Well it finely warmed up a bit here in Oregon...
Well it finely warmed up a bit here in Oregon which allows me to work in my garage for extended periods. The result is a productive couple of days.
Got the fridge slide mounted in the kitchen...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-29-2016, 02:34 PM
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Interior cabinets
Got the final cabinet box built today and loaded into the van. Still need to build the drawers, apply the finish, and do final positioning to bolt them down. The boxes allow me to mock up the layout...
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