Forum: Sprinter Chassis
06-26-2015, 01:14 PM
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Re: Don's Sportsmobile build
Thanks K9, your correct, I'm more than stretching the 5k limit. Hopefully with the limited towing the van will see it won't be detrimental to it.
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
06-24-2015, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 39
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Re: Don's Sportsmobile build
Tony,
I did have the inverter on, it picks up the initial start of the compressor on the Danhard A/C and then turns that load over to the Honda generator, usually within 10-15 seconds after the...
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
06-20-2015, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 39
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Towing....
Installed Ride Rite air bags with on board air compressor and auto pressure control unit as well as an electronic brake controller for the factory installed hitch. I had an event that I needed to...
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
01-24-2014, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 39
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Re: Don's Sportsmobile build
Last June when we took a trip the temperatures here in Texas were in the 103 degree range in the evening when we stopped for the night, it took the Danhard quite a while to cool the interior, really...
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
01-01-2014, 04:50 PM
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
09-08-2013, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 39
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Re: Don's Sportsmobile build
Hi Tony,
What I found was that the inverter will start the Danhard A/C, either alone or with the Honda 2000i running, but that the Honda will not start the A/C compressor without the inverter...
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
07-19-2013, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 39
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Re: Don's Sportsmobile build
Made a 5500 round trip to Canada last month, the Sportsmobile performed really well, this was our "shakedown" trip as we had not stayed the night in it before. Being the first trip with really what...
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
03-01-2013, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 39
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Re: Don's Sportsmobile build
To answer a few of the questions... the space above the refrigerator is a storage cabinet, a larger refer could have been installed, but we opted for the storage. The Danhard "A" coil is located in...
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
02-28-2013, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 39
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Re: Don's Sportsmobile build
stanw - Yes there is a bathroom, includes a 6 gallon blackwater tank and also has a 15 gallon grey water tank, these have the conventional drain arrangement where you dump the black water tank, and...
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
02-18-2013, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 39
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Re: Don's Sportsmobile build
Finally got the Sportsmobile home this past weekend, it was an enjoyable drive from Austin to my home just south of Conroe, Texas. The A/V system is very enjoyable to listen to with the upgraded...
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
01-30-2013, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 39
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Re: Don's Sportsmobile build
K9Sprinter, thanks for the photo's of the van, looks like it's getting close to completion!
It looks like the color of the counter top is white/tan, it was specified to be oynx, what color was...
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
01-18-2013, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 39
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Progress!
With about 2 weeks left to go before delivery, SMB-S was kind enough to send me some photo's with the current status of the build. We started this journey when we placed our van order on August 28,...
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
12-21-2012, 09:37 AM
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Views: 16,400
Re: My SMB-S Build
Benji,
I was at SMB TX the 2nd week of December and was able to see your van sitting outside waiting to get onto the production line, those Alcoa wheels really look sharp on this vehicle! I also...
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
12-14-2012, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 39
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Don's Sportsmobile build
We have started this journey a few months ago, having a Sportsmobile conversion performed by SMB in Austin, TX. We were looking for a van that had a lift to assist getting into the van, that would...
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Forum: Sprinter Chassis
09-29-2012, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,856
Re: Tony's Sportsmobile Build / thoughts
Very nice Tony, I've got a Sprinter on order and working out the details for the equipment I would like installed by SMB Texas. I live north of Houston, summers can be brutal here. I see in your...
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