Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-24-2017, 03:30 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-24-2017, 11:29 AM
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@ capnkurt @ illking
The Ultimate MX Hauler is...
@ capnkurt @ illking
The Ultimate MX Hauler is working out really well even after lots of forest service roads littered with rocks, washboard and drainage ditches. While it does fit a bit sloppy...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-24-2017, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 125
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Vantasi - Travelling Update
Hey Fellow Vanners!
My apologies for disappearing and leaving this thread hanging and questions unanswered.
It’s been 10 weeks since heading out of Minnesota and it’s been pretty damn great. So...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-21-2017, 03:28 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-21-2017, 03:12 PM
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Another part of the equation was a new set of...
Another part of the equation was a new set of rear springs from WeldTec, an OX locking differential, which required new 35 spline axles and a new 4.10 ring and pinion.
Just before tending to all...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
08-21-2017, 02:59 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-26-2017, 09:40 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-26-2017, 09:18 PM
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You're right Scotty, its more getting burnt out...
You're right Scotty, its more getting burnt out than sick of it. I won't know what to do with myself the next 4 days when new rear springs, a flywheel, locking diff and 4.10 ring and pinion are being...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-26-2017, 08:45 PM
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How many of you got sick of working on your van...
How many of you got sick of working on your van at some point? In the last month I reached that point several times. I'm fortunate enough to be able to work on my van everyday so we can start living...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
06-01-2017, 09:23 PM
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Thanks for all the compliments guys!
Here's a...
Thanks for all the compliments guys!
Here's a pic for throw back Thursday. Found it in a file cabinet at my parents'. I bought the van sight unseen from a contractor in Ohio back in early 2001. I...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-30-2017, 10:16 PM
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A few more cabinetry pics. We chose a somewhat...
A few more cabinetry pics. We chose a somewhat industrial style look with the hardware and aluminum trim. The first two pics are the pantry drawers. Then, the end of the counter top cabinet with...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-29-2017, 11:18 PM
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The last month has been a busy one! I think we...
The last month has been a busy one! I think we are adapting to not being employed quite well. It's not really that hard except that I put in more hours working on the van than during a regular work...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-21-2017, 10:11 AM
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Update
Thanks for the your comments guys. Appreciate it!
Ok, so while the slow van build continues there is a deadline and goal in mind because... We are going to live out of Vantasi starting the end of...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-03-2017, 09:35 AM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
03-26-2017, 07:10 AM
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Last weekend we fit cabinets. As expected there...
Last weekend we fit cabinets. As expected there were a few tweaks that needed to be made here and there on the most rearward cabinet uprights where they meet the roof line. All in all not too shabby...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
03-22-2017, 08:16 AM
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More on cabinetry. With more dado cuts the...
More on cabinetry. With more dado cuts the cabinet for the fridge, toilet and water heater came together fairly well. The hardest part was holding, inserting and clamping everything square while...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
03-22-2017, 07:53 AM
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I have not made any other changes since my trip...
I have not made any other changes since my trip to the Overland Expo last year. I don't have all that many miles on the van since the lift (although, the trip to Flagstaff was 2400 miles). Overall, I...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
03-21-2017, 03:40 PM
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Back to Vantasi. And building cabinets. I got a...
Back to Vantasi. And building cabinets. I got a few quotes from local guys to build cabinets which was rather shocking. So, I figured I have zero cabinet building experience, no wood shop to work in...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
03-21-2017, 10:38 AM
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2 months since my last post?! Total slacker......
2 months since my last post?! Total slacker... Well, before you get the latest on how much sawdust accumulated in my nostrils I should add that I had to work too... So, on my last work trip to TX I...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-26-2017, 08:23 AM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-25-2017, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 125
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Hey Rob, I got the vinyl plank floor through...
Hey Rob, I got the vinyl plank floor through Bestlaminate. Plenty of different wood grains and colors to choose from. I suggest getting samples. We looked at about 10 different types before choosing...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-25-2017, 03:32 PM
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-25-2017, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 125
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Back to the van...
When it's too cold in a...
Back to the van...
When it's too cold in a storage facility to use vinyl floor adhesive you just heat up the floor and the van. With some plastic hung over the doors and a small space heater we...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-25-2017, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 125
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
12-16-2016, 04:21 PM
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