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    US Army expandovan conversion.

    Wow, it's been a whil since my last post. We have had a VERY wet winter here in Oregon and my tires being in such poor shape has had the beast parked for 6 months now. My tires were dry rotted and weather checked beyond belief, I'm not sure how they lasted as long as they did but at $2200 per...
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    US Army expandovan conversion.

    The original plan was to make a U shaped kitchen when closed and then pivoted out to cover the whole front when opened up but that only left the rear of the truck for the bathroom which would block one door and be a lot more work. Hardest part of everything moving is making the plumbing and...
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    US Army expandovan conversion.

    That place is freaking awesome! I'd hate to know what he spent on that build. I'm far too cheap for that even if I had the money. lol Some great ideas though!
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    US Army expandovan conversion.

    Thank you for your service. What surface finishes do you have in mind? I have yet to decide what direction I will go so am looking for ideas.
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    US Army expandovan conversion.

    My current plan is to only mount the bathroom and kitchen area in the front of the truck so that both items are usable when closed or open. The kitchen area will extend about 5' along one wall when closed and be two sided like an island kitchen when expanded. My goal is to make it fully...
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    US Army expandovan conversion.

    This is my current camping setup as I have not done anything in the back other than clean it out. It is 17' long and 14' wide with both slides out. The way that the slides fold out rather than slide out is making for some design challenges so any ideas or tips is greatly appreciated.
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    US Army expandovan conversion.

    Is this like what you are talking about?
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    US Army expandovan conversion.

    When I arrived in Wisconsin it showed 4,930 miles. I have a little over 9000 on her now.
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    US Army expandovan conversion.

    Hello everyone, This will be a slow moving project as my truck is low on my wives honey do list as I am sure most of you can relate. The vehicle is a BMY M934A2 6WD 5 ton truck. Commonly called the Expando van or expansible van mostly used as communication shacks for the US Army. I purchased...
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