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Also keep in mind the curvature of the Sprinter's walls, especially toward the top of the van. In a Sprinter, no part of the sides walls is perfectly perpendicular, so cabinets designed to a Class C "box" will be problematic. Careful fitting to the wall will be possible for base cabinets, but...

Sure do appreciate the time you spend on this nearly every day. Great work and great of you to share it with us. :bowdown:

Congratulations on the sale, and to the new owner. One of ExPo's iconic trucks.

I can't figure it out from the pictures. You're right, Bob, that it looks too tall inside to have portals, but you can't tell otherwise. And I can't figure out why the wheel wheels are not very high but are unusually wide, unless to clear the portal setup. Color me perplexed. If it is a...

A only-slightly informed guess from me as well, but I'd be a little stronger than $20K. A good 416 by itself could easily be worth that, and the box, if it is big enough for your use, is well-mated to the truck. Points off for rear- instead of side- entry, and for what look to be the cheapest...

Nice work, nice writeup, and a nicely-adventureous concept. My kind of ride. Let me know if it ever goes up for sale. :sombrero:

In CamperMog, which was a Netherlands truck, we got by with changing the shorepower inlet plug, changing the battery charger to 110V, and using REI-sourced adapter plugs for all of the outlets. The problem you face is that for any given wattage, 230 volt wiring only carries half the current, so...

I've been trying to figure this out for years and I'm not sure it can be done without the potential for a total fail. As pointed out, the units aren't necessarily made to be bounced around, and the precharged linesets that these units require aren't likely to be what's needed for any given...

I'm delighted that you are taking the time to share your words and photos. Very much appreciated. Travel safely, Mike

That exactly matches my opinion. Given their good traction performance, they handle very well on pavement and a surprisingly quiet.

Bump . . . though if you're going, you probably already decided that by now.

Done. Boy, that's the shortest list of stuff in my extensive ExPo history. Sigh. :(

Jeremy, true to his word, sent a a couple of photos of the front brake transplant from a photo collection better organized than mine. Little brakes: Big brakes:

Big Brake Kit Installation on the XV-JP It's been a while since I've done much work on the XV-JP, mostly because there's not too much left I can think of to change/improve. But I did just invest the money to put on the Teraflex Big Brake Kit, so I can tell you about that. Basically, Teraflex...

The lack of a turbo may or may not be important, depending on the altitudes you intend to operate at. A naturally-aspirated engine will lose 3% of its horsepower for each 1000 foot increase in altitude. If you'll be staying near sea level, no worries. But if you operate frequently above 5000...

If you're on the East Coast, you might enjoy going to SprinterFest East in Mechanicsburg, PA, this coming weekend. All the information you need is here: http://sprinterfesteast.info/

That's correct, according to what Mercedes has told the dealers. No four-cylinder, and thus no seven-speed transmission, for the 4WD version.

As mentioned, tons of stuff on MUD. Take some of it with a grain of salt. Is it as good as you can do for an off-pavement truck? No. Is it pretty cool when you need a single vehicle to serve as freeway cruiser, blue highway runner, in-town daily driver AND off-pavement truck. Yeah, it is...

It's there, kinda . . . The 2003 Sprinter Camper. Of course, that's what I put in when it was an empty metal box with a cot and camp chairs, so you're right in thinking something more descriptive would be a bit more informative. I'll get on that. ;)

Thanks for the kind words. The sleeping platform seems to hold tight with the friction from the yoga mat on the bottom. That seems too good to be true, and there are contingency plans, but in the initial testing, it seems to work just resting it in place.