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Words to live by...it's cash...or I don't own it.

with the transit AWD about to come out I'd "wait and see"...it may also help pull down the price of sprinters..

Looks like you'll have plenty of clearance for the 1350 flange/yoke. Shift lever might be the only issue.

I'm surprised the tcase studs weren't metric...?? Watch for clearance of the 1350cv joint at the tcase, some models have just enough and some don't. I've never messed with a 242 so I'm not sure if will allow the extra diameter in that area.

Given your weight and joint sizing for similar weighted vehicles I wouldn’t go smaller than 1350 in the rear. 1310 up front would be plenty.

Got the solar panel wires groomed up a bit and installed some 1.25" split loom to keep the sun off of them...this is temporary until I'm sure this set up is going to do the trick. Made a couple changes to the scooter carrier, it was a bit wider than the track width of the van so I cut 2" off...

Summit Racing has about the best selection of brake fittings I've found. Be careful when ordering 7/16" brake fittings, there are a lot of 7/16-20 out there as well.

Cushion and mattress layout; 3" foam cushions and 2.5" self inflating camping mattress makes for a nice comfortable sleeping surface. Also got the solar monitor and inverter remote installed, the new polymat is quite a bit darker than the 19yr that was already there but I can learn to live with...

the top obviously needs some paint/clearcoat repair; but, those are "tomorrow Len" problems..."today Len" has plenty of real stuff left to fix.

dry run/loose fit up of the solar system...figures a no sun day in San Diego but still making good power...I think I'm going to need more ty-wraps. Now that I know it works I'll get to permanently sealing the panels, with the 6ea 5/16" truss head screws they aren't coming off but I want to keep...

that was one of my greatest concerns on my build, with the solid aam9.25 up front and no disconnect/lockouts I knew my shaft would be spinning all the time and unloaded so if there was anything it didn't like about the angles it would hum...thankfully I haven't had any of that, even at 80+ on...

There's a lot more structure in the rear door jam/body corner than a door, not that a door couldn't be beefed up but that too will make the door heavier putting (again) more on that hinge pin wear point.. My spare has got to weigh 85lbs, add the tire carrier plus beef up structure and I'd be a...

Installed my cast stainless Marinco 30amp twist lock receptacle. Also the solar panel fairy (aka UPS guy) left me something to work with..

my diff input is at least that far outboard from my tcase (and my elevation is greater); with a solid locked axle my driveshaft spins all the time...I run a stock dodge ram front d-shaft with a CV at the t-case, zero problems..

The bulk of the wiring is done shy of the solar panels (due in tomorrow), buy the end of this week it should be self sustaining. I bought a "generator skin" off amazon for a honda eu2000, it's a close-enough fit, I can just push it up out of the way to use it and the reataining mount holds it...

Completed the chinese heater install today and got a good operational check on it...I had bought the fuel fittings awhile back but just got to this as it had to be powered up to prime/bleed it. It puts out some serious heat! That allowed me to get the potty back in...also made myself a nice...

bed configuration; also found some nice gray end plugs so I don't have to paint a bunch of black ones..

About time to start cutting some parts!

At some point I'll tackle all custom interior panels, but, I've got a deadline of mid-august to make a trip so I'm using my stock interior plastics/panels as best I can, on the drivers side I had to notch 3" extra to allow the cushion to fit properly, beyond that it was mostly just cutting off...

Interior coming together and I have a functioning leak free water system!