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Awesome! I'm in BC so I'll check them out! Eric

Where did you end up buying the paint from? I'm going to need to paint mine eventually but I'd like to do a "lane way" job like you did and save some money!

Finished most of the electrical and started building the inside! Swapped out the old 600w inverter for this 1000w Renogy one to run my window AC unit and other 120V AC loads. Also swapped out the 20amp charger for this 55amp charger. Added a battery monitor to keep an eye on my...

Thanks for the reference! I do plan to build an airtight locker for the batteries and vent them to the outside.

Removing the rubber flooring was the easy part for me but I think a lot of spots were lifting already due to water damage. The wood subfloor however was kind of a pain. I had a lot of rusted out screws that had to get grinded down afterwards.

Well between my last post and now, Summer finally arrived in British Columbia and between camping and moving, I haven't had the chance to do much on the ambulance so here is a short little update. We ripped out part of the subfloor to see what was underneath and how badly water-damaged it was...

What size heater is that? 5kw? The popular ones on Amazon are all 5kw but I've read that it's overkill and you really only need a 2kw in a van (they seem to be harder to find though). Also, what kind of amperage is your heater drawing?

Better late than never! Saulo Ribeiro (JJ Hall of famer) has a famous quote: "It's never too late, it's never too bad, you're never too sick, and never too old to start from scratch once again." Best of luck to you on your Jiu Jitsu journey. If you ever make it out to the lower mainland in...

Alright guys, I'm convinced. I'm going to do some research on the chinese knockoffs and most likely go that route. Glad I brought this up--I really wasn't that set on propane heat. It just seems that if anything went wrong it could be potentially catastrophic. And yes! Berimbozo is a play on...

I remember reading a thread about someone drilling into their diesel fuel tank for their diesel heater and basically stopped thinking about it at that point. I didn't even think about installing it with a separate diesel tank. Haha such an idiot ?‍♂️ Ah that's great advice. I think I should...

I've read a little bit about them and people seem to really like them but I'm intimidated by the installation. I feel like this would be completely out of my skill set as I've not had any experience messing around with diesel vehicles. Is the installation as difficult as I'm making it out to be...

This is all the work I've done up till now. Next step will be replacing parts of the subfloor. Then we'll tackle some more electrical, build a more robust battery bank with a better inverter and run the wires we need. Although, BC is finally getting summer weather and I'm getting severely...

Ya when I was tearing stuff out, I realized that the cab was going to be a huge problem in trying to control the climate of the box so our idea is to make a door that seals off the box from the cab and to insulate the hell out of the "wall" that divides the two. On another note, what are you...

Can any of you guys speak on the original insulation in the ambulances? Are they pretty good at holding/keeping out heat? We've just replaced all of the fibreglass insulation with rockwool. It's already made a very noticeable difference in soundproofing. We've also put 1x3s on all the square...

This is a great idea! I never even thought of it. You're absolutely right in that the rear ducting is too constrictive. We were going to build a cabinet to house the duct fans but I suspect that it's not going to be very effective. I may just have to try this idea too.

No way she's 8! She doesn't look a day over 5! Thanks for the pics of the fan. I'm most likely gonna do the same. It's basically a poor man's vent fan and I don't mind spending $80 if it means I don't have to spend almost $400. How in the hell did you find it for $20?!?! Here are some more...

Not to hijack my own thread but I love the dog pics! Keep em coming!

Hey Bikersmurf! I've read a lot of your posts! You're a great rep for us Crestliners! Your dog looks like such a good boy! Good to know that others have made the ambulance work for their dogs. Thanks for the tip on the rad fan I will definitely check it out. Originally I had planned to get the...

My dog was one of the big motivators to make this project a reality. Her name is Honey so the name that I've come up with for the time being is "the Honey Wagon". Any dog lovers on here?

Hi Everyone, I've been creeping for the past few weeks, looking for ideas and advice on my new project. I picked up my ambulance a few weeks ago via private sale. She had about 272,000 kms on it and about 5,000 engine hours (not great but the best out of the 4 ambulances I went to go see). My...