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BOOM Electric all done (except screwing up a power strip and solar wires, and some 12v and usb plug tap ins) Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr sorting out all the connections and making sure everything is working properly and hooked up correctly so the victron battery monitor can read...

I have a really, really bad habit of just taking a bunch of metal and figuring it out as i go. The battery and wheel well compartment are no different. I have a couple sticks of 1"x1"x1/4" thick square aluminum 6061. I like the weight of aluminum but it is harder and more expensive to weld...

Pretttttty good amount of work done today. No video from this day, mainly because it was just alot of cleaning, laying peel and stick floor, and tidying up loose ends so i can actually start building some more stuff tomorrow (mainly battery compartment and right hand wheel well cover and...

SprinterData144SideView by Grant Wilson, on Flickr OV_144_OVERHEAD_DRAWING_F by Grant Wilson, on Flickr

Why? It holds. I'm not in a beauty contest Thanks tho!

More progress! Sprinter by Grant Wilson, on Flickr Bed is 100% drilled and bolted in. Just needs a skin of 1/2" ply and good to go. Flares should be done tomorrow, I will install sunday most likely. 200AH battery will be here friday, along with a 1500watt inverter to go ahead and wire all...

I use a blue ridge overland gear tool bag for my needs. It 3/8 and 1/2 socket set, pliers, screwdrivers and all the other things i need for my specific rig. Couldn't be happier with it. Its had two hard years so far without any indication of letting up in quality. I literally throw it where...

It's slow progress to me, because I only get a few hours each day during the week to do stuff, but took two hours yesterday to make the bed frame Still need to skin it and get all the nutserts done, but its there. Bed frame only by Grant Wilson, on Flickr completed frame by Grant Wilson, on...

So the key item to start building the rest of the van came in. The trail kitchens Sprinter Kitchen super magnificent model https://trailkitchens.com/collections/portable-camp-kitchens/products/campervan-kitchen-unit I did get a custom model kinda. I requested NO plumbing or water system and...

I’m actually spanning the back of the 1” tube with 3” flatstock so there is plenty of structure to hold it and it will actually be recessed about 1/4” from the edges so nothing pokes out. All aluminum will be getting a brushed finish as well

Because old dominion freight sucks ******** and my kitchen isnt here to put in and start welding a bed frame, i started on cabinet work Bent and cut out 9 (need 7, made extra in case) supports to build curved cabinets Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr These have a larger (about 1" more...test...

For you i would say Main line overland. they can get it. They have a side pull slide and travel cover too. They will be shipping to me on the 16th

So its been a while since im waiting on stuff, not much to do All the wiring is completed and good to go up to this point. I made a sliding door cover out of fabric, thinsulate, and magnets that works great. Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr Its not pictured here, but white edging is added...

started on the electrical system and got as far as id like to currently. All the major stuff is wired up and ready to go. leads for water pump are ran, just gotta figure out water tank size still. Two switch panels, one in front, one in the rear under the bed. Untitled by Grant Wilson, on...

No pictures, really because 80 people have done it, but the Espar D2 is in. Best modification ever. was like 40 outside and 70 inside. Lets me work while staying nice and warm. Did some wiring work and started on a lower wall. Since i ordered some flarespace flares, I will be waiting on...

Just ordered some Flarespace Flares! http://www.flarespace.com/products/flare-set-for-mercedes-sprinter-van

400 if he wants to pay shipping

I am a huge fan of Blue Ridge Overland Gear (blueridgeoverlandgear.com) I have had their Visor panels in almost every single vehicle i own. When it came to the sprinter, they just wouldn't work. They however, do have an NCV3 170" for hauling their wares around, so after a bit of a chat, they...

literally a year ago