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Day 0 of SEMA 2019 Build a Ford Transit 4×4 Poptop Van Roadtrip Today is the Day a Van gets built…..I think, I hope, I have not been able to make sure, but I trust the power of positive thinking, and a little 1 leg luck. Yesterday I spent a bunch of time with the great folks at Matt Ford, from...

pure insanity I promise

Quick Details and I will try for full disclousure.... 2019 Ford Transit 130wb regular body, low roof....I am paying $33K from Matt Ford, great dealer 20mi from the Transit factory. Sportsmobile poptop $10k est paying retail Quadvan 4wd conversion $15k est paying retail Aluminess front bumper...

Day -1 of SEMA 2019 Build a Ford Transit 4x4 Poptop Van Roadtrip Update time for everyone, we ARE in Kansas anymore Toto! Or Claycomo to be more precise. But amidst the soybean fields, I found where Ford grows Transit vans! And some of them grow pretty tall. And I admit I geeked out a bit at...

Ok folks, things are heading toward full tilt…..I am down to just Tires & Lockers as the last items to hunt down. Here is my second unboxing video, time to show off some cool Victron gear, Rollercams, SafeJack goodies and more.

I have been running a big home panel I got new for $150 from solar-electric.com for a year now with a Victron SmartSolar controller, and I love it. The bluetooth setup lets me check my panel/power all the time, it really pumps up the battery quick and overall I think it is the cheapest long term...

Yeah I am working on labels, there are 3 circuit breakers with disconnect switches built in.... Ford batteries to Buck Boost DC-DC charger 60A Solar controler to pos bus 30A BatteryProtect (after pos bus bar) to Aux Fuse box 30A Chassis ground from Shunt/neg bus bar gotta add that one, thanks

Well I spent 3hrs at Northern Arizona Wind and Sun yesterday between picking up my 360w LG panel, misc bits and figuring out how to wire all this Victron love together. I am working on a new draw.io diagram as there are power, ground and communication leads running around.

Ok I already found a goof I did, the Shunt for the Batt Monitor needs to have all the system negs to it...so Aux box neg to shunt to neg Lith batt post. I have the Victron BMS under the Color Control GX

So I was told the circuit breakers can be the disconnects since they have that switch arm built in....big marine units. On the issue of load disconnects.....It seems like a few things already have that built in unless I am misreading. The BMS will disconnect right? And the Buck Boost has 2...

Still so much good stuff in this thread..... Ok I think I am moving in the right direction but I still need to figure out wire gauge between things.....thoughts?

I went with the Buck Boost 50am DC-DC as that is the best in the current Victron lineup. My hope is that down the road I can swap in something better they make without too much trouble.

Fail...yep first fail today but at least it saved me time and money. I always like to work with people smarter than me and who will tell me when I am wrong......

Smart, I think I will print out the wiring diagrams for each bit of kit and then rough out something on paper, then jump back onto draw.io to make it pretty. Thanks

My current rig is a double cab Tacoma with a Treehouse camper and we recently took our 3yr old niece on her first camping trip. My wife and I slept above and we made her a bed below and it worked perfectly. Still room for the fridge, dual batteries and other kit in the truck bed along with her...

Ok playing with draw.io I have this much done and now reading through all the manuals for how it should all wire together EEEEKKKKK

Ok I am playing with draw.io which was a great tool that was mentioned around here....so addicting. But while I am getting it wrong others can chime in... Here are the bits I am getting from Victron in exhange for marketing: 150Ah Lithium battery 100/30 Smartsolar controller 712 Battery Monitor...

I hear ya on the branches....I know when I search I tend to look more at theads with lots of post as that tells me there is a lively exchange so I know this thread will be a reference for the future.

The 2020 AWD Transit is just that, all wheel drive, which might be fine for many but I want a true 2 speed transfer case with Low Range like Quadvan builds. In the desert southwest and Baja I do crawl over rocks and deal with trails where I want the control gearing gives. I am going with 3.73...

@shade are you cool if I post up my Victron setup in your thread to get input on wiring? These has become a great resource and reference on Lithium/victron/solar but I didn't want to keep budging in :)