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  1. PaulJensen

    Land Rover ideas for Jeeps

    This would open up some possibilities...
  2. PaulJensen

    Land Rover ideas for Jeeps

    The barn door is so practical...
  3. PaulJensen

    Land Rover ideas for Jeeps

    So much to like...
  4. PaulJensen

    Land Rover ideas for Jeeps

    When I took possession of it, there was no roof... Previously it had a Westfalia style lift up... But I didn't like the loose fabric and the fact, I really don't need to stand up, full height, and walk around... With those things in mind, adding light through the high side windows made sense...
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    Land Rover ideas for Jeeps

    Great topic...!!!... When I redesigned the XV-JP I was inspired with the Land Rover Defender roof lines and the functionality of the body mount add-ons...
  6. PaulJensen

    Brompton Folding Bicycles

    (above) My new ride...
  7. PaulJensen

    2006 Sprinter Conversion - For Work or Play

    (above) I made a new wall panel for the rear, driver side wall over the couch/bed... The panel is made from 1/4" wood strips, masking taped together in a couple of simple patterns, then cut crosswise into narrower strips that were then reassembled and taped into the pattern you see... The...
  8. PaulJensen

    Service body overland trailer?

    https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/and-yet-again-paul-and-mike-try-to-build-a-hard-sided-do-it-all-adv-trailer.132612/
  9. PaulJensen

    EarthRoamer XV-JP "Northwest Edition"

    Update: Road Trip - Olympic Peninsula Loop - Washington State - USA - Late November 2019 With a week of better weather in the forecast, we packed up and headed west to the Pacific, then went north, then east along the Strait, finally turning south down Hood Canal, to home... Seven days gone...
  10. PaulJensen

    2006 118" Sprinter Conversion

    (above) The rear cabinet doors all have keyed alike, cam-locks for security... The vertical corners all have 1/8" x 3/4" aluminum corners... (above) Inside the lower cabinets are painted white to help see what's in there... Black would be way too dark... (above) The 10 gallon water tank has...
  11. PaulJensen

    2006 118" Sprinter Conversion

    (above) The stainless steel countertops will have aluminum edging... (above) Starting with 1/8" x 1.25" flat aluminum bar stock, it was laminated to a piece of pine 1/2" x 1/2" with a rabbet to have the aluminum flush with the wood... After that dried overnight, it was positioned on the...
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    2006 118" Sprinter Conversion

    (above) Got an early start and insulated the rear doors and the sliding side door... (above) Waiting to put the panels on, but first I need to make the drop down table that will be on this passenger side door... (above) Inside, the upper cabinet doors were installed... (above) Passenger...
  13. PaulJensen

    2006 118" Sprinter Conversion

    (above) It fits... Waiting for an antenna adapter before testing it and finalize the plastic re-assembly... (above) The foil tape covered bundle is wiring to and from the amp mounted on the headliner shelf... The foam pillar 'thing' had to be trimmed to get it to fit... Might need more...
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    2006 118" Sprinter Conversion

    (above) With the casework mostly complete, painting the interior satin black was next... Up front, after running the power and speaker wiring (major work, with the radio installed up front in an extremely tight dashboard area, and will be powered from the battery under the passenger seat, and...
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    2006 118" Sprinter Conversion

    (above) 1/2" Radiata Pine plywood for the cabinet face... 1/2" ply for the countertop base... (above) When I saw this on the 4x8 plywood sheet I knew THIS had to be some kind of focal point... Later all the wood gets a jet black wood stain... Should be interesting... (above) Got a real good...
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    2006 118" Sprinter Conversion

    (above) The Dometic 38L fridge came yesterday... Today, the first thing I did was build the pull-out box... (above) 1/2" plywood, with every opening maintaining full access... (above) The pull-out box will be mounted to the cabinet with 500# drawer slides that will allow it to double as a...
  17. PaulJensen

    2006 118" Sprinter Conversion

    (above) The starting point for the casework is the bed support cabinets... As much as possible, I'll use 1/2" Radiata Pine ply for the lower cabinets... (above) Same passenger side cabinet, next to the sliding door... (above) Driver side cabinet... Tomorrow I'll build the cabinet that will...
  18. PaulJensen

    2006 118" Sprinter Conversion

    Progress has continued inside the rear cabin... It's been mostly a lot of electrical pre-wiring... Shore power, heavy battery cables, standard 12 volt DC... The basics, un-sexy but essential... (above) With the wiring in place, the insulation could be finished... (above) Over the foam glued...
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    2006 118" Sprinter Conversion

    Good eye... Yes, the rust is being encapsulated with two coats of epoxy... There is one already on there in the pictures
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