Attach Cabinets to the van...how'd you do it? Does it work?

[Mwilliamshs]

The title says it all. How'd you attach cabinets inside your van? Have any good pictures or links? Are you happy with it? What would you do differently? I'm looking for something secure, silent, and hopefully simple. Bolts, brackets, etc etc etc. I wanna know everything. Lay it on me!
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[dcguillory]

that silent part is the kicker . . . .

 

[Bbasso]

I did it the cave man way and 4000 miles later it's still solid.
it would be extremely hard to explain and getting pictures wouldn't be possible because its behind the cabinet...
basically I reinforced the back side of the cabinet where the screws attached to and screwed 3 sheet metal screws into the inner wall of the van, the cabinets weight and size was able to keep it from moving and then these three screws are just an anchor so I could never move.

 

[Mwilliamshs]

Interesting data on cabinet construction
http://youtu.be/apsH8eBfjVA

 

[ert01]

That is a slick system he has for building mortise and tenon joints!

 

[86scotty]

On my first homebuild I put in a plywood floor and attached everything to it, securing some places through the sheetmetal inner wall. It was VERY noisy, creaky, it rattled a lot no matter what I did to find and fix each rattle. Then I bought an old Sportsmobile with lousy particle board cabinets. I yanked them and rebuilt them all with birch plywood RE-using the Sportsmobile hardware. It's a no brainer. Their cabinets are all put together with L-brackets and secured to the floor with about 6-8 huge L brackets (like 1" wide by about 6" tall). These big ones are bolted through the floor and all cabinets bolt together and are secured by them. Then all the rest of the cabinets are put together with small (regular sized) L brackets. I wasn't sure how it was going to work out but it is silent. The only thing I ever hear is my pop-top creaking when the body shifts. You can go through my re-build thread and see some pics. Good luck!

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