Everyman Van Project

[Paddy]

WOw love all the track but why so much? You must have a better source than I can find!

 

[freshlikesushi]

It holds all the panels up, and provides mounting points for cabinets and structures.
Its the ADventure Wagon Interior kit

 

[Paddy]

Cool. My every man van concepts run similarly, because my previous builds have sometimes made the mistake of building in the van to the point where it isn’t useful as a VAN anymore for utility, which is a a shame because having a van to move stuff is real handy.

 

[freshlikesushi]

Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Got the entire interior kit installed, and wired up.
Needed somewhere to mount the Ctek Charger for solar and DC to DC, so made a bracket!
Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr

At this point just need to connect the battery and charger to the system, and then its on to fabricating a bunch of interior stuff!

 

[WVI]

Outstanding!

 

[freshlikesushi]

Got alot done, but not as much as id like over hte past week or so.
Sick today, so sending in an update!
Wiring is 100% complete, battery tie down made, and pads from movement made. 100AH AGM battery, with DC to DC Charging, and 200watts of solar. Should be pretty golden. Can also monitor your voltages via Ctek App. Its not quite victron level, but its much less expensive.
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As always all stainless. Fasteners and tie down
Then installed the rather pricey Alpine Mechanism swivels. Must have for every van for sure
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Horrible picture but mounted up the bed mount tracks. Will open up the holes a bit more so they sit more flush. Plenty of structure for the bed
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Then i build the bed frame. Its actually an inch narrower at the back than the front, go figure. Is what it is i guess.
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Ill add in some more structure, then skin the top with some composite aluminum as always. Should fit a queen bed butted up against the back door.

 

[RVflyfish]

Nice clean work and you're getting it done in a hurry. Very impressive. What composite aluminum do you use?

 

[freshlikesushi]

Nice clean work and you're getting it done in a hurry. Very impressive. What composite aluminum do you use?

Its a thin gauge aluminum/pvc/aluminum sammich. Kinda like sign material

 

[RVflyfish]

Its a thin gauge aluminum/pvc/aluminum sammich. Kinda like sign material

And it's strong enough to support a bed without sagging? Do you have a link?

Oh wait I just reread that you're going to add more structure first. So some beams or something to prevent sagging then?

 

[freshlikesushi]

Did some cad work last night to get the wheel well covers and supports welded into the bed.
Welded up both of the wheel well covers, all Tig welded and ready to be covered. I do have matching fabric to skin the boxes and cabinets in, so that will happen as well.

Next up today is to do some electrical work on a customer van, finish up the bed frame protrusion into the door area, and start on the galley. May need to make it a bit longer, as it will be sliding under the bed, so i can maximize storage space!
design by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
Untitled by Grant Wilson, on Flickr

 

[another_mike]

I think I can speak for every econoline owner when I say I’m jealous of your flat walls. Looking good.

 

[Paddy]

I think I can speak for every econoline owner when I say I’m jealous of your flat walls. Looking good.

They aren’t flat, but they are a lot taller!

 

[Paddy]

Do you think 100ah will be enough? I just ordered the 200ah version of that battery. Very good value at Walmart for 299$!

 

[freshlikesushi]

Do you think 100ah will be enough? I just ordered the 200ah version of that battery. Very good value at Walmart for 299$!

for this configuration yeah

 

[Paddy]

That’s only 50ah useable power though. But yeah, that can be enough for short stops