Mission Dawn Patrol

volcomsurfer

Adventurer
That thing is HUGE! No drive-thru's for you.. Awesome job man, that is one cool looking van.

JUST under 10' I'll have to keep an eye out. One of the reasons I didn't want a pop top. I'd rather be able to bring everything I want than stand inside the van.
 

mk216v

Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
JUST under 10' I'll have to keep an eye out. One of the reasons I didn't want a pop top. I'd rather be able to bring everything I want than stand inside the van.

Why couldn't you stand inside the van AND bring everything with you?
 

ujoint

Supporting Sponsor
Lookin good!

I love it that this van was destined for scrap if it didn't get into the right hands. If it could talk I'm sure its very happy with the way its being treated now.
 

volcomsurfer

Adventurer
k some better pictures in the daytime.
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Here's the stainless steel brackets that will be on the outside that will bolt to the plates on the rack. There's a small lip so we welded a ground down rod to catch it.

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What the finished product looks like...
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Put the led bars on.. All the wire run inside the rack, towards the back corner where the ladder is. It will run through the ladder and underneath the van near where the spare tire was. The battery wires will go up there too.
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One for reverse too..
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I put up all the arms because the upholster is going to come by tomorrow to test fit the awning. This will give you a better idea of what it will look like.
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It's about 6' from the ground to the tip of the arms.
 

k9lestat

Expedition Leader
Do you like your awning choice? Do you think it will get old setting up and taking down?

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volcomsurfer

Adventurer
Do you like your awning choice? Do you think it will get old setting up and taking down?

Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

Takes about 4 minutes to put up. It's really not that bad. Plus the more I do it, the faster I'll get at it.

I fabricated a plate to go over the third light and mount the camera on.
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Bending.
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Finished up the mounts
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The upholstery lady came by to test fit the awning.
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mk216v

Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
Great idea on the rear camera mount.
The awning reminds me of the Eezi Awn Batwing ($xxxx).
 

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