07
Feb
Ceiling - Part 2
Used 1/4" scrap baltic birch plywood chunks for spacers as I cut and installed each board. A few
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07
Feb
Ceiling - Part 1
Mostly followed Thrivans approach for a slatted hardwood ceiling. Didn't want tongue and groove for the complicated install
4 min read
06
Feb
Upper Cabinets
With north/south beds, we have room on each side above for 'reasonable' sized storage cabinets with less
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06
Feb
Window Framing + Trim
This one I kicked down the road forever, figuring I'll solve it "someday" and building away
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06
Nov
Bike Storage
Primary goal for the build was to easily carry both bikes in the garage area (no 'yard sale'
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01
Nov
Suspension Upgrades
With the build out, the van is on the heavy end of the GVWR of 9,500 lbs. The factory
3 min read
29
Oct
Bike Trays
Way back on the first post as motivation #1 for the build was easy, fast, secure, interior bike storage. Here
29
Oct
Water System Part 2
Each side of the BluTech Trio water filter above has stainless steel quick disconnects - and the flex hose gives
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29
Oct
Water System Part 1
Wow, where has the time gone. I'm way behind on keeping up the blog - but I have
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15
Jun
Insulation
The van starts life as a very exposed metal box with little ventilation. So it gets either really, really hot
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