21
Sep
Layout Decisions = Cardboard Trial
Once the floor 'sandwich' (1/2" minicel + 1" polyiso insulation + 3/4" baltic birch plywood)
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John Freeborg
15
Sep
Roof Top Combiner Box
Another day, another hole in the van.
There's plenty of items on the roof that require wiring to
2 min read
14
Sep
Air Conditioning
Reason #6 on why we built our own van was modern DC air conditioning so that we could power it
4 min read
14
Sep
Roof Rack
After the seat swivels, the next task is adding the roof rack. Seems odd so early in the build out,
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29
Aug
Bike Storage
A key requirement which pushed us into a custom van build was proper bike storage. We didn't want
3 min read
28
Aug
The Workbench
All of us dream of a killer, large workbench with a great vise, tons of clamping options, integrated electrical outlets,
5 min read
28
Aug
La-Z-Boy Swiveling Seats
The driver and passenger seats in our van are pretty comfy - leather and power adjustable in many ways (even
2 min read
28
Aug
Engine Cover
Somewhere along the way since 2015 when Ford introduced the Transit vans in North America they stopped including an engine
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28
Aug
Make Room for the Van
Even before we took delivery of the van, we connected with concrete contractors in early January to extend the driveway
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17
Aug
The Beginning
Here's some shots of the van on the driveway before we've done anything to it. This
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