[spyker1324]

Cables and extruded aluminum has arrived. Now I'm just waiting for the nuts n bolts

Cables from batterycablesusa.com. They shipped within 24hrs. They're wild humans and seem to be well made

 

[spyker1324]

500 watts bifacial solar is installed. Bifacial is pretty neat, the backside is seethru.

 

[spyker1324]

Trickle charger mounted. Went with a solar panel rather than wall plug. Should be pretty convenient to never think about it again. Now I have to figure out how to attach it to the batteries appropriately.

 

[spyker1324]

Rear windows installed. Wish I'd googled AW1033 Ford Transit before starting. becuase then I would have seen the thread about them not fitting well. Double curved van wall vs a flat window. The stock foam was useless for water ingress. Two layers of butyl tape plus an extra layer around the corners dealt with the water perfectly.
Cutting the holes open was also way worse than the forward window. Fucking bent a blade and then the wall just warped and wrinkled so much along the edges. Fortunately its hidden behind the window clamp, so with a bit of hammering to straighten it out and clamping, its hidden. But still stupid. Second photo shows how **** it was. I went around again with a fresh blade and straightened everything out.

 

[spyker1324]

Pretty pleased with how it looks. I'm going to have a little design competition for some vinyl graphics once the interior is complete. And eventually...bigger tires.

 

[spyker1324]

Insulation is complete.

Awaiting the following parts:

• Subfloor
• Walls
• Nuts and Bolts for aluminum extrusion battery box.

 

[spyker1324]

First big trip in the van went spectacularly. Though I learned a bit of fun about fuel efficiency. Did over 1,000 miles over the long weekend.

On the way out.
11.2 mpg at 78mph. That lasted an hour
14.9 mpg at 71mph.
16.0 mpg at 55mph through the mountains

Coming home, I had 6 hours of consistent headwind of 20 mph .
11.0 mpg at 71mph.


Walls arrive soon.

 

[spyker1324]

Leak developed on the maxxair fan. Ford installed. I assume it was the 1,000 miles of driving that put some cracks into the thin sealant. I ended up scraping some off and putting an entire bead around the full thing.

 

[spyker1324]

AVC Rig launched their new furing kit product, so I went for it, thinking it would save me some time over building my own furing strips.


15 minutes. That was it. I think they were worth every dollar to save me the time and get perfect alignment.

 

[spyker1324]

Wall to Ceiling supports from AVCRig installed. and ceiling furring strips installed.

 

[spyker1324]

Felt walls from AVC have arrived! They're so easy to install and look incredible. Now I only need more time to install them, and less heat wave to cook me while doing so.

 

[spyker1324]

Power box is put together in its final aluminum frame now that the parts have arrived. I intend to enclose it once I figure out how its being mounted, which is waiting on the subfloor to arrive.

 

[spyker1324]

Towed the racecar to the track yesterday. 12.8 mpg. I'll take it.

 

[spyker1324]

Major update: Walls are in. Wiring is happening. Subfloor is still delayed.

I never want to deal with spinning riv nuts ever again. Hate them.

 

[spyker1324]

I hid the rear light switch and USB in the Innie pocket sleepers.

 

[spyker1324]

Mocked up the bed framing with some wood. It works perfectly. Ignore the plywood that I measured twice, cut once, used the wrong measurement.

Tested with a twin xl mattress. I'll be ordering a Full Size mattress to fit here perfectly. I'm so psyched

 

[spyker1324]

Some better photos. If you'd like to get the walls like mine. Check out the AVCRig Felt Kit 1.0. I supplied them with some photos.

 

[spyker1324]

Subfloor has arrived!!! Also built and designed by AVCRig

 

[spyker1324]

Power box is coming along... I printed my own vents to allow airflow in the box.

 

[spyker1324]

Windshield and front windows tint completed. No more cooking in the sun.