I've been lurking on this board for a couple years, and with nothing to do on this Saturday night I figured I'd finally post some photos of my (slow) build progress.
I ordered this van back in January 2019, and picked it up in April from Quigley in PA. It's been slow-going, as I am not talented with wood-work and rely on my friend for help with each project. I've taken the "save up for it, then do it" approach so I don't go into debt. Debt is bad.
I've taken a bunch of trips over the last two years and love it. The end goal is to be able to put my adventure bike in and use it as a base camp for the times I don't feel like putting in long miles on the bike. It's also my daily driver.
Thank you to this forum and everyone on it. It's been an awesome resource.
2019 148 MR Quigley
1. Drove the van back to Oregon from Quigley in PA and immediately swapped out rims and tires. Also paid Van Specialties to put a window in. The one and only time I've paid a company to do something.
2. The ol' fan install with Hein's adapter.
3. Installed L-track top and bottom, and CNC'd a template for the floor using a CAD file found on this forum!
4. Made some tweaks to the CAD file after fitting the template, and did a final run for the base floor (which is laying on top of mini-cell foam from Hein). Stole the IKEA bed frame idea from livelikepete.com.
5. Put in the charcoal Loncoin 2 (which is insanely expensive and heavy).
6. Started on insulation, which is Thinsulate from Hein (of course).
7. Made a template for some L-track to put through the floor. My idea is to have two rows in the rear of the van for slider drawers, and then a few smaller pieces up front for wheel chocks.
8. Wired a temporary panel to the CCP for the Dometic CX55.
9. Got a covid puppy and went camping for the weekend (had to sneak her in here!).
10. Installed the rear L-track through the floor. You can see the mini-cell foam here under the floor.
I ordered this van back in January 2019, and picked it up in April from Quigley in PA. It's been slow-going, as I am not talented with wood-work and rely on my friend for help with each project. I've taken the "save up for it, then do it" approach so I don't go into debt. Debt is bad.
I've taken a bunch of trips over the last two years and love it. The end goal is to be able to put my adventure bike in and use it as a base camp for the times I don't feel like putting in long miles on the bike. It's also my daily driver.
Thank you to this forum and everyone on it. It's been an awesome resource.
2019 148 MR Quigley
1. Drove the van back to Oregon from Quigley in PA and immediately swapped out rims and tires. Also paid Van Specialties to put a window in. The one and only time I've paid a company to do something.
2. The ol' fan install with Hein's adapter.
3. Installed L-track top and bottom, and CNC'd a template for the floor using a CAD file found on this forum!
4. Made some tweaks to the CAD file after fitting the template, and did a final run for the base floor (which is laying on top of mini-cell foam from Hein). Stole the IKEA bed frame idea from livelikepete.com.
5. Put in the charcoal Loncoin 2 (which is insanely expensive and heavy).
6. Started on insulation, which is Thinsulate from Hein (of course).
7. Made a template for some L-track to put through the floor. My idea is to have two rows in the rear of the van for slider drawers, and then a few smaller pieces up front for wheel chocks.
8. Wired a temporary panel to the CCP for the Dometic CX55.
9. Got a covid puppy and went camping for the weekend (had to sneak her in here!).
10. Installed the rear L-track through the floor. You can see the mini-cell foam here under the floor.