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Rehabbing the Rescue Van

I saw Gwynnes Pepper at Stonybarf. I can vouch for the windshield being held in place by gravity, or maybe habit.

But it was also the envy of the whole campground. :thumbup It's both tall and short! A tasty, peppery red color. And thrifty, not thirsty!
 
wheel_muse said:
I saw Gwynnes Pepper at Stonybarf. I can vouch for the windshield being held in place by gravity, or maybe habit.

But it was also the envy of the whole campground. :thumbup It's both tall and short! A tasty, peppery red color. And thrifty, not thirsty!
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We found a donor van out in Stockton, I just need to get out there with a sawzall then give little Pepper a lobotomy and a transplant. This has to wait until next year when I can count on it being dry for several weeks. In the meantime, I've ordered a roll of exterior gaffer's tape in red to hopefully cut down on the wind noise :laughing
 
Next project: HOT WATER :banana

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I love this! Subscribing for the fun:thumbup
 
Jealous, I really want a van / transport vehicle to allow for easier / more dirt time, just not in the cards for me here in SF. That van is looking good already!
 
bikeama said:
Following, I love van builds. Never forget everything takes longer than you think it will. :( The Northern California Fall Van Meetup is on Saturday, November 6th. It is being held at the brand new Dumbarton Quarry Campground in Fremont from 11:30 to 4, with an option to camp! Old Man Brit will be there with his 4x4 MB. I am going over to look around in my Ford Transit. You might get an idea or two on modifications you could do.
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Oh thank you!!
The next few weeks will see the van unloved as we have a couple huge projects culminating.

I’m looking at those 12 volt fridge/freezer combos. Water is also the next step we use 25gallon barrels for fine ballasting. I’m thinking one of these with a 6 gallon grey water catch tank will work well. It’s difficult because the ban really is teeny.
 
Hey Thumper, I have a 3 way fridge you can have if you want it (AC, DC and propane) I picked it up for my van, but we aren't going to use it. Not the coldest, but probably ok for anything not meat. It's about 20x20x20 ish. It's a Norcold 3 way reefer. I've only tried AC, previous owner ran propane and told me it will suck a battery dry quickly in DC.
 
Matty , thank you! Barf is awesome!

Thanks for the links Bill! Rabbit holes, how do they work? :rofl
 
Love this, G!!!! Cannot wait to see in person.:love:love
 
Hot water in the van is going to be a game changer.

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I will have some updates tomorrow. I got the water heater installed and I am attempting to build a storage system for the assorted hoses and pump that goes with the system.
I took the van down to Souther California this weekend for an event. It performed well but certainly has some gremlins. I need to replace the passenger headlamp harness amongst other things. Mercedes regardless of how they are branded have always had socket issues.

As I said earlier with this van there will be many more "your bike on location" opportunities.

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A little delinquent with this update. Water heater is installed on back door of van! :party.
The lower hold down releases to allow the unit to swing level regardless of incline.

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For now the hoses reside in a plastic tote. My neighbor is a master craftsman/ finish carpenter. He suggested that I buil;d a box (it will be crude! :laughing) so as to prevent anything being stowed that will interfere or damage the water heater.

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A little delinquent with this update. Water heater is installed on back door of van! :party.
The lower hold down releases to allow the unit to swing level regardless of incline.

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For now the hoses reside in a plastic tote. My neighbor is a master craftsman/ finish carpenter. He suggested that I buil;d a box (it will be crude! :laughing) so as to prevent anything being stowed that will interfere or damage the water heater.

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This little van is a 2500, the more stuff I load into it, the quieter it gets. This leaves me with the thought that I'd like to have 20+ gallons in a tank. I'm thinking a barrel would work but I will need to fill it in place with a hose. The takk water would be strickly for showers and dishwashing. I found this super groovy nifty little battery operated pumpo that fits over a 5 gallon bottle of water. Using this I can refill the jug and wrestle it into place. My coffee water must be pure!!!!

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