Beginning another personal build. Miss the old weekender and the ease of driving a PM compared to my 4wd Sprinter. Going to make it look really cool like the last one. I miss that old van a lot and going to replace it with another build. The PM is so easy to drive around and I like that you don't see a million of them tricked out very often.
Sleep 4 and haul up to 8. Flexible layout for future re configurations. Used mostly as a family car and occasional camping or hang out at the beach or the soccer game. My goal is to keep the floor clear and open. Have seating that can adjust. (up to 6 seats in rear) It will be really similar to 2.0, but again making more improvements. It will look the same but under the skin be a lot different and certainly more complicated to build. These weekenders I built for myself look super simple but really they are a full build minus a few cabinets so in reality the van is a complicated as a build can be minus cabinets and a sink.
CCV Pop Top
200W Solar
Seat 5, with ability to seat 8 with more seats
Sleep 4 full size adults
Fully Insulated/sound proofed
Minor Audio upgrade
Propex Heat
224 AH Aux Battery
Maxx Air Fan
CRL windows for ventilation
Window Coverings
Rear 3 panel bed with mini cubbies
BFG All Terrains
Color Monotone
Custom Light Bar
Custom Nerf Bars
Lagun Table
Seat Swivels
??? I am sure I am going to think of other things to do as I go, maybe even a lift kit that I did not get around to on the last build
I am making improvements over my last van for sure...not so much in the eye candy department, but they will be significant technical improvements.
Starting off with a sliding adjustable seating system. Reinforced floor and sliding tracks. Very custom work. 96 welds just to mount the floor.
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Added custom nerf (welded) and light bar
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Custom battery tray. 225ah and does not sacrifice ground clearance. 2nd gen tray. Very custom. Over 12 hours in fab time just for the tray. mm of clearance! This is no bolt in. No one does anything like this. I wanted however to get more power and free up interior This looks easy, but it's one of the most challenging custom built things on this ban. The fit is crazy tight. However one person can load up the 100 lbs batteries in/out of the tray. This is much harder than it sounds. Brake lines had to be moved a little to fit batteries up there. Super tight clearance to axle and floor...did this before, this tray now is super dialed. It has to be welded in and custom fitted. Not even close to a bolt on. I am putting the batteries outside the van not only to get more AH but also to free up the space under the front seats, I want to get lower seat bases and swivels so batteries are not going to fit. Also because of the seat configuration keeping the floor free and open is a challenge so the heater as well will be below deck-again with clearance. Post more on this later.
Wiring will be brought up through the floor in the side channels. (that was really fun fishing that through yesterday) and tagged under the drivers seat where all the connection points will be.
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Prepping floor
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Sleep 4 and haul up to 8. Flexible layout for future re configurations. Used mostly as a family car and occasional camping or hang out at the beach or the soccer game. My goal is to keep the floor clear and open. Have seating that can adjust. (up to 6 seats in rear) It will be really similar to 2.0, but again making more improvements. It will look the same but under the skin be a lot different and certainly more complicated to build. These weekenders I built for myself look super simple but really they are a full build minus a few cabinets so in reality the van is a complicated as a build can be minus cabinets and a sink.
CCV Pop Top
200W Solar
Seat 5, with ability to seat 8 with more seats
Sleep 4 full size adults
Fully Insulated/sound proofed
Minor Audio upgrade
Propex Heat
224 AH Aux Battery
Maxx Air Fan
CRL windows for ventilation
Window Coverings
Rear 3 panel bed with mini cubbies
BFG All Terrains
Color Monotone
Custom Light Bar
Custom Nerf Bars
Lagun Table
Seat Swivels
??? I am sure I am going to think of other things to do as I go, maybe even a lift kit that I did not get around to on the last build
I am making improvements over my last van for sure...not so much in the eye candy department, but they will be significant technical improvements.
Starting off with a sliding adjustable seating system. Reinforced floor and sliding tracks. Very custom work. 96 welds just to mount the floor.
Added custom nerf (welded) and light bar
Custom battery tray. 225ah and does not sacrifice ground clearance. 2nd gen tray. Very custom. Over 12 hours in fab time just for the tray. mm of clearance! This is no bolt in. No one does anything like this. I wanted however to get more power and free up interior This looks easy, but it's one of the most challenging custom built things on this ban. The fit is crazy tight. However one person can load up the 100 lbs batteries in/out of the tray. This is much harder than it sounds. Brake lines had to be moved a little to fit batteries up there. Super tight clearance to axle and floor...did this before, this tray now is super dialed. It has to be welded in and custom fitted. Not even close to a bolt on. I am putting the batteries outside the van not only to get more AH but also to free up the space under the front seats, I want to get lower seat bases and swivels so batteries are not going to fit. Also because of the seat configuration keeping the floor free and open is a challenge so the heater as well will be below deck-again with clearance. Post more on this later.
Wiring will be brought up through the floor in the side channels. (that was really fun fishing that through yesterday) and tagged under the drivers seat where all the connection points will be.
Prepping floor
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