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Sprinter Update 4

On September 25, 2008 By

New window arrived. Not shattered like the last two, but scratched and mangled, oh well, I’m going to get a credit form the supplier, and at this point, that’s fine, I’m just glad it showed up in one piece. Below is the blank where the new window is going.

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Sprinter Update 3

On September 20, 2008 By

I put in a cargo wall to protect the band from betting impaled with guitar headstocks in the event of a high speed crash or an abrupt stop. This my first experience with expanded metal sheet, it’s 1/8″ thick, and is super sturdy, and much lighter than a solid steel wall.

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Sprinter Update 2

On September 9, 2008 By

So yesterday I worked on the van some more, and the framing is almost done. Cargo area, bunks, and benches made out of steel. Here are some pictures. What wasn’t documented was removing the cargo wall behind the driver/passenger seats, removing the flooring, recutting it to fit the new footprint, and building the bunks.

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Sprinter Update 1

On September 7, 2008 By

Here are some pictures of Arizona’s new tour van. I’m outfitting it for use as an RV. It’s a 2004 Dodge Sprinter 3500. It’s a Mercedes that dodge re-sells in the US, it’s a Turbo Diesel engine, and empty on the drive home got 26mpg, and the previous owner claims 23mpg when it’s fully loaded. It’s a huge step up from the 8-14mpg that the typical Ford E-350 tour van gets. No plans to convert it to run on vegetable oil yet.

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