$3,000 forced sale on a comfy, liveable, no frills custom Econoline tongue and groove pine build. Engine needs replacing, costing around $3,500 to $4,500 including labor, as cylinder 4 blew a gasket or cracked. I have sourced out a used Ford engine with 40,000 miles for $2,500. That should last you a lot of miles, at 16 mpg highway. But a remanufactured engine is the other option, which are also about $2,500. Or a used engine with 100,000 miles for around $1,500. Four solar panels wired in series-parallel at around 350 incoming solar watts to cut the voltage in half, 400 W if rewired in series. The panels also shade about half of the roof. Custom rack using an aluminum extension ladder makes for a stealthy work van appearance. Blackout solar shields provide stealth and privacy also. When parked, there is plenty of view and breeze with the side and rear doors open or cracked open. The side door window vents out at the bottom for light rain-proof and overnight ventilation. Wooden bed frame with cubbies and drawers for storage. Lightweight canvas hanging sweater drawers for clothes. Insulation and wood paneling provide an average 14 degrees warmer indoors with the windows closed. Camping solar showers and camping sinks are easy to buy and use use. 14 inch memory foam, full size mattress, cut into 3 pieces, with the mattress pad and bottom sheet keeping the bed pieces together when using the bed. The mattress shown was twin size, it was replaced by a full size. When apart, the two bottom mattress pieces can be moved to the front cabin seats, allowing use of the bench on the edge of the bedframe and full use of the inside of the van. Kitchen cabinet with backsplash. Extension cords and cell phone chargers in place for bedtime use and cabin and “den” use. Two LED lights in bed and den areas. The roof has been painted with black bedliner paint. The yellow also has bedliner texture. The photo with the bed sideways was with the previous owner, and the van can be re-arranged that way with another mattress without using the hanging sweater drawers — I am 5-11 so I arranged a lengthwise stard full mattress. If you are not as tall you might prefer to sleep sideways which doesn’t require moving the two pieces of the mattress to the cabin to use the bench. You can buy it with all the appliances and 2400 watt hour battery unit for another $3,000. Or outfit it the appliances yourself. Total cost $10,500 roughly with your replaced engine w labor and all the electrical appliances as shown, lasting you another 100,000 miles most likely on the new engine! Appliances include Bluetti EB240 2400 watt hour solar battery all in one power unit w 1000 watt capacity, fridge / freezer, microwave, infrared heater, large fan, three small fans, two LED lights, battery operated LED party lights, two JBL portable bluetooth speakers, TV monitor accepting HDMI with dongle and cable, extension cords and power strips, six USB cables with all three connectors, indoor/outdoor thermometer, all already installed and in place for ready to roll functionality. New starter, new battery, new LED headlights, and all fluids recently flushed / maintained. Just needs a new engine.
