Professionally built custom 80/20 build!!
This van is ready for adventure!!
Fresh build in a 2013 Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van 3500
So many goodies and unique features packed in to this build.
This is not a DIY build by a first time builder.
This project was a labor of love by an experienced builder in the van/overland industry.
Features and Components:
Exterior:
– Rhino Rack Pioneer Roof Rack System
– 12ft Fiamma F45 Motorized Awning
– Rigid Lighting Scene Lights (dimmable)
– Slider door underbody step lighting (dimmable)
– Exterior flood lighting
– 54” 312W Curved LED Light Bar mounted on roof rack
– Amber Flasher lights on front grill and rear sides
– 3M Shadow Black Vinyl Wrap
– BF Goodrich K02 All-Terrain tires
– Aluminess Aluminum Roof Rack Ladder
– Rock Guard Sprayed below trim
– Exterior ShoweR
– Exterior GFCI outlet
– Weathertech Hitch Bumper Step
– Weathertech driver and passenger window vent/shades/air deflectors
– SmartPlug 30AMP Shore Power plug in with a 50ft 10-gauge cord
– 300 Watts solar mounted on roof rack (Renogy 100W panels x 3)
– Two MaxxAir ceiling fans (intake/exhaust, multiple speeds, included remotes)
– 14”x14” sky light
– CR Lawrence Split window with adjustable screened vent on slider door
– Sliding window built in to window directly behind driver seat
– 12 gallon gray water tank with guillotine pull-valve located under slider door
– Scanstrut cable glands used for cable pass through on roof of vehicle
Interior:
– Butyl Mat laid on sheet metal for sound insulation
– 3M Thinsulate 1.5” loft insulation used (anti-microbial/non-off gassing/hydrophobic)
– Swivel seats installed on driver and passenger seat bases
– Pioneer Touch Screen Radio/Head Unit with back-up camera
– RB Components Headliner shelf
– Dimmable lights wired into headliner shelf for driver and passenger (warm white + red)
– Privacy/Insulation curtain (professionally upholstered) made from Pendleton Blanket
– 15 series 80/20 extruded aluminum used for all framing (will not expand/contract with the changing temperatures and moisture levels of different environments)
– White ABS textured laminate (same laminate used to take years of abuse protecting
instruments, speaker boxes, and other fragile equipment in laminated road cases)
– Woven vinyl flooring with 1/8” backing is comfortable, durable, and easy to clean
(same flooring used on yachts and boats, weather proof marine-grade product)
– 1/4” marine plywood and 1/4” Baltic birch plywood used to build panels
– Lexan ceiling with old Western mirror with a patina aesthetic, 300 fiber optic cables
hand strewn in to create a ceiling that turns in to a starscape
– Five 12v bed lights with adjustable necks (3 white light levels and a red light setting)
– Eight dimmable ceiling puck lights
– Galley 3/4” Plyboo countertop and Ruvati 15”x15” Bar Workstation sink with floating
cutting board and accessories, 10” depth
– 33 gallon fresh water tank built in to galley w/ level indicator lights
– 3 gpm 12v water pump
– All plumbing completed with 1/2” PEX pipe and John Guest fittings (field dress-able),
air blow out valve (quickly and effectively remove water from system to store when
not in use)
– 250 AMP Hour AGM Battery bank located under hood in RB Components battery tray
– Renogy 200 AMP Hour AGM Battery located in bench behind driver seat
– Xantrex Freedom 2000 Power inverter/charger
– Victron Smart Battery Monitor (Bluetooth enabled, connects to Victron app)
– Victron MPPT Solar Charge Controller (Bluetooth enabled, connects to Victron app)
– Tinned-copper marine-grade wiring used for all electric installed
– Fuses (large loads) and Breakers appropriately placed throughout electrical system
for adequate protection
– 3 interior LeGrande Pop Out outlets, multiple USB-A outlets, USB-C outlet, 12v outlet
– Hidden Murphy bed swings up and out of sight and mind when not in use
– 24” x 24” aluminum shower from MyVanWifeComponents, 2 dimmable lights and
ceiling exhaust fan (mirror installed on inside of shower door)
– Removable stainless steel hanger rod transforms shower to closet
– International Thermal Research Diesel Hydronic Heating System – hydronic heater
pulls from diesel tank and uses a small 12v electrical draw (efficiently heats cabin air
and provides 1gpm of hot water)(also has shore power auxiliary heating unit which
will save user from burning diesel while hooked up to shore power)(color touch
screen control display)
– Blue Sea Systems Breaker Panels and components used throughout electric system
– BOSS Audio Systems Riot Series, 400 Watt, Full Range 4 Channel Power Amplifier
feeding sound to x4 165 Watt Infinity Reference Series 2-Way 6.5” Coaxial Speakers
– Safe -T- Alert Carbon Monoxide / Propane detector
– Sliding upper cabinet screens are efficient, secure, durable, light, and easy to use
– Nearly 8ft of (3/4” Plyboo) countertop space in rear section of van
– IsoTherm Elegance Cruise 130 Refrigerator (12v, 4.6 cubic feet/130 liters, Stainless)
– Storage under/behind Murphy Bed with dimmable lighting
– VanEssentials Window Covers for 3 large windows and for 2 ceiling fans and skylight
– Remis Window blinds installed on windshield and driver and passenger windows
– Lagun Table (adjustable, stow-able)
– Magnetized Stainless Steel plate built in to backsplash
– Weathertech Floor Liner in front cab
– Nite-Ize Magnetic Phone mounts on dashboard (x2)
– Magnetic spice rack
– Custom magnetic door latch enabling shower door to be used as room divider
