2018 Sprinter 4x4 144"...Take 2

bob91yj said:
No, but I'll bet there's close to 200 on it, plus the fat guy in camp that is going to lean on it when it's in the open position!:rolleyes:

Like I said, your skills are far superior to mine, I'm just looking at a picture.
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How about this. Ill load it up after it is done with powder, and then lean on the box and see how much it moves. Ill be interested to test it
 
grantwilson said:
Do you guys think that there is like 500 lbs on this thing?
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With a kickstand you could then add attachment points for a table on the backside of the swingarm.

It would have to be height adjustable. Unless you plan to park it only at malls :p
 
woody said:
Not sure of weight but length compounds the equation, it becomes a leverage issue?
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Only when you put weight that far out. If i had the tire on the passenger side, i could see worry. but all the main weight is right by the hinge, and just a generator (50 lbs) past that
 
Been a little MIA because of work, a trade show, and just general life.
The entire interior is removed, powdercoated, and at the workshop waiting for me to put it all back together
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Had to strip everything down to bare metal and go from there
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After loosing the locking handle, because I was complacent, and left it on the back of the truck, then someone drove off a bit and i forgot. Is what it is. 4xinnovations got me a new one out for a good price and got that coated, and the swingout and everything installed today
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even with my full weight pushing on the box, i cant get it to be anywhere near the door, confident in the spacing
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Last but not least, I did not want to keep an 1 1/8th wrench around so i made some T handle nuts! All stainless, then polished
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Plan tomorrow is to take out the side window, remake a new interior bezel, cover the wall and put it all back together to get the whole interior back in this weekend

I have to go monday to do an electrical system for a customer in savannah. So would like to be able to stay in the van the few days i am there
 
Deadlines!

Have to leave sunday to go do an electrical system for a customer in Savannah (about 4 hours north)
Van is (as of this morning) completely apart because im lazy

So the race is on. Today was a big day of tidying up wiring ,painting the cabinet faces and some ceiling panels (where the cabinets go) and getting it all back together

Day started off with running out of fuel right next to work....go figure
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Put some in and good to go, whatever

This little guy has put in work. Painted all the cabinets and drawers as well as the ceiling with no brush marks and a perfect finish using 50.00 a gallon cabinet paint. Worth it
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Set up a nice outdoor painting situation, and make it happen
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The main reason for pulling everything out other than powdercoating was to redo the window bezel behind the wall, cover that wall, wire the espar heater controller, and tidy up the wiring above the ceiling for the lights and awning that were temp tapped into the fan wiring, and now have their own fuse.
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The spots are where i cleaned dirt, and dried fine, in case someone asks.

tomorrow, will be back at it and hopefully have the whole interior in by lunch, then come home and finish the plumbing and stuff. as long as i have my drawers and cabinet faces in, I will be happy
 
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Got the subassemblies all put together and jazz to put in. Decided to do 1lb bottles this time around in a quick fist mount instead of 5lb tanks. Just easier.
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Drawers need some adjusting to be perfect, but they have to come out anyways to have the faces sanded anda few more coats. the cabinet faces are good to go, but the drawers haven't had enough prep and paint. same with half the ceiling.
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but that being said. the kitchen, cabinets and uppers are in for good!
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bamboo top on the lagun mount. best table mount ever!


so it is off to savannah we go tomorrow for a couple days of wiring and urban camping in the van, and then back to work on another customers cabinet set! And a few racks as well
 
well, all is good!
Great camp spot by the river almost under a bridge
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Savannah is a pretty cool place.
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Did the wiring on a 170 extended long ass van.
over 400 ft of wire
Ctek Smartpass
3 blue sea fuse boxes
10 12v outlets
10 usb outlets
8 110 outlets
2000watt inverter
Victron solar control
Victron battery monitor
and some other stuff
Took roughly 25 hours over two and a half days.
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This weekend, hopefully, I will pull out the rest of the ceiling, paint it, put it back in and work on some trim pieces to clean everything up on my van to get it ready for expo and some test runs!


Also had an offer to trade a 2018 raptor 4dr, and 40k for the sprinter. Interesting option.
 
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That first pick made me think of this for some reason.....

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well, emergency requires action.
Panama city needs us, so we shall rise to the call of action!
Packing up to go help the cajun navy and crowdsource rescue organization and start to the east of town and work in doing welfare checks, and clearing debris for people trapped. they have a killer ticket and organizational structure, so pretty confident we can move quickly.

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all the gear laid out and checked in case i have ot move stuff

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Bedslide putting in work
 
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