This gallery contains almost 200 raw photos of our van build. They are not glamorous and we made no attempt to edit them in any way. The captions contain useful information about the products and methods we used to build our van. We hope you find this gallery helpful and entertaining. If you have questions about specific details, feel free to contact us. For more details check out our van build page and for links to the specific components we used check out the van build shop.
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  • Removing rust
  • POR-15 Permanent Rust Solution
  • POR-15 Permanent Rust Solution
  • Installing DynaMat
  • Installing DynaMat
  • Ready for insulation
  • Paint edges of bare metal
  • Butyl tape under fan bezel
  • Self Leveling Lap Sealant
  • Van Insulation: A Van Life Guide
  • Insulation dry fit
  • Sealing Sub-floor with Polyurethane
  • Using sub-floor to cut flooring to size
  • Gluing Sub-Floor
  • Electrical for water pump and switches
  • Ceiling done
  • Easter egg
  • Riv-nut with painted bare metal
  • 2×4 bolted to riv-nuts
  • Driver wheel well box
  • Bed carcass mock up
  • Van Life Convertible Bed
  • Battery test fit
  • Electrical panel mock up
  • Use scrap insulation to fill box
  • Driver wheel box finished
  • Roof rack installed
  • Aluminum brackets for solar panels
  • Aluminum brackets for solar panels
  • Finished Electrical area
  • Finished Electrical area
  • Insulation in wheel well
  • Passenger wheel well box finished
  • Insulation around filler tube
  • Insulation around filler tube
  • Adhesive felt to silence squeaking
  • Sink test fit
  • Faucet test fit
  • Water filler cap installed
  • Iron on edge banding
  • Filling flaws before paint
  • Fridge latch
  • Fridge latch
  • Insulation under battery
  • Under side of fridge slide
  • Foam core template of cabinet carcass
  • Countertop done
  • First test of pull out table
  • Under cabinet lighting installed
  • Water tank placement
  • Caulk around water tank in case of leak

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