2017 Sprinter 4x4 144"

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Sold the taco, got a sprinter.

Shenanigans ensue

tacoma for sale by Grant Wilson, on Flickr



This is going to be a super fast paced build, with alot of stuff going on quickly.

Bought the van friday, got it tuesday, and its friday.
Already cut a hole
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Putting a maxxair fan with Heins adapter
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I have a whole stack of parts, along with more coming
F65S should be here monday
Espar d2 should be here tuesday
Aluminess is 7 weeks out
Trail Kitchens sprinter galley will be here shortly after christmas
All the electronics are in the mail
solar is almost ordered
and the list goes on
Tires on the way, still trying to find decent 17s.


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water system
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Dec 15th
Fan installed
PA/Siren installed
3/4 of sound deadening installed (waiting on thinsulate)
Patches put in!
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sprinter by Grant Wilson, on Flickr
 
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Alllllrighty then.

Did a ton of sound deadening. about 80% done with it.
Did the wiring for the fan and overhead lights (sent wiring to the passenger rear for when the supplies get here to run electronics)
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Picked up a bunch of audio gear to get this thing where it should be, spent the majority of today installing it
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all nice and cleaned up!
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Built some mdf panels for the rear. I will wrap these once i decide the interior color.

A whole bunch of stuff should be in next week
Fiamma f65S, dometic fridge, espar heater, blue sea electronics, victron electronics, and some others.
This week will be a bunch of big installs and some more layout for wiring.

Once the Thinsulate gets here from Hein, I can do the walls and actually start building the interior out!
 
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Def subscribed! Almost bought one last fall, my other half wasn't into it :pensive: sadly. One day, one day! Looking forward to seeing where this build goes.
 
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Got alot done today. Most of the ceiling is up finally (im a metal worker, not a wood worker)

Pulled the rear speaker panels again and put more sound deadening and insulation behind them, then put it back up
Installed the awning vehicle side mounting points
Installed the passenger side components finally
washed the dirty pig
cleaned out the interior from all the work.

Way worth it, and super happy with progress. Taking a day off from working on it for xmas, and ill get back to it next week!
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trail kitchen unit location
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ceiling. Used weathered grey shiplap. will also be using the same stuff for the whole interior (except the rear area under the bed for cargo. wont be cladding that yet)
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I am a huge fan of Blue Ridge Overland Gear (blueridgeoverlandgear.com)

I have had their Visor panels in almost every single vehicle i own. When it came to the sprinter, they just wouldn't work. They however, do have an NCV3 170" for hauling their wares around, so after a bit of a chat, they sent me over these awesome monsters of a cover

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The side on the back has velcro hook material, while the side that faces down (when the visor is stowed) is a molle pattern. Awesome for holding pens, tire pressure gauges, etc. There is also a kill zipper pocket that i keep our beach passes for various counties in, registration etc etc.
PERFECT fitment and super fast install

Also got the headrest cover that allows you to have a velcro panel on the rear of the headrest, which lets me mount my trauma IFAK to the back of it.
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Loving the build! That's the exact model and color I would want. Crew van, high roof, short wheelbase from the look of it. Looking forward to seeing how this finishes up
 
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No pictures, really because 80 people have done it, but the Espar D2 is in. Best modification ever. was like 40 outside and 70 inside. Lets me work while staying nice and warm. Did some wiring work and started on a lower wall.

Since i ordered some flarespace flares, I will be waiting on skinning the driver side upper wall until I Install them and can trim etc.
 
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started on the electrical system and got as far as id like to currently. All the major stuff is wired up and ready to go. leads for water pump are ran, just gotta figure out water tank size still.

Two switch panels, one in front, one in the rear under the bed.
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Concept shitty drawing
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Also bent up the proof of concept for the upper cabinet. Trying to work out how to make the curve currently. Tried a few things, nothing has worked yet. It is a tight radius. About 9" I believe. working on it though. Worst case ill go square.
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