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The electric system also differs from the "conventional" seen in regular builds. The skylights were placed with space in between to accommodate a +/- 2000x1000 mm 450 W 144 half cell Mono Solar Panel. This panel delivers a maximum of 40.9 V @ 11 A. To take full advantage of this panel, a 40 A...

Like I mentioned before, my water system is always under pressure. The insulated hot water tank with 45 liter capacity is mounted under the van is interconnected with the 200 liter tank in the garage. As the hot water is used, it is replaced by gravity from the tank above. 2 membrane pumps...

I was not prepared to shell the 1500€ plus they were asking for a Truma gas space/water heater so, I bought a Chinese diesel parking heater which will be mounted on the underside and decided to go solar/electric for the water. This is a whole new post so it will have to wait. Like I mentioned...

I wanted to avoid service openings on the side of the van for the power socket, water inlet, toilet cassette and more. Since you already have to store the hose used to fill the tank, I decided that this should be permanently connected to the tank. I took a fire hose rotary connection and a MIG...

The 200 liter fresh water tank went into the garage "that was supposed to fit the bicycles as well :whistle:" so, I started to insulate and finish it. The spare tyre tool box lost its original position under the passenger seat so, I made a little niche to accommodate it.

Since the van was in the air, I also mounted my custom made automatic step. By now you should already know that I only buy what I can't build :ROFLMAO: The step rides on some nylon guides and I designed 2 special geared arms that I had water jet cut. This is driven by a crank mechanism by a 24v...

The two previous campervans I had, an old 1979 Hymer and a 1999 Pösll that I had bought very used, had only a 50 liter fresh water and waste tank with absolutely no room for improvement. The Hymer didn't even have a cassette toilet, just and old Fiamma portapotti so, this time I wanted to go big...

Thank you :)

No gap is mentioned besides the 30mm space it takes.

These "new" insulations are very good and easy to install. I don't know if the link below works for you directly but the company is UK based. This one in particular is said to be equivalent to 210mm of mineral wool. I used a variant of this in my build...

I'll wait for you guys to catch up before I go into the final details. :unsure:

Some more finishing touches on the inside :) . Drawer organizers. Bed reading lights, USB charging ports, magazine holder and Polycarbonate shelf.

Final finishes on the inside with the vinyl "click" floor on a vinyl/cork subfloor. Front/rear cabin trim. CNC cut tempered glass adjustable/extending table. I found some neat drawer handles with push button but I was unable to get the correct locks so, I made my own.

One of the most difficult jobs, other than the shower base, was finishing all the trims. The van has many odd shapes and took some thinking to solve. A small laser cutter helped a lot making stencils for the small router and also other stuff like this spice rack I made from perspex recycled from...

To (almost) finish the inside, a few photos of the upper cabinets. The structure out of aluminium with the plywood doors I made. I tried to orient the grain of the wood vertically on the main panels and horizontally on the doors carefully planning before cutting the boards. Those upper cabinets...

Naturally there were a lot of "in between" jobs with all kinds of challenges but all of them got done the best way I could. Everything here was all done by myself alone every step of the way. Everybody I know say that I should do this for a living but, as many "crazy" guys like me, I did all...

Finally the wardrobe. Due to the width the door which couldn't open completely because of the space available between it and the bed, I initially planned a double door cut in half vertically with a long piano hinge but then, when I looked at the space available, I only lacked a few cm so, I...

I would like to hear from you guys. Good or bad comments and questions are welcome ;)

Next came the refrigerator area. The refrigerator is a 12v compressor, 80 liter from Thetford and doesn't need any vent grill to the outside of the van. The cabinet is a simple one with a compartment below for the step that serves the bed, 2 side compartments for groceries and stuff on top and...

Below the fridge I left a compartment for a step I designed that ride on a pair of slide rails in the air and then automatically lowers when I raise the step and vice-versa. Don't mind the guy in the clip :p