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Not in the build sequence but here is the rest of the very comfortable sleeping quarters ;). Once again, IKEA was the source. The bed base frame had to be adapted so did the mattress that's supposed to go on a double sofa bed so it's separated 2/3, 1/3. I trimmed the foam and used the sewing...

Every screw used on the van's sheet metal is through the use of crimped rivet nuts. No self tapping screws were used in the build. In the anchoring of the panels some angle profiles were used with special stubby wood screws like those from IKEA furniture. Due to the new parking laws in Portugal...

Another must on my new build was the existence of a permanently available bed. On the other motorhomes I had, to take a quick nap, the table had to be lowered and we hated it. I decided to go for a French type bed over the "garage" with a sliding window. On the long side it's 1,85 meters and the...

2 IKEA bamboo chopping boards made the shower "grate". The bottom has a nylon spacer to separate the wood from the base and water to prevent rot. A few coats of marine polyurethane varnish gave the final protection.

Next came the bathroom. Since it was a custom size, needless to say, I couldn't buy a shower base so, I made one :). This was made from high density EPS covered with fiberglass cloth and epoxy. Only in the middle of the process I realized that I could have used white dye with the resin and still...

Now for the kitchen area. On a typical van, the kitchen is by the sliding door but I didn't want it that way. I opted to place it behind the dining area. Usually the bath room or wardrobe is placed here but in my opinion, a floor to ceiling panel here would close the "open space" look I was...

Next came the gas locker/bench and seat "box". Initially I thought about a 2 tone scheme for the doors but, after doing the first one I decided to leave it with only the oak veneer with 4 coats of wax finish. The gas locker is lined with a thin sheet of aluminium with a big vent to the underside...

Time to install the windows and skylights. The skylights were positioned leaving room for the big solar panel I made some Nylon spacers to contour the roof profile. The van's contours are very difficult to finish off so I made the trim panels fro aircraft aluminium covered with Nappa fabric...

Next came the dining area floor. Since the side walls of the van are not straight I didn't want to line up all the walls as many people do so, this was done in a way to take advantage of every available width.

Next came the floor insulation. Found a special 17 ply film from France that is equivalent to 50mm EPS so it was used on the floor.

When I did my MOT which is valid for a year, I could strip the cargo separator, remove the seats and install some new recycled ones. The front seats were from a Renault Megane Coupe and the double one from a Citroen Jumpy. I made my own swivel bases. I made a big bearing for the seat on the...

A little about myself. I live in Portugal, a little south of Lisbon and I work as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer at a big recycling plant. This is where I got many materials that I used in my build. My van is controlled by some industrial automation systems and when on the road it's...

Also made the step and triple reverse camera support. I have an Android radio so I used the reverse functionality to view the 3 cameras selected by a switch. I have small Chinese laser cutter and it helps with all kinds of templates an other stuff. The acrylic you see is recycled from LCD...

The first MOT with the van in my possession was still a few months away so I could't remove the separation from the cargo area so, I started with what I could do. No problem with the skylights but couldn't touch the sides. I removed the wall to wall carpet that came with the van, painted the...

Back to the build. This video has been posted on the Show us your van thread but I think it should also be here. Here the build is almost complete and was going for the DMV inspection to get the vehicle reclassified as a campervan :) A step by step explanation will be posted next.

My 450W 2000x1000 mm solar panel has double function Power and shade :cool:

A late response but the correct place to stick the electronic tags is on the shaded area around the rear view mirror. This area of the windscreen is not treated with the 'athermic' coating ;)

On my van, I tried to make sure the 450W, 2 square meter panel stayed put ;). 8 anchor points with total 48 m6 rivet nuts and bolts, 4 aluminium cross beams and some aluminium angle brackets with bolts and lock nuts. I don't think it will go anywhere :p

I'm traumatized about sticking a solar panel with adhesives. My boss asked me to install a pair of 100w on his Hymer. These were the only that would fit on his crowded roof. The only space available was in front next to the auto sat dish and had to be mounted side by side but in offset. He...

Thanks. I suppose you saw on the other site. I'm going to post here a "rerun" ;). Same build, same story :p Maybe some new photos, I have many. I don't pretend to go "deep" into each step unless someone asks.