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  1. estedrawn

    2015 Dodge Challenger Conversoin

    Hello there,    I would like to report that I have spent quite a few nights in my dodge challenger. It is a great place to hang out: free wifi, heater, air conditioner, 375 horsepower engine, 160 Watt alternator, charge laptops, charge flashlights, charge phones, sleep two people, carry cargo...
  2. estedrawn

    2015 Dodge Challenger Conversoin

    Hello Everyone,     Id would like to give an update. I have been sleeping in the dodge challenger for the past 3 weeks. It has been very comfortable and very rewarding. I am doing this because I am in the last months of my graduate school studies and I need to stay close to work and focus all my...
  3. estedrawn

    Covering Car Windows When Parked

    Here is the video I promised. Please watch it if you get a chance to get on some free wifi. Essentially what it shows is the car with the black posters in the windows. It also shows the curtain i was telling you about. Like everybody's rig, mine is a work in progress, but now that the stealth...
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    Covering Car Windows When Parked

    I want to let everybody know an update to this concept of black poster board in the windows. I find that when using the black poster board in the windows, the edges tend to get torn and worn and are not very useful after that. A solution I have found is to use clear packing tape to line the...
  5. estedrawn

    Covering Car Windows When Parked

    https://www.dollartree.com/office-school/paper-notebooks/Black-Poster-Board-22x28-/610c567c567p340885/index.pro?method=search I found these black poster boards to be quite cost effective. I think that even a little tint in your windows is a tremendous help. ...
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    2015 Dodge Challenger Conversoin

    As you can see the sleeping platform is raised off the seat pan enough to leave a good amount of storage space below. In order to give an idea of how much space is down there  but a small backpack, and a large laptop case and a rubber chicken. As you can see there are multiple steel beams...
  7. estedrawn

    2015 Dodge Challenger Conversoin

    painted sleeping platform.  As you can see the sleeping platform has now been fitted together with sturdy hinges. I painted it all black as a start but plan on using 3m spray adhesive to attach Walmart interior trunk liner cloth. To paint it I just used a 1$ can of glossy spray paint from home...
  8. estedrawn

    2015 Dodge Challenger Conversoin

    Hello,   I have an update. I took that big piece of plywood I was talking about and I cut it up into pieces. I started by using some black foam board (or can use cardboard) and made templates for my plywood pieces. Then I Used a circular saw to cut out the rough shapes, then I used a scroll saw...
  9. estedrawn

    2015 Dodge Challenger Conversoin

    Here are the crude measurements of the empty space that was left after removing the rear seats: each attachment shows the space I was measuring and below it shows the measurement s I drew. I made them with a tape measure. I hope it makes sense. I also added a picture showing the plywood I...
  10. estedrawn

    2015 Dodge Challenger Conversoin

    Here are some pictures to reflect what was in the videos: There is a outside view of the original stock car. I am hoping to keep the car looking stock from the outside. You can tell that the windows are already quite tinted to start with I believe that this is an advantage with respect to...
  11. estedrawn

    2015 Dodge Challenger Conversoin

    Here is a tour of my car prior to any modifications being made:   I removed the rear seats today, boy was it easy. No damage, and completely reversible. I made some crude measurements in with a tape measure and will post below in case anyone finds it helpful. So in the attached pictures, the...
  12. estedrawn

    2015 Dodge Challenger Conversoin

    Greetings everyone,      I am planning on driving across country in a few months and will be living in a new city. I have started on a conversion of my stock 2015 black dodge challenger RT into a mini camper.  My goal is to only make changes to the challenger which will be 100% reversible. This...
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    New Guys Pennsylvania

    Hi there,   I am new here, nice to meet you all. I am planning on converting my dodge challenger to a mini camper for cross country road trips and living rent free. hope this can be a god place to document the journey thanks! Estedrawn   :cool:
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