My new E-350 Extended van

[rokguy]

<EM><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #888888">Looks great coultergiest,</SPAN></STRONG></EM><BR><EM><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #888888">&nbsp;That shower is a handy thing to have onboard. You cabinets are looking great aswell. I guess, now that it should be warming up over your side of the globe it will quicken up the staining/varnishing process.</SPAN></STRONG></EM><BR><EM><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #888888">Geoff</SPAN></STRONG></EM>

 

[coultergeist]

Thanks Geoff.&nbsp; <br><br>Thanks for the encouragement.&nbsp; It is coming together.&nbsp; Weather is getting a bit nicer.&nbsp; It is starting to get pretty warm.&nbsp; Rain is the biggest issue right now.&nbsp; Hopefully, it will cooperate long enough to get the cabinets completely finished up.&nbsp; I am getting pretty weary of the staining and urethaning cycle.&nbsp; Wiring and plumbing are starting to look pretty good at this point.&nbsp; <br><br>Patrick

 

[coultergeist]

I'm having trouble getting my pictures to post.&nbsp; I will as soon as I can get it to work.&nbsp; I finished up both side panels on the driver's side cabinet area.&nbsp; I also got most of the doors put on.&nbsp; All the latches are on as well.&nbsp; That takes a little while because you have to make sure everything is lines up properly.&nbsp; I also got the doors on the cabinet under the bench seat.&nbsp; It's really starting to look pretty good in my opinion.&nbsp;

 

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I tried again and got it to work this time.&nbsp; This is the cabinet under the bench seat.&nbsp;

 

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This is the cabinet area as seen from the front of the van.&nbsp; Glare makes it a little hard to see, but all but two of the cabinet doors are done.

 

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I took a break from wood working and worked on water stuff today.&nbsp; The sink in the van came from an old pop-up camper.&nbsp; The drain was in rough shape.&nbsp; I bought a new drain assembly and got it installed today.

 

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Worked on the water supply lines yesterday and today.&nbsp; This picture shows everything connected to the fresh water tank.&nbsp; The top hose is the vent line.&nbsp; The hose attached to the lower left goes to the 12v pump.&nbsp; The large port is the fill port.&nbsp; The Y-adapter hanging down is where city water would attach to.&nbsp; On/Off knobs on the Y-adapter allows you to individually turn on or off the water supply to the tank for filling up or to the faucet.

 

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This gives an idea of how the city water hose would be connected.&nbsp; It will go through the port in the back door and then attach to the Y-adapter.&nbsp; I will probably use a quick disconnect on the hose to make it easier.

 

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This is the portable dish washer attachment on the faucet.&nbsp; It is basically a quick disconnect for a faucet.&nbsp; My shower hose will attach to this.&nbsp; Should simplify water lines a good bit.&nbsp; Being where it is, I can use it for the shower inside the vehicle or open the side door and use it outside as well.

 

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This is how I routed the water tank vent hose.&nbsp; Basically, it just feeds up into the door post.&nbsp; It has clamps on it at bed level to hold it in place.&nbsp; This will allow air into the tank so that it can drain or fill easily.&nbsp; I wanted it to be high enough up so that there was no possibility of water leaking from it when the vehicle is in motion.&nbsp; There is a screen on the high end to keep out dust or anything else.

 

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I removed the original switched outlet in the kitchen area and replaced it with&nbsp;this GFCI outlet.&nbsp; I figure it was better to be safe considering how close to the sink it is.&nbsp; It also gives me two outlets in place of the original one.&nbsp; It also has a built in night light.&nbsp;

 

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I installed the switched outlet that I replaced with a GFCI outlet on the other side of the kitchen area.&nbsp; It is tied into the GFCI outlet, so both&nbsp;outlets are ground fault protected.&nbsp; I put it up a little higher so that there shouldn't be any problems with it being too close to the stove.

 

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I also got the hole cut for the outlet by the bench seat on the driver's side of the van.&nbsp; I should be able to get this wired in the next day or two.&nbsp; After that I have one more 120 volt outlet to install and then only 12v wiring will remain to be done.

 

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The supply place finally got me the last drawer slide set in a few days ago.&nbsp; I got all of the drawers put in.&nbsp; This is what they look like.&nbsp;

 

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I finished up the outlet on the driver's side today.&nbsp; I also got the 12v receptacle and its switch installed above it.&nbsp;

 

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This is the connector for the pump that will go in the grey water cooler.&nbsp; The cooler has to be removable so it can be dumped externally if at a camp ground or somewhere it would be a problem for it just to drain.&nbsp; This will allow the pump to stay in the cooler and just be disconnected and reconnected quickly as needed.

 

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The main thing I've worked on the last several days has been wiring.&nbsp; The fresh water pump and the grey water pump and their switches have been wired.&nbsp; Those are the two switches on the left.&nbsp; The switch next to it will control cabinet lighting.&nbsp; It is just about done.&nbsp; The last 12v switch will be kept in reserve right now.&nbsp; I haven't completely decided what to control with it yet.&nbsp;

 

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This is the nearly complete power panel.&nbsp; I have a few more 12v lines to run and test and then it will be complete.&nbsp; <br><br>My next major task will be to get the air conditioner exhaust hose installed.&nbsp; After that I can put the bed top on permanently and get the mattress in the van.&nbsp;

 

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I've been&nbsp;trying to get more of the cabinet pieces in over the last several days.&nbsp; I finished up the Driver's side bed area shelf today.&nbsp; It is smaller than the bed shelf on the passenger side.&nbsp; I wanted to keep the lower part in the main cabinet area to help with storing longer items.&nbsp;

 

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Finally got this little door put on today.&nbsp; I've had it for a while.&nbsp; With it on, the passenger side cabinet area is nearly complete.&nbsp; All that's really needed is the thumb latch for this door and to finish up cabinet light wiring and tv wiring.