Kim´s 4x4 badroadcamper project.

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ranchworld

'06 158 2500 Passenger
Hi Kim, can you post some photos of how you mounted the tire carrier to the hinges and door? Thanks,
Nick
 
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Badroadcamper

Precision engineer
ranchworld said:
Hi Kim, can you post some photos of how you mounted the tire carrier to the hinges and door? Thanks,
Nick
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Sure Nick, its quite simple.

Two 8 mm stainless (or 3/8") bolts through the hinges, with special welded stainless washers to compensate for the uneven backside of the hinges, and to spread the pressure of the nut.

I was afraid that the hinges were made of aluminium or other light metal, but it is made of rather hard and solid cast Steele, so no problems.

The bracket, near the middle of the car, is fitted with two 6 mm stainless bolts with a two hole square stainless washer (to spread the load), and self locking nuts, at the inside of the door.

I suggest that you drill the holes in the carrier first, and use them as masters for marking and drilling the holes in the hinges and door.

I intend to place sheets of hard rubber between the brackets and the hinges and door when the carrier has been painted.

Kim
 

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Badroadcamper

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Are you building a 4x4 Sprinter camper?

Let´s see pictures:smirk:

My wheels are Oxxo Ullax Silver 6,5x16" 5/130 offset: 60.

The tyres are General Grabber AT2 245/75R x 16"

The circumference is 11% bigger than standard tyres, and you have to cut a bit in the aft inside of the front mudguard. No problem.

In a heavy van you can feel the altered gearing, so in vans with only 110 hp. it may be too much.

Mine has 156 Hp. and I intend to chip it to 190 hp. with 400 Nm.

Kim
 
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Badroadcamper

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"Parking lot-respect-bar" is almost finished, except for brackets to reversing lights and powder coating.

Spare wheel carrier powder coated with RAL 7016 Anthracite grey.
 

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Nice. I have a step installed on my hitch not for parking lot-respect but have had 2 people hit me from behind while stopped at a light. Little if no damage to the step but minor to semi-major damage to the fools that hit me. Also keeps forklifts from hitting the step bumper when loading and un-loading.
 
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4x4sprintcamp

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Badroadcamper said:
Are you building a 4x4 Sprinter camper?

Let´s see pictures:smirk:

My wheels are Oxxo Ullax Silver 6,5x16" 5/130 offset: 60.

The tyres are General Grabber AT2 245/75R x 16"

The circumference is 11% bigger than standard tyres, and you have to cut a bit in the aft inside of the front mudguard. No problem.

In a heavy van you can feel the altered gearing, so in vans with only 110 hp. it may be too much.

Mine has 156 Hp. and I intend to chip it to 190 hp. with 400 Nm.

Kim
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Yes, just in progress, I'll get a thread started soon!

Thank you for that, there the tyres ive been looking at what they like?

Power wise is my next big thing, where and how are you getting that sort of power? Do you have any links etc? Mine is seriously underpowered and could do with some more oomph .
 
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Badroadcamper

Precision engineer
4x4sprintcamp said:
Yes, just in progress, I'll get a thread started soon!

Thank you for that, there the tyres ive been looking at what they like?

Power wise is my next big thing, where and how are you getting that sort of power? Do you have any links etc? Mine is seriously underpowered and could do with some more oomph .
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Since my Sprinter is still a project, I don´t have massive experience with the Grabber AT2 tires, but they are rather quiet on the road, grippes very well in both hard earth, and mud.

They seems to perform good in snow, though I have only tried them in 2 ".

My Sprinter is a 5 cylinder 316 CDI with standard 156 hp. and 330 Nm. It can be chipped to 190 hp. with 400 Nm.

A 4 cylinder 311 CDI has 109 hp. and can be chipped to 140 hp/310 Nm.
A 4 cylinder 313 CDI has 129 hp. and can be chipped to 160 hp/340 Nm.

So what you can get of power obviously depends of what engine you have.

Since I live in Denmark I cant help you, with links and I would recommend the chipping to be performed professionally. A shop specialised in chip tuning, can make your Sprinter perform in the way that you like, and even save fuel.
 
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Badroadcamper

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My Sprinter is now almost ready for the paint shop.

Some dents has been fixed professionally, and I have welded a big square ventilation cut, and instead cut a 90 mm hole for fresh air intake for the Webasto. I can now chose between fresh air intake and recirculation.
 

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Dave's Not Home

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My passenger seat mount is now made into a safe. Well...not Fort Knox, but a locked off storage at least.
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Hi Kim,

Great Build!!

I am interested in your windows, I did not see any pics of the install? Did they come with the van or did you install them?

I'm considering using the same windows (I assume they are the Dometic Seitz S4 windows) but, I would have to import them from Europe and I'm in Canada so its a bit of a commitment.

How were they to install? They are flat and the vans have a curve.

Do you like them? Are they durable?

Any feedback would be much appreciated.

Thank you,

Dave
 
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Badroadcamper

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Hi Dave.

Thanks, Yes I installed them myself.

You are right, it is Dometic Seitz S4.

They are flat, so you will have to choose a window that don´t comes too close to the recesses of the standard window cut outs. Then they will flatten the body. No problems.

I'm very happy with them, and they are very easy to install. They have rubber seals, so the Sikaflex seal you add when installing them, stays inside the seal, so you don´t even have to clean excess seal off, if you add the right amount.

I had to cut a bit off the handle, to the mosquito curtain, because, at the sliding door, it came too close to the side of the car, when the door was opened. It actually scratched the side, because the sliding door rail was a bit bended. (6 mm inwards) The rail is now renewed.
There is not a lot of space between the inside of the window and the car body, so keep the thickness of the window frame to an absolute minimum at the sliding door.
Sorry I can´t show pictures of it at the moment, my Sprinter is at the paint shop.

I like very much how the blinds and the mosquito net curtain works together, so I can adjust the opening.

I definitely can recommend the windows.

Kim
 
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Dave's Not Home

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Hi Dave.

Thanks, Yes I installed them myself.

You are right, it is Dometic Seitz S4.

They are flat, so you will have to choose a window that don´t comes too close to the recesses of the standard window cut outs. Then they will flatten the body. No problems.

I'm very happy with them, and they are very easy to install. They have rubber seals, so the Sikaflex seal you add when installing them, stays inside the seal, so you don´t even have to clean excess seal off, if you add the right amount.

I had to cut a bit off the handle, to the mosquito curtain, because, at the sliding door, it came too close to the side of the car, when the door was opened. It actually scratched the side, because the sliding door rail was a bit bended. (6 mm inwards) The rail is now renewed.
There is not a lot of space between the inside of the window and the car body, so keep the thickness of the window frame to an absolute minimum at the sliding door.
Sorry I can´t show pictures of it at the moment, my Sprinter is at the paint shop.

I like very much how the blinds and the mosquito net curtain works together, so I can adjust the opening.

I definitely can recommend the windows.

Kim
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Hi Kim,

Thank you, Thats great feedback:thumbup:

A few more questions:

How do you find the windows double glazing work for cold and hot weather?

Do you find they scratch easily (glazing is polycarbonate)? I'm a little worried about scratches from tree branches etc.

I see you have roof window/sky lights? Are they also by Dometic?

If you do have them can you please comment on the same questions as for the windows.

I've looked at another supplier of double glazed window from:

Outbound (Netherlands)
http://outbound.eu/en/index.php

These are double glazed glass windows and roof windows. They look to be very high quality ,but I would pay dealer to get them to Canada.

Unfortunately I have not found any domestic suppliers/manufactures of double glazed awning windows for van conversions.

I'm envious of you Europeans having such good access to camper van conversion supplies. IMO Europe is in many ways advanced in camper van design and materials.

Thank you, for posting your build and taking the time to answer my questions:)

Cheers,

Dave
 
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Badroadcamper

Precision engineer
Hi Dave.

The Dometic glass is unfortunately not polycarbonate but acryl glass, and I am very carefull not to scratch it. If you are serious afraid of scratches, the only solution is hardened glass.

Because my Sprinter is still a project, I don´t really have experience with their ability to cope with cold and heat.

My hatches is from the cheaper brand "Remis", they are named; REMItop.

The Dutch windows looks to bee very good quality, but the price in Germany, where I buy most of my camper stuff, is double the price of the Dometics.

And Dave.. you may be envious of the camper supplies we can get in Europe, but I´m sure you don´t envy our gas prices, witch is about the same for a litre, as you pay for a gallon in the USA. I assume that it is about the same price in Canada.

The yearly tax for a Sprinter in Denmark equals 2400 US $ and I paid, what equals 15.000 US $
in import tax for my 10 years old 316 CDI 4x4 Sprinter, witch I imported from northern Italy. (absolutely rust free) so I guess that I should also envy you at "the other side of the pond":drool::smirk:

Kim
 
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Dave's Not Home

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Badroadcamper said:
Hi Dave.

The Dometic glass is unfortunately not polycarbonate but acryl glass, and I am very carefull not to scratch it. If you are serious afraid of scratches, the only solution is hardened glass.

Because my Sprinter is still a project, I don´t really have experience with their ability to cope with cold and heat.

My hatches is from the cheaper brand "Remis", they are named; REMItop.

The Dutch windows looks to bee very good quality, but the price in Germany, where I buy most of my camper stuff, is double the price of the Dometics.

And Dave.. you may be envious of the camper supplies we can get in Europe, but I´m sure you don´t envy our gas prices, witch is about the same for a litre, as you pay for a gallon in the USA. I assume that it is about the same price in Canada.

The yearly tax for a Sprinter in Denmark equals 2400 US $ and I paid, what equals 15.000 US $
in import tax for my 10 years old 316 CDI 4x4 Sprinter, witch I imported from northern Italy. (absolutely rust free) so I guess that I should also envy you at "the other side of the pond":drool::smirk:

Kim
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Hi Kim,

Thank you again for the feed back!:thumbup

Yes the Outback pricing is off the charts so I probably won't go that route.

Yes you are right about the gas prices and tax rates. Gas is priced in litres in Canada and depending on where you are in Canada it varies quite a bit. I am paying about a $1.20 @ ltr CD these days.

Again thank you for taking the time to share your experiences.

Cheers,

Dave
 
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