Step one. Bought the van.
Hello Everybody, First post. I camp a lot in tents but after spending three days straight in a tent in the rain at Dolly Sods I swore I'd make a change. Here it is. Bought it Wednesday. Dro...
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Kitchen Cabinet, Post 3
I now have a frame. So what do I do with it? First off decide how the water cans will go. Set it up so the cans will be inserted through the back of the cabinet with the van's left side cargo door open.
With the cans there I want the sink to go, looking at it from inside the van, on the left end of the cabinet. So where does it drain to? Here's the area directly under the cabinet. I've removed the metal shield from around the Webasto heater fuel pump. I'll have to construct a greywater tank that will fit in here somehow. Easiest is for the drain to come through the floor between the step and the frame beam.
To line up underneath, the drain will have to go along the side the cans about here.
To hold the cabinet in place it will be bolted through the floor. The 3/4" angle iron isn't very wide so weld on two small plates for hold down bolts.
Noticed the right side water can is pitching forward since it hangs over the step. Add a metal brace to support it. If you notice the hole in the brace it's because this is a leftover piece of one of my attempts at a lifting lever for the sofa-bed. Recycle.
The left water can is directly over the hot air outlet from the heater. Will have to create a passage for hot air ductwork by raising the left can. Construct the platform from 1/4" steel rod. I'll be using this steel rod a lot.
Add a brace on the left side of the water can.
Add bracing for the right side can.
Add bracing for the back of the cans.
I don't have a detailed plan. Just making it up as I go.
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I now have a frame. So what do I do with it? First off decide how the water cans will go. Set it up so the cans will be inserted through the back of the cabinet with the van's left side cargo door open.
With the cans there I want the sink to go, looking at it from inside the van, on the left end of the cabinet. So where does it drain to? Here's the area directly under the cabinet. I've removed the metal shield from around the Webasto heater fuel pump. I'll have to construct a greywater tank that will fit in here somehow. Easiest is for the drain to come through the floor between the step and the frame beam.
To line up underneath, the drain will have to go along the side the cans about here.
To hold the cabinet in place it will be bolted through the floor. The 3/4" angle iron isn't very wide so weld on two small plates for hold down bolts.
Noticed the right side water can is pitching forward since it hangs over the step. Add a metal brace to support it. If you notice the hole in the brace it's because this is a leftover piece of one of my attempts at a lifting lever for the sofa-bed. Recycle.
The left water can is directly over the hot air outlet from the heater. Will have to create a passage for hot air ductwork by raising the left can. Construct the platform from 1/4" steel rod. I'll be using this steel rod a lot.
Add a brace on the left side of the water can.
Add bracing for the right side can.
Add bracing for the back of the cans.
I don't have a detailed plan. Just making it up as I go.
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