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I just got 300w from windy nation with a 30amp controller, should i change to mppt

I wish my phone would post pics like I take them instead of auto rotating them........lol Well here's the pick of the hatch as promised, scored it for 3 bucks, lock was another 5..........less than 10 blocks is cool with me, now to go install wiring to fuse box for the 110v and finish the house...

Did a lot of running around this am due to hot and humid weather, picked up 2nd blue water jug for sink, installed the flat mount hinges for the sink cabinet door so the side barn door closes without any problem, installed one of two balance led lights, 2nd one will go above fridge cabinet...

Well the solar panels arrive early, guess that's a good thing, now to start this project......I need some pics of your guys setups and mounting for some ideas........I'm debating about mounting on driver's side of van with swing hinge, or how would it look with moon roof, and curved high top...

Sorry it's takin this long for an update but after last weekend and I had turned into a lobster, I didn't do much this week But here is a little sneak of what we did do last weekend ........ My phone is hateing me, let me post pics at a computer

I just finished instal of a turtle top on my 05 express van, now with all the curves and all iwant to instal my 300w solar system. Any help on this with pics or info for a clean over roof or custom hinge setup from drivers side would help

Well after the last few days I finally am about to wrap up my house battery box, all sealed, vent lines attached that will vent to the outside of the van, wireing is just about done, just wish I had the solar stuff but it will be here soon enough. Tommarows project is to lift the high top up...

I have no Windows in the back, but I did get all 4 folding Windows from the bone yard when we striped the donor van out

I SCREWED UP............. can a admin please move this thread to the 2wd / 4wd campers please, I posted in the wrong area

well after the fabric ordeal, again she went on a mission to find carpet for the van, and I will be damed if she didn't do it again on a deal, very nice piece of matching brown, to our seats, with pad and all for less than a !00 bucks, 18 foot by 7 foot, rolled in the corner that the customer...

being this is a budget build and all and I figured we have saved so much that we would see how far we could go........... the wife started to hunt for foam to make a split bed that would turn into a full size bed, which we did find a local company here in our area that does make custom size...

we were hunting around memorial day weekend and I had to run to the bone yard to get some comfy seats for me and the wifey to sit in for those long runs, well I had this down to a science since there was no complaints on the last van we built. found a nice set of brown seats, ok I will live with...

storage space this is the big problem we had with the last van, we didn't have enough so I decided to find a cooer as well that would make a great mini fridge and low and behold, walmart had a sale on this baby, time to build a cabinet behind the drivers seat to do some storage and build it...

in the las van I built I would have killed for a sink, so off to the internet to shop for a sink and faucet for a camper style, everything I ran into was just not what I was looking for or way to big, finally I found a nice unit fron a vw that was being sold and when I went to ask the guy from...

did a lot of research on a sliding bed and finally came up with this jewel, its a finger style bench that folds out into in full size bed for me and the wifey to sleep on, added some storage to the underside of the bed, I put 3 access doors in the long side of the bed and 1 access door in the...

this is a 2005 express van standard length that I got from the place I work and decided to make another camping van or explorer van, my first one was great but I did learn a lot of things and wish I had done things differently, so this one is getting a little more attention than expected. it...

I take it by the views of this post and no responses that nobody has. Thanks for looking anyways

I have a 2wd 05 express van and was checking out the 1 ton vans we have at work and was wondering if 1 ton spindles would work for a lift, of course I Will have to change front bearings and springs but the spindles upper ball joint sits 3 inches higher in mounting Has anyone done this and If so...

Does anyone know if the steering shaft will still be useable stretched 2 inches or do I need to look for something else to replace it

I have read alot of posts and wright ups here and one guy did a 1 inch body lift with a excelent post description, but iwant to do a 2 inch body lift on my 2005 2wd express van. Will i need a longer steering shaft at he rack or what might be needed. Thanks in advance