Roof Ventilation Early on I knew I was going to be putting in a roof mounted fan for ventilation. The gold standard for vans and RVs is the MaxxAir fan. They offer several models, though I went with the Deluxe, which includes a powered vent lift and remote. The Deluxe is also rain-proof when open…
Category: Fabrication
Engine Turning
Engine turning (also known as engine jeweling) actually has nothing to do with the engine and instead refers to a technique for decorating metal with a repeating, overlapping geometric pattern. Historically, in the 1920’s and 30’s, it was used to decorate automobile dashboards and engine bays while the most famous example is probably the engine…
Galley
This will detail the design and construction of the galley counter. Below is the counter as designed in Sketchup. The countertop itself, which will be 1.5″ butcher block, is only wire-framed so that the underlying structure is visible. For the front face of the counter, which would also be the primary support for the butcher…
Cabinetry
While the truck has copious amounts of built-in storage that I intend to re-use with little or no modification, I also needed some additional cabinets, shelves and drawers to make living in it full-time a little more comfortable. Wood would be the obvious choice, but I have zero skill when it comes to woodworking. It…