Table Of Content

  Welcome 🥂  This blog series covers the key build steps of our Ford Transit Camper Van.

We hope to inspire DIYers with innovative ideas like: mobile bed,  sliding sink / shower,  modular battery pack & garage trays, configurable dining room, and more !

Build Posts so far  (jump to the end for the start of the build)

 NEW  Installing the Gasoline Heater

 NEW  Installing a Fuel Pickup Line in the Ford Transit's Tank

Freezer

Overhead Microwave & Shower Curtain Cabinet

Bed Platform 2.0  - Jun'23

Gasoline & High Altitude Heater Conversion - Success !!!

Programmable Controller & Pump for Diesel Heater  - Mar'23

'Chinese Diesel Heater' - is it Good out of the box ?

High Altitude Gasoline Heater for Camper Vans ?

2nd Road Test Trip - ice climbing in Ouray !  - Feb'23

Paneling the Sliding Door

12V Space Heater

Battery Pack 2.0 with BMS done !  - Jan'23

How to Improve a non-Star Battery Pack Wiring

Simulating a 12V 4S3P Lithium Battery & Wiring Strategies

Simulating a Lithium Battery & Pack Interconnects with LTSpice

Best Wiring Strategy for Battery Packs ?

Are the 32 LiFePo4 Cells from China any good ?  - Dec'22

Lithium Cells Capacity Testing Saga from Hell

Making Electric Door Locks

Making Flexible Busbars

Halfway Opening Sliding Door  - Nov'22

Storage Crates

Battery Pack Clamping and Enclosure Concept

Constant-Force Lithium Cells Clamping

Holding and Compressing Expanding Lithium Cells

Hunt for a 300A - 500A BMS

Battery Pack Architecture

One or Multiple BMS Strings ? or why 1+1 ≠ 2 !

Sourcing LiFePo4 Cells from China

Why LiFePo4 Cells for 12v ?  - Oct'22

1st Road Test Trip - Wyoming here we come !

Registering the Van in Colorado  - Sept'22

Teaser - 1st time interior assembly

Weight Check

Battery Pack & Tray 1.0

Mounting the Inverter

Modular Garage Trays  - Aug'22

Ceiling - rear half

Shower

Toilet Enclosure  - Jun'22

A Sink or a Shower or a Toilet... ? Yes !

Bed Motor Electricals & Success !

Bed Platform  - Apr'22

Starship Chopsticks for the Bed !

Bed Concept Details

Bed... a Rube Goldberg contraption

Cargo Doors' Shelf

Pantry + Fridge Cabinet

Cooking Cabinet  - Mar'22

Bikes & Bench Modules

Dining Area  - Dec'21

Wall Panels  - Oct'21

Air Conditioning Cabinet

Air Conditioning Setup

Electrical Panel

Garage Fan

Overhead Storage Cabinet  - Sept'21

Dampening Sound & Vibrations

Insulation
Shower & Toilet Fans  - Aug'21

Swivel Seat

Windows
Subfloor  - July'21

Bolted Floor Rails  - Jun'21

Electrical Panel Planning
Pulling Cables  - May'21

Sizing Cables
(Corrected) Planning the Electrical & Energy System
Solar Roof: the Saga begins...  - Feb'21

Solar Roof - why not make it Impossibly Hard ?
Mocking Up the Layout  - Jan'21

Rerouting the Wiring Harness
A big White Whale of a Van beached in my garage !  - Dec'20

The  'I shall build a Camper Van'  epiphany  - April 2020