Discover this comprehensive guide to DIY building your van with extruded aluminum (80/20). Get expert tips, step-by-step instructions, and build a reliable camper van!

How To Use SKETCHUP to Design Your Van / RV / Tiny Home / Basement Layout - SIMPLIFIED!! I switched it up in this build and built the entire structure out of 80/20 aluminum extrusions! I'm...

2020年9月8日 · Be sure to thermally isolate the 80/20 from the van steel. If you do not then 80/20 temperature will be close to the van steel temperature. Neatly bypasses the insulation. Some useful information on using 80/20 for a conversion:

2024年3月2日 · 3D Google Sketchup Modeling of the 80/20 Extruded Aluminum Cabinets used in our Sprinter van. Copy our cabinets or modify for your own needs!

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2023年9月21日 · One of the most core material decisions was what they built the bones of their conversion out of: extruded aluminum (80/20) instead of wood. While Instagram might paint vanlife as full of clean white interiors with hanging wide brimmed hats and fruit hammocks, a good campervan conversion actually starts with the bones.

In this guide, we specifically teach you how to build a camper van galley with extruded aluminum (80/20). We have built a [free] calculator to size out the parts that you will need, and a corresponding diagram that shows you how to construct your van galley.

2024年7月31日 · We posted a picture on Reddit and got a ton of question on building the van with 80/20, so we wanted to show how we used it in our van! The diablo non ferrous blade is expensive, but can cut through the 80/20.

The main advantages of 80/20 include the strength/safety factor, ease of assembly (it’s like building an erector set), the ability to add things to the aluminum framing later (like say bolting down your water jugs, mounting a water pump, etc), and it looks very modern and professional.

Some of the best resources for building with 8020 in a camper van include these: 8020 Tutorial in Sprinter Forum. Dave Orton's Using 8020. Kenetube's YouTube tutorial. The key info for me to be willing to use 8020 for this project is in the 2nd link above where Dave shows you exactly how to easily make your own connectors for just pennies a piece.