FOR SALE: Ford Transit T-350 High Roof LWB Conversion Van • Engineers who Van Life

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Base Vehicle Details:

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Make / Model: Ford Transit T-350 High Roof Cargo Van, Long Wheel Base

Year: 2021

Drive Train: AWD (All Wheel Drive)

Engine: 3.5L EcoBoost V6 Engine

Total Weight Fully Loaded (including the Engineers, all our stuff, and full gas/water tanks): 8,450 pounds

GVWR: 9,500 pounds

Current Mileage: 15,500 miles

Good to knows:

Extended gas tank (31 gal.)
Dual 225amp Alternators
Back Up Camera
Blind Spot Sensing
Enhanced Active Park assist
Full Sized Spare & Jack
Adaptive Cruise Control
Keyless Entry Pad
Engine Block Heater

Name: Rocket (has 2 decals that can be removed)

Vehicle Location: Silverton, Oregon

Title Status: Clean, in hand

Maintenance Records: Regular oil changes and tire rotations with no other issues

Highlights:

Rocket is a DIY Conversion Van that was built in late 2021. It was built with 2 principles in mind: 1) all season adventure ready and 2) redundancy focused on not having a single point of failure. We chose to build Rocket completly with extruded aluminum so that it will last long, stay strong, and “withstand an earthquake a day” as we drove down any roads we desired. The only wood present in our design is for finishing. This keeps Rockets weight extremely low compared to other van builds.

Rocket is built to drive and sleep 2 people comfortably with an innovative converting couch / queen bed design.

Rocket boasts a large garage for adventure gear, and a beefy electrical system suitable for full time living.

Rocket runs fully off of electric power meaning no propane needs to be on board.

Conversion Details:

Electrical System:

400ah Renogy Smart LiFePO4 Batteries (4×100)
3000W Victron Multiplus Inverter/Charger with 30 Amp service RV shore power plug
Battle Born Li-BIM (Battery Isolation Manager to charge house batteries whilst driving)
400W Renogy Flexible Solar Panels (4×100 wired in parallel) (No penetrations through roof metal, and fully removable)
Victron 100/50 MPPT Solar Charge Controller
Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor and Shunt
Victron Ve.Bus Dongle (allows remote access to inverter)
Victron Lynx Distributor for super clean install
Double pole circuit breaker for incoming solar wires as soon as the wires enter the roof entry gland
Blue Sea System DC Distribution Panel and Fuses for all DC appliances
Blue Sea System AC Circuit Distributor (2x15amp, 1x20amp circuit)
Master Switch and 300amp ANL fuse
All parts of system fully fused in central location
All cables crimped with hydraulic crimper, and finished with heat shrink

Plumbing System:

NW Conversions 32 Gallon Over Wheel Well Fresh Water Tank
ISOtherm AC powered hot water Tank (4.2 gal) with temperature mixing valve, can be set up to run off of engine coolant, but never needed to due to electrical capabilities
2.8 Gallon Grey Water Tank with ball valve to drain directly outside (no need to take tank out to dump)
Pex A Plumbing Lines with compression fittings
All brass PEX-A elbows
4 brass ball valves to shut water off at any point in plumbing system
All tank perforations make on top of tank for ultimate durability
Custom pickup tube to draw water from very bottom of tank to get most out of every fill
6″ access hatch for secure indoor filling
USA Adventure Gear High Performance 12V water pump (5.3 GPM) on conveniently located dedicated on/off switch
Accumulator installed inline with water pump for more even pumping
Convertible Outdoor Shower System from main kitchen sink
Acuva UV-LED 2.0 Water Purifier Tap for Drinking Water (2.0 liters per minute)

Appliances:

Dometic CRX 110 Fridge with Freezer (110 Liters)
Torva Sink (14Lx19Wx10D)
Duxtop Dual Induction Stove Top
Webasto Airtop 2000STC Gasoline Heater
Surecall Cell Booster
MaxxAir Fan 6200K (manual opener, transparent smoke colored lid)

Charging:

2x Gooseneck Reading Lights with USB charging ports on them
2x additional USB charging ports
1x 12v charging socket
3x AC outlets on dedicated breakers (1 in kitchen (20A), 1 near bed(15A), 1 in garage(20A))

Finishing

Convertible Queen sized bed made of 4″ Luxe Foam
2x Arctic Tern Dual Panned Acrylic RV Windows
Scopema Passenger Swivel Seat
Roof Deck (charred western cedar roof planks with linseed oil finish) (extruded aluminum base + stainless steel hardware)
Rear Roof Ladder
Seamless cedar tongue and groove ceiling, stained and sealed. No nails – installed with 3M Dual Lock
Birch Butcher Block Counters (stained and oil finished)
5/4 Spalted Maple Table Top for Swivel Table (tung oil finished)
Lightweight walls made of 1/8″ Baltic Birch
Two long storage cabinets by bedside
Generous upper cabinet space with gas strut opener and ball spring latches
Three kitchen drawers on heavy duty full extension drawer slides
Drawers made of 1/2″ Baltic Birch and box jointed with finished face plates, routed edges, and polyurethane finished interior
Large slide out kitchen pantry with three shelves made of the same materials and construction
Insulated Cab Divider Curtain + Half Wall
Magnetic knife block
Dual zoned puck lighting on dimmer switches
Fairy lights under bed cabinets
U-shaped couch

Bones

Everything in this build is made with 8020 Extruded aluminum for a lightweight and durable build to last a lifetime. Blue Loctite one every bolt to ensure things don’t come loose
Havelock wool insulation (Walls, ceiling, front headliner + Ribs and cavities)
XPS foam board insulation in sub-floor
1/2″ Birch subfloor, fully sealed with Kiltz heavy duty outdoor/ indoor primer
1″ aluminum tubing floor supports on a ~20″ spacing
Low-E used as a thermal break
Noico Sound Deadener

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