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[Last2ConvertNV]

Hi Everyone.

I live in Southern Arizona and came across a "unicorn" 2018 NV2500 for sale in Sacramento with only 13K miles.   In prestige condition,  it had already been converted with some issues.    Was on the car dealer lot for over a year, so the Renogy AGM batteries were toast.      I'm redoing all of the cabinetry/bed and starting fresh.   Some additions so far are

 

1. TXRAX roof rack, ladder, running boards.   

2. Renogy solar panels added to the rack. 300 AMP Lithium battery

3.  Pair of pressurized water tanks added to the rack.

4. DiscountVanTruck swivel seat

5. Bull Bar added to the front.

6. Kilmat sound deadening on the floor and doors

7. New (smaller) roof vent. 

8. Faux windows added to van sides using black acrylic plastic.  Makes it look more like the passenger version than the cargo version.

9. WeldTec 2" lift kit.   New larger Toyo 285/70/17 tires.

 

I'm currently building the "garage" bed platform.   It's truly an engineering struggle to keep the weight down and still provide a sturdy platform for sleeping and drawer slides below.     

 

I love this van.   I'm currently averaging 17 MPG.   Let's see if this holds true when I'm done with the conversion.

 

I hope there are others that are starting their NV conversion.    It's late in the game and it seems that most NV vans that are for sale are cargo vans that have over 100K miles.    I've acquired so much information already from the posts in this forum.    thanks to all that have taken the time to document their van conversion.  

 

 

[Local Apparent Friday]

On 12/20/2024 at 11:46 PM, Last2ConvertNV said:

Hi Everyone.

I live in Southern Arizona and came across a "unicorn" 2018 NV2500 for sale in Sacramento with only 13K miles.   In prestige condition,  it had already been converted with some issues.    Was on the car dealer lot for over a year, so the Renogy AGM batteries were toast.      I'm redoing all of the cabinetry/bed and starting fresh.   Some additions so far are

 

1. TXRAX roof rack, ladder, running boards.   

2. Renogy solar panels added to the rack. 300 AMP Lithium battery

3.  Pair of pressurized water tanks added to the rack.

4. DiscountVanTruck swivel seat

5. Bull Bar added to the front.

6. Kilmat sound deadening on the floor and doors

7. New (smaller) roof vent. 

8. Faux windows added to van sides using black acrylic plastic.  Makes it look more like the passenger version than the cargo version.

9. WeldTec 2" lift kit.   New larger Toyo 285/70/17 tires.

 

I'm currently building the "garage" bed platform.   It's truly an engineering struggle to keep the weight down and still provide a sturdy platform for sleeping and drawer slides below.     

 

I love this van.   I'm currently averaging 17 MPG.   Let's see if this holds true when I'm done with the conversion.

 

I hope there are others that are starting their NV conversion.    It's late in the game and it seems that most NV vans that are for sale are cargo vans that have over 100K miles.    I've acquired so much information already from the posts in this forum.    thanks to all that have taken the time to document their van conversion.  

 

 

 

Apologies it took me a minute to approve this post, it didn't pop into my email like they normally do, or perhaps I missed it during the site outage.  I WISH I was getting 17mpg.  Keep it going and post up some pics.  Welcome.

 

@radin2son is somewhere out that way.

 

- laf

Edited Wednesday at 04:07 PM by Local Apparent Friday

[radin2son]

1 hour away more or less through some beautiful areas, particularly on 2 lane roads.