if you bought it new, I assume it’s the 118” wheelbase model?

 Are you going to turn it into a Class-B RV?

 Do the wall ribs lend themselves to attaching hanging cabinets, fold
 down beds, plumbing and other creature comforts?

 Will you install at least a portipotti, deep cycle batteries & a
 generator?

 Barry Gloger


 Yes your right 118 inch WB. No windows so it will look like a Cargo
 Van. Yes on the ribs.

 Yes on the porta pottie. WalMart has a good one for about $60. No
 deep cycle batteries yet. Funny you should mention a generator.

 I am building a 12V one as we speak. Kaboto permanent magnet field I
 had laying around. Very simple wiring and no field so it will put
 out 12 Volts with no battery connected.

The engine  has an electric start. All you need is a half inch battery drill
 motor. The device you see is a socket and one way shaft clutch. The
 socket fits the nut on the crank shaft. Works great.

 The Kaboto is geared up to run about 3 times the RPM of the small engine
 so it will charge a 12 V battery in a few minutes of running.
 Sufficient to get the van engine running.

 An electric blanket will keep me warm with a max of 10 amps out of
 the battery. I have a 1600 Watt inverter for 110V AC. Inverters are
 getting cheaper and more powerful taking advantage of recent
 improvements in solid state switches.

 Paul Lamar



A one banger is very noisy so I’d want to run it during the daytime only

That implies some big marine deep cycle batteries

Will you mount the generator & gas tank outside so you won’t have any Carbon Monoxide/volatile fume worries

I’d also wire it for 120V for those times you can plug in

you won’t always find yourself under that electric blanket so might appreciated some heat
when cooking, reading, using the computer, watching TV, small fridge for cold beer

You see one of my hobbies is astronomy and I’ve been thinking a lot about a van to hold and haul my equipment and astro equipment today requires a lot of 12V electrons.


Barry Gloger

Yes of course out side.
I don't need the generator to generate 110 V. The inverter does that
job. I don't envision using much power as LED lighting is
now very efficient and I don't plan on camping where it is cold
all the time. The generator is mainly there to charge the van starting
battery in case I over use it. The regular alternator on
the van engine will do most of the charging.  Even if I add batteries.

Honda 1 Kw Generators are $800 and up. Small 3 HP gas engines are
$99.95 at Harbour Freight. Koboto Alternators $61.

Of course I already had both. We were considering using the Koboto
alternators in rotary powered aircraft.

What you wind up with is about 50 amps at 14 volts or 700 Watts.
Of course the small engine is capable of  2.2 KW. Over kill for this application.
So you only need to run it for less than ten minutes to get enough
charge in the van battery to start the van engine.

Paul Lamar

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