Converted Chevy Cargo Van *insulated *110v *solar *new engine - $8,000

Hello fellow dirtbags and penny pinchers. I’m searching for a good home for my home of 3 years. Here’s a little story of "Allen the van". During my first semester at SFSU I had to find a place to live. I searched for housing but couldn’t find anything remotely reasonable. Me being very outdoorsy and active I didn’t need or want much, just four walls and a roof, but still I was looking at $700+ a month. This much money being basically thrown away each month for a subpar living space with horrible roommates/landlords wasn’t acceptable for me. I decided to make an investment and decided to do the same thing you’re doing now, search craigslist for a vehicle that I could make into a mobile home. In my search I found lots of decent vehicles, but not many that would actually be reliable and comfortable enough to call a home. I found a German traveler needing to sell the 1990 Chevy G30 cargo van that he bought in Oregon for his travels in order to fund his plane ticket home. This was exactly what I was looking for, this van has a rock solid Chevy 350 engine, and the G30 version has the THM400, (GM’s Heavy-duty 3 speed transmission). I bought it and started the conversion process. I tore the van completely apart and started the build out, I insulated the floor, walls, and ceiling and then designed and cut the flooring and walls. I had a cool idea for the ceiling and decided to go for it; I ordered and cut and installed a thin piece of sheet metal on the ceiling to open up the possibility of magnetic storage for items. This has been the most handy and complimented aspect of the van. It’s cool and convenient! From this initial point of a empty canvas I couldn’t quite decide exactly how I wanted to design the interior. The meticulous and perfectionist side of me couldn’t decide on the interior layout and I needed something to live in quickly, then the lightbulb turned on: Modular! I could design something that could be changed around as my needs did. I installed tracks and rails to hold 25 milk crates on top of which I could install a bed. That lasted for a while and then I realized that I wanted to be able to turn the bed into a couch and bada boom, a quick design later and I had a couch with leg room when I wanted. From there additional items were added: A large crate to store larger less used items (also designed to sneak a human into a music festival), a drawer system and center console to quickly store those necessary items, and started to outfit the van with 110v power. Throughout all of this I still kept with the modular design and meticulously designed, measured and constructed all of these items without permanently attaching the parts, but instead have them locked into position using the angles of the van and the rail system for the milk crates. Now this van will turn heads and get complemented left and right, but only from the inside. The other aspect of my build was the fact that I was living in the city and needed the van to go unnoticed from the outside. It’s a stealth mobile home that is perfectly suited for a college student living in SF OK, now the specs.. - Vehicle - 1990 Chevy G30 Cargo Van. Bought November 2014 Drove great until I ran it out of fluids... oops... :( Replaced the motor with a rebuilt 350 from a friends chevy truck around a year ago. Rebuilt motor had under 5,000 miles on it when installed Have put ~10,000 on since then. New brakes about 1,000 miles ago. New tires about ~12,000 miles ago. The driver side A arm has some play to it. (I might fix before sale) - Power - 3x 100watt -Renogy solar panels Roof rack to discreetly hold panels 2x 155amphour -Vmax tanks AMG deep cycle batteries 1000w / 2000w peak - 110v power inverter Marinco 701 Battery Disconnect Switch Smart Dual Battery 140A Isolator all the wires and connectors. *The batteries are charged by the solar whenever the sun is up. The smart isolator connects the car battery to the house batteries whenever either of them are above 13.4v and disconnects them with they drop below 12.5v, thus when you’re driving down the road the cars alternator will charge the house batteries, and when you’re in the sun and the house batteries are charged the solar will charge the car battery. Also I installed the connect/disconnect switch to force the batteries together, this allows you to use the house batteries to jump the van itself, and also allows you to force the alternator to charge the batteries when running low. - Interior - Rtech insulation on the walls and ceiling, carpet foam for the floor Plywood (the nice sided ones) for the floors and walls Sheetmetal ceiling for magnetic roof storage Tracks for milk crate under bed storage Modular large crate for larger/long term storage (fits a human..) Modular drawers and center console for quick storage Modular overhead/over fridge food storage 4.3 cu. ft. fridge single door with freezer section 35’ RGB LED strip encircling the ceiling - Exterior - Freshly touched up white paint Vintage 90’s "Allen Electric" logo (well I liked it so I kept it) New tires with great tread ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! MUST READ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! -This van and I are currently in SoCal, but I’ll be able to deliver the van just about anywhere reasonable. -This is an old car It runs great, but you need to treat it with love. I’d love to help teach you the basics, and have done enough work to be a great asset if you need to diagnose anything and can offer you cheap mechanical help if necessary. -I love this camper van I’m not super excited to sell, but the extra cash would help make our travel plans last longer. What that means for you is I would love to keep her running smoothly and probably buy it back farther down the road if you no longer need it or want to move up to a bigger vehicle like we did. -Lastly, this add will be updated constantly with more information and pictures requested by others interested