TOPE
A full-time home on a 2025 Ford Transit-350 AWD cutaway with a Unicell composite box, built for Baja and the Pacific Northwest. Every material choice runs through one threat model: salt air, washboard vibration, and long stretches off grid. Documented here as the build happens, from plans and specs to spend.
The build journal A dated log of the conversion, photo by photo →
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Electrical
In progress
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02
Plumbing
In progress
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03
Kitchen
In progress
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04
Structure
In progress
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05
Appliances
In progress
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Materials · Tools · Other
Expenses only
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Total build spend
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Also documented
Layout
Floorplan and zones · every depth still assumed
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Measure
Field capture sheet · the numbers that unblock the model
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Systems
Diagnostics · networking · compute · sensor network
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Exterior & Rack
Roof rack · motorcycle carrier · exterior coating
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Contacts & vendors
Fabricators, shops, and key part numbers
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