Nice job! Did you guys fab all the stuff yourselves or are the
cabinets, etc made specifically for the Sprinter? Also - what powers
the on demand water heater?

Jeff / San Anselmo
On Jun 13, 2008, at 9:07 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

>
> Date:    Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:46:12 -0700
> From:    Paul Guzyk <paullist08@GUZYK.COM>
> Subject: 2006 Sprinter custom built "Westy" photos
>
> Over the last few months I've been helping a friend design a Sprinter
> based "Westy".
>
> He needed a larger vehicle than his Vanagon Westfalia, but didn't
> like anything on the market.  We found a 2006 Sprinter cargo van with
> very low mileage then had it custom built for his needs by GTRV.com
> in Vancouver.  You can see we borrowed plenty of ideas from his
> Vanagon, and changed things to suit his requirements.
>
> We added a large indoor garage, hot water, furnace, more cabinets,
> plenty of 12V and 110v power outlets and more.
>
> Nice thing about the 06 Sprinters is they have plenty of power (75+
> MPH up the mountain passes) and they get 23 MPG with their diesel
> engine.  They also drive like a modern vehicle and have real AC.
>
> Personally this van is too large for me, but one day I'd like a
> smaller Sprinter with a Poptop.
>
> Here are the photos;
>
> http://californiavan.com/sprintercamper/