STEP-BY-STEP DIY SPRINTER BUILD

If you are planning on building out a Sprinter, Transit, Promaster, Nissan NV, or any other cargo van, this will be a great tool to help give you an idea of what a realistic budget looks like. This is every dollar and cent that went into our van conversion - T1n build. It shows down to the screws, taxes, registration, and other hidden costs. Are you just curious to see how much a DIY costs? Then, this is for you too.

While we have built out a van for as low as $2,500 with all the luxuries in a small van, this spreadsheet will be ideal for those looking to build a high top cargo van. Bringing up the cost.

If you are trying to stay budget mindful during this build, you can set a budget, on the first page, for each of the categories as well as a total budget. From there, you can keep track of your purchases on the Transactions tab to see if you are staying within your budget and where you are over budget. The tables and graphs will tell you how close you are to reaching your budget in the total budget as well as the individual categories that you choose.

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