- 6/23/2025
After weeks of hard work and countless challenges, we're finally making serious progress on our slide out kitchen 4x4 installation! This episode shows the real struggles of van building - from dealing with unlevel Queensland ground (5 degrees out on one side!) to precision-fitting our 90-liter King's fridge freezer into our custom cabinetry.
Watch as we tackle the complexities of mounting our kitchen framework on seriously uneven terrain. We couldn't find level ground anywhere - not even at the local Coles car park 3.5km away! Despite the challenges, we've managed to get our measurements within just 1-3 millimeters variance across most sections.
Our slide out kitchen 4x4 design features a clever dual-compartment setup with the fridge sitting proud of the other components for easy access. We're installing custom sliding table runners and planning bench seating with integrated storage drawers. The electrical setup is getting sorted with planning for GPO mounting beside the dry goods area, complete with circuit breakers for safety.
✅ Key highlights from this van build session:
90-liter fridge freezer installation with separate fridge and freezer compartments
Custom angle bracket mounting solutions with washer spacing for perfect alignment
Sliding table mechanism using 125kg runners
Strategic electrical placement for power connectivity
Bench seat design with quad drawer storage system
The precision work required for this slide out kitchen 4x4 has been intense - we're talking millimeter-perfect measurements while working on ground that slopes in multiple directions. Every mounting point needed adjustment, and we've had to get creative with our bracket positioning and washer spacing to ensure everything sits flush.
Coming up next, we'll be tackling the bench seat construction and drawer installation. The plan is to have the bottom level featuring bench seating, followed by two drawer levels on each side for maximum storage efficiency in our compact van kitchen setup.
This van conversion project continues to test our problem-solving skills, but seeing the slide out kitchen 4x4 taking shape makes all the effort worthwhile. From measuring and remeasuring to dealing with Brisbane's challenging terrain, every step brings us closer to our dream mobile kitchen setup.
Stay tuned for the next installment where we'll be continuing with the drawer construction phase of our slide out kitchen 4x4 build!
⏰ Timestamps
0:00 Game-Changing Slide Out Kitchen 4x4 - Van Build Solutions!
0:59 How Level Is This?
1:53 The Next Stage: Slide Table Above The Fridge
3:04 The 90L Fridge Freezer
3:42 Electrcal Plane - Where The GPO Will Go
5:24 "Mirror In The Flame" by Anahata Source
8:55 "Temple of the Heart" by Anahata Source
12:51 "I And I Come From Jah" by Anahata Source
16:10 "Jai jai Vibes" by Anahata Source
19:54 "One Name, Many Roads" by Anahata Source
🎵 Special thanks to @AnahataSource for the chilled music!
Watch as we tackle the complexities of mounting our kitchen framework on seriously uneven terrain. We couldn't find level ground anywhere - not even at the local Coles car park 3.5km away! Despite the challenges, we've managed to get our measurements within just 1-3 millimeters variance across most sections.
Our slide out kitchen 4x4 design features a clever dual-compartment setup with the fridge sitting proud of the other components for easy access. We're installing custom sliding table runners and planning bench seating with integrated storage drawers. The electrical setup is getting sorted with planning for GPO mounting beside the dry goods area, complete with circuit breakers for safety.
✅ Key highlights from this van build session:
90-liter fridge freezer installation with separate fridge and freezer compartments
Custom angle bracket mounting solutions with washer spacing for perfect alignment
Sliding table mechanism using 125kg runners
Strategic electrical placement for power connectivity
Bench seat design with quad drawer storage system
The precision work required for this slide out kitchen 4x4 has been intense - we're talking millimeter-perfect measurements while working on ground that slopes in multiple directions. Every mounting point needed adjustment, and we've had to get creative with our bracket positioning and washer spacing to ensure everything sits flush.
Coming up next, we'll be tackling the bench seat construction and drawer installation. The plan is to have the bottom level featuring bench seating, followed by two drawer levels on each side for maximum storage efficiency in our compact van kitchen setup.
This van conversion project continues to test our problem-solving skills, but seeing the slide out kitchen 4x4 taking shape makes all the effort worthwhile. From measuring and remeasuring to dealing with Brisbane's challenging terrain, every step brings us closer to our dream mobile kitchen setup.
Stay tuned for the next installment where we'll be continuing with the drawer construction phase of our slide out kitchen 4x4 build!
⏰ Timestamps
0:00 Game-Changing Slide Out Kitchen 4x4 - Van Build Solutions!
0:59 How Level Is This?
1:53 The Next Stage: Slide Table Above The Fridge
3:04 The 90L Fridge Freezer
3:42 Electrcal Plane - Where The GPO Will Go
5:24 "Mirror In The Flame" by Anahata Source
8:55 "Temple of the Heart" by Anahata Source
12:51 "I And I Come From Jah" by Anahata Source
16:10 "Jai jai Vibes" by Anahata Source
19:54 "One Name, Many Roads" by Anahata Source
🎵 Special thanks to @AnahataSource for the chilled music!
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00:00it has been a couple of hard weeks working on this but i think the hard work's largely done
00:06because drum roll guess who's back
00:11hello my love where's your microphone hiding hiding well done
00:20show it off so we have been mucking around with this carcass it has been a an interesting process
00:28it's a bit yeah a little bit wonky we had to undo a few mounting points make a few changes shift a
00:35few things around i think we've largely got it where we need to there's maybe on that first
00:40cavity space there's one millimeter variance from one part on the bottom to one part on the top
00:44along this one here there's probably two millimeters variance and none on this one one of them worked
00:50out i suppose considering the lack of level ground that we've got and yeah welcome to queensland
00:56yeah there's part of brisbane at least okay so that's level in context with the van that's
01:02level let's get it right there that's that's level that's still level that's still level okay so there's
01:07a good finger okay so we're we're level there but yeah as chrissy said she can stick a finger underneath
01:13that for that to be able to be made level wow so that's that's a good what would you say five
01:18degrees oh yeah five degrees out on that side what about on this side oh sorry you can't see the bubble
01:23from here so we have oh not as much maybe maybe two degrees three degrees yeah okay two to three
01:32degrees four in one direction and five in the other solid effort couldn't have found a level piece of
01:38ground if i tried no and even today we were discussing is there anywhere that we can find level ground i
01:44think the closest we got was maybe the coals which is three and a half kilometers down i don't think
01:48they'd be happy with me running extension cables out and stealing their power but anyhow the next
01:55stage that we're at we've got our king's fridge in which fits nice and snuggly inside there plenty
02:00of space at the back we're going to cut some breather holes around the edges here so there's enough
02:05airflow but there should be plenty too because there's a 50 millimeter gap above it and we are going
02:09to put a sliding table on which is really going to be 12 mil on these runners here the next fun bit is
02:15figuring out how do we fit these bloody things in so they're going to actually mount properly because
02:20i reckon by the time they go in where they are that's pretty much where they're going to be
02:23somewhere around about there is this going to be an issue where these are ah no no no no no so we've
02:29got situation down the bottom where we've got angles that we've used to be able to mount the uh the
02:34side walls and fix them the angles have got the same sort of meat on them as what these brackets
02:40have got these touch up nicely against them in the case where they don't there's a two millimeter
02:45washer that i've got which we can then just pack in behind so as we're screwing these ones in we'll
02:50just pack some two millimeter washers in behind them and that'll hold it flush with that mount that
02:55face there we maybe need to look at putting a two and a one together there because of the way those
02:59screw heads are protruding so two to three mil we'll figure it out it shouldn't be too much of an issue
03:04yeah so if anyone's interested we decided to go with the 90 litre fridge freezer and one of the
03:10main reasons for that obviously you get more space but they have two separate compartments which
03:16how do they open i'm trying to remember he said something i'll push in there we go can you guys see
03:21that no no not really let's go back this way oh look at that just yeah so there's a fridge and a freezer
03:27and we like the idea of it keeping it separate so that stuff actually freezes properly and stuff that
03:32shouldn't breathe doesn't breathe so we're pretty happy with that so far and yes these
03:38other parts the fridge does sit out proud compared to the rest of it which is fine the reason why we
03:43didn't want everything sitting all the way out is because down on this bottom corner here in this
03:48little space let me use this bit of ply to illustrate we're going to put some timber across
03:51the front there we're going to mount our gpo i'm back in the camera look at that hi let me just
03:56we're going to mount our gpo there because all the electrics are going to be behind here and they
03:59put circuit breakers and all that sort of stuff down in the back there so that's going to be a
04:03nice little place for us to be able to run a power board or whatever off i keep disappearing i'm
04:07i'm going that way he's leaving apparently it's my turn there you go done all the hard work but
04:15you're the carpenter no i'm not going to claim that title cabinet maker no no yeah so that that's
04:23hopefully going to make life a bit easier for us i feel like i've been waffling to the point
04:27we're going to fit these i'm talking to the fridge talking to you now and then we're going to deal
04:31with the sliders not sliders we're going to deal with the bench seats that'll be the lowest run on
04:36those sliders so we're bench seat down the bottom there which is just big enough for my bum i reckon
04:40i can see so probably not quite low enough so we're going to have bench seats down the bottom and then
04:45we're going to have a drawer and a second drawer and then the same on the other side so we'll get those
04:50organized over the next 12 to 24 hours and we'll keep you updated and as per usual matt's been
04:56very ambitious no i reckon we'll get it okay i reckon we'll get it yeah we'll be right we'll just
05:03we'll get the guys at bunnings to cut the timber for us it takes a lot of the work out well let's
05:07get cracking back into it see you soon well you can watch the hyperlapse if you want if not you can
05:11just hit like subscribe you can do all that stuff too yeah buttons are down there hit him hit him
05:16but literally hit the button
05:21all right getting back into it all right catch you then
05:30what you judge is what you hold like iron pull to a magnet soul turn the mirror face the game
05:49the war you fight has your own name
05:56the war you fight has your own name
05:58it's ego ego every time but grace is hiding in the cloud
06:01what you judge is what you hold like iron pull to a magnet soul
06:07you point a finger but three point back you chase the thief but you ride his track
06:31every enemy you try to erase just shows you something you need to face i built a prison from my pride but i
06:37keep the key on the inside he said die before you die i didn't know that the self i serve would
06:42never grow i blame the world i blame the storm but the fire i feared was keeping me warm in every
06:48fight in every cry it's my own voice that echoes why what you judge is what you hold like iron pull to a
06:56magnet soul turn the mirror face the game the war you fight has your own name
07:05it's ego ego every time but grace is hiding in the cloud
07:13it's ego and that's what you lose all my life you take them to a non-existent
07:21the way trade the fear of the path is what you do
07:23who is the enemy who is the enemy who is the guy
07:24who is the guy light inside what do we see truth that freeze where is the peace
07:33Who is the guide?
07:35Light inside
07:37What do we seek?
07:39Truth that frees
07:41Where is the peace
07:43In dropping me?
07:45I wore the mask
07:47To look so wise
07:49But the fool within
07:51Had clearer eyes
07:53Every time
07:55I wanted more
07:57It was fear
07:59That knocked at the door
08:01The path gets narrow
08:03The truth gets wide
08:05When you stop choosing a side
08:09What you judge
08:11Is what you hold
08:13Like iron pulled
08:15To a magnet soul
08:17Turn the mirror
08:19Face the game
08:21The war you fight
08:23Has your own name
08:25It's ego
08:27Ego
08:29Every time
08:31But grace is hiding
08:33In the climb
08:35Jema
08:37Namashivaya
08:39There's no fight
08:41But the one inside
08:43Drop the sword
08:45And the gates open
08:47Light
08:49Ancient one
09:01Beat the drum
09:03Come back home
09:05Where the river run
09:19Yeah
09:21Heart knows the way
09:23Temple of the heart
09:25Light without flame
09:27Temple of the heart
09:29Temple of the heart
09:31Light without flame
09:33Speaking no words
09:35Still calling my name
09:37Kindness is gold
09:39Compassion the art
09:41Wisdom lives
09:43In the temple of the heart
09:45Temple of the heart
09:47Light without flame
09:49Speaking no words
09:51Still calling my name
09:53Kindness is gold
09:55Compassion the art
09:57Wisdom lives
09:59In the temple of the heart
10:01They carve the truth
10:03In stone and sky
10:05But it's in your chest
10:07Where the secrets lie
10:09Not in books
10:11Not in scroll or star
10:13But in the quiet
10:15Between the heartbeats are
10:17Every breath
10:19Every breath
10:20A sacred sign
10:21Every soul
10:23A thread of the divine
10:25Old souls whisper
10:27Through banging trees
10:29Teaching peace
10:31In silent dreams
10:33They say
10:35Don't reach far
10:37Don't try to prove
10:39Just sit with love
10:41And let it move
10:43The oldest path
10:45The softest tone
10:47Is learning how to be alone
10:49And known
10:51Temple of the heart
10:53Light without flame
10:55Speaking no words
10:57Still calling my name
10:59Kindness is gold
11:01Compassion the art
11:03Wisdom lives
11:05In the temple of the heart
11:07What's the truth?
11:09The sage is new
11:11Love that sees
11:13Love that sees
11:15All the way through
11:17What's the fire
11:19That doesn't burn
11:21The heart that gives
11:23Expecting no return
11:25Where's the teacher?
11:27Where's the star?
11:29Right here now
11:31The open heart
11:33No throne above
11:35No stone to kiss
11:37Just presence
11:39In a moment like this
11:41A hand held
11:43Soft and honest
11:45Tear
11:47A listening soul
11:49That stays near
11:51The masters came
11:53The prophets taught
11:55But the heart still says
11:57What they forgot
11:59Temple of the heart
12:01Light without flame
12:03Speaking no words
12:05Still calling my name
12:07Kindness is gold
12:09Compassion the art
12:11Wisdom lives
12:13In the temple of the heart
12:15Temple of the heart
12:17Light without flame
12:19Speaking no words
12:21Still calling my name
12:23Kindness is gold
12:25Compassion the art
12:27Wisdom lives
12:29In the temple of the heart
12:31Oh
12:33Oh
12:35Oh
12:37Oh
12:39Open wide
12:41Let the light come through
12:43Temple of the heart
12:45I return
12:47To you
12:49It's not me and you, it's I and I
13:03One life, one source, one most high
13:07I and I come from jungle, lying, not truth
13:11Same flame in the elder, same spark in the youth
13:15Know me and you, know them and we
13:19One light shining eternally
13:23I and I come from jungle, lying, not truth
13:27Same flame in the elder, same spark in the youth
13:31Know me and you, know them and we
13:36One light shining eternally
13:39See the lion, see the dove
13:44Same heartbeats, same word love
13:49From the river to the holy land
13:53From the mountain to the desert sand
13:57Skin might change, tongue might sound
14:01But the soul of I and I is always found
14:05Don't get fooled by the flesh and name
14:08The breath inside we all the same
14:12John made the tree, John made the sea
14:17And planted that same root inside of me
14:21Not just me, not just you
14:25But the whole wide world is sacred to me
14:29I and I come from jungle, lying, not truth
14:33Same flame in the elder, same spark in the youth
14:37Know me and you, know them and we
14:42One light shining eternally
14:46I and I rise, never divided
14:50Jive in the heart, truth can't be hid
14:54I and I chant, roots like a tree
14:58Love is the fruit, unity the sea
15:02Every time I look in your eye
15:05I see the same piece of the most high
15:07No need to fight, no need to claim
15:09We all return to the same flame
15:11I and I know, deep inside
15:15One notion, just different time
15:19I and I come from jungle, lying, not truth
15:23Same flame in the elder, same spark in the youth
15:27Know me and you, know them and we
15:31One light shining eternally
15:35I and I come from jungle, lying, not truth
15:40Same flame in the elder, same spark in the youth
15:44Know me and you, know them and we
15:48One light shining eternally
15:53Jaja, oh I and I
15:56Jaja, oh I and I
16:00Same breath, same sky
16:04One love, I and I
16:08JJ round, JJ shine
16:17Peace in my heart, no need to run
16:22One love rising like the morning sun
16:26We chant the name till the work is done
16:31Wake up slow, feel the rhythm of the day
16:35Incense burn and chase the dark away
16:39Drum and bass lift the clouds and the fear
16:43Every breath I take, the divine is near
16:47Italians, yeah!
16:52Hmmmm, let it roll like thunder
16:56Nice
17:14Rising like the morning sun
17:17We chant the name till the work is done
17:21In the garden of my soul, the lotus grows
17:24Truth is a river that forever flows
17:29From Babylon's stress to a holy place
17:33Every mantra brings a warm embrace
17:37Shanti, shanti, feel the healing star
17:41Reggae redim with a sacred heart
17:45Who brings the light?
17:48Ram brings the light
17:49Who calms the mind?
17:52Shyam all the time
17:53Who lifts the soul?
17:56Hari takes control
17:57And where we going?
18:00Back to the hole
18:02JJ down, JJ shine
18:06Peace in my heart, no need to run
18:11One love rising like the morning sun
18:15We chant the name till the work is done
18:19We chant the name
18:23JJ round, JJ round
18:31JJ shine, JJ shine
18:35Hari on, Hari on
18:39Love is home
18:41Love is home
18:43God is home
19:01Love is home
19:01Hear fruits and seed
19:02We'll see you next time.
19:32We'll see you next time.
20:02We'll see you next time.
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