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Was out of town for work for way too long, but have to pay for van stuff somehow... The floor was the next project. It wont be accessible once the interior is built, and I don't want to have to think about it again, so I made it as right as I could do now. Im not the best at remembering to...

You and your dogs and your journey are a highlight of this site. Strength and best wishes for whatever the future brings

The door is just a regular interior slab door, the rusty rail it's hanging from is half of what used to be holding up the 110 yr old barn door Those snowy mountain road pics and sunset shots are amazing! Thanks for sharing!!

Something about old rusty hardware- you just can’t throw it away. My house came with a small 100+ yr old barn- my bathroom now has a sliding door hung up with the old patina’d (patinated? Patina’d sounds better) barn door track. Old, rolls like sh💩t, looks super cool and I love it! Ignore the...

Big rusty lawn ornament AND happy dogs, seems like a pretty good time

Anyone interested in the seat belt re-webbing: They came out great! Sorry no before pics, but they were your standard dirty, frayed, 20+yr old grey ones that you had to feed back in cause the retraction was too old and too tired. Now they look and work great. There's a few websites I found...

Removed spare tire carrier. Not sure if that space will be a water tank, fuel tank, or under floor storage but it’s gone now. Reverse drill press in action! I used an aggressive flap disc to grind the rivets down, then drilled them out with a 1/4” bit, then a 1/2” bit, then an air chisel to...

Body mounts. “This job sucks, at least it’s not raining. Oh look, it’s starting to rain.” I will preface this post with a note to ask yourself, do I really need to change my body mounts?? Cause maybe a little rust is ok… I had one bolt that had already broke itself, and one that...

New headlights, new marker lights, new grille! The headlights and markers (with switchback LEDs) came from vantageoptics and the grille is no-name chinesium special from eBay. Install was fairly easy- markers/turnsignals are just a straightforward swap, and they come with a new turn signal...

Decided to relocate the wiring harness that goes to the rear of the van to the inside of the walls so it wont interfere with future build-out. Didn't really take many pictures... We disconnected the taillights, dome light, etc and then de-loomed the whole thing. We removed the rigid plastic...

Sometimes “nothing” is what there is to see. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

After much trial and error, cutting, drilling, grinding, and a bit of welding I'm happy to say that Bill is now sporting twp PRP seats on two Ironcloud swivel bases. In hindsight it would have probably been easier to reupholster the factory seats (and add heating and cooling) than re-engineer...

4x4 Bill!! The van is back from Quadvan. It’s huge- rock sliders/steps have moved way up the list. I forgot to do the before tape measure, but now the top of the wheel wells are just above 42”. Total height is 9’7” It drives better than it ever did, turns way tighter, and is awesome...

I’m hopping he’s just enjoying nature and dogs on an extended trip with no internet… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That is my van earlier today- left in the very capable hands of John at Quadvan!!! Very exciting times, can’t wait to see 4x4 Bill on 35’s!!!