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Updates..... the van walls are made up of reflectix, fiberglass insulation and luan plywood that will eventually be covered with grey indoor/outdoor mold/mildew resistant carpet. This van will need to sleep 2 adults and 2 children, ages 9 & 12. No plans for a penthouse top, we don't plan on...

Note... the side doors have been replaced, the front passenger door was the door I was referring to in previous post,,,,,

Thank you 86scotty. I go pretty often and I am not always lucky. The most aggravating thing is when others destroy perfectly good parts just to get to the part they need. I am still looking for a new passenger side door, have no desire to repair the damage on that door, as you can see in this...

Thank you to everyone for the compliments! It's not only bondo, I bent steel to form the profile, welded it in place then finished smoothing it up with bondo. As for the seats, I picked them up at a local junkyard for $50.00 for the set. Check with your local pick and pull yards and make them an...

A little gutter repair. The gutter had some rust and was in bad shape. After removing the rust there was a 12" section that had to be completely removed. So let's work a little bondo magic. repaired and primered. scored some new seats out of a 2012 E350, new seats have adjustable arm rests old...

Thank you. I like the grey interior color so I am keeping the grey color theme. The doghouse is plastic. I used a plastic based paint for boats. It doesn't get hot at all, I reinsulated the engine sidewith an insulation used on manifolds and exhaust, 3000 degree rating.

The original doghouse was in terrible shape. I used the original doghouse but found another box to attach to my existing doghouse, clean and repainted old doghouse and painted new box.

yes each sheet was screwed to the floor after each screw received a healthy coating of liquid nails. Taking in consideration of flexing and wood shrinkage and expansion, each corner was secured by countersinking machine screws with fender washers underneath the van. Each sheet was secured with...

I had every intention of stripping the van down to bare bones, but I just informed him that it was going to cost a fortune to replace all of the plastic and seats which made the van not worth it. So now we move to the exterior. The PO had backed the van down the side of a bricked mailbox from...

paint time... roll on bedliner... Reflectix every where... add plywood...

So now it is time to strip down the interior... sweep it out... give it a washing.... analyze the rust.... it is all surface rust.... now to wire wheel brush it.

Ok so I figured it was time to do a write up of my van build.... "Damn the Van". My wife played a major role in naming the van, mostly venting her true feelings of the van build. Now for the history of the van; I spent countless hours researching and planning and purchased the van. The PO...

Here is a link to a pic of the Kenworth sofa/bed. 4 bolts mounts it to the floor, loads of storage underneath and the seat belts are built in. http://www.kenworth.com/newspics/PendletonBrochure.jpg

An option for those wanting a fold out couch that has both the length and seat belts and don't mind the couch running lengthwise (not forward facing), look into the sofa/bed found in a kenworth studio sleeper. They are 80" long and fold out a little wider than a standard twin. My wife and I...