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More wire loom! Working on the low voltage today! High voltage stuff is all ran and tied in. First, we ran all the wires to where they are meant to go. Oh boy, we had a mess. Lets tape everything together. Then we pulled them out, and encased everything in wire loom. Of course, properly...

Well, we're gonna hope the connectors we used will stay. Time will tell. I will do my best to secure them. Oh man, I can't wait to drive this thing terrible weather! I'm hoping to take it into blizzard conditions, just because! For years I never looked twice at step vans driving by. But ever...

Darn, I thought those would be better than the disconnect connectors. Thanks for the advice. I'll wireloom them and strap them up before insulation. How do ya'll do your electrical connections that you bury and never see again?

Drying time is looking to be a few days. So while we wait for first coat to dry, back to the interior stuff! The stock body lights had all these quick connectors for the wiring. These will be covered with insulation and wood, no longer will ever be accessible. So we replaced them with...

Oh gee willy, it's time for paint! We're going to have like a brand new van! After washing the van, we let the whole things dry for a day. Here we go... Next, we taped everything off and wiped down all the surfaces to be painted with paint thinner. Not sure who got more high, us or the van...

Ok, got a good span of sunny weather! Back to the exterior! Best to get at it while it's hot. Or just nice enough to apply paint. The entire shell had flaking and bubbling paint all over. We used a wire wheel on Big Bertha and made quick work of all that. Did the entire body with this. Oh...

What an undertaking! The top is cool, fits the truck well. Most people would throw it away. Happy to see you giving it new life! Amazing engine work! So glad you put a real trans in it. I put NV4500's in everything I own when I get the chance. Keep up the good work!

Doing more interior work. The weather outlook is looking good, have a window coming up in order to paint this thing. Gotta do that before it gets too cold. Ran these pieces of wood on the router table using a clamped fence to get them all shaved down the same so they fit snug in between the...

This thing has been an inspiration! So much, that I had to get my own step van! How you making out? Still have that turd of a Ford engine? Hope you didn't prematurely find that road in the Himalayas, you surely can't be done with this van!

Yea, Putts thread! He did a crazy awesome job! Above and beyond just a simple van build. His thread was definitely an enabler for me to go step van over regular van.

Thanks guys, glad you enjoy! It's kinda disappointing that there is really only one other step van build thread that I have been able to find on here. They are giant and don't come stock with 4wd. You can't fix the giant, but you can fix the 4wd part at least. I don't know, we'll see how capable...

This looks terrible! Where do I buy one? Asking for a friend... ?

Gas struts to hold the panels up at an angle? That's awesome! I might need to steal that for my build!

Picked up some goodies on the way home from work. Say what you will about Facebook and the machine and/or system, but Marketplace is great! Scored all this Rockwool for the price of two at Home Depot! We were going to install foam board , but with 3 1/2" studs to fill, it was going to cost...

Pocket door work today! The glue should be all dry. We ran a router around all the corners with a flush trim bit. Going to install a handle latch thing for pocket doors. Used blue tape to protect the surfaces when we run the jigsaw. It's like a real door! We also decided to trim all the...

This interior building is a lot of fun! today is just installing some interior wall and working on the actual pocket door. It's my first time making a pocket door, so we'll see how that goes. Painted bulkhead wall plywood wood up on the cab side. Needs cover trim around door frame. Can't...

Back to interior work... Got the partition wall all skinned with plywood. Nothing fancy here, just some cheap 3/8" pine. Plywood will make it very easy to mount things to later. We'll pack it full of insulation at some point. The pocket door is great! It will get finished next. Some old...

Napa auto got the book out and got me the right stuff. Have the part number now, easy to reorder, will always carry a spare set in van. What I really need that I can't locate is the driver side plastic fender well splash guard thing that goes up around tire. Apparently it's a GM part. Maybe a...

On the way home from work, picked up some goodies. This van makes trips to Home Depot so easy! You can really fit everything in there. It's like having two, 8' pickup beds, with a giant cap on top. Unfortunately, it's only 47" between the wheel wells. Someone needs to ********** an engineer. :mad...

Looking around for more things to do now before we do the interior and can no longer access certain things. The rear doors had many cracks and stress fractures. Things were much more bendy and floppy than they should be. Cleaned and clamped everything back to where they should be and...