2005 Ford E250 raised top camper/motovan

[pvangel]

2005 Ford E-250 Motovan, 83,000 miles, Regular length, Raised roof, 1 fold down bed, 2- roof vents,one is Fantastic fan. House battery with charger, 110 outlet off of shore power, Interior lighting, Awning, Outdoor shower, Many cabinets, Exterior gas can holder, Aluminum tool tray/work station. Curtains, Holds 2 dirt bikes easy, 3 tight. E-track, Custom built by me, roof has been on for a year. No leaks or issues so far, have driven all over East coast and raced out of with no issues at all. All build pics are here.
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/pvangels-motovan-build.997157/

$11,500
Located at 10590 South Salem NY. 1 hr North of NYC on Ct. border.

Fold down bed before interior was complete.

 

[pvangel]

I am a long time subscriber to Advrider.com and have van for sale there as well as documented the build on that site, another "inmate" suggested this site and after viewing it it seems like a great site and the correct place to advertise it in. I look forward to perusing all these pages.

Only reason I am selling is that I want to build something a little different this time and have it as a trailer.

 

[pvangel]

Just to confirm, van is 2wd. I should have put that in ad.

 

[pvangel]

Motovan

Took some more pics of interior tonight.

Color of cabinets is correct in this photo, other pictures are yellowed because I had the LED cove lights on I guess.

Fold down jump seat.

These cabinets hold some gear, 2 chairs, broom, sleeping bags, blankets, street clothes.

Front cabinet holds all my MX gear, 2 helmets, boots, knee braces, 2 neck braces as well as the fused switch panel and LED reading light for when you are in bed.

Ceiling has 3 12v lights, switched from fuse panel and at each unit. 1 fantastic fan and 1 regular vent.

 

[pvangel]

Bed down, Mattress is memory foam and very comfortable. Cover is Sunbrella fabric and there is a zipper to remove it to be washed.

Water tank,pump and battery are all mounted below bed, there is extra storage there as well. When plugged into shore power the battery gets charged and you have 110 outlets inside

Battery and charger. Battery lasts for days, I have spent 3 days in it and still had 12v in battery when checked.

Water tank is good for 4-5 showers, pump gives great pressure.

Water tank is exposed in rear so you can see what the water level is. Hose is quick disconnect to hook up to shower or you can just use as a hose.

Shower is a Eco-Temp unit in stainless steel enclosure, mounted above propane tank and with a fuel can holder (fuel jug is included )

Door mounted tool cabinet with fold down work table.

 

[pvangel]

Thanks Bang!

Forgot to post a pic of the RV style water fill and shore cord door, battery vent is stainless grill.

 

[pvangel]

Some of the roof construction pics.

Rolling the curves in a friends fab shop.

What I started with,

starting the assembly.

Roof was cut out and curb bent up for water proof fit, no leaks in a year of driving and snow sitting on it all winter.

Much stronger than any fibreglass top,

All mounted up and insulated!

 

[MTSN]

As a guy with 5 motorcycles, I can really appreciate this thing! Very cool GLWS.

 

[gtbensley]

Nice build! Very well thought out

 

[pvangel]

The awning started as a picture that I saw of a wood awning on a Land Rover and then theses sketches

I wanted to make sure it was strong, kind of went over board on this.....

I reinforced the inside of the raised roof to support it

My lovely wife pretty much hated me after all the sewing she had to do on the Sunbrella fabric.

But she is still here after 30+ years so....

Even made me the bag that holds it with nice Velcro!

Really works better than I had even hoped.

 

[CrabbyMcNab]

If I didn't already have my van....

 

[RememberTheFallen]

Awesome build you have!

Might have missed it but what motor is in there and what is the inside height from floor to ceiling?

Thanks.

 

[pvangel]

Engine is the 5.4L
Tallest point of ceiling is 5'9' average is about 5'8"

 

[pvangel]

The original plan for the bed was to use this frame that I had made up for a trailer I had done before, worked good in trailer and allowed for a 4" mattress.

The wood legs are just for a mock up

Problem was that it didn't fold up tight to wall so thought it would be better to come up with a different plan.

I had this 2" pipe left over from the awning which I thought would be perfect.

I didn't want the outside corners to be sharp, I could feel the pain in my shins before I even started to build it. So made up a mock up for angles.

All welded and cleaned up.

Welded the hinges on, I had installed a backer board on van before closing the walls up so I could screw in anywhere along that height.

Test fit,

I welded tabs on to support the 5/8 Plywood(Zipwall) as the base.

And covered the bottom with carpet to match the rest of the interior, all glued on with 3M adhesive with the edges rolled over and stapled down.

The foam is 2" Lux foam with batting on top, very comfortable....

 

[pvangel]

Legs are super simple and fool proof. When the bed is up they hang straight down and when in the down position they just go over center a bit so lock in place.

And.....got to have a headboard so your pillow doesn't fall of the end of the bed so I made a detachable one.