Farfrumwork
Well-known member
That's a shiny-ass van doood 
Back in a van-FINALLY or Overland-ish style build: take 2
- Thread starter coguzzi
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I'm slowly getting to some of the small detail projects i have had on my list for the van. I've always been a big fan of 60-70's van culture and the wild design of the time. When we bought an embroidery machine about a year ago i knew exactly what i was gonna do. Our van is named Fiona (i name every vehicle and its 99% of the time female) and needed to put her name loud and proud on the seat headrest. Spent some quality time on my Mac using Illustrator to channel my inner 70's child. Had to get the script i had in my head for so long on screen in colors matching the interior fabrics. This was fun for me as my past life was day in/day out using Illustrator as a graphic designer/production sublimation specialist in the sports apparel industry. It was like riding a bike, but glad i dont spend all day sitting at my Mac anymore. Sourced the proper fabric, embroidered and sew it up. Not as wild as the era that inspired, but i quite like it. Ironically I've wanted to do this since my first van oh so long ago, '66 VW split window bus named "Van-essa".
Another project was rear door trash bag, "trasheroo" if you will. I fully intended to make one but found one the exact dimensions i needed on Amazon for $45, thats cheaper than my fabric cost--let alone my time. It's not bad, see how it holds up and maybe ill be making one in the future anyway. I modified it some for better fit and added some grommets to the bottom for drainage/venting. BUT, thought it needed some "Flair", and the first thing that came to mind was Oscar the Grouch. So...drew up a nice vector file in Illustrator again and here we go.
My list is finally shrinking, still need to visit my rear door interior ideas that have been swimming a while..maybe soon
Another project was rear door trash bag, "trasheroo" if you will. I fully intended to make one but found one the exact dimensions i needed on Amazon for $45, thats cheaper than my fabric cost--let alone my time. It's not bad, see how it holds up and maybe ill be making one in the future anyway. I modified it some for better fit and added some grommets to the bottom for drainage/venting. BUT, thought it needed some "Flair", and the first thing that came to mind was Oscar the Grouch. So...drew up a nice vector file in Illustrator again and here we go.
My list is finally shrinking, still need to visit my rear door interior ideas that have been swimming a while..maybe soon
86scotty
Cynic
That's a shiny-ass van doood
The rest of it is pretty shiny too.