Tie Downs & Wheel Wells Laying the floor of a conversion van, creates a level foundation to build the interior onto and offers the opportunity to add insulation, which is a vital part of any conversion. In preparation for the main part of this project, we’ll take out the tie-downs to save some weight and… Continue reading Insulate Your RV Floor – Part One
Category: Removal
Ford Transit Tie Downs Removal
Ceiling headliner removal
Another day, another window frame. Today I first removed the two remaining window frames. They have a little damage and after their repair, I will paint them like the others. Insulation has been applied minimally; lots of spaces around the windows and walls are open cavities, like this area under one of the large… Continue reading Ceiling headliner removal
Wall panel take down
The rear passenger side wall panel and the narrow panel that covered the brake lights, were easily removed. They were mostly friction fit with a few additional (hidden) plastic plugs. It revealed a substantial amount of regular home insulation material, except for the narrow panel.
Rear door panels
Lately I am working on the van, whenever I have an hour available. This time I removed the rear door panels. They were mostly attached with hidden plastic plugs. I’m thinking of slightly enlarging the openings and creating some additional storage area inside the doors.
Window frame & seat belts
Today’s first is the passenger side, large window frame. A fairly simple job, just a lot of screws. I’ll set this frame apart until I have the correct paint to redo it. Now we can see a little of the insulation used, some wire of the valance lighting which will be removed, and the… Continue reading Window frame & seat belts
More dismanteling
I have started preparing the wood for the bed in my workshop, which takes up one half of my garage. I’ll have to glue up thinner boards to get to the right thickness for the wood in the frame of the bed. In the meantime, I am getting the rear belt systems out. Removing the… Continue reading More dismanteling
Removal cont. 2
I have two lights that switch on when the rear doors are opened. They have to be removed, but I have plans to reinstall one or both of them at a later time, so I have to be careful not to damage them. Everything nicely installed with connectors and screws, thus it took me only… Continue reading Removal cont. 2
Removal cont. 1
After yesterday’s sofa bed, today I’ll keep it simple by only removing a few small items. Next in line is the inside luggage rack, composed of just a few strips attached thru the carpet to the subfloor. Those were gone a few minutes later. Originally I bought this van as a Mark III conversion van;… Continue reading Removal cont. 1
Time for the Beast
Lots of planning, designing and redesigning has taken place. Now it is time to do the physical work. Today I started to remove the sofa bed. A quick look showed it was attached with 4 bolts to the car frame. Working alone could have been a problem, but I managed to… Continue reading Time for the Beast