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11-08-2009, 04:26 PM
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homebuilt poptop van
well since Ive posted it on expediton portal...might as well here too....
1985 E250 6.9 TURBO diesel C6..33in tires..(bfg commercial traction TA's)..dual tanks..dual AC..power power power...144K..runs just frickin FINE!!..loaded out with the gauges..(installed by me as well as the turbo kit last winter)...bought it 3 years ago..and drive it occasionaly..mostly towing my sploder and hauling stuff on a trailer or inside..and a perfectly flat roof w ribbing.. its already been converterd by me to 4 captains chairs and a fold down bed/couch..seats 6...(family count is soon to be 5..)...  PLANS!!    with the way the van is setup now it sleeps 3 adults comfortably on the installed seats...the rooftop would be the "parents suite" and the kids in the regular passsenger area.. and yea...theres plans for bumpers..already has OBA w tank..nice tunes..needs DVD and maybe solar panels..(we really dont go for more than a weekend)... got plans for grey and clean water tanks...most of its all gonna be hidden and accessable from the outside as I REFUSE to camp when its too cold (pussy)...and with 3 days MAX at camp...Im prolly ok for a shower till I get home..but a privacy tent and 5gal will make me more approchable... and will make the wife happier with the kids that already play in the dirt... a nice retractable awning too..anything to help!!
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11-08-2009, 04:27 PM
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well its time to start the teardown...
well...actually the majority of the teardown is done...just not the roof..not yet... plan is to make new bench/bed brackets..and add a bunch of storave pockets to the sides and the back doors.. all of it sound-proofed..and insulated ( roll in sound deadner and that foil bubblewrap insulation)..floor walls and ceiling when im to it..oh and the doghouse!! from the front of the rear fenderwells BACK is going to be plywood thats sealed against oil (gota haul the veggie!)...and carpet from there forward...       
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Gotta Love people who have "soon to have/be" in their signatures....Im soon to be thin,rich and nice.. yea right.. "They are little angels but they are trying to fuck the wings off each other!" --Sturgell Black eyes last but a week, the shame of sodomy lasts a lifetime.-TheRedHorseman Last edited by wanderer-RRORC; 11-08-2009 at 04:32 PM. |
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11-08-2009, 04:32 PM
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today I got the last of the floor scraped and old deadener out...
got all the panels out and checked the way the headliners in...should be easy to pull and maybe reuse!!:sombrero: went to home depot and priced all my stuff too...headin there after work to get what I need and a few new shop lights...new garage only has 3 spotlights...needs 9 4ft flourescents!! progress..(lemme tell ya...get bagies for all yer screws...and LABLE THEM!!) trimmed some of the plastic for moving speakers and making access holes for storage areas that are just unused spaces! (alot of those too!!)   more/better pix tommrow!!...bedtime!!
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Gotta Love people who have "soon to have/be" in their signatures....Im soon to be thin,rich and nice.. yea right.. "They are little angels but they are trying to fuck the wings off each other!" --Sturgell Black eyes last but a week, the shame of sodomy lasts a lifetime.-TheRedHorseman |
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11-08-2009, 04:35 PM
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updates and goodies!!
(home depot) priced the roofing/ice protector for sound deadener..150sqft for $50...(3ft wide roll) insulation foil backed bubblewrap for heat/cold 4x25ft roll is $40!! less than $100 to get it ALL sound and heat insulated!! PROGRESS didnt get too much done this weekend...put new shoplights in..had to re-tile the bathtub (bout half of them FELL out in the last few weeks..older house).. and had to move a BUNCH of junk to extricate my 1959 ford fairlane galaxy 500 from her restinghole of the last 15yrs..and tried to tear a mach1 mustang in half..twice... got the inside all washed out for the sound deadner and insulation... all the interior is tucked in the garage attic for safe keeping while the build happens... gotta love slave labor...she loves to spray stuff with the airhose...all I gotta do is fire up the compressor and the garage floor is cleaned up...and she dried the big puddles out of the van!   dont take my picture...  FREEBIE!! found in a junk pile while moving some cars around today at a buddies... all the switches are 12/24volt along with the lights and nice aluminum brackets and such!! standard size papertowel roll for size referance..+ floor storage anyone??    
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Gotta Love people who have "soon to have/be" in their signatures....Im soon to be thin,rich and nice.. yea right.. "They are little angels but they are trying to fuck the wings off each other!" --Sturgell Black eyes last but a week, the shame of sodomy lasts a lifetime.-TheRedHorseman |
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11-09-2009, 06:43 AM
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needem????? 
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11-10-2009, 07:29 AM
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Gotta Love people who have "soon to have/be" in their signatures....Im soon to be thin,rich and nice.. yea right.. "They are little angels but they are trying to fuck the wings off each other!" --Sturgell Black eyes last but a week, the shame of sodomy lasts a lifetime.-TheRedHorseman |
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be just right for my A Team junk.
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11-11-2009, 06:02 PM
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rust and paint today!! and some pix of the ledge and the top...measurements...  little bit of rust on the floor...front of the wheel wells only spots rusted thru...and some "prevenative" painting to be done just to stop old "MR RUST!!"  view of the turbo too!!  top lip..from roof...ledge is 1/2in down from metal edge..so 2in...PLENTY of room for supports!!  lip to top of window..  width..  oh..and got the doghouse dynomatd....soon time for the rest!!...gotta paint tommorow!!
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Gotta Love people who have "soon to have/be" in their signatures....Im soon to be thin,rich and nice.. yea right.. "They are little angels but they are trying to fuck the wings off each other!" --Sturgell Black eyes last but a week, the shame of sodomy lasts a lifetime.-TheRedHorseman Last edited by wanderer-RRORC; 11-11-2009 at 06:09 PM. |
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11-15-2009, 07:45 AM
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waitin on payday for the sound/heat insulation...
so its BUMPERS!!! DISCLAMER!!...needs welds ground down and painted!!    front needs the grill guard built...and some "tweeking" but all it all not bad!! front and winchmount 3/16 plate...outsides 14/16gauge flat steel...total weight about 100lbs...stocker was HEAVIER!!... back is same material...didnt cut for the winch yet..need to get the one for the back before I go cuttin holes wrong...    total of 6hours building after I got the patterns made...over 4hrs JUST welding yesterday...and after that...I dont feel like doin crap with it today!!
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11-15-2009, 01:50 PM
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Great job!
Very cool to see what people can do on their own...can't wait to see the pics of it out on adventures
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11-15-2009, 05:25 PM
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got the blue box emptied out today....and decided to use it for a rear bumper storage locker....its too dang nice...
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11-16-2009, 09:22 AM
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11-26-2009, 05:36 PM
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UPDATES!!!
sorry folks...not much bein done with the holidays approaching and a few other project (PAID!!) jeeps to help fund the build...and xmas shoppin... got the backers made for the captains chairs...before it was 8 bolts and 8 nuts and 16 washers...and a pain in the BUTT...to unbolt the posts involved 4pair of vicegrips for each post and to install took a helper!! so I built backers that got welded on the underside so I can unbolt and reinstall as a one guy gig...srry for the crap welds but im borrowing a welder and its only fluxcore..  then time to clean the floor (darn kids and dogs!).... and picked up the deadner...150SQFT $46...van floor is only like 90sqft!..so the doors will also be done!!    got the plate exchanger fittings installed and even found a semi-convenient place to install it!!  oh...and the bumper got painted...still needs the uprights..tubing later this winter..  random pic of my onboard air tank n mount...driverside outside the frame by the rear tire..   
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Gotta Love people who have "soon to have/be" in their signatures....Im soon to be thin,rich and nice.. yea right.. "They are little angels but they are trying to fuck the wings off each other!" --Sturgell Black eyes last but a week, the shame of sodomy lasts a lifetime.-TheRedHorseman |
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11-26-2009, 07:27 PM
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Cool build! Subscribed
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11-27-2009, 07:54 PM
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welp....150sqft later...and its all in...doubled up from the firewall to past the front seats...and triple thick on the rear fenderwells...
all the sides done...inside the doors...slider...and even reinstalled the doghouse!! (thanks sully!!) and I found out that the 3M spray adhesive ISNT jokin when they say flamable!!...the one halogen I have...set it off!!...little fire...and the extinguisher wasnt needed...(but it was grabbed!!).. gotta get another couple cans of it...to do the insulation..and finnish a little on the driver fenderwell... all in all...it looks AWSOME..really nice stuff to work with...impressed with it!! and my wifes WONDERFULL high-dollar camera took these pix...the first one is typical of her camera with no auxilary light...     
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11-27-2009, 11:15 PM
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Your deadener looks to be some kind of closed cell foam? Sorry I can't read the what the original use is off the box.
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11-28-2009, 04:22 AM
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I think he is using this stuff....http://www.alliedbuilding.com/produc...uctID=88780140
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11-28-2009, 08:32 AM
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yup its been recomended as a inexpensive and durable sound deadener..its made as a ice-guard protector for valley flashing and roof edges...its asphalt based..but not very smelly..
the "insulation" will be this... http://www.homedepot.com/Building-Ma...atalogId=10053 looks like this when done...(hopefully)
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Gotta Love people who have "soon to have/be" in their signatures....Im soon to be thin,rich and nice.. yea right.. "They are little angels but they are trying to fuck the wings off each other!" --Sturgell Black eyes last but a week, the shame of sodomy lasts a lifetime.-TheRedHorseman Last edited by wanderer-RRORC; 11-28-2009 at 08:33 AM. |
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11-28-2009, 11:44 AM
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11-28-2009, 02:01 PM
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the sidewalls look like its gonna need the spray-contact glue to keepem in place...but thats ok..rather find out now..than have to pull the sides off and glue it later!! 
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12-01-2009, 08:29 AM
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I like your sound deadener and insulation idea. I've been trying to determine what to do with my '67 Rambler. The existing headliner had to be removed, and it's so old it's falling apart with no hope to rebuild it. This could work for a replacement.
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