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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.... A's, G's & E's


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    working on my interior

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    Post by diamond dave Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:54 pm

    been getting the interior in my van to look a little more presentable. when I bought it about a month ago, it was a clean slate inside. the only interior consisted of newly recovered seats, and the original headliner.
    there are two small vents in the roof that were probably installed when it was in service as a fire department vehicle in Virginia.
    the wife and I wanted to do a relatively inexpensive interior that is somewhat presentable for everyday commuting, camping and all around vannin.
    working at an rv company has it's rewards, and I scored a nice dinette from a toy hauler that the new owners didn't want in it.
    I cut the cushions and benches down to 48'' so they would fit in the rear area, and installed them. I didn't get the table that came with it, but it would have been too wide to fit between the benches and fold into a bed. so, I used a piece of 3/4'' plywood instead. it fits nicely and is firm enough to support us when we are sleeping.

    I used some thick carpet padding, under some low pile gray carpet that I bought for another project. I had it laying around and couldn't find any black shag around me. it will work for now, untill we decide to go all out with it.
    I am debating on removing the rear small vent, and installing a fantastic fan that I pulled out of a popup camper from work. I love the look of the small vents, but might appreciate that fantastic fan on a hot day.
    anyhow. here are some pics of it. it's not done, but it's on it's way. let me know what you think.

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    Post by vanny Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:29 pm

    Looks great and functional too. Looks like you have some nice storage and the bed looks like it would be comfy to sleep on! Ready for camping!


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    Post by chopper tom Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:12 pm

    Lookin good! campin time is here again. bounce 
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    Post by diamond dave Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:30 pm

    thanks guys. yeah, it's pretty comfy, but we have to sleep a little curled up due to the width of the van. but the 48'' bed width just makes it better for snuggling, so we got that going for us.  cyclops  cyclops 
    we have a big pop up that will normally be in tow, but it's probably not gonna make the 1000 mile round trip with us to the nats this year on the back of the van. that's the main reason why I was thinking about the fantastic fan in the rear of the roof. but, there's just something that makes me nervous about cutting a 14'' x14'' hole in my van roof. maybe I can make some pop outs and magnetic screens instead. gotta get me some airflow in there.
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    Post by BoneMan Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:26 am

    Lookin' good!  cheers 
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    Post by panelmanrd Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:04 am

    nice
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    Post by Joe Van Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:06 pm

    cheers cheers..Cool looks Good..!!!..
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    Post by dix Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:09 pm

    she's coming along. just keep picking away...


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