Pop Top Roof Ford Econoline Van Diy

1973 ford econoline e200.

Pop top roof ford econoline van diy.

They ll also install just a pop top into your existing van for 6000 to 7000. Pop top aka camper top. 2007 rb low roof sprinters dodge promaster low roof and ford transit low and medium roof vans can also be fitted with pop tops. A fairly standard ford service truck van that used to belong to sears.

In fact in a good hard weekend s work the average handyman could go from truck to rv shell. Ford vans can be regular body or extended 1992 and newer. The curve of the roof at the very end running the length of the van is more then i expected and looks like its gonna be a problem when i try to mount the first 2 4. Colorado camper van custom van conversions for camping work and play i have heard good things too.

Ultimate diy camper van pop top. The upper sleeping berth is accessed from the interior of the van through a 44 x 35 opening no need to be exposed to the elements on your way to bed. An empty cargo van provides the best blank canvas. We create a roomy and pleasant sleeping area above your van.

He combined it with a slice of an old fiberglass high top and installed it onto his ford van. A guy from the sportsmobile forum found an old vw pop top mechanism at the junk yard. The roof was cut out using a jig saw. The top lifts using a power drill.

The base vehicle may surprise you. The owners spend 3 months a year traveling in comfort. Hubdächer piston roof anyone who has lived out of a van for any length of time knows that being able to stand up is a big plus. A pop top allows you to stand up in your van and sleep an extra two up high while still fitting in a garage or under low hanging tree limbs or rock outcroppings.

We previously met and toured gavin s amazing van conversion of his safari minivan but today he gives us detailed instructions on exactly how he found and in. The vw westfalia is the best known pop top adventure van around. I am using a ford econoline extended 350 instead. The optional bed in the pop top or penthouse top is relatively small 41 wide by 76 long.

Our diy van high top design. Vw poptop on a sprinter. Currently gutting the van now and getting ready to make the cuts. Our beds are the largest available most beds are 48 x 80.

Derin s approach was to have a metal fabricator cut out the top of the van weld an extended tube steel frame on then side that somewhat like a house. Chevrolet vans must be 1994 and up. Someone mentioned he can take a high top and make it a pop up camper top too if you were to use a short high top if that make sense. I m following your guys foot steps and building a wooden roof.