Raising The Roof On A Ford Van

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Raising the roof on a ford van.

If you re comfortable cutting a hole in the roof of your van you should be able to install a high top yourself. By mark morris diy mods van living. You won t believe how easy it is to raise the roof on this ford van. Chivalry is alive and well with the available power sliding door.

Caravan chrysler plymouth town and country use the same top. The sides and rear of the roof cut out are framed with 14 gauge steel bolted to the van roof. As with anything used check craigslist local wrecker s yards and van specific forums. I ve seen the most success with wrecker s yards pick your part locations.

Mini van tops from 12 and above work great with side and rear handicap lifts. The idea was to find a low mileage large van and make it into a standing height high ceiling a work vehicle. Some rvs can be out of reach for many would be weekend warriors. My idea is to build a raised platform bed with storage underneath in the back of the van.

Your van interior will have up to 76 inches of headroom so you can move around inside comfortably. I do not plan on a roof air conditioner the van is already tall enough with the camper top. Currently gutting the van now and getting ready to make the cuts. I am using a ford econoline extended 350 instead.

We transform ford econoline chevy express and gmc savana vans. A touch of a button on your keys instrument panel or door handle and transit opens the door for you. This could also work for a camper the van top that the local company s. We are the first to have a raised roof to fit on the new 2014 transit connect nissan nv200.

I couldn t see parting with 40 50k for a sprinter van or similar. 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. It easily passed the fmvss 216 roof crash test see below. Rather than lay plywood across the roof cutout my bed would be supported by columns secured to the two rearmost pairs of pillars with the bottom of the platform.

Wanting to save money this alaskan converted a sears van into a camper with extra headroom. First step though is finding a suitable top. Actually we feel the roof is stronger after the penthouse has been installed. Our lightweight fiberglass one piece van tops are leakproof and provide more storage space in your van while maintaining its aerodynamics.

I m following your guys foot steps and building a wooden roof.