build thread

After following this forum for quite awhile, I was finally inspired to buy a completely bare Puma shell from All Terrain Campers back in 2020 and do the entire build out myself (after selling my way-to-big way-too-luxurious Bigfoot 1500). I picked it up our new beauty in February—timing was...

I've been researching buying myself a rocketship since last fall, and I finally found the right one for me at the beginning of May, when I took these pictures. I've been sitting on the forum for a pretty long time, reading and researching mostly, but I've made a few friends in direct messages...

2013 Ford E250 STD Cargo Van Name: Vandit Intro: So it begins again! This is my 4th and our 3rd (my wife and I) vehicle build, but first van, so should be interesting. This thread will be used to help document our process, as well as hopefully get some collective knowledge working through any...

OK, I decided to start a new thread and this could just turn into a continued build thread depending on how this all goes. I posted a bit ago about cracked welds in my frame that I discovered due to door misalignment and what I thought was pretty significant twisting during jacking and lowering...

:o3: I recently joined this forum and have learned great things. I had my sights on a 2005 SMB E350 and that didn't work out so I switched gears to a 2020 Transit Ecoboost, empty cargo van. Non-LSD 3.73 gears and I figured I'd start a build thread. We named our van Pam, since it kind of rhymes...

So I guess it's time to start my build thread. I finally got the bus to it's permanent parking/building spot today. I'll post with updates as often as I can, although this is going to be a slow moving project because it's a one man gig. I'll bring all my hats, and probably get a few new ones...

How’s everyone? I know steel prices are down . I just bought 40ft of 1x1 and a 4x10 ft 18g sheet and 20ft of flat bar 1in x1/8th thick for 130.... I then looked up steel stock and saw it was down 44% due to corona . I’ve been working on the bus a lot and not really documenting much. And if I...

Table of Contents: The initial catastrophe Back corner repair New rear lights Floor rebuild Cab floor repair Bulkhead wall Dowel subfloor End cap framing Ceiling insulation Vent fan roof projection Wall framing and insulation Insulated window inserts Wheel well boxouts Wall paneling DIY terlet...

The bus is finally here!!! After months of planning and research. We actually picked it up last Tuesday but it's been nonstop craziness since then. The bus is a 1996 International. It has a DT466 engine with a 5 speed Spicer manual transmission. The bus was on its way to becoming a chicken bus...