11/14/18 the van is for sale, Sold 11/30/18 to an adventurer who has been all over the world, and just cam back from Africa, I hope Amanda enjoys it, as it was a fun project. Thanks for all the detail!
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The rest of the interior weighs more, maybe double.The van gets 15 mpg + on the freeway, 12mpg around town....It's a 1996 Dodge Maxivan with a 5.2L engine.It would be really excellent to make the doors taller too, but I want to use this more and work out any kinks.This van is a 1996 Dodge Maxivan with 85,000 from the original owner and tons of maintenance paperwork, and it had a leaky, rusty roof. I can only list a few for you here, but I imagine that every town has an accessible-van installer that can do the job.I have a 1999 Ford E-150 van Econoline I’m looking to put a high top on it with the TV in itAwesome! Thank you for the kind words....It's always a struggle to get too wordy or too brief. Poptops are cool, but high tops have their advantages:Convinced? Companies Manufacturing Fiberglass Van Tops. Reply We complete all installs in one business day. The seats are in front of the first brace, so you can't really stand up there anyway.
Where the tubing met the body, the closet pole was fit to the body, then inserted into the tubing, and a sheet metal screw or two were used to lock it in.I made the first side, then the second side, to match. The links below provide excellent information, and lots of pictures, to get you going with your install.If cutting a hole in the roof of your van and attaching a top without leaks makes you nervous, there are a number of places that will do it for you. 3 years ago Does modifying a van like you did make it difficult to insure? Reply The idea was to make a frame, cover it with .22 plywood, anchor it the van with screws, fill the voids (rear corners) with spray foam, (red cans that cost about $3 at a hardware or building supply store,) coat this with laminating resin, fiberglass over the corners and edges of this structure first with 1-1/2oz fiberglass mat, then over the entire structure with 10 oz. I'm not a property/casualty agent, nor an insurance underwriter....I'd guess that the more your wish to insure, the more it would cost. The Idea was to find a low-mileage large van and make it into a standing-height, high-ceiling a work vehicle. Apparently there are often commercial vehicles in there, such as shuttle buses, with high tops in good condition.I’m going to point you to a few online resources here, since I’ve never installed a high top myself. If you’re comfortable cutting a hole in the roof of your van, you should be able to install a high top yourself. For this reason many of the companies that used to offer them have stopped. This could also work for a camper. If you could figure out a good way to make the doors taller, you'll 1 year ago
Hopefully I'll do a Sprinter or similar van soon....it will be similarly outfitted. 3 years ago Van tops are expensive to ship because of their size. 1 year ago what I wanted and screwed it in the rear, one side at a time, on this you could use a helper.
11/14/18 the van is for sale, Sold 11/30/18 to an adventurer who has been all over the world, and just cam back from Africa, I hope Amanda enjoys it, as it was a fun project. Thanks for all the detail!
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The rest of the interior weighs more, maybe double.The van gets 15 mpg + on the freeway, 12mpg around town....It's a 1996 Dodge Maxivan with a 5.2L engine.It would be really excellent to make the doors taller too, but I want to use this more and work out any kinks.This van is a 1996 Dodge Maxivan with 85,000 from the original owner and tons of maintenance paperwork, and it had a leaky, rusty roof. I can only list a few for you here, but I imagine that every town has an accessible-van installer that can do the job.I have a 1999 Ford E-150 van Econoline I’m looking to put a high top on it with the TV in itAwesome! Thank you for the kind words....It's always a struggle to get too wordy or too brief. Poptops are cool, but high tops have their advantages:Convinced? Companies Manufacturing Fiberglass Van Tops. Reply We complete all installs in one business day. The seats are in front of the first brace, so you can't really stand up there anyway.
Where the tubing met the body, the closet pole was fit to the body, then inserted into the tubing, and a sheet metal screw or two were used to lock it in.I made the first side, then the second side, to match. The links below provide excellent information, and lots of pictures, to get you going with your install.If cutting a hole in the roof of your van and attaching a top without leaks makes you nervous, there are a number of places that will do it for you. 3 years ago Does modifying a van like you did make it difficult to insure? Reply The idea was to make a frame, cover it with .22 plywood, anchor it the van with screws, fill the voids (rear corners) with spray foam, (red cans that cost about $3 at a hardware or building supply store,) coat this with laminating resin, fiberglass over the corners and edges of this structure first with 1-1/2oz fiberglass mat, then over the entire structure with 10 oz. I'm not a property/casualty agent, nor an insurance underwriter....I'd guess that the more your wish to insure, the more it would cost. The Idea was to find a low-mileage large van and make it into a standing-height, high-ceiling a work vehicle. Apparently there are often commercial vehicles in there, such as shuttle buses, with high tops in good condition.I’m going to point you to a few online resources here, since I’ve never installed a high top myself. If you’re comfortable cutting a hole in the roof of your van, you should be able to install a high top yourself. For this reason many of the companies that used to offer them have stopped. This could also work for a camper. If you could figure out a good way to make the doors taller, you'll 1 year ago
Hopefully I'll do a Sprinter or similar van soon....it will be similarly outfitted. 3 years ago Van tops are expensive to ship because of their size. 1 year ago what I wanted and screwed it in the rear, one side at a time, on this you could use a helper.
11/14/18 the van is for sale, Sold 11/30/18 to an adventurer who has been all over the world, and just cam back from Africa, I hope Amanda enjoys it, as it was a fun project. Thanks for all the detail!
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The rest of the interior weighs more, maybe double.The van gets 15 mpg + on the freeway, 12mpg around town....It's a 1996 Dodge Maxivan with a 5.2L engine.It would be really excellent to make the doors taller too, but I want to use this more and work out any kinks.This van is a 1996 Dodge Maxivan with 85,000 from the original owner and tons of maintenance paperwork, and it had a leaky, rusty roof. I can only list a few for you here, but I imagine that every town has an accessible-van installer that can do the job.I have a 1999 Ford E-150 van Econoline I’m looking to put a high top on it with the TV in itAwesome! Thank you for the kind words....It's always a struggle to get too wordy or too brief. Poptops are cool, but high tops have their advantages:Convinced? Companies Manufacturing Fiberglass Van Tops. Reply We complete all installs in one business day. The seats are in front of the first brace, so you can't really stand up there anyway.
Where the tubing met the body, the closet pole was fit to the body, then inserted into the tubing, and a sheet metal screw or two were used to lock it in.I made the first side, then the second side, to match. The links below provide excellent information, and lots of pictures, to get you going with your install.If cutting a hole in the roof of your van and attaching a top without leaks makes you nervous, there are a number of places that will do it for you. 3 years ago Does modifying a van like you did make it difficult to insure? Reply The idea was to make a frame, cover it with .22 plywood, anchor it the van with screws, fill the voids (rear corners) with spray foam, (red cans that cost about $3 at a hardware or building supply store,) coat this with laminating resin, fiberglass over the corners and edges of this structure first with 1-1/2oz fiberglass mat, then over the entire structure with 10 oz. I'm not a property/casualty agent, nor an insurance underwriter....I'd guess that the more your wish to insure, the more it would cost. The Idea was to find a low-mileage large van and make it into a standing-height, high-ceiling a work vehicle. Apparently there are often commercial vehicles in there, such as shuttle buses, with high tops in good condition.I’m going to point you to a few online resources here, since I’ve never installed a high top myself. If you’re comfortable cutting a hole in the roof of your van, you should be able to install a high top yourself. For this reason many of the companies that used to offer them have stopped. This could also work for a camper. If you could figure out a good way to make the doors taller, you'll 1 year ago
Hopefully I'll do a Sprinter or similar van soon....it will be similarly outfitted. 3 years ago Van tops are expensive to ship because of their size. 1 year ago what I wanted and screwed it in the rear, one side at a time, on this you could use a helper.
11/14/18 the van is for sale, Sold 11/30/18 to an adventurer who has been all over the world, and just cam back from Africa, I hope Amanda enjoys it, as it was a fun project. Thanks for all the detail!
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The rest of the interior weighs more, maybe double.The van gets 15 mpg + on the freeway, 12mpg around town....It's a 1996 Dodge Maxivan with a 5.2L engine.It would be really excellent to make the doors taller too, but I want to use this more and work out any kinks.This van is a 1996 Dodge Maxivan with 85,000 from the original owner and tons of maintenance paperwork, and it had a leaky, rusty roof. I can only list a few for you here, but I imagine that every town has an accessible-van installer that can do the job.I have a 1999 Ford E-150 van Econoline I’m looking to put a high top on it with the TV in itAwesome! Thank you for the kind words....It's always a struggle to get too wordy or too brief. Poptops are cool, but high tops have their advantages:Convinced? Companies Manufacturing Fiberglass Van Tops. Reply We complete all installs in one business day. The seats are in front of the first brace, so you can't really stand up there anyway.
Where the tubing met the body, the closet pole was fit to the body, then inserted into the tubing, and a sheet metal screw or two were used to lock it in.I made the first side, then the second side, to match. The links below provide excellent information, and lots of pictures, to get you going with your install.If cutting a hole in the roof of your van and attaching a top without leaks makes you nervous, there are a number of places that will do it for you. 3 years ago Does modifying a van like you did make it difficult to insure? Reply The idea was to make a frame, cover it with .22 plywood, anchor it the van with screws, fill the voids (rear corners) with spray foam, (red cans that cost about $3 at a hardware or building supply store,) coat this with laminating resin, fiberglass over the corners and edges of this structure first with 1-1/2oz fiberglass mat, then over the entire structure with 10 oz. I'm not a property/casualty agent, nor an insurance underwriter....I'd guess that the more your wish to insure, the more it would cost. The Idea was to find a low-mileage large van and make it into a standing-height, high-ceiling a work vehicle. Apparently there are often commercial vehicles in there, such as shuttle buses, with high tops in good condition.I’m going to point you to a few online resources here, since I’ve never installed a high top myself. If you’re comfortable cutting a hole in the roof of your van, you should be able to install a high top yourself. For this reason many of the companies that used to offer them have stopped. This could also work for a camper. If you could figure out a good way to make the doors taller, you'll 1 year ago
Hopefully I'll do a Sprinter or similar van soon....it will be similarly outfitted. 3 years ago Van tops are expensive to ship because of their size. 1 year ago what I wanted and screwed it in the rear, one side at a time, on this you could use a helper.
If it didn't go where you wanted put more in and repeat The 1-3/8 closet rod fits nicely inside the tubing (then screwed) and was easier to match and drill/scew to the body/roof.Where needed, you can temporarily screw a scrap piece to hold the frame(s) in place. Finally, a van where I could have a decent amount of head room. I would like an extended roof but I’m not down with the current prices. 2 years ago Notes: There is very little demand for Van Tops sold direct to consumers. Reply 2 years ago Reply If you do not see a hight that you require give us a call, custom work also available to satisfy your needs. I’ve seen the most success with wrecker’s yards / pick-your-part locations. It's very sticky, expands into places where you don't want it to go, or doesn't expand when you want it to, and is extremely flammable. 3 years ago
First step, though, is finding a suitable top.As with anything used, check craigslist, local wrecker’s yards, and van-specific forums. I’d like to hang a bunk bed from it Is there anything you would do differently with this based on your experience with this? She has the tallest high top I’ve ever seen on a van. First step, though, is finding a suitable top. I couldn't see parting with 40-50K for a sprinter van, or similar. I couldn't see parting with 40-50K for a sprinter van, or similar. There is a full double bed over the cab, however.I wasn't able to find it on Craigslist, is it still for sale? 2 years ago You did a Magnificent Job!!! I coated the top with laminating resin to seal and to provide a good base for the matt and cloth.After reinforcing the edges and joints, I sanded the rough spots and installed the cloth. (HF 91773 air powered and/or 1727) so its flat or transitioning smoothly.LOTS of sanding. I'm considering modifying a van in a similar fashion to use as a camper van, but would want to settle the insurance question before starting.
I had no problem obtaining liability insurance, which is the only required insurance in California.Hello, if you don’t mind sharing , I’d like to ask how much this cost. After rolling on the gel coat, let it set up (20-45 minutes) and roller over it with mold release.
Will (eye and lung protection)Sand the rough edges and cover in sections maybe 2x4 feet with a filler made from q-cell and laminating resin with surfacing agent and sand before it gets super hard......15-45 minutes later......with 36 grit attached to a 12-16" x 2-1/2" sanding board. Answer
11/14/18 the van is for sale, Sold 11/30/18 to an adventurer who has been all over the world, and just cam back from Africa, I hope Amanda enjoys it, as it was a fun project. Thanks for all the detail!
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The rest of the interior weighs more, maybe double.The van gets 15 mpg + on the freeway, 12mpg around town....It's a 1996 Dodge Maxivan with a 5.2L engine.It would be really excellent to make the doors taller too, but I want to use this more and work out any kinks.This van is a 1996 Dodge Maxivan with 85,000 from the original owner and tons of maintenance paperwork, and it had a leaky, rusty roof. I can only list a few for you here, but I imagine that every town has an accessible-van installer that can do the job.I have a 1999 Ford E-150 van Econoline I’m looking to put a high top on it with the TV in itAwesome! Thank you for the kind words....It's always a struggle to get too wordy or too brief. Poptops are cool, but high tops have their advantages:Convinced? Companies Manufacturing Fiberglass Van Tops. Reply We complete all installs in one business day. The seats are in front of the first brace, so you can't really stand up there anyway.
Where the tubing met the body, the closet pole was fit to the body, then inserted into the tubing, and a sheet metal screw or two were used to lock it in.I made the first side, then the second side, to match. The links below provide excellent information, and lots of pictures, to get you going with your install.If cutting a hole in the roof of your van and attaching a top without leaks makes you nervous, there are a number of places that will do it for you. 3 years ago Does modifying a van like you did make it difficult to insure? Reply The idea was to make a frame, cover it with .22 plywood, anchor it the van with screws, fill the voids (rear corners) with spray foam, (red cans that cost about $3 at a hardware or building supply store,) coat this with laminating resin, fiberglass over the corners and edges of this structure first with 1-1/2oz fiberglass mat, then over the entire structure with 10 oz. I'm not a property/casualty agent, nor an insurance underwriter....I'd guess that the more your wish to insure, the more it would cost. The Idea was to find a low-mileage large van and make it into a standing-height, high-ceiling a work vehicle. Apparently there are often commercial vehicles in there, such as shuttle buses, with high tops in good condition.I’m going to point you to a few online resources here, since I’ve never installed a high top myself. If you’re comfortable cutting a hole in the roof of your van, you should be able to install a high top yourself. For this reason many of the companies that used to offer them have stopped. This could also work for a camper. If you could figure out a good way to make the doors taller, you'll 1 year ago
Hopefully I'll do a Sprinter or similar van soon....it will be similarly outfitted. 3 years ago Van tops are expensive to ship because of their size. 1 year ago what I wanted and screwed it in the rear, one side at a time, on this you could use a helper.
