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I have this idea of a van for sleeping and a travel trailer for living (standing!), shower/toilet and a decent kitchen.  I like to cook.  I would not have a sleeping area in the trailer.  If I wanted to tool around town or head off into the wilderness I can park the trailer and still have a...

That was something I wanted to know.  Guessed it would be more of an issue than the longer wheelbase GMC/Chevy.

I'm a little concerned that no one has picked up on load capacity here.  2700lbs in a 350/3500 is more than its design load.  2700 in a 150/1500 will likely put the suspension on its stops (if it has any). I'm no expert so google van payload.  It's a complicated subject.  Payload is not what...

Anyone have experience with the earlier extended Chevy versus Ford E series?  Chevy/GMC has longer wheelbase on their extended vans than Ford.  Guessing the Ford is probably a bit more maneuverable around town. I'm also looking into a travel trailer at some point. 24' maybe.  Any thoughts or...

Found this on the Sika sita.  Not encouraging for enclosed spaces for humans.  Pro Select R-Matte Is that what you bought? "WARNING Polyiso is an organic material which will burn when exposed to an ignition source of sufficient heat and intensity and may contribute to flames spreading...

Has anyone insulated the underside of the floor?  Seems like adding an inch or so of flooring takes precious height from a standard panel van. A few years ago I used hexacomb for packing material in a business.  Came in 1", 1.5" and 2" thick.  Same as found in hollow-core doors.  Used it to...

I posted the info below a few weeks back before the dimensions sticky was available. Many of the dimensions are at different heights from the floor to give an idea of the profile of the van sides. After all, this info is used by the shops that make conversions although as with everything...

I'll chime in here too. DO NOT rely on the fiberglass to hold a screw if it is going to have any stress on it. In particular one that does not go all the way through. Drill a clean hole by taping the entry and exit areas to limit damaging the edges of the hole. I also tend to think (and it...

A few posts back Bob wrote "I've never been able to keep the floor warm, I gave up trying. I no longer recommend insulating the floor, it's a waste of time-money." Has anyone real world experience of applying insulation on the underside of the floor? Seems that to separate the floor from the...

I found similar data/guides for the GM vans, Sprinter but the Dodge body builder site is dreadful (if you can find one that works) and only seems to cover 05-07 Durangos, Caravans, Dakota's and Rams. Odd there is no van info. The GMC/Chevrolet site (seems slow to load) Sprinter site Also no...

If you do not know the difference between volts and amps stick to volts on the multimeter. To measure amps correctly the meter has to be placed in series with the circuit. If you use the amp setting and use the meter like measuring voltage you introduce a virtual short circuit which is not...

Someone called Thinker posted a link for the Ford fleet body building manuals. From there I was able to locate archived copies of other years. Ford had thee manuals from the late 90's to the present. Not all the older years have the data but many do. They have the width listed at the...

At this point the plan is to have the van a sleep space. No plans to travel with it. Typical day would be wake up, drive from the sleep space, park at a daytime space and cycle or drive (if I still have 2nd vehicle) to work. Reverse that at night. I could also just drive to and from the wok...

Hi Stargazer, thanks for the thoughts. Some good points. I had seen an older Dodge van that had a partition that ran across the space from the rear of the slider with no access to the rear. I liked the idea of that work space separate from the (mainly) sleeping area which led me to consider...

Seems like there is a lot of duplicated threads on dimensions that makes it hard to navigate and there is the possibility that what you are looking for is missed. Having everything in one place makes sense? Is that an admin function? Probably huh? Need to go drill baby drill..... After I...

A member, Thinker, posted a link a year or so back for the Ford fleet data book for the E series. I thought I would reply to that on a more current post. ================================================ Thank you Thinker for the link to the Ford fleet body builder document. Very interesting...

I'm convinced! If the guys with sliders seem to prefer the barn door style that works for me. Thanks for going there ahead of me. I see a few vans for sale with notes like 'slider off the track' or slider won't open' and they do seem to get worse as they age. Unlike us, right guys? Still...

Hi, Looking at various options for the side doors on vans. Does anyone (or would anyone care measure) the side door size nad the actual opening for the Econoline and Chevy Express vans? I'm leaning toward the barn door style rather than a slider but the slider opening size would be useful...

I'm in a similar place trying to decide on the base vehicle. After spending a lot of time trying to find/get accurate internal dimensions of the Ford and GM?Chevy vans I found the Sportsmobile forum that led me to the Sportsmobile company and they have a great online design template for the...