May be the van!

[VanLifeCrisis]

I might be able to get this van pretty cheap (around 1200) from a family member.&nbsp; It has under 100k miles (i believe it was around 75k).<br /><br />The good:&nbsp; Runs pretty good, inside its rust free, bare and big.&nbsp; All new tires.&nbsp; It was mostly parked except when used to haul some lumber or something from lowes or moving a family member.&nbsp; <br /><br />The Bad:&nbsp; Some rust on the outside and the slider is pretty rusted.&nbsp; Gonna need some body work.&nbsp; Exhaust needs some connectors, its held up with wire, tho i think the exhaust/muffler itself is salvageable.&nbsp; Might need new windows or some components, it is very hard to roll up, the driver side cant be done all the way (seen in pic).&nbsp; Needs a tune up, oil change, hoses/etc maintenance stuff. &nbsp; It may need a bracket or something for the springs, tho he may have already fixed that himself.<br /><br />This is exciting, this would greatly accelerate the camper part of my plans!

 

[SirJoey]

<br /><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><strong>Hey, that ain't a bad lookin' old truck at all! Sounds like a pretty good deal to me, but I'm not a very good judge of what's a good deal when it comes to vehicles. I've been skrood on nearly every vehicle purchase I've ever made in my life, so what the heck do I know?&nbsp;</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><strong>Decent looking body though, &amp; nice custom wheels! Good luck if U decide to go for it! <br /><br /></strong></span>

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

Yeah me too pretty much...but one good thing is I have driven it multiple times and I've been around since he bought it himself so i know what he knows about it for the most part.&nbsp; Hes selling it to me for what he has in it, i think&nbsp; just so he can start helping me do the conversion on it, he loves stuff like that.&nbsp; <img src="/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">

 

[Guest]

i am strangely reminded from the scene in Ghostbusters 1..<br />where dan akroyd brought home the "ghost mobile"..<br /><br />just kidding. hope you get on the road soon!

 

[stude53]

<strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Hey, VanLifeCrisis</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I like the idea that your relative wants to help you with van conversion. That's worth something in itself.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">As to&nbsp;bodywork, you could probably&nbsp;get a couple of replacement doors cheap&nbsp;from an auto wrecking yard (solve door rust and window issues the easy way). You should also check into having a body shop school do the other rust work for a reasonable cost. You might even enroll and learn to do the work yourself in their shop. Open the site below and enter your zip code&nbsp;to find ones near you.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.citytowninfo.com/employment/automotive-body-repairers/west-virginia"><span style="color: #008000;">http://www.citytowninfo.com/employment/automotive-body-repairers/west-virginia</span></a>&nbsp;</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Good luck on your project.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Bob</span></strong>

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

Hmm...i don't think there is a school nearby for autobody.&nbsp; I think the nearest place is about 2 hours away (in WV, everything is 2 hours away <img src="/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"> )...but there is a new auto garage open and i think they will work cheap because i think they want to establish themselves.&nbsp; They had a sign for body work up at the local grocer.&nbsp; <br /><br />I like the idea of of the junk yard..hmmm might save me some time and money.&nbsp; Maybe i'll get lucky and they will have an old topper there <img src="/images/boards/smilies/love.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" />

 

[stude53]

According to the site I mentioned, there are schools in<br /><br /><table><tbody><tr class="num"><td><h3>West Virginia</h3></td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr class="num"><td>Morgantown</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr class="num"><td>Parkersburg</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr class="num"><td>Wheeling</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr class="num"><td>Huntington</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr class="num"><td>Charleston</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[Les H]

I think the nearest place is about 2 hours away (in WV, everything is 2 hours away
thats cause everything is uphill at least half the way....

It should be a nice ,decent start for you. Bonus that you know its history, have driven it and can get help with your buildout!