Van Update! Need some Advice..

[Rick39]

Hello again everyone!

It’s been awhile since my last update but the Van has been coming along nicely so far! I had a question for you guys about the gaps between my ceiling and my walls, how would you guys cover that up? I can’t really drill into it since there’s no ribs, and it’s too uneven to glue anything.

 

[MikeRuth]

looks like firing strips, might have to cut back into that foam and attach them to the vertical ribs.

 

[B and C]

There should be a box channel where the roof meets the sides that you can attach to. The drivers side has wires in it so be careful there.

Most people cut the plywood to fit from top to bottom alleviating your delima. The too small cutoff pieces can be used for other things inside the van.

 

[highdesertranger]

we never use furring strips, just attach the wall sheeting to the ribs, then attach a piece at an angle for the gap between the wall and the ceiling.

also trim that trim ring for the roof vent down so it fits flush to the ceiling.

highdesertranger

 

[grandpa pete]

Your loosing 4 1/2 inches of useable space IN that driver rear door......passenger door has license plate in it

 

[maki2]

There are a couple of ways to do it on is by making angled cleats to attach to the ceiling boards and the top of the last sheet of plywood and then attach the last strip of plywood to those. You can calculate the angle you need to rip the cleats by using geometry. I myself use a little digital cube that reads out the angles. There is one that is not all that expensive on Amazon. Not the quality a fine cabinet maker might want but it should suffice for the purpose. https://www.amazon.com/Protractor-I...&keywords=angle+finder&qid=1587109037&sr=8-13

But another easy method is to use bending ply. That is a very thin plywood where the laminated layers are aligned to allow it to take a curve.  It might take a bit of calling around to find a lumber supply that can obtain it or stock it. I know of a few such places in Seattle but I can't advise you where to get it from in other areas. If you have trouble tracking it down talk to some cabinet shops and ask where the specialty plywood supplier for the area is located.