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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Aug 2020 Posts: 15 stranger | stranger Joined: Aug 2020 Posts: 15 | Dang man! Once I get a couple more things sorted out I'll come cruise with ya. | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 old hand | old hand Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 | Dang man! Once I get a couple more things sorted out I'll come cruise with ya. Heck yeah man! Id like to see the work you're doing in person
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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 11,241 Likes: 411 Post Junkie | Post Junkie Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 11,241 Likes: 411 | Deathorvictory: Killer shot of your van over looking the lake. Good stuff bro. Your van looks nice, | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 29 newbie | newbie Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 29 | I put a nice rebuilt carb on my 1976 Vandura replacing the blocked original. I found this great exact replacement on Ebay and got great price. Surprised this 2 barrel Rochester was held down by only two bolts so I sealed with some tack. She fired right up ,and after an adjustment of choke she purred like a ...you know what | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 Master Yard Rat | Master Yard Rat Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 | I missed my weekly work day due to the holiday but it really got me thinking about how I'm attaching the walls. I'm worried the 1"x3" furring strips I'm using will make the wall panels stick out too far from the porthole trim. The books I purchased don't address this issue or even how to properly install wall panels.
When I use the furring strips, it positions the wood above the edge of the walls, but without them there isn't a lot of room for the panel to bite into. I am playing around with a few ideas but I would love some input.
You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers This town ain't big enough for the both of us And it ain't me who's gonna leave
| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 372 Likes: 16 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 372 Likes: 16 | I’ve seen the ceiling furred. the sidewall supports cut to match body profile and screwed to the ribs(floor to ceiling).
Ports can also be installed prior and trimmed into interior.
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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 494 Likes: 21 addict | addict Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 494 Likes: 21 | You're over-thinking it (as most of us do). Unless you're trying to remove the curve from the walls or shrink your interior unnecessarily, there's no need for furring strips. I screwed 1/4" plywood right to the ribs, then attached my finish panels to the plywood. | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,256 Likes: 164 Master Metal Sculptor | Master Metal Sculptor Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,256 Likes: 164 | Yea....I screwed luan directly to the ribs and then my finished panels will attach to the luan walls van rear by Lee Hatfield, on Flickr | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 Master Yard Rat | Master Yard Rat Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 | So full sheets of 1/4 plywood to keep the curve and then your finished panels screwed into that? Do you have any pics of the process? I just want to wrap my head around it. I was trying to build it the way it was previously which used the strips but I don't like the gaps it is going to leave me with that I would need some metal edge trim to fix.
Thank you
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