Cory,

each cabinet will be screwed down to the piece of 3/4" MDO that i fastened down using grade 8 bolts where the tie downs used to be. The tops will be bolted into the top skirt/bulkhead using grade 8 bolts and hardware. Im not concerned with them going anywhere. the boxes are screwed together and the boxes are glued together with polyurethane glue.

The first two cabinets that i built will get shelves. the other two I built yesterday are fixed for the wire and sys-midi.

believe it or not i actually have quite a few "open shelf's" that im not quite sure what todo with. I mean it requires more systainers to be purchased but i need to figure out what to put in them lol ;-)

The cabinet behind the passenger will actually be part of the bulkhead. there will be a fixed 3/4'plywood section behind the driver seat and im going to be making a section that slides open inbetween the seats so i can haul 8-10ft. lumber and 65" TV's. think of a pocket door! The way this will get fastened to the top and bottom im not concerned with that going anywhere the event of a wreck.

I went back and forth with shelving on each side of the doors, the problem with that is you lose ALOT of cargo space because the systainers have to slide in long ways. Ive lost 10" of cargo room because of the seats reclining back. My entire goal was to have them wide ways in the doors but i could only get a single stack in and it just didnt make sense.

I just finished carpeting the two cabinets I built yesterday! Getting close! ;)


Thanks man, appreciate it!

Looks great!  What about getting some plastic or metal corners to finish off the exposed coners?

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How much did the Dynamat help???
 

maybe you could build something like this for the floor.
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Looks great! What keeps the boxes of wire and vacuum from sliding out on a right turn?

let me know what it takes to attach to the ceiling. I  was trying to tap a self tapping metal screw into the roof for a tie down and using a 2-1/2" screw still couldn't get through to anything.  I've never tried to install much in cars or vans and didn't want to screw straight through the top!

I'm impressed and already planning out how to fit mine. Never fine any finish carpentry before, even as rough as this is. 

Lets keep up with the pics! Gotta see the Festool.....er, I mean your completed van!

any updates? Definitely curious to see the bulk head and how your final top attachment is.

I have the weatherguard bulkhead in mine, but it gives just a little more lean back than I need making it about 1-2 inches short of being able to fit two rows of systainers in the length wise as you have. I have the older connect which I think the door opening is slightly smaller also. I would have loved to fit two rows in as you've done.

I may have to try and sell that bulk head to do something more custom. The passenger seat definitely doesn't need to lean as much :)

Yup guys, big progress. Bulk head has been cut and ive figured out just how i am going to attach it! really really pleased about how this has turned out. Yesterday was the first job where i needed everything and had to haul alot of stuff and it worked like a charm. I didnt know if spending all those hours carpeting would be worth it but man driving around in near silence made it so worth it!

I will be completing it tomorrow, hoping to finish the lights too! couldnt be happier and i dont miss a gigantic van at all! we were working in a luxury highrise yesterday in downtown philly and because the BM thought the TC looked "car like enough" he let me park at the entrance of the loading bay/garage entrance which saved a ton of time trying to find parking and was really nice after a long day of dealing with HDMI's i didnt have to deal with walking 4 blocks in the 22 degree 60mile winds ;-)

ill get some good pictures tomorrow, have maybe 2 more hours left maybe 4 if i decide to finish the lighting!

i got the FOR SALE sign in the F-250. should have a price to the TC tomorrow.

what will you do when you install the ladder racks as far as it looking like a car??

I dont think it will matter, this thing seriously doesnt look like a commercial van

Got some progress done this weekend...The bulkhead is completed and installed, there is a piece that removes so i can fit long lumber or 65" TV's in there! lighting was also finished. Still need to carpet the shelf's on the right side and install some hooks and things of that nature around the van for things like my level etc.

The interior cabinet where you see the cable box is meant for more systainers, i havent decided what sizes to get or what to put inside of them. The empty space above the MIDI systainer is for another ICE cable box.

So far i am ecstatic with how it turned out. My carpeting skills are not the best at all but at the end of the day it is only there to help dampen the noise and keep things from rattling and so far it is doing a REALLY good job at it, It is super quiet in there!!! im going to clean it up and get some good pictures. But here are some i took early this evening! so far i have spent a total of $588 on everything you see. Lights, Rails, Wood,Carpet Glue, Carpet etc. I have a TON of hours into this though. You cannot tell in the pictures but there is hours of scribing, planning etc.

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I have an extra space for a SYS-3!!!
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Here you can see the door panel that lifts out when i need the length
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Picture of the lighting and top brackets that are securing the cabinets to the top of the van

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Lights
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This is at night, it is SUPER BRIGHT in there!!

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I did a rail of light at the top of the exterior cabinet so i could see them better at night or in parking garages

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What type of lights are those? I have a transit and those would be great.

FASTLS

I made my own! Everything is soldered and heat shrinked

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You sir are a super nerd!


No like SUPER NERD!

Lol...thats the same light tape that I bought for my rig, except I bought the cool white instead of warm white.....

I have yet to install it though...I hadn't thought about using the track, maybe I will....

Looks awesome man

Time for a "work van build-off" :)

to power the lights, did you tie into the factory installed led?

How many feet of the lighting did you string together off one power supply? Usually max is 14', did you stick to that and use more than 1 tap or not?