Hi everyone; I recently got an old ford conversion van, and am turning it into living space.
I was planning to install a fiberglass high top, to have standup space.
After many unsuccessful attempts to find a high top, I resorted to an unorthodox plan. Im repurposing an old pickup truck topper as a van high roof!
The current plan is to get some angle iron welded together to reinforce the area cut out of the van roof. A set of 2x6 wood joists will be bolted to the side irons, making a surface to bolt the topper to (drawings soon to follow).
It seems feasible, but Im hoping for a sanity check. Ive done various diy projects both household and automotive, but nothing like this.
Am I missing something crucial?
I dont want to make an expensive, frustrating mistake.
Also, I made a few sketches of the mount frame. I want to upload them here but there doesn't seem to be an option for this. Sorry folks, I realize a picture's worth a thousand words.
I was planning to install a fiberglass high top, to have standup space.
After many unsuccessful attempts to find a high top, I resorted to an unorthodox plan. Im repurposing an old pickup truck topper as a van high roof!
The current plan is to get some angle iron welded together to reinforce the area cut out of the van roof. A set of 2x6 wood joists will be bolted to the side irons, making a surface to bolt the topper to (drawings soon to follow).
It seems feasible, but Im hoping for a sanity check. Ive done various diy projects both household and automotive, but nothing like this.
Am I missing something crucial?
I dont want to make an expensive, frustrating mistake.
Also, I made a few sketches of the mount frame. I want to upload them here but there doesn't seem to be an option for this. Sorry folks, I realize a picture's worth a thousand words.