Scored a NICE cargo van - let the fun begin!
Ed just has a "nose for cars" - I'm not sure how he found it, but we now own a Transit T-250 LWB, medium roof cargo van. It's a 2015 - but brand new; warranty starts when we take delivery. LOADED - ...
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The sides have a layer of Fat Mat Rattletrap sound killer; plus a layer of Reflectix; and then cheap "corduroy" carpet glued over that. I filled all the voids in the lower half with polyester batting, plus stuff it into the ribs and wherever it would fit. I hung sheets of poly quilt batting in the sliding door.
The floor is simply an OEM Ford Floor protection mat (heavy felt underneath, then a hard vinyl top; and then 1/2" plywood on top. By keeping it relatively thin, the plywood was able to be wedged under the tie-down points, which keeps it from shifting or moving. The dinette seat bases are glued and screwed to the floor. The one thing I'm proud of: this vehicle doesn't make a sound. We can whisper a conversation back and forth - the loudest noise we hear is wind noise and there's not much we can do about that.
The plywood sidewalls are 32" tall: this creates "pockets" where the window area is recessed and these pockets are super-handy! One hold the 15" flat-screen TV; the other holds folded Reflectix window covers when not used.
I also built a lightweight overhead shelf - all this holds is paper plates, napkins, disposable cups. Makes those things easy to find. The cabinet below it is a resin garden storage cabinet: lightweight, doesn't rattle, holds a ton of "stuff".
The floor is simply an OEM Ford Floor protection mat (heavy felt underneath, then a hard vinyl top; and then 1/2" plywood on top. By keeping it relatively thin, the plywood was able to be wedged under the tie-down points, which keeps it from shifting or moving. The dinette seat bases are glued and screwed to the floor. The one thing I'm proud of: this vehicle doesn't make a sound. We can whisper a conversation back and forth - the loudest noise we hear is wind noise and there's not much we can do about that.
The plywood sidewalls are 32" tall: this creates "pockets" where the window area is recessed and these pockets are super-handy! One hold the 15" flat-screen TV; the other holds folded Reflectix window covers when not used.
I also built a lightweight overhead shelf - all this holds is paper plates, napkins, disposable cups. Makes those things easy to find. The cabinet below it is a resin garden storage cabinet: lightweight, doesn't rattle, holds a ton of "stuff".
