Who's this guy?

Trying out this blog thing. Gonna try to keep it mostly van related for now. Working on two Dodge vans at the moment. An impact blue 1980 Dodge Streetvan and a white 1985 Dodge van. Starting mostly with the white one so I can get some practice to as the streetvan is my baby. Comments and Suggestions are welcome as long as they are constructive.

Sunday, March 25, 2012


got the driver side up now too. bench on the driver side should be good however the pass. side has an uneven gap due to the plywood being fastened directly to the ribs of the van. The driv. side I put some wood strips so it wouldn't have to bend so far in to get to the ribs. Will have to take the pass side off and do the same on that side. Otherwise coming together nicely. Not sure yet what i'm gonna cover the fronts of the benches with yet but the tops will have lids and then some upholstered foam padding. Built a box for the spare tire to go in which will double as a shelf and possible table if I can get the design down. "Borrowed some of my interior layout from Van boogie Overdrive. Really like his van but don't want to copy it by any means.
got the first panel mounted. and picked up some insulation to mount the other side. Now trying to figure out how to mount the ceiling and mount the side benches.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Been working on the rear interior panels. Gotta get some insulation before I can secure them up. Feels good to finally have time to really dig into this van and enjoy designing the interior to match the image in my head.
 have the driver side rear panel cut, and sealed with amber shellac.
 passenger side is cut and the bench's/storage cut.

some various items I've found on clearance for decoration in the van.