Project BigB... a 1977 Dodge Van 6x4!

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NOT sealing off any doors!

I thought about having the bathroom in the back, or even the Kitchen, but came full circle back to my original plan.

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Its on... like Donkey Kong!!
So today I had some time for once...
Went over and tore the bed and its frame out, cleaned up a little too.
Look at it now...
Bowling Alley here we come!
From the rear..




From the Driver and pass seat...




Just keep finding stuff... a second Catalitic Heater, for example...
Also found this little gem nestled under the side of the boxed out bedframe..

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Updates, but no pics today...

I ripped out the refridgerator, and whole galley unit...
Set to the steel framework for the fridge and galley and my Sawzall made short work of that!
Didnt have the truck to throw the trash into, so left it stacked in the interior for now.
It was kinda fun, going at it with the generator purring away, and the rooftop A/C humming, keeping me cool...

When my Vans-a-rocking, don't come a knocking... unless you want a demo man with a sawzall in hand answering!

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Here we are making progress..
Dumped the demolition trash, and put the water tank and old refridgerator outside for some photos.
Ripped up the carpet almost to the front but it is trapped under the Chairlift edging, and I didnt have a utility knife with me to slice it out.



You can now see how much the generator really intrudes into the interior, however, the cooling fan is on top, so I need to find out from Generac what the minimum clearance is.
Only when I got home again did I wonder if the fan pulls or pushes!



Big hole where the raised refridgerator was... the headroom is limited here, but I cant see any better palce to put the bathroom.

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Look at all that space!

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LOL, Yes, its even more shocking in person!

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Holy Krickey Batman! That things longer than my Land Yacht! BUT VERY COOL INDEED!

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Thanks!
My progress stopped again this week... first I ended up babysitting a friends puppy, and that ate into my planned time for the interior, and now my lease on my house expired, and the Owner has decided to sell..
Should be good in the end, as I am moving in with my girlfriend and will be even closer to BigB!

Did get some things figured out tho...
The Genset is mounted in a space wasting way... The generator cradle is mounted ON TOP of a 1" steel frame, and the 1 1/2" Genset base frame is sitting on top of that.... So 2 1/2" of wasted vertical space that I can gain by rejigging the mounting.
Looking at the tow hitch, and the way its welded to the chassis legs... I think I am gonna kill two birds with one stone... I am gonna make bars that are the lower mountings for the genset AND also brace and strengthen the Tow hitch, and provide protection for the genset if I spank the rear.
I think I can get almost a 5" drop total out of the bottom side, and maybe 2" by dropping the gen enclosure lid. I will maybe need to add a raised strip for the cooling fan to breathe.
More coming... just slower than I want to move.

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Side view of the Genset mounting..

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Ok, now all the distractions are easing so I can move forward...
Inline with my Stainless Steel and light colored wood theme, I picked up a used but nice SS propane stove..