My Motovan
Started by
Jayson138
, Jan 05 2010 04:12 PM
34 replies to this topic
Posted 05 January 2010 - 04:12 PM
I've really been slacking and didn't take pictures during the build like i planned to, but I guess some is better than none. I am not too good at this type of thing, so write back with as many questions as you have and I will try to answer them the best I can. The mattress is a custom sized memory foam one. It's twin width, but 70 inches long instead of the normal 78. Underneath it is a 95 gallon rv water tank. It has two openings (one in the bottom, one in the top right corner for a breather/overflow) that have been plumbed through the floor of the van to underneath the van, so that you can use the water to pressure wash bikes with the doors closed and the bed won't get wet or dusty.The wall paneling and side paneling is all done out of 3/8" plywood then upholstered with indoor/outdoor carpet from lowes. The same goes for the barn doors. In the back the walls and ceiling were also done with 3/8" plywood, but the floor was done with 3/4" plywood then covered with vinyl flooring. The boxes were also made out of the 3/4" plywood and hinged with piano hinges. The front bike shoe is permenently bolted down, while the rear one is a bracket to make the shoe removable. You have to push the left bike in backwards, but I think for all the cargo room it is worth it. Let me know what you guys think.
Posted 05 January 2010 - 04:34 PM
use tiny pic.com. i find it much easier than some others.
and how much room is there too stand up? are you hunched over in the back or what?
and how much room is there too stand up? are you hunched over in the back or what?
Posted 06 January 2010 - 09:00 AM
looks really good man.. i think i might do that tile in the back of mine now.. where can u get that stuff from?
Posted 06 January 2010 - 10:29 AM
harrington512 said:
looks really good man.. i think i might do that tile in the back of mine now.. where can u get that stuff from?
It's not tile, it's vinyl flooring. My buddy does it for a living so he had tons of extra stuff. I just got lucky finding the checkerboard stuff. I guess you could buy some at lowes, home depot, or any type of flooring store. I have heard of guys using tile, but I think that it would be a lot easier to tear up by accident.
Posted 06 January 2010 - 01:42 PM
Tile is no good. Gas and chemicals will bet between the tiles and mess up the glue.
When I did my box van I went to a flooring store and asked for their thickest stuff. Then they told me about some overstock they had and let it go at 50% off. In a van you don't have that much area to cover, so it should be easy to find some overstock for cheap.
Great build Jayson.
When I did my box van I went to a flooring store and asked for their thickest stuff. Then they told me about some overstock they had and let it go at 50% off. In a van you don't have that much area to cover, so it should be easy to find some overstock for cheap.
Great build Jayson.
Posted 06 January 2010 - 11:33 PM
nice thanks guys ill check it out.. right now im rockin carpet in the back let me tell you how awesome it is putting a dirty bike on my clean carpet haha
Posted 07 January 2010 - 02:50 PM
can you post a pic with two bikes in the back? or atleast one? and how did you do the water tank?
Posted 07 January 2010 - 05:49 PM
I'll take a pic tomorow with bikes. What do you mean, how did I do the water tank?
Posted 08 January 2010 - 04:35 AM
I just put it down and made 4 corner 90's out of 3/4" ply that held it snugly from sliding, then built the bed frame on top of it with studs and a 3/4" piece of ply on top of it so it couldn't go up and down.
Posted 08 January 2010 - 07:01 AM
ohhh much easier than i thought. what about the plumbing for it? any plumbing to do?
Posted 08 January 2010 - 08:43 PM
Very nice build Jayson 
What about insulation ?
Did you use any behind the walls or just the 3/8 with carpet on it ?
How did you anchor the partition ?
What about insulation ?
Did you use any behind the walls or just the 3/8 with carpet on it ?
How did you anchor the partition ?




















