Yes all of our van tops have some wood reinforcing in the ceiling.
Making pop roof on van.
Currently gutting the van now and getting ready to make the cuts.
Once the top is in place it is simply a matter of bolting it onto the van.
We liked that look aesthetically but derin had a different approach to building it that changed the process and interior significantly even though it looks pretty much the same.
The roof is manufactured using an advanced vacuum moulding technique which ensures they produce a superior rigid vw t4 5 6 pop top roof with no external fittings this coupled with a 100 waterproof canvas gives you one of the best elevating roofs for volkswagen t4 5 6 s on the market today.
If you have a passenger van the rear seats and rear headliner must be removed.
Use a roof rack for kayaks surfboards solar panels etc.
They ll also install just a pop top into your existing van for 6000 to 7000.
He combined it with a slice of an old fiberglass high top and installed it onto his ford van.
I m following your guys foot steps and building a wooden roof.
Can solar panels be added to the roof.
Lot s of room in the loft even with the sleeping platform in place.
Yes but we recommend loading no more 200 lbs.
The idea was to make a frame cover it with 22 plywood anchor it the van with screws fill the voids rear corners with spray foam red cans that cost about 3 at a hardware or building supply store coat this with laminating resin fiberglass over the corners and edges of this structure first with 1 1 2oz fiberglass mat then over the entire structure with 10 oz.
The curve of the roof at the very end running the length of the van is more then i expected and looks like its gonna be a problem when i try to mount the first 2 4.
A guy from the sportsmobile forum found an old vw pop top mechanism at the junk yard.
It was derin who found the bus life s custom high top which became the inspiration for ours they had the same van we were eyeing and they were even kind enough to do a couple blog posts about how they diyed it.
Ford vans can be regular body or extended 1992 and newer.
I am using a ford econoline extended 350 instead.
Chevrolet vans must be 1994 and up.
Savage pooh added a 1 by 2 strip on the top side of the topper lip to cushion the bolts a little then covered the entire edge with metal edging for a smooth finish.
For commercial poptop installers please read the main pop tops page.
The making and fitting of the elevating roof on my vauxhaul vivaro camper van low profile keeps the van under 2 metres high.
