High Roof Hard Shell Van Top

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High roof hard shell van top.

It was easier than you might think to add a camper top. Actually we feel the roof is stronger after the penthouse has been installed. With the high top installed gypsy now stands at 110 tall. This modification creates more interior room in the van which allows most passengers to stand up as they move around inside.

Diy van high top. An empty cargo van provides the best blank canvas. The idea was to find a low mileage large van and make it into a standing height high ceiling a work vehicle. Like all boxy vehicles it can be a beast to drive in the wind but that s par for the course with tall vans.

Sportsmobile offers 50 camper van plans or will customize to meet your camping travel needs since 1961. This could also work for a camper the van top that the local company s. This one is nearly bi. She has the tallest high top i ve ever seen on a van.

High top installation video from cyclevan who are also listed in the installers section below. If cutting a hole in the roof of your van and attaching a top without leaks makes you nervous there are a number of places that will do it for you. Inside i can stand up straight and in some spots there s a good ten inches of space between the ceiling and the top of my head. All of our full size van tops work great with side or rear wheelchair lifts.

I couldn t see parting with 40 50k for a sprinter van or similar. The base vehicle may surprise you. High top conversion vans have had the original roof cut away in places then replaced with a fiberglass roof to give the van increased height. The sides and rear of the roof cut out are framed with 14 gauge steel bolted to the van roof.

Van tops also known as high tops and or camper tops for vans make the movement of passengers and cargo easier when compared to that of a standard van. This heavy steel frame reinforces the roof supports the optional bed and is the base for the elevating assembly. A fairly standard ford service truck van that used to belong to sears. Just the right size.

It easily passed the fmvss 216 roof crash test see below. That said jef and i still haven t gotten used to having a high top on the van. Derin estimated that the high top added around 450 pounds of weight but the roof they took off weighed about 250 pounds so that s only a net gain of 200 pounds.