"The Tin Can" - Tony's 2004 Chevrolet Express 3500

Vehicle Structural Kitchen & Dining Sleep area Tech Bathroom

Vehicle Details

2004 Chevy Express 3500 15 Passenger - Decided I wanted a Chevy Express van, primarily for the better fuel economy but also for the design. I elected for the extended too since the two extra feet could come in handy.

Vehicle Status

Part-time travel van

Walls

The walls were filled with 1" hard foam and held in place with expansion foam. If I were to do this again I would elect to use spray foam instead, the time savings alone would be worth it. The paneling is 1/4" plywood with a good face.

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Cheap Messy and time consuming

Floors

The floors have 3/4" hard foam insulation and a 1/2" plywood sub-floor. The sub-floor was screwed into the chassis with 1.5" stainless steel lag screws, which were counter sunk into the wood. Then a layer of wood filler and one foot square vinyl tiles.