How to “Deconvert” a Conversion Van
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How to “Deconvert” a Conversion Van
No, I’m not going to just replace it. No I don’t care it’s old. Yes I know it’s a huge task.
Here is what I would like to finish with, less the cheap wheelcovers. As you all know I was successful in installing dual piston front brakes with 11” rotors and a whole new freshly built 8.8 with a 3.55 Traction Lok and rear discs. I have a whole list of projects to share. I will be getting rid of the conversion junk, and then putting in a stock wagon interior.
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Using a heat gun and a rubber eraser wheel on a drill I removed all the stripes after the running boards were gone. Just a little bit left on the hood in this picture.
Still some down the side. Passenger side almost clean.
A better shot of the passenger side
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Are you going to try and install the same window type as the "here's what I want it to look like" van you pictured on the first post? I have always contemplated doing the same with my TV top conversion van but only because I like the windows to be flush on the bottom... and that's really it. I'm a designer by trade so I nitpick over stuff like this. I've never actually looked fully into it because I know it is a little ridiculous but would love to know if you plan on it and what it would entail.
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Yes. I want to change the side windows to the stock wagon windows. I have the both sides of a 2007 E350 wagon that is the donor. I will be drilling out the spot welds and separating the inner and outer skins. Then I will remove the windows in my truck and use what I need to fix the damage caused by the conversion company. I will acquire tinted privacy glass to go into the side windows.
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It sounds like 98Econoline150 is doing it right by having access to the donor panels. I can't wait to see more of the progress.
