Ford Econoline Van Conversion | DIY Camper Van Tour

Matt and Candace give us a tour of their 1996 Ford Econoline self converted Van. They did all the work on this van themselves. From electrical to bug screens. Throughout the video they revel some of their best van hacks they have discovered while traveling.
The total build and cost of the van was around $11,000.
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[@themousethatroared3371]

I just bought a '94 ford e350 conversion van with fiberglass top (still too low to stand up in) for $4k. 113k miles on the clock, looks and runs great. Working on a budget build for full time living, repurposing a lot of the materials it came with. 😁

[@sprintslow]

That is awesome! We are on the road full time now. It is amazing. Happy to help if you have questions! Good luck with the build.

[@justmona9647]

It's interesting he added a level. I thought maybe I was the only one adding one. It's a nice build

[@sprintslow]

Thanks!

[@JACKDON68]

Great job and plenty of ambition my friends👍😳😀🇺🇸🌅🤙😎

[@sprintslow]

Thanks 👍

[@Suzvideos1]

Thank you for sharing your van build with us. As a ne

[@Suzvideos1]

(continued)...As a new owner, with no building experience, of a partially converted Econoline van, I found your tour to be very helpful. I absorbed some info from the Pandemic plethora of sprinter van tours which left me paralyzed with a fractured brain from attempting to conceptualize how I could transform my beast of a cargo van into an elegant and professionally done Sprinter conversion. It was like trying to transform a friendly 15# mixed breed rescue dog into a pure bred and trained Doberman. "You can't get there from here." Thanks!

[@sprintslow]

Thanks Sue! Yes I totally get what you mean. It can be overwhelming! Good luck and send us an update when you finish your van.

[@Suzvideos1]

@@sprintslow I'll be sure to send an update on the finished conversion, if the attendants at the future nursing home allow me my electronics. Only kidding. My dog and I have been happily camping with the van as is and I'm slowly getting a clue as to the conversion that fits me.

[@whitegregory4021]

Cool stuff, man. I'm gonna enjoy these videos. Can I share them with some of my friends in Korea?

[@whitegregory4021]

Assateague looked fun.

[@sprintslow]

Greg! For sure man. Sharing would be great! Hope you and the family are doing well!

[@gracecallowayable]

Awesome!!!👠🚌👠

[@sprintslow]

Thanks Graycee!!

[@judyjudymercer9674]

I have a 1993 Ford Econoline 150 that I am going to convert I see you have screws in the ceiling of your fan and I was wondering how did you anchor the wood to your ceiling what did you anchor it to I have not yet torn everything out so I don’t know what’s under there and I didn’t want to tear it out not knowing if I would have anything to anchor the ceiling to would appreciate your feedback

[@sprintslow]

Judy! Sorry for the delay. It is actually my friends Matts van. Ill reach out and see if he has a good answer for ya.

[@kenhoyer8601]

Again, nice build, electronics , shower solar etc. But no toilet

[@sprintslow]

VANLIFE always has a sacrifice. Thanks for watching!

[@clapinc]

Great video. The sensitive 90's guy hair just drives me nuts.

[@zackschwarte5440]

hey weird question but how tall are the both of you

[@sprintslow]

Not an odd question. Matt is probably 5'10 and Candace is probably 5'6. Are you doing a van build out?

[@zackschwarte5440]

@@sprintslow yeah I thinking about doing an e150 build

[@katreilly3094]

You my friends was ripped off on that van when you bought it.

[@mariec.9102]

$11,000 is a lot!

[@sprintslow]

Yes 11K is good chunk of money. But, for a van that you can live in and travel in some people would think it is a deal.

[@jamesgill5511]

$2400 isn't too bad for a running conversion van depending on the location if the body is solid, and the $1200 for mechanical repairs isn't much either if they had to farm some of it out. Personally I wouldn't buy an E150 that is older than 2008 though because they just don't have the weight capacity. My bigger question is where is the $6K for the build out coming from? Solar panels- $300 Inverter & charge controller- $350 Battery- $900 Puck lights- $50 Lumber- $500 Fridge- $400 Maxxfan- $250 Insulation- $200 Seat swivel base- $170(for a good one) Water containers & pump- $60 Stove- $40 Misc. wire & hardware- $1000(maybe) I'm estimating around $4k for material/components on the high end, and don't think they dropped $2k on the basic tools needed to do it. I recently built a similar sized self contained(removable) galley for someone, with the same water capacity plus a built in 2 burner propane stove, for under $300 in material. That was at the inflated wood prices a few months ago.

[@sprintslow]

@@jamesgill5511 for sure! Appreciate the thoughtful response. This was Matt's first build so I think he made a few mistakes he had to double back on. Awesome job on building out the one you did! Sounds like you did a killer job.