Building Wheel Boxes: Part 15 - RAM Promaster 2500 Van
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- Опубліковано 28 січ 2022
- Hi All! Welcome to Episode 15 of our van build series. Today, Marc is building wheel well covers (wheel boxes) to allow us to add some insulation around the wheel wells....and to provide a flat surface for us to attach electrical and plumbing components later. The goal is to use scrap lumber that we have lying around and join it all with pocket screws, glue and finish nails. Hope you like it :)
If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below, and please give a thumbs-up if you enjoyed this video and found in helpful to you. Subscribe to our channel to follow along on our entire van build series.
Blessings to you.
-Marc and Tania
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Links to products we used in this episode:
Lumber:
1x3 pine (look for the straightest stuff you can find). We bought common boards, not the select stuff. Hopefully you have a bunch of scrap wood laying around.
Some of the items we used:
Cordless Jigsaw:
Wood jigsaw blades:
Tape Measure:
Woodworkers Square
Marking Pencil:
Kreg Jig with 1 1/4" screws
Finish nailer (1 1/4")
Wood Glue (we use Gorilla)
Table Saw:
Compound Miter Saw:
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Just wanted to thank you for your video on installing the scopema swivel with modifications to avoid the spacers. I'm off to the hardware store to get the washers, I'll get them installed and then I'll be done. Your video was easy to follow and explained potential pitfalls, so thank you.
I love your videos. Keep them up.
Thank you
A bed tray. Ha! I'm currently traveling in my van and wish I had squared off the wheel wells with a cover. Their curve makes them really hard to store stuff on top of. Thanks for this easy to follow, informative, entertaining video. Subscribed and looking forward to checking out more of your videos for build tips!
So glad we could help you
THANK YOU for the tip about using scrap wood for the wheelbase space- GENIUS!
We have so much scrap wood at this point, I think we use it for everything :)
You two are amazing to follow! These van build videos are so helpful - thank you!
You are SOOOO welcome, Lisa.. Thank you for watching :)
Hé hello teachers! I’am one of your student for the building of my van. Tank you for that. Next year i am going on a bycicle trip froam Key West to Québec Canada. If you are in georgia may be i can meet you there? You can see the fb of last trip. Defi key west 2025. Joel
HI Joel, So glad we could be of help to you
Awesome work! Thank you!
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching :)
So did you leave the top open on the wheel well box in case you need to run wiring / anything else electrical related through before closing it off?
To be honest, those things are still in the garage....but, yes, I left them open in case I wanted to stick anything in them. I may add a lid later if its needed.
What’s the tool you’re using to measure the angles?
Sorry for the delay in answering your questing, I just saw your question.....the tools is called a Sliding T-Bevel. Hope this helps.
Are those 1x2 or 1x3?
A bit of both.....whatever junk I had in the garage
@@marctania2349 Thanks, they looked like one by two for the wheel well boxes, but your list said 1x3, Thanks again, happy trails.
Can I get a build by you ?
Happy to add any suggestions...but won't be doing another build for a while