Building a Box Truck Rear Wall
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2024
- Here is the first part of this project, removing the roll door. • Box Truck Roll Door Re...
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Bill, you burned the midnight oil per se on the wall project! You did a great job! I pray continued success with each step of the box truck turned into a camper! Blessings sent to you and Elizabeth from Colorado.❤
you do things like my hubby use to do, he had the patience of job, a very kind man who i never saw mad 68 years i knew him. ❤❤❤❤❤
The night frog symphony is amazing🐸
Excellent work! It will be fun to see you and Elizabeth enjoying the fruits of your labor!
Your patience never ceases to amaze me Bill. ❤❤GREECE.
That lovely white back wall is a perfect place to do a ‘wrap’ with your channel logo! Maybe also help protect it more? 😊
This is so fun watching y’all make your custom camper! Excited to see when Elizabeth decorates!! 😁 I know she will find some cute camping ideas!!
I love the logo idea
week ends are the days we get to do things we like, so it’s great the stores are open. when you have to work daylight ends to soon, no time to work.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Love watching the way you think things through . You make it look easy even though it's a slow process. Can't wait for the next step. 😊
This project which comes without instructions is amazing! You have figured out (engineered) every twist and turn. I love how the marine paint matches exactly the rest of the truck so it blends in without looking like an add-on. Don't forget to take a break and soak those tired bones and joints in your hot tub!!
Hello Bill , You did an awesome job on that box truck ! You can do about anything ! I love watching you , but I hope you will take it easy and please don't over do ! We aren't getting any younger ! Sending Love and Prayers to you and sweet Elizabeth !
Bill,
Drylock is what we use on the outside brick on our house. It lasts for 10 years. It is waterproof. You can find it at Lowes for about $50.00 a gallon.
Wow, what a lot of hard work! But you persevered bill and it looks really great. I bet you’re looking forward to the summer when you and Elizabeth can take your time and enjoy your travels.
Yes I am!
Bill, you’re very good at figuring out things!
You did a really nice job Bill. It's coming together just nicely. And I'm sure the mosquitoes enjoyed their evening snack with you outside.😊
Hello Elizabeth 🙋♀️
GOOD JOB BILL BEST TO YOU AND ELIZABETH!
REAR is trucking reflective red/white tape something you'd like to have on the back and possibly sides, not sure if DOT frowns on it on a box truck, but in foggy conditions, may help others behind
DOT certainly has no problem with it. DOT actually calls it "conspicuity tape," because it makes you more conspicuous. And I don't know why it's usually just on trucks. ANY vehicle (truck or car) would be safer with conspicuity tape.
Wow...after coat #3 , it looks awesome Bill!! Can't wait to see yall rollin' down the road soon!! Happy Trails!
Hello Bill. You are a problem solver. I think you enjoy builds and accomplishments. It’s nice seeing things go smooth for you. Thank you for sharing.I spoke too soon! At 9:54 I realize that. But for the most part I think you do live tinkering with things and you are a problem solver! Great job and thinking!
Always enjoy the dyi videos you guys give us. Even our sweet cat Gussie was watching too!!
Hi Bill
Your workmanship is awesome 👍
Give Elizabeth a hug for me💕
God bless
👍🏼I’m a sixty one year old woman and have Never read a paint can instruction in my life🤪
Well jodiplock4784 if you'd paid three prices for a specialty paint that you had never used the likes of, if would be wise to read just in case.
Found it interesting indeed..thanx Bill.good luck with the installation..bye you two..or three..
Great job
❤Good morning Bill and Elizabeth. Looks Great
While you're doing that project my husband and I are building another bus. I was thinking about doing a mini split but don't know how exactly and I'm excited to see how you do it and charge the system. I am eager to learn. Thank you for another great video till next time, God bless.
You'll see that in the next video. The system comes already charged, and it's just a matter of making the correct connections. It's a little beyond me, so I had a friend who is an HVAC guy help me install it. I would suggest that you can have ANY HVAC company do the install for you. It would be well worth the cost to make sure it's done right!
You did a great job as usual...I'm glad to hear there are stores that close on Sundays...we are to rest and keep the Sabbath holy
Really a great job! Hi From Italy!
Hi Bill & Elizabeth,I hope you are both doing well.Bill you always do such an awesome job on your projects.Take care Elizabeth & Bill!❤
For me, the sounds of frogs in a chorus are loud but not unpleasant, but if one separates and is on its own, it can become an annoying noise. The wall looks great.
looks nice all finished !!
Awesome job
you are amazing at figuring things out.a great carpentry. God Bless👍🙏🙏🙏🙌
Thanks Bill, that was a lot of work, but it looks really nice and sturdy. Take a rest! God Bless Bill and Elizabeth!❤🎉😊🙏✝️💖🎈😊
Loved it! Thank you for the excellent demonstration. Those frogs sounded amazing.🧡
Good to know.😊
Maybe take a cutting wheel and cut the spring into pieces.😊
You are really awesome! Nice to follow...greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
Wonderful job, look forward to the next installment. Blessings.
Looks great, Bill!!
Looks like it was meant to be there
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Curious about how you decide the time length of a video. You are very creative in your solutions. My dad was like that. Sometimes he just sat and looked at something to figure a problem out. Always did. I am proud to say that I inherited that from him. Love you and Elizabeth!
We generally try to make our videos 20-30 minutes. Videos longer than 30 minutes don't generally do as well. People don't click on longer videos as often.
@@LiveSimpleLiveFree To your point... I LOVE watching car wreck videos (don't know why, learning what not to do I guess, teaching myself to ALWAYS be careful driving). My point, is that even videos that fascinate me are harder to watch when they are an hour long.
Too many years of 30 minute TV shows which are themselves broken up 2-3 times by commercials? Who knows, seems nobody has a decent attention span any more.
@@Maybe-So I get that...for me, I guess it depends on the subject..I also watch (or listen) a lot when my hands are busy (sewing, crafting of some sort) so sometimes longer is better..
@LiveSimpleLiveFree I get it...if I see one that is longer and don't have the time, I make sure to click save so I can watch it later. I also sometimes just listen mostly as my hands are almost always busy at something...if I find a more visual one, I sometimes watch later...but always watch you and Elizabeth sooner or later..
It's coming long so we'll. Great job!
Looking good!
Looking good. Looking forward to more updates. Y’all the ones that got me into freeze dried foods. Thx
Our pleasure!
I never used it on anything wood, but I wonder how flex seal paint would have worked for you? I found the unbranded spray at dollar General for half the cost of flex seal. Glad you like that paint you got though. Have a great day.
Never heard of Flex seal.
@@LiveSimpleLiveFree I've used Flex Seal on an airbox for my AC return, (sprayed it on the inside, MUCH easier to work with than mastic, just point and spray) - did the trick.
Flex Seal is one of those items that had crazy TV commercials back when I used to watch too much TV. Now I watch too much YT!
Beautiful work!!!❤
Thank you! 😊
Good job 👍
Nice job
*Its looking amazing!*
Thank you.
@LiveSimpleLiveFree
You're welcome!
God Bless you both.
I would have bought vinyl wall boards. That way it’s waterproof and the plywood would not have gotten damaged by rain and the split Mr Cool AC system.
Great job Bill - looks terrific! I’m wondering if projects die when we die? 🙃😁🌹👍🏼
They live on to bless others! (Elizabeth)
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Are you concerned how much weight you are adding to your conversion? Will it increase your fuel usage on trips and limit your accessibility to pass on weight limited bridges or anything? Just a thought.....love watching your building expertise in action!! Can't wait to see how it turns out!!!
No concern at all. This is an Econoline 450 with dual rear wheels, a truck designed to carry a lot of weight as a moving truck. The weight we are adding is a fraction of the weight that this truck is rated to carry!
This guy looks like Walter Matthau..😊
Accept he’s even handsomer! 😄
(Elizabeth)
Looks good. What’s the plan for the ramp, now there is no access? That prolly makes a lot of noise bouncing around.
It’s actually not too noisy. If we pull it out just enough to stay level, it becomes a sturdy outdoor working space or table. 😊
If you take it out you could make a long slide out box for storage in its place.
Lol! I was thinking mariners paint and it does take several coats but I understand it's well worth the trouble. If, you are mounting heavy items on the back of the truck, why didn't you put in cross support between the 2x4's? To give them something more substantial to anchor into? Maybe you will but so far not seeing it in the construction. I agree, Sunday is the Lord's day, everyone who can, should be afforded a day of rest. No unessential retail shopping.
I did put extra support between the studs to support the equipment bolted to the back wall. You will see that in the next video.
A window along the top of the back, would have brought in more light, and more work :).
Why we don't have a window, ua-cam.com/video/jfKyG4yXRy4/v-deo.html
Perhaps a transome window on the wall?
Why we don't have a rear window. ua-cam.com/video/jfKyG4yXRy4/v-deo.html
You commented in a previous video about incognito. Is that still the plan? If so can you glue/screw/ rivot the door panels back up? If that's not still the plan would you consider a back window for the view you originally wanted with the door up? Blessings!
Why we don't have a back window. ua-cam.com/video/jfKyG4yXRy4/v-deo.html
@@LiveSimpleLiveFree thank you.
New wall is probably the strongest wall of the box.. I bet that really helped with the noise. It's going to be a fun adventure vehicle that is for sure.
I would have put a window there at the very least for some light. But then I'm claustrophobic too.
I would have added a window at the very least for some light.
Do you still have the ramp under the box? If you are not going to use it you could take it off to save weight.
It's still there. Haven't decide what to do with it.
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It looks more like a sealant.
Will you place solar panels on the top of the van😊🌷🪻🇺🇸
Yes, lots of them!
Are you concerned about covering up your license plate on back- with a box? Nah second thoughts- Im sure you'll have it all planned to perfection. 😊
With the tool box? That will be mounted on the back wall, not sitting on the bumper.
Problem solving can be a drag, but it keeps us young...or so this old brain has heard.
Is the truck easier to drive than an RV?
It depends on the size of the RV. It's about the same as driving a Class-C of the same size.
Hay bill your videos are not to long.i fell they are to sort.bless you sir...
Why didn't you use T1-11 Siding?
I thought about that later, and wished I had. It would’ve looked better!
Wonder why you didn't put a window in the wall?
Why we didn't put in a window. ua-cam.com/video/jfKyG4yXRy4/v-deo.html
Bill,, I'am sorry I chimed You on your last vídeo..I know people have the right to comento good or Bad..I Guess being from the
Mid-east I see thinks from another len...sorry for that!
Do you think that paint would work to paint a shower 😁
I don't really know because I don't have any experience with it. But it IS supposed to be waterproof. It's actually polyurethane.
@@LiveSimpleLiveFree is the smell really strong…lots of shower paints are
YEAH😂😮😮😊
What happened to your trailer with the matching recliners? That ... with a new/used towing vehicle ... would have seemed a simpler and better solution in meeting your travel needs. Redesigning a box truck? Just don't get it.
We sold that trailer several years ago to help pay off the house in Florida. also, I was just not happy with pulling something so big. The trailer was 32 feet, and it was hard to get into gas stations or parking lots. This little truck is nimble. I can get into any gas station and park in any parking lot.
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God please help Bill as he is going about his life and working so hard to give him and Elizabeth a great quality of life during complex times.🙏🐸👍
Thank God for good friends and neighbors!🔨🪜🔌