How To Frame-Out A Ford Transit Camper Van (Rivet Nuts, Tee Nuts, Bump-Out Boxes, etc)

The Frame-out of our 2022 Ford Transit Van took weeks of planning, preparation, and building but was 100% worth. Learn from our mistakes on how the best way to frame our a Ford Transit van with Rivet Nuts, Tee Nuts, and adhesive to build out the strongest foundation for the rest of your van build here. Plus, learn about how we assembled our bump-out boxes that will allow us to sleep sideways with no issue!

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What’s Happening In Today’s Video:
00:00 Introduction
00:10 The Plan
01:40 Rivet Nut Installation
04:00 Rivent Nut + Tee Nuts
05:12 Guitar Solo
05:20 Kreg Accu-Cut XL
06:30 Aligning Rivet Nuts to Wood Framing
08:19 Can you guess what the box is?
08:49 Moment of Glory
10:00 Planning out the Tee Nuts
12:00 Spinning Transition
12:30 Craft Paper To Align the Rivet Nuts to Wood Framing
13:27 Too slow lol
14:30 We've got a failed Rivet Nut - oh no!
15:10 We Carved Pumpkins
16:36 Katie says something important, Joey Wheezes
17:10 Curved Ceiling Ribs
21:00 The New Plan - Curved Ceiling Ribs
23:00 Adding Tee Nuts Into the wooden frame
23:20 Permanently Mounting The Wooden Framing with Loctite Adhesive
25:30 Vertical Framing
26:20 Joey Sings a little song
26:40 Bump Out Boxes (To Sleep Sideways)
28:03 Framing Out The Arctic Tern Window

Who Are We?
Hi y'all! We are Katie and Joey, two Coloradans who found their way home after 10+ years of traveling and working around the globe. Over the next few months we will be converting a 2022 Ford Transit Van into our mobile home on wheels. From there, we've got a quest to see every US National Park. After that, we've got a lot more of the world to see but one step at a time!

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