High Roof Hard Shell Van Top

The sides and rear of the roof cut out are framed with 14 gauge steel bolted to the van roof.

High roof hard shell van top. High top installation video from cyclevan who are also listed in the installers section below. The idea was to find a low mileage large van and make it into a standing height high ceiling a work vehicle. All of our full size van tops work great with side or rear wheelchair lifts. She has the tallest high top i ve ever seen on a van.

The base vehicle may surprise you. Actually we feel the roof is stronger after the penthouse has been installed. This one is nearly bi. High top conversion vans have had the original roof cut away in places then replaced with a fiberglass roof to give the van increased height.

An empty cargo van provides the best blank canvas. Derin estimated that the high top added around 450 pounds of weight but the roof they took off weighed about 250 pounds so that s only a net gain of 200 pounds. Two 2 and four 4 wheel drives gas and diesel vans. Diy van high top.

Van tops also known as high tops and or camper tops for vans make the movement of passengers and cargo easier when compared to that of a standard van. Inside i can stand up straight and in some spots there s a good ten inches of space between the ceiling and the top of my head. Like all boxy vehicles it can be a beast to drive in the wind but that s par for the course with tall vans. This could also work for a camper the van top that the local company s.

It was easier than you might think to add a camper top. I couldn t see parting with 40 50k for a sprinter van or similar. A van tour through a toyota hiace high top or high roof camper van conversion for possible future australian van dwelling off the grid. Just the right size.

This heavy steel frame reinforces the roof supports the optional bed and is the base for the elevating assembly. It easily passed the fmvss 216 roof crash test see below. In fact in a good hard weekend s work the average handyman could go from truck to rv shell. With the high top installed gypsy now stands at 110 tall.

A fairly standard ford service truck van that used to belong to sears. If cutting a hole in the roof of your van and attaching a top without leaks makes you nervous there are a number of places that will do it for you. That said jef and i still haven t gotten used to having a high top on the van.