i think its about time i give an update here, i got the van back from Colorado Camper Van. It did take quite a bit longer than I expected for Derek to complete, but in Dereks defense, i did tell him to take his time and do the job right--ha. And i am happy with the work that he did, he even made good and redid a couple items that we both thought wasnt 100%.
I just had CCV do the poptop/bed, i plan on building the rest of the interior myself. Its a 14" hitop on electric lifts with remote. The bed design was kind of my idea which Derek was 100% willing to accommodate. I cant take the credit for it though, im coming from years of experience in VW westfalia's and it mimicks those boeds. CCV's most popular upper bed is a platform that is hinged on struts so you have more standup room when the top is raised and the bed lifted up. I had CCV make my bed so it was still lift-able when the top was up, but the 1st 1/3 of the bed was on a hinge that allowed it to flip on to itself. In the RB van i have it gave me quite a bit more area of full standup height when the top was down, the best of both worlds. Since it was new for him, he took 2 cracks at it and got it right (see the redo comment). I upgraded to triple wall insulated canvas as well. only other item was fantastic fan, and some yakima tracks
Like i said before, i had planned on doing my own pop top, and i have no regrets having CCV do the work (id be working on it all winter)
top down-i can fully stand up at 5'-9.5"
top up
bed flipped top up
bed out
bed flipped, top down, i can still stash stuff up top
lots of stand up room
where Elsie the cow belongs
next order of business is my interior build, got my propex furnace and fridge sitting here waiting