There is a DIY thread on the RV.net site where a guy in England (Great Britain?) is restoring a 1959 Ford Thames campervan. Check out this rig he's built to work on the van.
My project looks like small potatoes compared to what this guy is tackling.
I did a ground up once on a Vanagon Syncro Tdi . Terrific fun, very creative. Nothing was left untouched. Turned out to be a great rig. Sold it to a former SMB RB50 Quigley owner.