New SMB Owner: 93 Ford E250 2x4

[Pschitt]

Well done !

[rockbender]

Great looking ladder!

question - did you through bolt the top all the way to the inside of the van? Looks like bolts sticking out. Did you make a lip to hang on the roof gutter?

[audisnapr]

thanks, guys.

here's a few additional photos that I wasn't able to post yesterday. Hopefully the photos of the brackets will answer your questions, rockbender. I used stainless steel, flat head socket screws (1/4"x20) welded in place to secure the ladder to the brackets.

I've since added grip tape to the rungs of the ladder.

For the paint, I did a 3-stage process. Rustoleum Primer -> Rustoleum Multicolor Textured (gray, 1 coat) -> Rustoleum Textured (black, 2 coats)

[jage]

Man, I wish I had the skills and shop to fab like that. Very nice!

[rockbender]

Nice photos - thanks for the up close shots! I agree with Jage - great attention to detail. So do you have any fasteners on the top of the ladder, or is it just hooked over the gutter lip?

The finished product looks great!

[audisnapr]

Thanks again guys. I'm def happy with the finished product.

Yup, I have two socket button head screws that clamp down into the rain gutter. I added two very thin pieces of aluminum where to screws pinch the gutter to help protect the paint.



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[audisnapr]

And for my next trick....

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[audisnapr]

making some solid progress. tacked everything together, did a test fit and now onto the finish welding, drilling holes, painting, etc.

[dhally]

What kind of tubing is that? It looks lightweight.

[audisnapr]

1" EMT conduit. Not sure it's considered light weight but it should get the job done.
Each 10ft section weighs 6.6lbs (according to the Google). I used +/-10 pieces plus the 14ga steel plates. should be in the 70-75lbs range when done.

I'll be using about 32lbs of kennel flooring so it'll be around 100-110lbs when installed.

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