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Forum: Van Body 12-06-2019, 12:21 PM
Replies: 18
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Posted By Orv
Guess I never did follow up on this. Here...

Guess I never did follow up on this.


Here are pictures of the bracket design I used, and a (not very good) picture of one on the van. This setup has held up fine for over a year now, including...
Forum: Van Body 10-23-2018, 07:56 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,424
Posted By Orv
So, the suggestions here guided my thinking...

So, the suggestions here guided my thinking toward VHB tape. What I ended up doing was making an L-shaped bracket out of aluminum to sit at the upper edge of the fiberglass top, touching both the...
Forum: Van Body 10-12-2018, 12:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,424
Posted By Orv
Thanks. I also found a post in the forum on solar...

Thanks. I also found a post in the forum on solar panel mounting with VHB that had good information on tape formulations, etc. It's not quite the same application -- solar panels have gravity holding...
Forum: Van Body 10-11-2018, 08:57 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,424
Posted By Orv
I haven't -- I've never ended up doing one in...

I haven't -- I've never ended up doing one in Canada. I did the Lake Superior Pro Rally a couple times when I was in college -- that was what got me into rally to start with. Once I moved to...
Forum: Van Body 10-11-2018, 06:04 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,424
Posted By Orv
I don't normally go crashing through the brush,...

I don't normally go crashing through the brush, but I do handle communications work for rally races on occasion, so encountering a low branch on a forest road is always a possibility. It's probably...
Forum: Van Body 10-11-2018, 05:37 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,424
Posted By Orv
Those clamps are really nice, but I just can't...

Those clamps are really nice, but I just can't see myself paying $207 for a bracket to hold a 4-for-$25 lamp. ;)

Cabling will depend on where the lights go. If I attach them to the gutter I'll...
Forum: Van Body 10-11-2018, 05:21 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,424
Posted By Orv
Thanks, never would have thought of that. I've...

Thanks, never would have thought of that. I've used it to fasten stuff to dashboards before -- it excels at that -- but never would have thought of it for this.
Forum: Van Body 10-11-2018, 05:11 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,424
Posted By Orv
Gutter is my current leading idea. I have some...

Gutter is my current leading idea. I have some thick aluminum sheet (OK, I have some old license plates) and could maybe fab up a bracket. I think it would have to attach to the top of the gutter,...
Forum: Van Body 10-11-2018, 12:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,424
Posted By Orv
Exterior light mounting

After camping in my newly-acquired 1990 E-250 Sportsmobile, I decided I wanted more outdoor lighting around the van. I got some LED floodlights, but now I'm trying to decide how to mount them....
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