Plylining my van - advice please. :)

[binge]

Alright guys. Tomorrow I will be ply-lining my van.
Never done it before. But I want to do a decent job of it.

I can buy a pre-cut kit off ebay for £130 delivered But I've seen lots of ply-lined vans (Even Kangoo's like mine) which have come into work, and the kits just dont cut it for what I want. They all have ghastly gaps down the sides, and dont cover all the metal work etc.

My intention is to have full side panels, rather than a small panel along the bottom, and a panel in the upper recess at each side, revealing all the battered metal work in between.

Full ply floor. And a ply ceiling.

Then some ply on the lower half of the rear door.


For the rear door, and floor, I have templates already. The original plastic units.

For the sides, and roof, I have nothing.


Where would one start in getting the shape for the wood?

It's asking a lot for me to get big enough sheets of card board to do template, as it's got to be like 4ft x 6ft (ish).



Any help from the chippies/joiners will be massively appreciated.



I also want to carpet it all after. Best way to do this? Staples, or glue?




Ben

[Easter Bunny]

What will you be using the van for?
cos pallets/boxes don't slide well on carpet
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Wont be carpeting the floor, that's getting black/white checkered lino.


It's just my car. Will be using it to transport my supermoto track bikes (Mini pit and/or full size) to tracks etc. So it's being kitted up with a compressor etc.



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[Shaft]

Know any decent bodyshops?

Go get some good lengths of brown masking paper and use that for templates; stick it up with masking tape or blu-tak.
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[binge]

Damn, never thought of that!

I've got boxes and boxes of recycled paper floor mats (A2 size) at work.

Could tape a load together, and do as you suggested.


Thanks dude!

[Flip]

Or get a kit and and carpet the walls etc and make sure everything is covered. Not the cheapest way though.

[binge]

The kits just arent bespoke enough. Ive got a bit of a heinz 57 van. No sliding side door, but has an mpv rear hatch.

[Suntan Sid]

Get some cardboard boxes, from the skip behind your local supermarket, flatten them out and cut your templates from them.
They'll be easier to use than paper!
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