A starting point

Now the van is home and I've had a few days of driving about, its time to make it less like a building van.  Essentially preparing the blank canvas for the conversion to start.

So first of all, the bulk head needs to come out, and then the play can be removed.  The main metal panels of the bulk head were unbolted, but this did leave a rather unsightly metal frame most of the way around the threshold.

Now to remove the frame, the plastic trims on the B-pillars just clip off, and amazingly I didn't break a single clip!

The seats also had to come out to give access to the lower sections and the floor piece.

Sadly the lower side sections are spot welded in, and the lower piece was welded in with 1" sections.  So a few hours of very careful drilling on the spots, and cutting with a 1mm disc saw the frame removed.  All the exposed metal was primed and painted to prevent any rust making an appearance.

Now to set about the ply lining.  I've saved the panels as they are like new, and will be handy for template material.

Last to come out was the floor and the anchor points, sadly I didnt take a photo of the amount of dust and rubbish under the floor, but I assure you there was a lot of it.  Several empties of the hoover later, with a good sweep, and a wipe down the back of the van is empty and looking fresh.  It even smells a bit better too.

I've still to remove the excess silicone from around the windows on the rear doors, but one very noticeable thing is how much the back of the van echo's now its open and empty.  Some donated scraps of carpet from my neighbour soon helped quieten the van down, much better for day to day use.