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Long time lurker. First time poster. Just a teaser shot here, but it’s very custom. The build is starting to come along, and have paint in the lineup beginning of August. A ton of work already went into it. I’ll try and grab some additional pictures tomorrow. Will look good with a satin while pearl paint. Pic for attention:

While researching aftermarket rail and rack options, I came across this company in Turkey. Looks like decent manufacturing. 3 cross bars. I literally just ordered one, so will be excited to see how it works out. What was interesting to me was the rails are basically L track, like what is used to secure airplane loads. Should be versatile enough for me to load kayaks onto. The brand is TURTLE http://turtlecancarry.com/ https://turtlecancarry.de/ Ebay listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/To-Fit-2014-Ford-Transit-Tourneo-Connect-LWB-Roof-Rails-Roof-Rack-Black/323761409103?epid=20029726155&hash=item4b61af0c4f:g:7s0AAOSwB6ZcsuYL Listed at $380 from Germany, I'm paying $275 (shipped) from Turkey to Michigan, via the email address in the Youtube comments. I was originally thinking of doing a Unistrut system for rails, but wasn't confident on how many mounting points to use, and whether or not the roof curves front to back or is level, then got the price for this rack and just went for it.

That sounds like a TON of time and money to be pouring into a ten year old vehicle . . . . and you probably only increased it's value (if any) by about 20% of what you spent. Personally, if *I* was going to do something similar, I'd start out with a 2018 or 19 with very few miles so I could enjoy driving my new creation for many years and miles . . . . and hopefully get back some of my money when I went to sell it later on Don

I thought the Brits were crazy modding their Connects.

If anyone is interested in knowing what is done with this, well.....here is the list. 2010 Ford Transit XLT – “Slamsit” Build Sheet Performance: 1. Custom FSWerks cold air intake with Cool-Flo green filter 2. Custom FSWerks cat-less header wrapped with blue heat wrap 3. Custom dual exit FSWerks street exhaust with dual rolled polished 4” tips 4. Custom HPTuners PCM flash for 93 octane including pop tune 5. Massive Speed System under drive water pump light pulley system 6. Custom adapted Euro-spec Focus ST-225 big brake kit 7. Alcon 320mm big brake kit front rotors with Mintex performance brake pads 8. Custom stainless steel brake lines Suspension: 1. Euro-spec MYC GAZ front adjustable coil-overs with FSWerks camber adjustment 2. Flipped rear axle with GAZ shortened adjustable shocks and adjustable leaf spring shackles 3. AirLift 1000 rear axle helper airbags with onboard air compressor 4. Adjustable rear sway bar links Exterior Lighting: 1. Custom retrofit headlamps with Morimoto Gatling LED DRL, sequential LED turn signal, Bi-Xenon projector with gatling shroud. 2. Custom retrofit lower 4” dual function LED fog lamps (Fog & DRL) 3. Custom fit LED dual function smoked front signal indicators 4. Custom fit LED single function smoked rear marker indicators 5. OPT7 Aura underbody LED lighting 6. Euro-spec tail lamps with converted harness to tie into US spec wiring. All bulbs are LED with CANBUS resistors and brake lamp has flash mode operational. 7. 18” x 8” Black centers with polished stepped lips BBS RS rep wheels 8. Stretched 215/35ZR-18 Sumitomo HTR Z III XL on all four corners 9. Black anodized tuner spike valve stems 10. FSWerks engine cover Exterior Styling: 1. Front bumper has custom fitted lower apron with matching custom fitted corner splitters 2. Euro-spec license plate holder with GB license plate dubbed “SLAMSIT” 3. Custom adapted BMW M3 side skirts with rear winglets 4. UK Spec shortly electric and heated dual function side mirrors 5. Vent shade auto vent visors 6. Custom fitted 3” EZ-Lip mounted to rear bumper with dual cutout for exhaust 7. Rear bumper canards with custom brackets to mount to body 8. 57” real carbon fiber adjustable wing with low profile custom body mounts 9. 3M carbon fiber DiNoc roof wrap 10. 3M carbon fiber DiNoc hood wrap 11. Custom integrated Euro-spec Focus RS hood vents with custom drip tray 12. 3M gloss black faux side and rear windows 13. LED license plate lights 14. Carbon fiber rear license plate trim 15. Rear view camera 16. Professional satin Balloon White dip paint job done by H20Wraps Interior Styling: 1. Euro spec carpeted dash mat 2. Custom molded fiberglass a-pillars with 4” Pioneer speakers wrapped with grey suede 3. Upper cargo bin wired with OPT7 Auro Pro LED lighting 4. Dash cam mirror and digital screen with reverse camera functional 5. Custom wrapped steering wheel with carbon fiber accents 6. Custom column mounted dual gauge pod with Innovate Motorsports A/F wideband gauge and Oil Pressure / Temp display 7. Pioneer Avic double din screen with wireless phone mirroring to head unit and TV mounted in cargo area 8. Pioneer 5.25” speakers in door cards 9. Custom adapted Ford Fusion shifter with functional OD button 10. Custom molded AirLift Performance PSI gauge, momentary fill and purge mounted in lower center console 11. Pro-Clip cell phone mount with magnetic super charge phone case holder 12. Custom mounted Euro spec arm rest 13. Brand new great headliner 14. Custom floor mats with rally step plate 15. Custom Ford ST stainless dead pedal with rubber isolators 16. Custom Ford ST stainless brake and accelerator pedals with rubber isolators 17. OPT7 Auro Pro LED foot well LED lighting 18. Dual 8” Pioneer dual voice coil 2 OHM shallow mount subwoofers in ported box behind seats 19. Sliding doors with custom carpeted wall liners 20. Inner quarter panels fitted with Master Rack wall panels 21. Rear doors with custom carpeted wall liners 22. Pioneer 6” x 9” mounted in rear doors 23. Pioneer 6” x 9” mounted in upper left and right cargo roof line 24. Custom fitted to interior floor lined Universal Bed Rug 25. Rear door entry lined with grip tape 26. Driver side rear quarter panel cargo area built in carpeted panel with mounted Pioneer 5 channel amp, Wagan Slimline 1500 watt power inverter and Samsung 32” LED TV with swing out TV mount 27. OPT7 Auro Pro LED backlighting behind driver side wall mount panel 28. Passenger side rear quarter panel cargo area built in carpeted panel with Adams Polishes display rack for car show detailing necessities 29. OPT7 Auro Pro LED backlighting behind passenger side wall mount panel 30. Viper remote start and keyless entry I'm thinking custom roll cage with Braum racing seats, along with 5 point harness. after that I honestly don't know what else I could do with the little box. Any ideas?

So I signed up for a rallycross event last weekend. I registered Jan Van to compete. Here's an article I put together about the experience. https://oppositelock.kinja.com/in-a-world-of-wrxs-and-miatas-be-a-rallyvan-1834951348 I do a little freelance writing for this forum. I don't get paid or anything, but I love the community on this page. They are mostly supportive, and all share a similar passion for cars and life.

Nope - and I don't suppose I'd listen much if he did ... <G> Truth be told, nothing different happening here than with any other van conversion where the roof is raised. We're not talking much in the way of open length. One rail was removed, and can't say I was all that impressed with the strength and rigidity of that anyway, so I expect Ford has a lot of confidence in the wall structure and support. Also another good reason to spring for the wood reinforcement on the Fiberine topper. That's molded to shape and bonded right to the shell and I'd think makes it even stronger than the original roof panel WITH the brace installed. Plan is also at some point to add overhead storage to the back of the roof. Could always beef that up some for additional strength. The new storage box would probably cover half the distance from the back doors to the support that was removed. Also plan to box in the area up front between the old roof and the new - I'm thinking that would be a great place to stash blankets and stuff that doesn't mind being jammed into odd spaces. That also could come back a bit further than the existing roof support to shrink the open area even more. But ... as mentioned ... don't expect to lose any sleep over it, eh.