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Gator Girl - welcome to the forum and congrats on your new van. Good looking Gen 2 TC wagon.

Brand new with my transit. Love it! Hubby took 2 of the passenger-side seats out. Need to keep 2 of the back seats in, in case want to take people around, but am laying them down to put my bedding on top. Able to fit my bike in behind the front seats. Have more plans, working on it one weekend at a time. When the mattress arrives, I'll take a picture! ?

Hi! Also from sunshine state, bought 2020 Transit last weekend and love it! My hubby took out 2 of the seats for me, to make more room. See, am able to put my bike in it. Am working on it, to make a small travel van for day/road trips. ☺️

Ha, ha. Same thing you would do. Run away as fast as you can then wash the pepper spray off your face. ?

A bike is an unwieldy thing to keep in the van. I think about getting a folding bike, but IMO, they are not as fun to ride as a full size bike. I use a wall mount system to hold the bike to one side of the van. I’ve been working on a bed rack on the other side of the van. I pack my gear in milk crates, and the crates hold up the bed.

3/4" plywood free span between angle iron mounted to side walls. When I got the plywood fresh and moist from Lowes, I cut the main piece the long way spanning and then set it in place with the better side down. I put on weights so it would dry deflected down. After dried, primed and painted I put it in with good side up now with a 1/4" crown. The brace for the foot board was made with bracing removed from the area under the floor. Head of the bed folded down for ease of loading groceries, etc. Full space for bins under bed. Foot of bed folds back to allow mid area fully open to carry dogs.

Hello All, I just bought a 2013 XL FTC and am planning on doing a conversion to a camper van (no all out #vanlife bs, though). If any of yall have resources you think might be helpful feel free to pass them on! I'm looking for a Service Manual at the moment, but Haynes doesn't make one for this year. Perhaps the 2012 would be fine? Nice to meet all yall!

Trial run with the adventure van went well . In my design I wanted to leave roolm to put a bike inside easily without having to take a wheel off or lower the seat . That long space also works good for long items like a big tent and . I used the Kuat 4 bike rack most of the time but was happy to be able to put the bike inside for security while hiking or going into town for supplies.