The upper half is bolted in, as is the lower half. However the lower half leaves threaded studs in place which are welded to the van.
We remove the seats, all plastics and then a combination of grinding, air sanding the welds to remove the threaded studs. Not a 5 minute job. I’ve seen people leave the stud in place and even bend over the studs but this looks poor and not a good job.
Also don’t forget that the roof panel will be too short once the bulkhead is removed.
Good luck,
Ian
We remove the seats, all plastics and then a combination of grinding, air sanding the welds to remove the threaded studs. Not a 5 minute job. I’ve seen people leave the stud in place and even bend over the studs but this looks poor and not a good job.
Also don’t forget that the roof panel will be too short once the bulkhead is removed.
Good luck,
Ian
Hi all. Just browsing through my photos of my conversion and stumbled across images I took when removing my bulkhead. As @Eclipse Campers stated above, I removed my bulkhead permanently, ground down my welds and studs and then treated the metalwork to stop any rusting later in the vans life.
I notice you get different trim when you order bulkhead delete.
Whats different apart from the hardboard roof panel?
The B pillar panels
I never knew that. What’s the difference, I*ve never noticed.
Ladies and gents, I’m replying here as I’ve used a lot of the forum for a quick look at jobs before I start them.
I consider myself pretty handy with the tools, but a word of warning on this bullheaded removal - I’ve just done my panel van, a Dec 21 build and the lower rail, and lower side rails were VERY well welded in, not only were there spot welds but also 5 or 6 full pen stitch welds (about 1” long) and the top and bottom of the lower sides were also welded in. Thereafter the whole seam was seam sealed - was all factory paint also. The seam sealer needed removing with a seal scraper (I used the snap on screw driver handled type, it’s to much for a ‘normal’ type scraper and it won’t come away from the sealer just pulling it)
Now, my van was a pre reg’d / not ordered and does appear to have some curiosities - such as pre installed seat belt mounts, so it may be that during the various lockdowns, wars and supply chain hassle that it’s a bitsa, or it may be that they’re building them more like ford (the transhit has everything in it for combi conversions - wiring, mounts etc) so they can tweak later in the build process. Anyway, getting the bulkhead out (I’m swapping for a Motexion) was a proper job. It made a bit more of a mess than in the above photos (which looks a lovely job, and a dealer would likely leave it looking a bit scabbier than that!)
I’m not without the kit, skills or mindset, but this wasn’t an easy task and has taken me three or four hours, and you can 100% tell I’ve been at it with big pry bars and the angle grinder. The last like I removed took me about two (and looked as above)
I consider myself pretty handy with the tools, but a word of warning on this bullheaded removal - I’ve just done my panel van, a Dec 21 build and the lower rail, and lower side rails were VERY well welded in, not only were there spot welds but also 5 or 6 full pen stitch welds (about 1” long) and the top and bottom of the lower sides were also welded in. Thereafter the whole seam was seam sealed - was all factory paint also. The seam sealer needed removing with a seal scraper (I used the snap on screw driver handled type, it’s to much for a ‘normal’ type scraper and it won’t come away from the sealer just pulling it)
Now, my van was a pre reg’d / not ordered and does appear to have some curiosities - such as pre installed seat belt mounts, so it may be that during the various lockdowns, wars and supply chain hassle that it’s a bitsa, or it may be that they’re building them more like ford (the transhit has everything in it for combi conversions - wiring, mounts etc) so they can tweak later in the build process. Anyway, getting the bulkhead out (I’m swapping for a Motexion) was a proper job. It made a bit more of a mess than in the above photos (which looks a lovely job, and a dealer would likely leave it looking a bit scabbier than that!)
I’m not without the kit, skills or mindset, but this wasn’t an easy task and has taken me three or four hours, and you can 100% tell I’ve been at it with big pry bars and the angle grinder. The last like I removed took me about two (and looked as above)
