The Goobsmobile

About the Project

No other place to start this project than the beginning!

I bought this van in February, 2021 after scouring Facebook Marketplace for weeks on end. On my way to buy a van that looked just "pretty good", I saw this van parked on the side of the road with a "For Sale" sign. Seeing that sign immediately made me forget about the original van I was going to buy. That was the best decision I could have ever made.

This van that I have dubbed The Goobsmobile is a 1992 Dodge Ram Van. Although the van was already converted to be a livable space by the company Roadtrek, I had my own vision for how I wanted this van to be.
Through many lessons learned, roadside misadventures, quiet contemplative nights, and bottles of wood glue - I brought my vision of a cabin on wheels to life!

Over the course of three years, I worked on and off to fulfill my vision! I started by stripping the van of its original interior, except for the cab because I had to keep that original. After demolition, I installed installation and framing into the van to serve as the bones for the van’s structure. Next was hooking up the electrical system for the van’s “home” appliances - this includes dimmable lights, a fan that can blow air in and out, a 12v fridge, an inverter for 120v power, multiple charging ports, and a water pump to push water from tank to sink! Once the electrical work was done, I could go about completing the van’s interior with the finished layout plan including a bed, a living room, a dining room, a kitchenette, and a foyer.

All of this was completed without any prior knowledge! I took on a backwards “measure once, cut twice” sort of approach, which while not the most efficient, taught me a lot about what it takes to build a home! If you ignore how bad some of the work is in the van, then it doesn’t look half bad.

As of August 2024, the van was finally completed!

I finally finished my van! A tour of the Goobsmobile

Enjoy a tour of my van the Goobsmobile! See firsthand the passion, love, and energy that was put into the van.

The Goobsmobile Image Gallery

This complete conversion would not have been possible without the "help" of my lovely assistants :3

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