I recently acquired a Fiat Ducato work-van that I intend to do a full van conversion for full-time living, allowing me to travel and work remotely. This blog post is the first in a series where I'll be detailing the build progress.
Here's a short video showing the progress of removing the old interior. I'd like to stress that the wall in-between the loading area and the front seats took the longest, having rivet nuts but also a different orb-like sealed nut that was about the size of a 10-size bolt nut - a rivet nut on steroids essentially.
One found on each side of the back wall. I spent almost an hour trying to figure out how to remove with limited tools at my disposal - ended up having to force pilot holes with a small drill bit without getting jerked off as there was no flat surface on the orb-shaped "mega-rivet nut" to hold steady on... But I got it done in the end!
And here are pictures from the aftermath
It took around 4 hours to get this done, I left the floor in for now as it was getting late. So next time that'll have to go first, followed by patching up any holes and treating rust as well as rust-proofing the entire inside.
One recommendation for anyone else pursuing this, get an electric screwdriver. I undid all the screws from the panels with a regular screwdriver and as I'm writing this I can feel aching muscles I didn't even know I had...