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You are probably wondering what is up with that topic title, well its my next project, I am going to be doing a TV station live truck, or ENG van( electronic news gathering ) , now for a better part of 30 years, most of the live vans were based on the Ford Econoline 350 van, the extended length body, now what I am doing is not a period correct, but current. Now current, I mean based of current ENG technology , which is not unheard of, there are companys out there that will retro fit older vans with current technology. this is a photo of semi retired live van from the 80's I could find, but this will give you an idea and here is a more current version that I am going to try and build, built by Frontline Communication Now the fun part is having to lengthen the van body, I have to extend the area between the side door to front of the wheel well, and also extend the body behind the wheel well , that is going to be the hardest part for me, trying to keep everything lined up and straight, I am not the best at cutting straight lines So on to the pics the green tape is were I am making the first cuts and moving ahead, after cutting up both van bodies, this is what I have, a longer body, as you can see, I still have a lot of work to