Body Modifications Each time I cut a hole in the van, I called it a body modification. These are the items that change the overall appearance of the van, and turn it from a boring, creepy, white cargo van, to a nifty home on wheels.

With Mo scrubbed, primed and painted, the next step of the van build was the floor. All it took was a lot of research, patience, $420 and some power tools.

My van, Mo, had a past life with FedEx and, after 44,000 miles of things thrown, tossed and dropped onto the floor of her cargo area, it was pretty beat up. To mitigate the chance of rust development, I spent the first month of van ownership scrubbing, priming and painting.

Someone once said that words have meaning and names have power, and it’s widely acknowledged that vessels, sea-faring and otherwise, should be named. So I knew, when I bought the van, that I would name her. But I didn’t want to rush it. I had to get to know the