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OK, New News...I'm still in the market for a PSD powered Econoline based camper. The Bus I passed on was just re-listed for a lower price, so that isn't off the table, but I'm leaning more toward a bare cargo van for something a little more "low key". Most of the local vans that meet my criteria...

In the valley between the cylinder heads on the passenger side. You will need to go in through the doghouse to reach it, and it's a little tight. Here it is on an F-Series(pickup), but it is in the same spot on the vans. You may also have to remove the charge pipes from the turbo to the heads...

The glow plug relay is rather easy to test, though the glow plugs themselves are a bit harder in a van than a pickup due to the tight engine compartment. Relay: With the key OFF, using a volt meter grounded to the chassis, one side of the relay should read battery voltage and the other should...

I wasn't familiar with the 9.75. My experience has been with Ford TTB/TIB trucks(mostly Rangers & Explorers) and 1 ton vans(school buses). I've never worked on the newer IFS F150's or lighter vans. After some research I have found that some year F150's came with 7 lugs and some came with 6. What...

So I passed on that particular Skoolie, but I'm still in the market for a van or similar bus. While I like the straight walls of a schoolbus for building out a camper, I'm leaning a little more towards conversion vans. They are a little less conspicuous. My biggest problem is lack of Econoline...

I haven't decided to pick it up yet. I'm still looking at several options.

Ok, to start, I haven't been here for a while(almost 5 years). I've been super busy working a full+ time job while trying to build a business. I'm at a point where my business is becoming profitable enough to be my sole income and will be able to start enjoying my weekends again:wings:. Anyway...

I was referring to dynamiting the door with concern to the second election. I'm fully aware that rounds were fired, though the majority of it was shooting out windows of the jail house to scare the sheriff/others and return fire hitting the cars of the "militia". I don't know your point of...

Actually, the current officials took the ballot boxes to the county jail with plans to count them in secret. All the vets did was dynamite the jail house doors and take the boxes back. There was no second election, they won by a landslide in the original.

I really like that WJ bumper and that ZJ bumper would be sweet on my '98(sans stinger). But I'd really love to see some detail of where you trimmed the fenders to fit 33's with no lift. Trying to keep mine as low as possible.

I wont speak for Black_ZJ, but I also own a Grand('98 ZJ). While they are "city-fied" and cushy, the interior (mainly the dash) of the newer Wranglers are plain hideous. They look like they belong in some asian attempt at a luxury car. I understand the reasoning however, as you can't mount a...

I was wondering how the 2x2x.120 frame is holding up. I've been sketching up a more traditional shaped teardrop(although small and galleyless) similar to the So-Cal "buzz off". Their road model uses 2x2x.90 while the off-road version uses 2x3x.120. As I'm planning to "TRY" to stay under 1000lbs...

Running mud and sand is mostly about tires. "Pre-running" or more appropriately traveling at speed on wash board roads requires suspension travel as does rock crawling. water crossings are simply a matter of proper waterproofing, a high enough air inlet and technique(creating a bow wave). That...

You'll notice that thread is about the coil-over Xterra/Frontier, where the Hard-body SAS uses leaf springs. That doesn't excuse any design flaws in the Xterra/Frontier system, but a leaf spring swap is pretty hard to screw up. It looks like just as viable an option for older Nissan owners as...

I was speaking of non-syncro transmissions. I have not driven that particular model of Mack, but those I have driven tend to have quite noisy/rattlely interiors. Macks tend to be referred to as "Owners" trucks. They generally take a beating and hold up, but are not much in the comfort...