flightcancled
Explorer
I wasn't going to start a build thread yet, but Pat insisted.
Picked this up 2 days ago after stalking it on Craigslist for the last 3 months. Didn't really think I would ever buy it, but with my beloved 4cyl Tacoma creeping over 270,000 miles the time has come to find a new rig.
This was originally ordered and set up as a work van for a communications company. It's a 2001 Quigley conversion of a plain jane regular base E250. Not sure how standard issue her conversion was, but I was surprised to find out she has 1 ton axels with manual locking hubs in the front. They outfitted her with a roof top spot light, block heater, shelves (removed), etc.
The previous owner bought Q to use as a work van for his contracting company. As a gearhead he couldn't help but immediately decide to make it a toy. He completely rebuilt the front end, added front and rear Iron Cross bumpers, LED fogs and the rims/tires. Eventually his wife noticed and shut it down.
My first look at her 2 weeks ago:
You can see heavy sticker residue in the rear. The passenger side was a mess with the stuff. It took hours yesterday to get the sticker residue off, and clean out the years of grime from the rear door jams and locking mechanisms that hold the barn doors open.
Q's rockers are a little rough, and although the orange is starting to grow on me, I can't see picking up chicks with that bad boy. She will be heading out to a body shop to get some new metal, and then a color swap to either a sand or grey Raptor Liner, followed by an undercoating.
The inside is nothing but metal and seats, so I'll be posting up as I get her insulated and fitted.
(Oh, and as far as Black Friday Ambulance and my absence of late: Yes I have it, but no I don't really want to talk about it. I have been getting ripped off by a dirtbag of a mechanic and more or less try to forget about it on any given day. At this point I have had to start exploring legal options. Hopefully I will get her back soon. Painful to say the least for many reasons.)
Picked this up 2 days ago after stalking it on Craigslist for the last 3 months. Didn't really think I would ever buy it, but with my beloved 4cyl Tacoma creeping over 270,000 miles the time has come to find a new rig.
This was originally ordered and set up as a work van for a communications company. It's a 2001 Quigley conversion of a plain jane regular base E250. Not sure how standard issue her conversion was, but I was surprised to find out she has 1 ton axels with manual locking hubs in the front. They outfitted her with a roof top spot light, block heater, shelves (removed), etc.
The previous owner bought Q to use as a work van for his contracting company. As a gearhead he couldn't help but immediately decide to make it a toy. He completely rebuilt the front end, added front and rear Iron Cross bumpers, LED fogs and the rims/tires. Eventually his wife noticed and shut it down.
My first look at her 2 weeks ago:
You can see heavy sticker residue in the rear. The passenger side was a mess with the stuff. It took hours yesterday to get the sticker residue off, and clean out the years of grime from the rear door jams and locking mechanisms that hold the barn doors open.
Q's rockers are a little rough, and although the orange is starting to grow on me, I can't see picking up chicks with that bad boy. She will be heading out to a body shop to get some new metal, and then a color swap to either a sand or grey Raptor Liner, followed by an undercoating.
The inside is nothing but metal and seats, so I'll be posting up as I get her insulated and fitted.
(Oh, and as far as Black Friday Ambulance and my absence of late: Yes I have it, but no I don't really want to talk about it. I have been getting ripped off by a dirtbag of a mechanic and more or less try to forget about it on any given day. At this point I have had to start exploring legal options. Hopefully I will get her back soon. Painful to say the least for many reasons.)