FDM2012
Adventurer
AmboLander - BUILD
Greetings All,
2 weeks ago, I bought a 2000 E350 Quigley 4x4 Ambulance, and am starting my build up on it.
Here it is as I bought it:
7.3 PowerStroke w/172k miles, Dana 60 Front, Dana 70 FF Rear, 4R100 Transmission, NV271 Transfer Case.
I flew to W. Virginia to pick it up, and drove it back to Tampa. It had been sitting up for a couple of years, and was a little weak, but improved greatly while driving. No major mishaps, which obviously made me happy.
Since returning, I have changed fuel filter, fluids in the rear diff and tranny, and am about to do the engine oil again. It is bogging on acceleration, and I am hopeful that it will continue to improve itself as I show it some love. I have also dropped the tank and removed the horribly clogged strainers, and once the rain stops, I will again change the fuel filter, remove filter valve, change pressure regulator spring, and some other fuel mods. I also have my gauges and pod to install, and will most likely be ordering a SCT Live Wire in the next day or so, and am changing the cam sensor, just for the Hell of it. EBP tube will also soon be cleaned.... And 4'' exhaust and some kind of fabbed intake in the coming months.
Even being a little weak, it runs smooth (occasional miss), no sputtering at the pipe, and have not seen even one billow of smoke, so hopefully my injectors are in decent shape. The only other issue is that it is binding a bit when turning, so I will put in friction additive and see how that does.
On the exterior, I have replaced the grill with a "junkyard special" that I bought and painted from our local LKQ (half price items on holidays), and put on new mirrors. I already have the Bully Steps to put in place of the diamond plate steps, and will hopefully do that in the coming days. I also snagged some front fender flares and a ladder off a conversion van, as well as a swinging spare tire rack off a mid 90's Pathfinder. All in time....but here it is with the grill and mirrors:
It will be down the road a ways, no pun intended, but to go to SRW I am thinking that I will remove the current 5'' spacers on the front, and then use rims with a 1'' offset, to give me room for 315/75 R16 BFG's or Open Country's.
The current front WMS is 78'', and the rear is about 74''. This would have the front tires sticking out a little, and the rears still just inside the box. I want to keep this thing VERY road worthy. I am NOT building this to be some kind of bogger or crawler, but rather the occasional trail rig for going Boondocking in, and camping in and fishing on the beach. Again, I have much more pressing issues at hand, before I overly concern myself with this, but am ALWAYS interested in feedback from those that already know!
Anyone know of a Ford van cold air intake mod? I am having ZERO luck finding anything. Will most likely have to fab one, I reckon.
Thanks for reading and for any Feedback/Input that you may have.
Greetings All,
2 weeks ago, I bought a 2000 E350 Quigley 4x4 Ambulance, and am starting my build up on it.
Here it is as I bought it:
7.3 PowerStroke w/172k miles, Dana 60 Front, Dana 70 FF Rear, 4R100 Transmission, NV271 Transfer Case.
I flew to W. Virginia to pick it up, and drove it back to Tampa. It had been sitting up for a couple of years, and was a little weak, but improved greatly while driving. No major mishaps, which obviously made me happy.
Since returning, I have changed fuel filter, fluids in the rear diff and tranny, and am about to do the engine oil again. It is bogging on acceleration, and I am hopeful that it will continue to improve itself as I show it some love. I have also dropped the tank and removed the horribly clogged strainers, and once the rain stops, I will again change the fuel filter, remove filter valve, change pressure regulator spring, and some other fuel mods. I also have my gauges and pod to install, and will most likely be ordering a SCT Live Wire in the next day or so, and am changing the cam sensor, just for the Hell of it. EBP tube will also soon be cleaned.... And 4'' exhaust and some kind of fabbed intake in the coming months.
Even being a little weak, it runs smooth (occasional miss), no sputtering at the pipe, and have not seen even one billow of smoke, so hopefully my injectors are in decent shape. The only other issue is that it is binding a bit when turning, so I will put in friction additive and see how that does.
On the exterior, I have replaced the grill with a "junkyard special" that I bought and painted from our local LKQ (half price items on holidays), and put on new mirrors. I already have the Bully Steps to put in place of the diamond plate steps, and will hopefully do that in the coming days. I also snagged some front fender flares and a ladder off a conversion van, as well as a swinging spare tire rack off a mid 90's Pathfinder. All in time....but here it is with the grill and mirrors:
It will be down the road a ways, no pun intended, but to go to SRW I am thinking that I will remove the current 5'' spacers on the front, and then use rims with a 1'' offset, to give me room for 315/75 R16 BFG's or Open Country's.
The current front WMS is 78'', and the rear is about 74''. This would have the front tires sticking out a little, and the rears still just inside the box. I want to keep this thing VERY road worthy. I am NOT building this to be some kind of bogger or crawler, but rather the occasional trail rig for going Boondocking in, and camping in and fishing on the beach. Again, I have much more pressing issues at hand, before I overly concern myself with this, but am ALWAYS interested in feedback from those that already know!
Anyone know of a Ford van cold air intake mod? I am having ZERO luck finding anything. Will most likely have to fab one, I reckon.
Thanks for reading and for any Feedback/Input that you may have.
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