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On another note, I had the "water in fuel" light go on when approaching the top of 2 quite large hills, but then turn off within a minute of leveling off; then after another few hours of driving it turned on and stayed on. I had the tank pretty low at that point (a tad less than 1/8 tank) so I...

Thanks for the info – I think I'll just do them in place and be careful not to overspray all the pretty new pieces! What kind of paint is recommended here? Rust-Oleum undercoating, or real paint? Also, I appreciate the note about the flip – I think I'm going to leave the bolts the...

Those are *really* great tips - to be honest it's quite easy to forget about rust living in SoCal. I guess doing this the right way probably means trimming them in place, pulling and painting them, and putting them back? I imagine I could just take one out at a time without even using a jack...

Here are some better shots of the mods in the morning light:

Without further ado, some photos: Home at last. We just picked it up early this morning because my wife and I just didn't have the schedules to make it happen earlier – 100 miles later I couldn't be happier. The team over at Diesel Tech did a truly top-notch job. All the modifications look...

Thanks for all the kind words – yes, that axel is purdy! I didn't really intend to go all out on it, but I'm really glad I did :) At this point I am quite sold on the black rockers and the "steel" top, and I'll be starting that project VERY soon – thanks everybody for all the help...

Oh man, that's hard to watch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We did this on all 4 door windows... Probably the easiest project we've done and highly recommended. Here are pix of the rear: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/150213-Introducing-O-Billy-our-new-Type-II-Ambulance/page5 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok! A couple more pix - it's standing on its own legs. Turns out I need a different linkage for the transfer case shifter... So I'll be hitting up Chris in a moment [emoji16] It still has to get its new/modified drive shafts and then it's back in our driveway where we'll hopefully make some...

Only 2 more weeks to go! (I'm actually out of town, all next week so the timing is perfect.) Check out this pretty new front axel:

Oh man, I would definitely come to this, but will be out of the state. Keep the SD events coming! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

OK, steel it is. I think I might prefer the look of charcoal a bit, but it's just too dark to be practical in the desert and there's more to vans than being really, really ridiculously good looking ;-) Also, I've been playing around with the idea of keeping the rocker panels black which is...

color palette OK, so I wasted the past hour in Affinity Photo (I have a case sensitive filesystem, so I don't use photoshop anymore...) figuring out what a Type II ambo might look like in different color liners... I added a lift and my wheels for a better visual. As silly as this little...

I think you may be right... anybody need some black Raptor Liner? ;-) We were going for something between these in terms of color: Looking at other bed lined vehicles I really prefer the darker shades (with volcomsurfer's rig being a major exception)... I guess this is something to talk...

Ya that was my concern too... the roof is going to be almost completely covered in solar (with an inch gap), but I am afraid the sides will really heat the thing up too much in the sun. I try to reason that we might want that when we're in colder areas, but in reality we'll probably be spending...

I'll post a bunch more as soon as I get the van back :) it's been taking them a bit longer than I was hoping, but I have more than enough other projects to keep me beyond busy right now, so I have no reason to make a stink. ---- Today we mixed up a few different shades of gray U-POL Raptor...

Thanks for the recommendation, these look fantastic – I searched around for some bolt-on ones (I don't have a welder where I live now, but maybe it's time to invest?), but I really couldn't find anything rated for > 12k lbs. I know that when choosing a snatch strap you're supposed to go...

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I would be skeptical of the Crow/Javier. I almost bought one, but the photos on the U-Joint Facebook of Chris fixing one of those scared me straight. I have a 7.3 that's getting UJOR right now. If you aren't familiar with the engine, know that it is NOT quiet... But it's solid. Mine has >250k...

Wheels and tires! They look so cool I think I'll be OK even if I lose a tiny bit of steering :smiley_drive: Again from diesel tech: