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Thanks, it's fun to shoot the process. Build threads are a place for me to experiment with my photos without having to please a client. Like personal work. I enjoy it. I am at once super excited and also a bit nervous. It is going to be so much bigger! Like way bigger. Like 9" taller which on...

If you've checked my signature you'll find it's a rabbit hole of build threads. I can't help myself - I like to build and prefer to find things I don't know how to do and then figure them out. My entire career has been built biting off more than I can chew and then chewing like hell to figure it...

I would really like to do that but I'm not sure where to start. I have seen the small digital gauges but I tend to like analog and would actually like to have a pod on the dash or on the A-pillar for a few of them but I'm not sure what are the best ones. Trans? Boost? EGT? and for EGT where are...

The new Sterling axle is 3.73 which is a bit low for the 35's but I'm going to try it out before regearing and see what I think. I haven't updated the thread to mention it yet but while the van was at Vision Diesel I had them put a 6-position Hydra tuner in and it really woke the van up...

When I bought it the mechanic that went over it ran the VIN and found the tranny was replaced at 120,000 miles so it should be in pretty good shape. Painted or not I'm not sure but MG is picking it up today and it's going in tomorrow. But I managed to escape for a few hours last night and meet...

Oh thank god.

So the title limbo sort of put me in a tailspin but I believe that Vermont will be solving all that for me. I've spoken to them and they have assured me that there's no reason they won't give me plates so with a bit of trepidation I'm plowing forward... In talking to MG I decided to go with the...

Yes, it was the top of the high pressure oil pump reservoir. The part was ordered but haven't gone ahead with the repair as I'm waiting on VT to come through. Once I get plates again I'll reschedule the appointment to have it fixed. Gregor

Actually there have been updates but I haven't been posting as I've been waiting for my title from Oregon. Because the van came with a mechanics lien paper work I was sort of holding my breath. TN wouldn't give me a title because I lived out of state. Oregon went over the paperwork with a fine...

Really nice solution. I have been contemplating how to do the L-track and was waiting to decide on seats. Gregor

Very funny. That's just what I'm looking for - are those Sprinter seats? Gregor

Cost on these vans is all over the place. The very low end of used 4x4 cargo vans is maybe $10-15,000USD. If you then take that van and put large tires and big bumpers on it you can sell it on eBay for $25-35,000. That seems to be the low end of the going rate for used vans. If you want to buy...

Michael is doing a 6" lift and we're ordering parts from Chris as well. Going with springs as opposed to blocks for the rear. Thanks Chris. Looking forward to getting parts and making it happen. The 285 is in spec for the rim so I'm okay with that. I don't think I'd want to go narrower as we...

Good looking van. Whose roof rack is this? U-joint? How about the rear spare carrier? Is there a thread? Thanks, Gregor

Yes, the sign stays. May be the only thing that does. So the big news is that I've written a check to Michael of MG Metalworks. I visited him at his shop and saw the Cummins van and another customer's van as well - Vandiana? Impressive. I've also finally gotten the chance to test the van out...

The first time I saw a lifted Sportsmobile was at the New Hampshire International Speedway when I was racing motorcycles. It was awesome... ...and so was the price. The idea was shelved but not forgotten. Instead I owned a '64 Ford Falcon convertible, a lifted Land Rover Discovery and finally...

I think these vans in particular are sort of all over the place in regards to price. The yard where it was had printed out a Auto Trader page that put the value at the middle of what was essentially blue book probably expecting to drop the price. If I'd been local and had cash I'm guessing I...

I will come back and update this when I start a build thread but after a year of casually looking and two months of daily refreshing Search Tempest I finally found exactly what I was looking for: I wanted a 7.3 for reliability, extended body for space and motorcycles, big windows that opened...

I just picked up a van with this top and really want to add windows to it so I'm subscribing for your window install. Very cool idea. Gregor

That is exactly the info that I was hoping to find. That works out. I don't see that I'll be putting bikes in it too often but I have to have the option. I know the 990 won't fit easily and for that reason I'd love to have a Sprinter that could tow the Avion but I have to make choices. A 4x4 van...