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Thanks Mwilliamshs! I had not heard of the Gear vendors OD it sounds like it could give me a smoother ride up the hill I'm searching for. If the fan clutch is as load and obvious as I read then mine did not engage. I was riding 3rd on my E4OD up a hill the 2nd day out and I had a loud buzzing...

Road Trip Return So we made it back home in one piece and with few hassles. Before we left I added a few more small touches to the van. I re-purposed a backrest in to a simple headliner for the cab, and made a screen for the back doors for cooler sleeping temps. The ambo cruised well at all...

Trip planned I got the stove top and propane tank mounted and plumbed in, along with some new speakers to make the drive a little more pleasant. Planning on taking it out for its first trip on a little central Oregon tour for some camping/biking next weekend. Cant say I am not a little nervous...

I'll second that!

cjken I could see the runs flats causing balance issues maybe? But overall they are heavy tires. I used to have a couple Ford work trucks with duals and your right they do have narrow rims, I went through a lot of blown Toyo's and bent rims wildland firefighting. The 1000 gallons of water on the...

Day Drive I took the ambo out for a cruise today. It has been sitting for a few months so I had to jump it, and it ran a bit rough for a few but warmed up on the drive. It has been parked for I don't know how long before I bought it, and not driven so it needs some fresh miles. I'm going to...

Its not even the same town anymore! The large box is nice, theres enough room to relax and feel comfortable and not cramped. My dog thinks its all hers though and it hard to argue with a 120lb princess. How do you like those tires? I know someone who has a set on his truck, I've thought about...

Thanks, and yes it is the extended wheelbase. I do live in Hood River and its full of van dwelling wind junkies right now. Your ambo looks like a beast! I cant wait to get mine in the air and in some dirt but it will have to wait still saving all that $$$.

Like I said I left most of the stock wiring because its harder to get at without a full teardown, and because I had no urge to mess with tracing down all the wires. It has two shore batteries and lots of lighting thats nice so there is no need remove those. As for the cabinets i pretty much just...

It has a 7.3L IDI. You have a great van btw how has it been you since you've had it?

Now with the floor in I can set the legs for the couch to the right height, I picked up some old couch rails from the re-use it center to make them. I mounted some plywood strips to the bottom of the couch that hug the aluminum rails screwed into the bench frame for the sliders, nothing fancy...

Re-use and re-purpose everything I decided to re-use the diamond plating that was already in place when I got it to cover the doors. Its rough but at least its covered. I also scored some free composite floor which is also in rough shape but I imagine that it will take the most abuse in the...

Yes the opening will stay. I'm not sure what its previous purpose but I was thinking of making a screen for it so I can some cross breeze in there.

Making a ambo a home I been doing all my "research" when I find spare moments and by that I mean trying to find the cheapest appliances on ebay or craigslist. I ordered a sink, self priming faucet, two burner propane stove, and futon. Knocked out a useless cupboard to make more work space for...

Slow and steady... I've been putting in time on my days off and some mornings when i work at night but seeing that its not parked at my house (because I live downtown) I wish I could get more done. Found some hidden treasure while tearing into the back. I spent some time and a lot of patience...

The first thing was to get rid of the logos that weren't mine, I guess the previous owners had dreams of a mobile ad/camper but only got as for as the paint and decals. I used to put decals on cars for a short time but taking them off is not fun in the cold. The next up was the floor, it...

With dreams of epic road trips I caught the camper van flu and started to search for one to call my own. Where I live in Oregon you cant drive a mile without seeing a Sportsmobile, Quigley, Quadvan, or an older Pathfinder conversion so i had a lot of temptation. I know I wanted to build my own...