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Got some other stuff done while waiting to install "repaired" intercooler. We got a Berkey! Everyone hypes these things up. We'll see how it stacks up. Got it well secured so we can travel with it setup. And safety is always #2! So we got some of these lil guys installed. Hope we'll...

Ok, back by popular demand, we got the JB Weld out. And did other things while we waited for that to set up. We cut out a whole bunch of the cooling fins and prepped everything really well. We globbed all that on and we'll see what happens. Hopefully we'll find a deal on a good intercooler at...

Haha, good point! Plenty of old rust buckets out there for cheap!

Haha, don't knock the JB Weld! We were just trying to do at least one thing the right way by the books. But a new intercooler is like $1000!!! Ok, where is that tube of JB Weld...

Ugh, this is a lot of work using many different skills! So these are the lower mounts for the intercooler that we fabricated up. Super simple recess for the rubber isolators and threaded the other hole to mount aluminum bracket. Intercooler sits right on there with a post. Just clears...

I don't know. The metal where it had to be repaired is almost pop can thin.

Just a little bit of boost. We were maxing out at 7psi before. We'll see what we end up with. Hope that intercooler repair holds!

Ya'll are thinking backwards. Aluminum step van with a 5spd Cummins. Won't rust away, dirt cheap to maintain. Easiest vehicle I've ever worked on. Haha, but I'm biased. In all seriousness, I would stay away from Promaster and anything fwd. The Transit/Sprinter vans suck to maintain. Ford never...

So there just so happens to be a replacement for displacement, and it's turbochargers! Yes, we could have swapped in a Cummins 6 cylinder, but time and budget are a factor and we ended up rebuilding the Cummins 4 cylinder. Besides, my engine hoist couldn't pick up the 6 cylinder, so that was the...

Haha, John Candy went the wrong way! Rear discs would be nice. But I have a manual transmission and need a really good parking break. Need to make sure whatever conversion gets done ends up with a good dependable parking brake. My current parking brake is a lever on the dashboard. On the lever...

Oh man, what a bummer! We're hopping whatever you do fixes the issue.

See post #175. Already planned for this, haha.

Something that was on the list of things to do, but then the engine blew up and this went to the back burner, is the brakes. Well, this build added a lot of weight, so lets double check those bakes. When we drove the van home after the purchase, the brakes worked great. Upon initial inspection...

Hmmm, strange. Well it's an APEMAN C770 if that helps.

Oh yea, here ya go. Got it off Amazon with a $60 off lightning deal. Haven't played with the phone app stuff yet, so I can't give opinion on the interface. But so far, the install was great.

Driving this rig around, we almost get in accidents on a daily basis. Crazy people out on the road, crossing 6 lanes of traffic in one shot, stealing our braking space, rear-ending us at yield signs, etc. Good witnesses are few and far between. Have a dash cam in my last rig, should really have...

Yes, we need more photos! Cool rig!

Nice bed! What thickness is the foam? Is it enough and comfortable? How about the covers? Did you find them somewhere or have to custom make them? I need to get some better foam and covers for the bed in my rig.

Yes, be careful of the reaction between aluminum and other metals like steel. Always try to use stainless hardware when in contact with aluminum as it seems to react the least.

This place looks too much like a construction site. Lets fix this floor up all proper like. While we wait for our last batch of polyurethane to dry, let's get this floor in! Ripped out our old temporary construction cardboard and did a super vacuum job on the interior. Brought out the little...