I cut and bend the crossmember and bolted it to the MG brackets. It was a temporary fix. I was supposed to fabricate something more elaborate but two and a half years a lots of off-roading that a van has no business doing and still works.
I have a MaxxAir fan and I think the possibility to reverse the rotation is worth it. I find that when sleeping in hot weather I like to have the air blowing towards me.
Like 50% of Texas, I went to Colorado a couple of weeks ago. Great trip. Not sure if my 18 y.o. daughters would enjoy it since it implied climbing mountains, quite a bit of 4x4 trails and very little urban exposure, but they did enjoyed. We went straight to Lake City and then we did the Alpine...
Great project. I looks like you are more than capable of turning this thing around.
The wire mess could be from a trailer controller or, since this was a fleet van, a monitoring device.
For your high roof, I’ve been considering doing something like what you have in mind, but I do no thing it’s...
Mine is holding quite well under the Houston Sun. I've replaced 4 times already the red pinstripe. The last one I was tired of taped pin stripes and used Ford tractor red in rattle can. The Monstaliner is holding quite well. If you have doubts, do not do it. If you love it, go for it.
On this...
I did Monstaliner. Mine was peeling really bad. It was a fleet van and they did a poor paint job to paint the original brown paint to silver as the rest of the fleet. I am quite pleased with the results. It is a rough look, but that’s What I was after.
Tired of replacing the faded and messed up vinyl pinstripe I decide to paint it using tractor and farm paint. Ford Red. Tested a wider stripe in the rear door but decided for a more subtle all around.
Also added this lights for the under bed Storage. $10 for four of them intended for rock...
Trim the plastic piece. The metal bumper could be trimmed too or you can put some sort of spacers and make it stick further forward.
Those rims are not from a F150. They are from F250 or F350.
Your van is not a U-joint conversion. It is probably MG Metalworks (Maybe supplied by U-joint, but a...
After install the CC860S were about 2" taller than the CC880. From the CC880S to CC880 I lost 1" so I guess the CC860S is 1" taller than the CC880S on my van with the 5.4l. On yours with the extra weight of the 7.3 you may get the same height with a softer ride. All this dimensions are once...
It's good to see Yolanda running on new front axle. As for alignment I am pleased with these cams 2.3 de. Fix Cam Driver and 2.3 deg. Fix Cam. Getting the springs that makes you comfortable is a tedious process. On my 5.4 gas I've gone with the CC880S (Too stiff), CC880 (too low) and finally...
It is holding very well in the areas I did good prep. The old rear bumper was chrome and didn’t other too much so it got some scuffs. The only spot that upsets me is under the drivers door handle. I guess I didn’t sand it and it peeled off a little bit. I see it every time I have to enter...
No. The bottom, front bumper and the brown sides were done with Monstaliner. The textures are different "bubbly" on the Monstaliner and "raspy" on the HF. Page 2 of this thread shows the painting process
I got this at Costco a few years ago. I love it, but I only use it when hiking, for vehicle trips with short hops out I find the baseball cap more practical.
Well, the custom rear bumper with swing outs, bicycle carrier, helipad, etc. is not going to happened any time soon. I was missing the step bumper I had on my old van, so I got a new (to me). Pushed back a little bit a couple of dents on the corners, sanded and painted it with Harbor Freight bed...
Pinion angle was still off. I could not feel vibrations but the angle was 5 degrees too high.
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I got 6 degrees shims and thick plate to correct the angle and get about 1/2” lift
The angle seems OK now
It seems to run smoother (it should). The rear seems still slightly lower, but the new...
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