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Ha, yeah. It's rugged though, i was happy to find them at the show and pulled the trigger based on that first hand experience.

The manufacturer is "SMEV". I found them at an auto show digging around Sprinters. It is sold under Dometic in the US. I bought it here: http://panther-rvproducts.com/SMEV_c131.htm

Yes, his end-plate works fine, you just have to cut the tank shorter. If I remember correctly I cut right at the edge of the recess in the tank where the support strap lays. On 33's vs 35's & gearing; You can calculate a difference in torque at the axle by taking the ratios of the tire...

The military wrapped end is the front of the front springs.

Yeah there's definitely a performance decision to make with gearing. Part of me wanted the punchier 4.10's but I ultimately chose 3.73's because I think a chipped 7.3psd has plenty of torque and I knew for sure that I wanted lower RPM's cruising on the freeway. The van rips on the road, and the...

The only downside I found in my ambulance (http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/34160-The-Ute-amp-Intro-_-E350) was it's GVWR. I had plans to load it up for a long haul trip and realized I would go over. That reality combined with the fact that it was already a little "rocky" on some...

The first thing I added to my van was redundant gauges for this reason. Maybe it's my bad luck, but every ford I've owned had flaky gauges.

D is fine as long as you keep the load rating in mind (i.e. stay under ~12k#'s). Also, not all D rated tires have the same load capacity, worth a double check.

Sorry for the confusion. The composites are primarily for a load bearing hinged roof panel, and the corian is for the counter top(s). Corian is old school, far from exotic. I want the light and strong stuff on the roof for CG reasons. A lightweight roof panel will also make lifting/sliding the...

Nice, Chip's is on the short list, and I wish I was closer to Apex, that place looks fun! Apex reminds me of some cool estate sale in silicon valley. One .com's junk, is another...

Hey Chris. Quick question: will your new Fox shocks be backward compatible?

Awesome info! I really like the roadcase materials and options. Their prelam plywood or Lite Flite look good for non load-bearing panels. HPDE looks promising, but it makes me curious how hot interior panels get. HPDE has a melting temp of 250degF, but I wonder if it loses it's stiffness at...

Gents, Happy Turkey Day! :chef: I'm burning some time with the stuffing in the slow cooker digging for information on interior panel and counter top material options. We used SS sheet over plywood inside the first Ute. This was a simple and quick solution but it quickly became dimpled and...

Keeping the tongue weight right on that trailer must be fun.

Excellent! The low gear on the ZF6 is an improvement over the ZF5, and close enough to crawler for me... In Ute news: She got dropped off for paint on Monday, Nardo Grey, very close to the MB Blue Grey above. I can't wait to have all the doors the same color again! Also, a decent pair of Sienna...

Directly proportional. Everyone knows bigger loads in the nut equate to higher pressure... ;)

I went through this myself. The ambulance was close to it's GVWR and would be well over when loaded for a long trip. This pointed me towards upsizing at first, but ultimately lead to downsizing when I realized that most of the miles would be on roads and that a RB E350 was roomy enough and...

Ha ha, great to see you on here Bud! Nah those are good ol American V8's! Glad you got a Chateau, very regal ;) So what do you think on color? I like the recent non metallic grays MB is using. Blue Gray, Clay Greens, Stone Gray, etc... I want it to be different, but still blend in to the dirt...

Oh man, it's been too long! Apologies, it was a crazy summer, but I'm back stateside and digging into the van again. I took it on a trip up the lost coast this summer and still very-very happy with it! It's just bad *****!!! No issues with anything. To make up for my slacker...

Cheers! Yes they are factory.