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Very nice work Chris! With these ambo conversions, what do you or others do about all of the exterior lighting? Remove the lenses and cap them off? Install offroad lighting in their place? When it is finally time to pass my White Buffalo on, a Type III ambulance conversion may be the next...

More interior pics: The cabinet on the door has supports for the cabinet doors to be used as tables. The cut-outs to the left of the cooler are just loose storage. I'm making these more functional. The "sink" (mixing bowl with a drain) drains into a 2.5 gal. gas can (painted grey) inside...

A much needed update: Acquired, modified and installed a Truck Vault storage drawer (traded a case of good micro-brew for it). It now serves as the base for the rear half of the bed while providing easily accessed storage underneath: Bought a Thule roof top base rack and a rear hitch...

brianr - I read back through most of this thread but wanted ask what suspension setup you have in the van pictured? Is this your Skyjacker 7000 shocks/SuspensionMaxx keys/2" rear lift block recipe? What size tires are pictured? Now that you, others and Boulder Offroad have come up with...

I think I have narrowed down my issue but just looking for a little confirmation... I volunteer as a first responder at a ski area that uses commercial HTs on 152.450 and 157.710. When I'm not on duty with one of the provided radios but still on-site, I have used my VX-7R just to monitor what...

Thanks for the reminder: I measured out the length I needed, removed the drawer, pulled the carpeting back, removed any screws or staples that were in the way then clamped a straight edge as a guide for my circular saw and carefully worked my way around the box. I rebuilt the back end...

I'm curious if anyone has played with either of these hand crank chargers? Eton TurbineBoost1000/2000 http://www.etoncorp.com/product_card/?p_ProductDbId=1869045 K-Tor Hand Crank Generator http://www.k-tor.com/hand-crank-generator/ My interest is more from the disaster preparedness or...

Pretty sure the van is rated for 6400 lbs. towing capacity. Based on the numbers I found below, you are about 800 lbs. under the rating. Provided you have a tow package (transmission cooling), appropriately rated hitch (probably a Class IV at minimum) and everything is in top shape (brakes...

(edit - title should read "Painting") I'm curious if anyone has ever painted a rooftop cargo box? I have a 5 yr. old Thule CascadeXT rooftop box that I use to keep bulky, long and odd shaped items out of the van (skis, fishing poles, paddles, etc.). I was washing everything today and...

As stated, don't clamp anything to carbon. A seatpost rack could work but that will depend if the post is carbon and if the frame can take the stress. Bad thing about seatpost racks is if it comes loose, it will swing around the post on you. What about a trailer? They are pricey but solves...

Is this the controller you are talking about? - Morningstar PS-15M The Solar Cynergy 60w or 80w fit the space I have perfectly. The number of watts/dollar are the same so, by my estimation, it boils down to my needs and the money I want to spend. Although, as the panel ages, the decline on...

I think I've reached the point where I want to mount solar to the Thule rack on my van for extended trips and the infrequent power outage at home. I just want a review of my shopping list and thoughts. I have only performed rough calculations but based on my reading, the couple LED lights I...

I sent a note off to the company asking if they can send me some information about the unit but I'm not hopeful they will respond. I need to get better using my multimeter with measuring milliamps. I see a similar kind of panel in NorthernTool that advertises as 2.5W so it is probably in the...

Hello Ilya, Your English is better than my Russian! :) I understand you well enough that I think I should be able to answer your questions. Please ask! Cheers!

Surprisingly, the outlets in both my car and van are always hot so it would still work as designed to trickle charge the batteries. I was wondering about wiring it to a holder for rechargeable AA batteries (for example)? Or (not the best option) be able to directly connect it to a HAM or CB...

I was helping a friend clean out his aunt's home with permission that I could take anything I wanted. I grabbed a few things with one of them being a "Solar Guard 12-volt Battery Maintenance System". It is one of those dashboard solar panels that back-feed through the cigarette lighter to keep...

I'm getting ready to paint and do final install on the drawer unit I'm putting in my van. It occurred to me that there will be times that damp gear will be going back into the drawer so some airflow might be a good idea. Has anyone ever had an issue with this or am I over thinking the matter...

I'm curious to what others have used to paint their homemade drawer systems. I finally modified the Truck Vault that someone gave me to fit in the back of my van. Now I'm considering bedliner or a heavy textured paint to protect the exterior from moisture. Any suggestions on what has worked...

Either size vehicle has it's merits. I've been happy with my full-size van (aside from the mechanical/electrical issue I have going on). A full-size with regular body is surprisingly maneuverable and fits into most places. You can put a Thule box on the top and it will look like the family...

Update: The garage has had it for 2 days so I decided to call and get an update. The garage couldn't figure it out so they had a tech from the GM dealership come over. They think they now have it traced to the signal associated with the crank sensor (something I suspected) but not sure how or...