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Chris, any thoughts on swapping an Eco Boost V6 in place of a 5.4? They seem to be decent motors, just very under powered or maybe under- tuned, if that is a word. A stock 3.5L V6 Eco Boost makes 365 HP and 420 TQ, with good area under curve due to the turbos. A stock 5.4 Triton makes 235 HP...

Any issues with a thinner panel or honeycomb panel not offering insulation can be addressed with a spray on radiant barrier product such as Temp Coat, which works by reflecting the heat (or cold), as opposed to packing the wall with foam or fiberglass. It can be applied to almost any surface...

Not to be critical, but Photobucket is not a great hosting site. Posting pictures is quite simple in a modern forum, and I posted the three from your album in about 30 seconds total. There are instructions on how to host and/or post images in this and other forums. You can make use of [IMG]...

Mark made them for this project, but they are over center latches and can be purchased from McMaster Carr, Grainger, Southco, etc.

Save your images to a desktop or other location that is easy to navigate to. Go to Advanced when replying to an existing post.

When you buy a Ford re-man 6.0 engine, what is the warranty? Hopefully, they have fixed all the dumb @$)%# they did the first time they built it. Good friend of mine had one and sold it with 25K miles because he couldn't keep it out of the shop. (8-9 years ago)

^^ Check out Skier's Lodge Build Thread, he is in Scandinavia and sleeps in a pickup truck bed camper in winter.

There was a guy at OvEx AZ a few years ago who simply mounted a "Sunsetter" type retractable awning right to the side of his truck box, which I believe was an ambulance. He called the MFG and they told him it was rated for 80+ MPH when it was retracted, so as long as you don't drive faster than...

equals high prices set by the people who have what you want. I agree with, but that's the law of supply and demand my friend. EDIT: check truckpaper for salvaged trucks, then call the breakers to see if they sell parts. Same goes for heavywquipment surplus and car-part.com

call Doug Busbee

Ditch the 3/4 inch plywood and install composite cabinets, stronger and lighter. (if you are concerned about weight)

It was just general info regarding the F450/F550 brakes, different knuckles, etc. for those who may be interested. Be careful with "bigger is better" on the calipers. I went through this a while back with a mate of mine on a Dodge truck and there was a formula to figure out swept area and some...

F550 brakes will require a 20" wheel, as the F450 and F550 trucks only came with 19.5" wheels from Ford. There are no 16-17" wheel available due simply to weight ratings of axles and load carrying capacity. Obviously this is not an issue in a van, but now you have inhereted their design and must...

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It's even larger with the top extended:

Buy one that is already here if you really want that truck: The US Army and the US Air Force operated four variations of the MAN KAT1 model under the designations M1001, M1002, M1013 and M1014.

Great story man, here's a :beer: for you and another :beer: for Chris for being a stand-up guy on the bearing seizure.

Establish a company in Canada and import it. They have a 15 year rule, as opposed to our 25 year rule (presuming you are in the states)

What Allison is in the truck now? I presume this is the original trans? Try Dave Killackey – Performance Allison in Asuza, CA, though depending on what model you have, he may or may not be able to assist.