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Travel, projects, and hobby photos here: http://www.pbase.com/railvan Brian Rutherford

Cool! Yeah, cutting open the roof on a good van is an act of faith! I cut in a sun roof on a van I had in the '80's. Standing on the roof with a drill and sawzall, I was thinking, "Am I really gonna do this? Check measurements twice, maybe three times, cut once"... Nice that you have a full size...

Looking good! I love the detailed photos. Interesting to see how it was put together. You haven't posted in three days?! Anything new? :^) Brian

I love those little rigs! When I had a '90 CRXsi I thought, if this car ever gets wrecked, I'm gonna stick the motor in an AWD wagon... Wish I would've done it! Brian Rutherford

Hey Herbie, It was great meeting you tonight! I won't spill the beans, but you got a heck of a deal! Come on back when you are finished and we'll get three vans (T.Low's too) out on the road! Thanks for dinner too! Brian

Nice! How about maybe outlining the black with an 1/8" red or orange pinstripe? It would look more finished up close and hardly change the look at a distance. I'm curious what was done to the chassis when they cut the van body off and built the "RV" body? Is it reinforced? Brian

Thanks for your thoughts and support everyone. It's very hard to lose him and he is greatly missed, but it helps me to know he lived a long, healthy and often spoiled life. We should all be so lucky. To all my fellow dog lovers, give your dog a big hug tonight... Brian

R.I.P. Angus... Angus is being put down Wednesday. He's almost 18. I'm a wreck right now. Best damn dog ever. Rest in peace little buddy...

That photo of the dashboard just made me homesick... Wish I still had mine just to mess with. Great simple rugged rigs. Brian Rutherford

Just in case you hadn't seen these, here's the SMB webpage for the Standard Plans for the EB and the Do It Yourself page too. At the bottom of the DIY page is a link to an "Online Design Center" where you can play with your own layout ideas. http://www.sportsmobile.com/1_std-eb-plans.html...

Found it: http://www.ambientdsr.com/ The website front page used to have an interactive "walk around" of the van but it's not there now. Brian Rutherford

Looks a lot like the SMB van Ambient Digital had made for remote production work, but I can't find photos of it right now. It used to be featured on their website main page. Brian Rutherford

A PortaPotty in a van is a great thing for women camping, and, I gotta say, I am spoiled by it too. I thought I would hardly ever use it, but I do often. Not having to go outside at night is great. I have used it in cities too where I can't find an easy place to stop and pee. Just pull over...

Hi, Cool project. I'm a friend of T.Low's and a SMB owner. Having driven Tom's Rastro van, it rides like a Caddy and corners like a sports car compared to my 4x4 SMB. The 4x4 SMB really is, and drives like, a 1 ton truck. Off road the Astro seems to work well on rough roads, and easy trails...

Nice van. If you haven't found them yet, look for posts by T.Low. He has a lifted, pop top, 4x4 Rastro van...

Funny YOU should say that... Welcome home. I'm off sick with a head cold. Ugh...

I just saw this photo on the thread about Expo photos. Did anyone at the Expo ask Alan about the rock sliders under this van??? Brian Rutherford

I've had a 90 Suburban 4x4 and used it for camping, and I loved it but we were only 2 people on board. For 7 people, I'd vote for a long body van with 4x4. The CUBIC capacity inside is HUGE. Two rows of bench seats and you still have lots of room in back, and with that tall ceiling, you can...

I have considered them but still don't know much about them. I know a boss of mine had one 15 years ago, and loved it but had a head gasket blow at fairly low miles. And I recall one of the 4x4 mags had a write up on them many years ago and gave them pretty high marks, taking into account it's a...

Fine by me. I was thinking of passing along photos to him in case people asked him to mount one, he could choose to use this idea or not. He has already done something similar. The left hand swing arm, with the main body of the Pull Pal on it, is mounted in much the same way as another SMB...