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  1. JakeC

    DIY Third Gen Ford Van 4x4 Conversion Questions

    I've been scouring the internet for images of the front axle set up on the late 1980's 4x4 vans from companies such as Quadravan, Pathfinder, or Quigley. I've also contacted a couple of conversion companies and have received quotes from $8,000 to $18,000. I've got a 1989 Ford Club Wagon XLT...
  2. JakeC

    1989 Ford Club Wagon XLT DIY Sportsmobile Project

    1989 Ford Club Wagon XLT 3/4 Ton 351w 5.8l Engine C6 Mechanical Transmission Gear Vendor Overdrive, hooked up to a dimmer switch on the floor Dana 60, 8 Lug Axles, 3.54 Rear Gears 2 Wheel Drive Dual Fuel Tanks, both operable, switch works, total capacity of around 40 gallons I'm contemplating...
  3. JakeC

    1989 Ford Club Wagon XLT | DIY Sportsmobile Conversion

    This may be putting the cart before the horse... Im excited to be joining this community! I've been an avid fan of full-size vans for quite some time now. I love to travel, I love to drive, and I love to wrench and luckily my girlfriend puts up with it and even pretends like she enjoys it...
  4. JakeC

    First Motorcycle to Learn on & Ride on the Back of our Camper Van

    Greetings! I've been on the forum for a bit, but this is my first time on this side of it. I'm looking into purchasing my first motorcycle to learn to ride on and thought I would come here to ask for your input. I've ridden manual 4-Wheelers in the past, I know how to drive a manual...
  5. JakeC

    Roxanne, the Van of Many Lovers (1989 Ford Club Wagon XLT E250) Build Thread

    It's been a long, long time. I created a build thread on here around 5 years ago with my 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee I was building to be an overlanding vehicle. I owned the Jeep for 8 years, drove it 75,000 miles, towed a crap car to Pennsylvania, sold crap car for a sixer of beer, and then drove...
  6. JakeC

    03' Jeep Liberty Woes

    I've been here a while, lurking and was wondering if some of you may be able to help me on my recently acquired 2003 Jeep Liberty Sport. To start off the story, I originally thought that this particular liberty was a 2004 Sport. I included the brief history because I may end up asking more...
  7. JakeC

    Astro/Safari Seating Question

    I've recently embedded the idea of a "family vacation" within my mother, brother, girlfriend, and her child. When I was a kid, we never really went on any family vacations and I thought it might be an insightful journey for all of us to experience together. We'll end up saving up over time...
  8. JakeC

    Haven't seen too many ZJ's on here.

    Hello! My name is Jake, I stumbled across this forum while on another forum for Jeeps. I never really knew this type of "lifestyle" existed. I'm a pretty hands on type of guy and plan to do most, if not all modifications for my Jeep. This is my first Jeep, and being all around car guy, i love...
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