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    2005 Chevy Express Explorer Van Progress Thread

    Our systems aren't identical, but maybe this will help. I have a VHS player where you have a storage compartment for your remotes. I also have a PS2/satellite box in the rear upper middle storage area. There are rca inputs above the back seat for the PS2/satellite. A cable runs from this...
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    2005 Chevy Express Explorer Van Progress Thread

    Congrats in the new van! Keep us updated about what you end up doing for the TV. I have nearly the same van (2004) and one channel if audio isn't working. I finally traced the problem - the rear audio pulls from the headphone output on the TV, then a line driver to boost the signal before the...
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    E4OD 2wd adapter to T-case

    Yes, this makes sense. I had the lengths of the shafts backwards in my mind. I was thinking the output on the 4wd was longer, but that now seems incorrect and that the 2wd output is the longer variant. Thanks for taking the time to reply and feel free to let me know if my last statements are...
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    E4OD 2wd adapter to T-case

    This is a 4wd E4OD with the stock rear output that i bought to use as a donor. This is frim a 96 that was mated to a bw1356. Am I understanding your research correctly - the Quigley part number you posted can be used instead of swapping internals to get the 4wd output shaft into my factory 2wd...
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    Unicell Van Build Idea

    I saw that one listed today too. I'm not looking but do work in Nashville. Let me know if you pick it up and need a wrench partner.
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    Pre '92 Ford 4x4 conversion kit

    I don't know my van eras perfectly, but is this the type of conversion you're looking for? This was pulled from the agile off-road site a while back.
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    [Build] Rebuilding a fiberglass high top

    Pick up either q-cell or microballoons. Both are ultralight powders that can be mixed into your resin. They also make sanding a breeze and can be glassed over again if needed. Since your resin is still curing, it'll be stronger to continue with the same resin vs switching to bondo. I order...
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    TTB van pics please!

    I hope you don't perceive this as being overly critical of your ride height ambitions. It's just a set of measurements that I ran up against in the 50 that may throw off your factory ride height ambitions without some really heavy mods to existing components. I will gladly be wrong on this...
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    TTB van pics please!

    Second to Raul's recommendation. As you move the van up, relative to the axle, the radius becomes more vertical in its orientation. For extreme comparison, consider the radius arm totally vertical... If up drive over a bump, the radius arm transfers the full impact straight up into the frame...
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    TTB van pics please!

    Not trying to clutter... I'm just looking for what I think may help. If you study this one closely, you can see how the ECM was cut. Pay close attention to where the front lip is and isn't cut away. And here's the agile jig. The three bolt holes I referenced above (some factory rivets) have...
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    TTB van pics please!

    Oops, I somehow missed that you were doing a 44. When you remove the passenger side beam pivot (which mounts to the drivers side of the ECM) you will see three holes in the ECM. One or two of those are also where the motor mounts bolt to the ECM. They make good reference points. Pretty sure...
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    TTB van pics please!

    Still going Believe it or not, my project still lives on... I have done a ton of research and will gladly share my best guesses on things. Here is what I have learned so far: 1) you have to SERIOUSLY trim the ECM... I did trim a little, check the fit, trim more, check the fit... Repeat. I now...
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    Introduction and My Ford Fiberine Super Camper build

    Don't know the background behind your question, so apologies if I'm off base. In case the concern is over the strength of plywood vs osb, the actual material used isn't of significance, it's the thickness of that material that matters. That's why surfboards can have cores made of foam. At your...
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    MG Metalworks Van Build

    Amazing work and thanks for taking the time to post all the photos. I'm in the middle of trimming/reinforcing my crossmember for ttb swap. Can't wait to see what you come up with for reinforcement.
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    E350 pitman arm removal advice needed

    Follow up: after pulling the steering box I ended up doing exactly what finally worked above. Ground a groove, punched with chisel then put the puller on it. Glad I never fooled around with the box on the van. My puller had to be ground smaller before it would work.
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    E350 pitman arm removal advice needed

    Thanks to all for the advice. A little wiggle room helped, but the puller still wasn't going on. As though the arm was pressed too far up the output. Decided early to just remove the thing and press off the arm. The three frame bolts came off nicely and the pressure lines were a breeze. The...
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    E350 pitman arm removal advice needed

    Going more for convenience in this case than thrift, I purchased a "pronged" pitman arm removal tool with the two arms. It is a tight fit to say the least, and I know how terrible arms can be. The lobes on the arms are a bit too large to fit between the steering gear box and the pitman arm, so...
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    The Dana 50 TTB and getting it under my E350 van.

    Mwilliams, thanks for the links. Those are indeed some changes... Useful pictures any time there are dana50 projects. Can't beat this bronco for relevance to setting up this project. (Edit: should have been Blazer) Thanks agile for the info on bending moment. The physicist in me goes nuts for...
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    The Dana 50 TTB and getting it under my E350 van.

    X2 on the 12" of travel on this particular van. Glad that picture was reposted as it does clearly show a variable rate spring and I hadn't noticed earlier. This is to say the 880s may just end up working. Philos' progress (and the lunchbox build) have caused me to try to focus a bit more...
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    The Dana 50 TTB and getting it under my E350 van.

    Thanks for posting in on those pics of the Hawaii Rigs. It appears to me that those radius arms are the same as those used on the dana44 ttb? Those arms appear to have the integrated spring buckets. Can anyone with a better eye and more knowledge verify. Follow up: IF those are 44 arms is the...
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