1997 Ford E350 Build aka Kermit

[gwayms]

Bought the van back in October. Had been looking for a while, found it on craigslist. Flew to Idaho that weekend from Seattle and drove it home.

Van when purchased
1997 E350 5.4l V8
86,000 miles
Clydesdale 4x4 Conversion
Roof Rack
SmittyBilt Roof Tent (will be using this on the JK or Grand Cherokee)
Trail Hog Tires (I've never heard of them, seem decent)
Rhino Linered interior floor.

Need to be fixed:
Roof Leak, rain gutter. (Fixed: sealed for now until spring)
AC/Heater stuck in heat (FIxed: replaced Blend door and heater core)
New Coils and Plugs (received the new plugs and coils today, should get it done this weekend)
Surface rust on roof
rear heater coolant lines leak. Bypassed for now.
odometer stuck
speedometer way off

Plans:
1. Bed (built a platform last weekend, will redo soon. Need a little better design)
2. Heat while sleeping
3. Insulation
4. New shocks
5. Solor panels
6. Backup camera
7. change all fluids


Not sure where we are headed with the whole build. Will figure out more as we use it a little more.

 

[hobovan]

Sharp looking van! How was the trip back to Seattle?

 

[gwayms]

Was good, no issues. Only done one other trip in the van so far. To Hood River, OR for mountain biking.

 

[hobovan]

Hood River mtb, eyyy? I'm jealous.

 

[Corneilius]

low miles extended body 5.4 passenger, good score

 

[gwayms]

Hood River mtb, eyyy? I'm jealous.

Yup, Hood River has a pretty awesome trail system.

 

[gwayms]

Did the coils and plugs this weekend. What a PITA? But does run a lot better. Was a lot of F bombs dropped. But still saved me a lot of money. Would I do it again? Not sure, now i know some tricks so would be easier.

 

[Myvanisbetter]

Glad to see another Clydesdale conversion in the area!

 

[gwayms]

Myvanisbetter, Nice rig. I am really starting to notice a lot of 4x4 vans around. Should get a group together for a excursion.

 

[shenrie]

pretty sure ive commented on this van elsewhere, but its a nice looking setup! where in Idaho was it?

 

[Myvanisbetter]

Myvanisbetter, Nice rig. I am really starting to notice a lot of 4x4 vans around. Should get a group together for a excursion.

Thanks! I'm down for a Van get together for sure. I have an older quadravan I will drag along too!

 

[gwayms]

pretty sure ive commented on this van elsewhere, but its a nice looking setup! where in Idaho was it?

Coeur d'alene. The guy was a dealer here selling for his friend in Canada. We have owned it for about 2.5 months