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After two years of blissful riding in North-America I'm starting to plan overseas trips and will be selling my ultimate 2005 Ford E-350 SuperDuty Powerstroke Diesel 4x4 CamperVan Conversion (GTRV Westy, like Sportsmobile RB50) for powerful off-road adventures, camping, and comfortable road trips.
US$ 67,000
condition: excellent
cylinders: 8 cylinders
drive: 4wd
fuel: Diesel, BioDiesel, Vegetable Oil SVO/WVO
odometer: 106,500 and in regular use
paint color: dark forest grey
size / dimensions: 212 x 80 x 84 in
title status: clean
transmission: automatic
More photos in the -> Album [url]http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/album.php?albumid=2654[/URL]
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If I don't reply immediately don't despair, I'm probably offline for a few days in the Sierra enjoying where the van takes me :smiley_drive: :1888fbbd:.
After two years of blissful riding in North-America I'm starting to plan overseas trips and will be selling my ultimate 2005 Ford E-350 SuperDuty Powerstroke Diesel 4x4 CamperVan Conversion (GTRV Westy, like Sportsmobile RB50) for powerful off-road adventures, camping, and comfortable road trips.
US$ 67,000
condition: excellent
cylinders: 8 cylinders
drive: 4wd
fuel: Diesel, BioDiesel, Vegetable Oil SVO/WVO
odometer: 106,500 and in regular use
paint color: dark forest grey
size / dimensions: 212 x 80 x 84 in
title status: clean
transmission: automatic
More photos in the -> Album [url]http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/album.php?albumid=2654[/URL]- Pop-up Roof by GTRV (flatter and better than Sportsmobile, fits into garage), 7’2” inside standing height with roof up
- Seats 5, Sleeps 4 adults: two on Queen-size folding seat/bed, and two on queen 7ft-long upper bed
- Ford 4x4 four-wheel drive conversion and lifted by Salem-Kroger (famous for US military 4WD van conversions with a better-than-OEM turning radius, with 18 ft regular van length also great for tight parallel parking spots even in cities)
- Powerful super-cool air conditioning, AC system and A/C Freon gas regularly serviced
- 2-way Fridge with freezer compartment
- 2 deep-cycle house batteries (in off-grid camping run fridge/lights 4 days without starting engine), smart isolated from 2 starter batteries
- 110V Battery charger and shore power circuit with several 110V wall outlets, and powerful 12V to 110V inverter for running laptops etc. while off-grid camping
- 3 indoor lights converted to power-efficient LEDs
- TV-antenna hidden in roof and plug-in socket for example in campgrounds
- 2 burner LPG gas stove, with 10 gal LPG gas tank under vehicle (used 2 years for cooking/heating on less than one refill).
- CO2 indoor air quality sensors, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, etc.
- Kitchen Sink with pressurized running water
- 10 gal fresh water tank, 10 gal used water tank (warm water for shower after driving for a couple of hours through heat transfer from heated secondary biofuel tank, see details at bottom)
- Shower wand for rear outdoor shower (privacy protected between rear doors with curtain)
- 120 VAC Block Heater (great for getting into a pre-warmed car in winter)
- Rear trailer tow hitch package with electrics and hitch ball (used for towing once, after that occasionally for bicycle rack mounting)
- Sportsmobile side ladder for roof access (removable)
- Roof tracks for Yakima roof rack
- 2 spare tires: 1 in rear tire carrier that swings out from left rear door, and 1 under the trunk
- Kenwood DNS 571 HD radio/CD/DVD video with big screen, GARMIN GPS navigation, hands-free Bluetooth phone/mike, WiFi, USB, iPhone/Android app integration, rear backup camera and anti-theft
- Power windows, power mirrors, power locks on all doors, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, airbags, remote keyless entry fob, armed, panic button
- Privacy dark window tinting and heat-reflecting curtains on all windows
- Mosquito screening on both rear camper windows, and two popup roof tent windows. Mosquito screen can also be velcro’ed into wide-open double rear and double side doors
- Entrance step for rear side door
- Swivel passenger captain chair turns 360° for eating etc. in kitchen area
- Lots of storage space: trunk under rear bed, drawers under rear bench seat, closet with rack for hanging clothes, closet with clothes shelves, three large cabinets with rolling doors, 1 large kitchen cabinet with space for pots/plates/pans (and porta-potti), kitchen drawers for utensils, etc.
- Bike rack for rear doors included. Kitchen area is also large enough to transport 4 mountain bikes if you want to keep them clean and safe instead of the bike rack.
New or recent:
- New automatic 5 gear Transmission with overdrive (3 year Ford OEM warranty)
- New Turbo (3 year Ford OEM warranty)
- New EGR valve, and oil pressure regulator
- New Kenwood DNS 571 HD radio/CD/DVD with GARMIN GPS, backup camera and anti-theft (OEM warranty)
- 4 oversize Tires LT265/70R-17/10 AT Granada Touring All Seasons/M&S rated (still 2 year/40000 mile Les Schwab warranty and lifetime free rotation/balancing/flat repair)
- New locking lug nuts for all 24 wheel bolts and 3 spare wheel bolts with two keys
- New Bushwhacker fender flares on all sides
- New additional KC front fog lights
- 2 New Bosch Starter Batteries 12V 65/850 (3 years full free replacement warranty)
- New Custom paint, metallic dark forest gray (lifetime warranty)
- New Rhino liner protection all around the base of the van body, and both bumpers
- New GTRV Pop Up Roof Tent
- New rear seat bench/ Queen-size folding bed combo
- New Rear Disc Brake Rotors and ceramic pads (with warranty. Front more than 75% left)
- New Powersteering pressure hose
- New camping gas pressure regulator and LPG Gas Tank service (both firmly installed under van)
- New Powerstream PST-SBI-212 smart battery isolator (keeps house batteries independent from starter batteries, can start van from house batteries if starter batteries low)
- LYL Elm327 Bluetooth V1.5 OBD2 OBD II Auto Diagnostic Scanner, displays car computer info on your smartphone, e.g. engine/outside temp, speed, mpg, etc., explains/resets check engine light error codes …
- Rear drive shaft U-joints, and new front hub seals
- New front suspension control arm links and bushings
- and many more
- CA registered til March 2016
- FICM (Fuel Injection Control Module) halfshell
- Internal Injector Control Pressure diagnosis and service
- Fuel Pump, Fuel Pressure Regulator replaced
- Stronger Alternator, 2 deep cycle 6V house batteries and terminal cables
- Engine oil & filter changed every 3000 miles, all warranty service intervals by FORD
- 15/19 city/hwy miles per gallon on Diesel, Bio-Diesel, and on straight vegetable oil (SVO / WVO )
- 30 gal main diesel tank and 40 gal aux tank, about 70 gal total = 1200 miles driving without refueling
- Optional High-end Biofuel (VegiStroke v2) system by BiofuelsTechnologies.com (was about $6000 with 40 gal radiator-heated tank and installation)
- If system is turned on, the van starts on diesel, when at operating temperature automatically switches to biofuel, at end of trip automatically cleans and resets itself. Or just use the 40 gal second tank with diesel.
- Including VegiStroke brain, automatic filter, pump, and engine radiator-heated secondary 40 gal biofuel tank, 2 spare biofuel filters
- Skip the gas stations! Buy biofuel in many areas for $1-2/gal from other biofuel fans or make your own free fuel by recycling your neighboring restaurants’ cooking oil – if interested, with the van you can receive my easy, fool-proof and very efficient filtration system for your garage: with two 55 gallon drums (plus another 55 gal storage drum if you like), one drum is heated/isolated for optimal filtering/dewatering/settling, 2 filters, 2 electric and 1 manual pumps to clean and pump clean fuel straight into your tank
If I don't reply immediately don't despair, I'm probably offline for a few days in the Sierra enjoying where the van takes me :smiley_drive: :1888fbbd:.
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