Paul E Dude
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Im Back from my tour of Australia and New Zealand side trip. Now to work on my van. This just got shipped to me today! Hopefully I can get some work done this weekend.
95 E350 build
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Im Back from my tour of Australia and New Zealand side trip. Now to work on my van. This just got shipped to me today! Hopefully I can get some work done this weekend.
Paul E Dude
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Well they sent me the wrong torque converter, so I had to wait another week.. But I did get some stuff done!
Added some rods to the seat plates, and put some crappy tack welds tot he nuts
Now the seat can come in and out without taking the fuel tank out.
Fuel tank, Tcase and new trans is in.
how I cut the crossmember for extension
made an extension
should hold
Added some rods to the seat plates, and put some crappy tack welds tot he nuts Now the seat can come in and out without taking the fuel tank out. Fuel tank, Tcase and new trans is in. how I cut the crossmember for extensionmade an extensionshould holdPaul E Dude
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I started to work on the shifter. The arm will prob be close to the floor so the seat can spin. Yea the pic is upside down. but thats how it will slide thru the floor
Paul E Dude
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so far great. noticably firmer shift but not harsh. The pump must be pushing more fluid. it wasnt long before the factory cooler lines started to leak. Had to repair them. Now Im waiting for a injector pump from R&D then I hope to head cross country.
Paul E Dude
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Still tinkering with it. Hacked together a cheep kitchen set up. Top comes off to move everything outside if I can
Paul E Dude
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Also still tinkering with the shifter.
Paul E Dude
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All I had was blue paint.
Some foam tape under to help seal it
Snuck it under the carpet
Maybe a little long, but it works
And its all together.. If I was to do it again. I would have made it a little smaller base. I don't use half the throw I have. I did take some foam from an old camping mat and made a little square with a slot that fits right under the boot. Just to take some of the road noise up. Maybe a cloth shift boot to go over this one would help some too.. Its a diesel, you know its noisy!
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Paul E Dude
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I decided not to use the stock shifter for a few reasons. First mine was broken. They do fail. get gummed up, stiff, corrode and lock up. I can put the shifter where I want it. When I mount it to the floor, I could move it over a little to leave the center more open. I wasnt sure how much the floor would have to be cut out if I got the factory shifter since the trans is not in a tunnel, the pivot is further away. That may make the hole and the boot to cover it more.. And a new shifter setup is $45 for just the part that mounts to the trans. I had all of what I built justt sitting around in the basement.
Only thing I dont have is the push down to put it into 4low. I could make it a gated shifter later. But I dont think there is a real need for it.
Only thing I dont have is the push down to put it into 4low. I could make it a gated shifter later. But I dont think there is a real need for it.
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Paul E Dude
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The final pieces are coming together..
Added 2 outlets in the van. One by the house battery for a maintainer charger, and one by the kitchen. Maybe a heater, or charging laptop.
New injector pump
Modified wrenches to remove the pump
And the final piece. New front driveshaft.
HMMMM should I go thru how much money I spent on it? Not sure I want to know
Added 2 outlets in the van. One by the house battery for a maintainer charger, and one by the kitchen. Maybe a heater, or charging laptop.
New injector pump
Modified wrenches to remove the pump
And the final piece. New front driveshaft.
HMMMM should I go thru how much money I spent on it? Not sure I want to know