They are 4" ports that I used for a swamp cooler inlet and exhaust. Used a 5 gallon bucke "figjam" design for burning man the last two years. Worked pretty well. Now I have a fan wired in inbetween the van wall and the plywood to blow outside air in. Pretty sure both will be getting obsoleted tho once i put rear windows in.
Clifforrd: 1998 Ford E350 7.3
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They are 4" ports that I used for a swamp cooler inlet and exhaust. Used a 5 gallon bucke "figjam" design for burning man the last two years. Worked pretty well. Now I have a fan wired in inbetween the van wall and the plywood to blow outside air in. Pretty sure both will be getting obsoleted tho once i put rear windows in.
Got my rack up yesterday, pretty happy with it overall. Huge thanks to Chris at Ujoint for the rack corners. Sourced the 80/20 locally and went with a slightly different design in terms of mounting and what brackets were used.
and most importantly, the top still raises with no assist. I tightened the springs and the front goes up a little tilted because of the panels, but it works.
THe rack is strong enough for me to walk on the back part. The front support is a little more towards the middle of the top due to the shape of the van, so i dont trust my weight up there. But now i am thinking of some sort of recessed wire rack/walking platform for the back area.
and most importantly, the top still raises with no assist. I tightened the springs and the front goes up a little tilted because of the panels, but it works.
THe rack is strong enough for me to walk on the back part. The front support is a little more towards the middle of the top due to the shape of the van, so i dont trust my weight up there. But now i am thinking of some sort of recessed wire rack/walking platform for the back area.
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Very cool of Ujoint to sell the corners separately. I've been thinking about a bigger walking/standing platform on mine more than just the narrow aluminum ramp I have up there now. You obviously have more weight restrictions than I do trying to keep the top functioning smoothly. Looks great so far!!!
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havent tried that yet, im thinking some snowboards and skis no problem in winter. Some chairs and a table should be fine in summer. Definitely going to put some test weight up there and est the limits. But i think some weight in the back might actually help balance out hte load.
