My First Van -- Starburst E350

[Jsweezy]

Can you turn and hit a bump at the same time without the front tires hitting?

Van looks good, I like the color scheme but I'm biased.

 

[UHAULER]

Can you turn and hit a bump at the same time without the front tires hitting?

Van looks good, I like the color scheme but I'm biased.

With the front fenders trimmed there isn't any rubbing even when turned and twisted up or hitting bumps.

 

[WVI]

The steps you made, are they only bolted at the body flange??

 

[UHAULER]

The steps you made, are they only bolted at the body flange??

It's kinda hard to describe but here is a quick drawing. There is a "pocket" in the van body. The steps are made of 1 1/4" sq. tube with plate on top. The tube goes up into the pocket, with a little grinding of the top of the tube to taper them. A couple of pieces of flat bar are welded to the tube to bolt through the body flange.

EDIT- not sure if it is 1" or 1 1/4" tubing it's too cold dark and wet outside to go look

 

[WVI]

That helps! Thanks a bunch.
I'll crawl under mine today and look.

 

[UHAULER]

The last 3 months it's been used it to haul dirt bikes. With the nice weather we've had, it was time to start tinkering on the van. The carpet was nasty so I ripped it out and put down laminate flooring. I also built a little cabinet to organize things a little better. Nothing fancy, just some plywood I already had and some pine for the front and top.

 

[RVflyfish]

Looking good. Where are you located in NorCal? I'm up here too, in Sonoma County. Would love to see your rig in person.

 

[UHAULER]

Looking good. Where are you located in NorCal? I'm up here too, in Sonoma County. Would love to see your rig in person.

I'm in Nevada City

 

[WVI]

Looks good. I like those black support legs.

 

[TheVagabondMBA]

Finally got to take the van on a quick road trip to southern Oregon and met up with my friend Tom.

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Looks good! I'm using that same spray on bedliner for my bumpers and wheels. Looks like we both got a similar build going on. Although yours is looking much meaner with those tires and lift.

 

[UHAULER]

I put the van up for sale.
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/d/1998-ford-e350-camper/6581632984.html

 

[grampswrx]

Why are you selling? Moving on to something new?

 

[UHAULER]

I'm going to take a step back and rethink what I need. I have a 15 yr old dog who can't go on long walks and explore and my wife has real bad arthritis so she can't get around good. She also wants more amenities like a real bathroom and shower. Sometimes what you want and what you really need are two different things.